Clever Clogs tip # 736
28 December 2023


Best of 2023 - top 3 tips and more *

Hello and welcome to the last tip of 2023. I know I also said that on 2nd December, but I cannot help myself ... I didn't want the year to end without the top tips of the year, which I've done since 2015.

So here are your favourite, most commented on, tips from the last 12 months:

1. Three reasons to use the Navigation Pane in Word: tip_734.php

"Thanks for this - as I've just completed a long document, I tried it out and like magic, saw the whole thing in thumbnail view - brilliant. Never knew that was there! Once again you've surprised me and I am grateful, as always!"

2. Drum roll please (Microsoft PowerPoint): tip_728.php

"Good tip this one, Karen! I am going to try that."

3. Various ways to flip through your open windows (Microsoft Office): tip_726.php

"Thanks Karen! Love it!!"

Thanks for your comments. It makes my day knowing you read the tips and find them useful. (You know who you are!)

Updated posts
To view all tips created so far go to hints.php. OK, but where to start? After all, I've cranked out 735 tips so far. Well, why not check out the ones I amended in 2023:

  1. New location for the Outlook shortcut buttons: tip_708.php
  2. Prevent your browsing history from being stored: tip_690.php
  3. How to keep the first zero of a telephone number (Microsoft Excel): tip_578.php
  4. Keep the column width when pasting (Microsoft Excel): tip_465.php
  5. When replying to a message that is not in the Inbox, save the reply in the same folder (Microsoft Outlook): tip_459.php
  6. Find and delete all data but keep Formulas, Conditional Formatting and/or Data Validation (Microsoft Excel): tip_420.php
  7. Reduce irrelevant search results (Outlook): tip_376.php

Finally, check out tip 735 for a list of the top tips of 2015 - 2022.

Enjoy the rest of the festive season. Remember: Escape isn't just a button on your keyboard!

K.


* Unless stated otherwise this tip is written for Microsoft 365 desktop apps and Windows 10 users, but might also be useful in Office 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.