Posts Categorized: Files

The Best Way to Save Your Printables and Worksheets

What is the best format for opt-In freebies, printables, and worksheets? You have just created the perfect document in Word. You used your best fonts and images and arranged them just so, the document looks fantastic on your computer and printed out beautifully. You rocked it! Then, when you sent the fabulous document to your friend who is on a Mac using Pages they were less impressed. They saw all your content, but the way

Do You Have Enough Digital Space?

Space is such a relative thing and digital space is often difficult to understand because we can’t actually see it or feel it, but at least the math is easier than it is with baking and furniture arranging. So how do you know how much “space” you have? And if you really need more. The definition of space In the digital size situation, the smallest reasonable size is 1 Byte. A Byte is like a

Evaluating Your Favorite Folders

The Challenge of Organizing Folders I’ll bet it doesn’t surprise you to learn that you visit the same computer folders over and over again. It’s the 80/20 rule all over again. 20% of your folders hold 80% of your useful files. Do you know which folders they are? And how important they are to you? Is it easy to find the one you need when you need it? In a perfect world, you will be

The Secret Life of PowerPoint

Many of us grew up with Microsoft. Even though some people hate Microsoft, there is something familiar and comforting about it. For those of you who already have Microsoft Office for your Outlook, Word or Excel you also have Powerpoint. You may have even been using it to create the slides for your presentations, so you should be familiar with some of its features. Are you using PowerPoint to its full potential? Did you know

Where the Wild Files Are

How familiar are you with how your files are organized on your computer? Today we are talking about locating your files using Windows Explorer for PC and Finder for Mac. They both work in very similar ways. Everything on your computer is in folders. Most of the things that make your computer run and “work” are safely in application folders, hidden from your general use, so you don’t accidentally mess with them. The folders that

Get Your Head (files) in the Cloud

The Cloud Drive (Online Drive) One of the most powerful tools for working successfully in the cloud is cloud storage, also known as a cloud drive or an online drive. This storage will allow you to work from anywhere (that has internet) and from any device. So, why does this matter to you?Because of this very scary question; What would happen if your computer died right now? Can you access your files from your spare

What do you mean “The Cloud”?

Do you know the secret to syncing your stuff to your laptop, phone, desktop, and tablet? The answer is The Cloud! What does it mean to “work in the cloud”? Working with “The Cloud” sounds deep and mysterious, but really, all it means is that you are working online and can access your stuff from a browser. (Safari, Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome, Firefox). Sending an email is “working in the cloud” as is saving your files