The problem is that most people do not take the time to learn them. In all fairness to PowerPoint, it is a good program, it is the speakers that make it bad by thinking that you want to read along while they give a lecture on the Fleet Footed Wombat or the finer points of Organic Chemistry for Dummies. So, if you can’t beatem, you might as well figure out a way to be more efficient when you use this little gem of a product. The bane of the meeting and event planners existence, PowerPoint is showing no signs of going away… EVER. These shortcuts will make Excel work even faster and since I hate spreadsheets… I want to be out of there as quickly as possible. If you have complex spreadsheets, you probably use Excel because it is still the best. Office Word Shortcuts (up to 2007) Microsoft Excel Geeks (and me) swear by GoogleDocs but there are times when nothing but the original Word will do. Here are some shortcuts to make it even better. Yep, word is the behemoth when it comes to word processing and there is a reason for that, Word is a really good program. Outlook Shortcuts Microsoft Word Shortcuts
I will not laugh at you if you use Outlook. Unlike Internet Explorer, Microsoft still has a winner here no matter what any geek wants to tell you.
Although I have made the switch to Gmail, I still use outlook to monitor a few email accounts, primarily client stuff. I won’t pick on Outlook, it is still a great way to check and get emails. Internet Explorer Shortcuts Microsoft Outlook Let’s be honest, the new IE9 or 10 or whatever version they are on may be fast but it is cumbersome looking, acting and feeling and Internet Explorer has no really cool do-hickies that do neat stuff. Here are some shortcuts for this browser if you must use it, but really, can’t you just switch to FireFox or Chrome? Just switching is probably faster than learning all of these shortcuts. My browser of choice (with Chrome a close second) has all kinds of shortcuts to make browsing much faster.įireFox Browser Cheat Sheet Internet Explorer I wait till the reader tells me I have about 1000 unread posts before I dive in, these shortcuts allow me to take half the time out of getting back to zero unread. Here are some awesome shortcuts that will take the hassle out of your browsing if you are like me and only check in once a week. Subscribe to RSS feeds… then you should be using Google Reader. Here are some shortcuts that will make you a little more efficient in your workflow and will make a good application great. Google Docs is the heavyweight alternative to Microsoft Office and a fan favorite around these parts. These shortcuts will have you getting your social on lickity split and really, Google+ is that good. Google+ is quickly becoming one of the best social marketing devices for meetings and events. The operating system that we all love to hate has a host of shortcuts to make your life easier and really sunshine… where else ya gonna go? Mac, Linux? Let me stop laughing and pick myself up because until the rest of the world drops Windows, we are stuck with it. The Mack-Daddy of email services can fly when you apply some simple finger flips! That being said, here are 10 places for you to find great shortcuts and even some cheat sheets to speed up your day. They make you a better meeting planner by adding more time to your day and time is the one commodity that all meeting planners have in short supply. Keyboard shortcuts and cheat sheets for any computer application can make you a better meeting and event planner. Must Have Keyboard Shortcuts and Cheat Sheets for Meeting Planners
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