Monthly Archives: December 2017

Video: How to Add Currency Symbols in MS Word (Tutorial)

Here are three ways to insert currency symbols in Microsoft Word: the Symbol dialog box, Alt codes, and shortcut keys. Video: How to Add Currency Symbols in MS Word (Tutorial) Insert Euro, Pound, and Cent Signs from the Symbol Dialog Box Follow these steps: Place your cursor where the symbol should appear. Select the Insert […]

How to Refresh Data in an Excel Software Testing Spreadsheet

If you use Excel to coordinate software testing tasks, you’ll probably want to add Pass/Fail columns to track their status. In our Acceptance Criteria Log templates, we have a Pass/Fail column that lets you see at a glance the testing progress. If you are not used to Excel, if can be a bit confusing to […]

How to Fix the Most Common Table of Contents Error in MS Word

Here’s how to fix the following error in Word when trying to open the Table of Contents. The error message is: { TOCO “2-4″H Z T “HEADING 1,1”} The problem is usually to do with Field Codes. Here’s a few suggestions. In Word, go to Tools > Options > View tab and click off Field Codes […]

Peter Bregman’s 4 Persuasive Writing Techniques

Of all the writers on Harvard Business Review, Peter Bregman is the most persuasive. He’s the only writer on HBR that I make time and stop for; others I scan. 4 Persuasive Writing Techniques He also has an interesting writing framework. Let’s take a look and see if you can apply some of his methods […]