At Work Newsletter - Work smarter
Are you realising your potential?

Recently, one of my colleagues blogged a rather cheeky comment about Bill Gates (click here to see the offending post) ending his entry, "please don't fire me - I'm still realising my potential."

Whilst the cheeky blogger was (mostly) joking, realising potential is central to everything we do at Microsoft - even publishing newsletters!

While this may sound rather grandiose, At Work's primary aim is to help you work smarter and, where possible, to remove some of the barriers that stop you realising your potential at work.

With this in mind, we have added a new section to the At Work website - Career Resources. We've kicked it off with a series of articles on changing jobs, but let us know what else prevents you from realising your potential at work. Email us at atworkuk@microsoft.com and tell us what the big issues are for you.

Thanks,
Chris

Tackling your CV "problems"

If the thought of writing your CV brings you out in a cold sweat - don't panic!

Lots of people face difficulties when putting their CVs together - but there are many ways to tackle these problem areas.

By focusing on your strengths rather than your weaknesses, you'll put together that winning CV in no time at all! Plus with our quick and handy Word tips, creating your CV won't be a hassle either.

Click here to make your CV shine

How-to articles & tips
How-to articles & tips

Jazz up your documents with graphics
Fed up with creating boring documents of just words and numbers? Want to add a bit of colour? Now you can! Make your documents stand out and grab people's attention easily with these simple and effective ideas.
 
Get started with Microsoft Project
This doesn't need to be a daunting process - follow these 4 tips and get off to a flying start.
 

 

Quick tip

Quick tip: Word

Formatting tables in Word

To move a table row up or down, select the row, and then press Alt+Shift+Up Arrow or Alt+Shift+Down Arrow.


 Learn more about Microsoft Word

Expand your office skills
Expand your office skills
 
Get your free Excel training here!
Become faster, smarter, and more effective at working with Excel with this comprehensive roadmap of free training.

OneNote quick start guide
New to Microsoft OneNote 2003? Use this step-by-step guide and getting started will be easy.
Expand your office skillsCrabby Office Lady
 
Ergo your way to less crabbiness

The working environment can take its toll on you sometimes. But are you making it worse for yourself? Do you slump in your chair? Angle your wrists awkwardly when you type? Sit so close to your monitor it's in widescreen? If so then its time to make some changes.

Let the Crabby office lady teach you how ergonomics can keep you comfy at work

Save 50% off your first year's subscription for Microsoft Office and Windows

If your organisation is considering upgrading your Office and Windows editions, there is a great reason to do it right away. If you have two or more PCs, you may be eligible for a 50 per cent discount off your first year payments through the Open Value Subscription agreement (UTD promotion). This offer closes on 30th June 2006.

To find out more contact your Microsoft Partner or call the Microsoft Sales team on 0870 242 2212, and ask about the UTD promotion on Open Value Subscription agreements.

Further details of this and other great Microsoft offers can be found on the Microsoft website.

Impress the boss
Impress the boss!
 
64% of survey respondents said they hadn't recently received any formal Microsoft Project training, but only 2% thought that no training was necessary to be a proficient Microsoft Project user. Learn more about Microsoft Project.

(And watch this space for news about on-demand Project training.)

Survey conducted by Project Learning
Get more from your PC
Get more from your PC
 
Downloads
Downloads
 
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