Microsoft OneNote

OneNote is used to take notes. It comes as a free desktop app with Windows, but also as part of the Microsoft 365 suite or a web service. Notes are captured in notebooks, and each of them can have multiple sections and parts. In notes, we can write down text, keep To Do lists, add images, video or audio recordings, links… Notebooks are stored as documents in  the OneDrive repository, which means that notes can be easily accessed from any device.

SVG maps

The introduction of the SVG format in Excel has gone unnoticed by most users, and it enables the conversion of maps into standard graphics objects. After that, you can do whatever you want with them. In this simple “recipe”, I’ll show you how to convert and format SVG maps you have previously downloaded, in order to create effective reports…

IMAGE function

If you use Power BI Desktop to create business reports, you probably know that it is possible to insert an image into a table that is displayed based on its URL location. As of recently, if you are a Microsoft 365 subscriber, you can also do this in Excel using the IMAGE function. In this “recipe” you will find out how it is used…

Illustrate your report

Icons are illustrations that we first encountered when Office 2019 appeared. Although we could find a multitude of icons, divided by categories, Office 2021 has significantly improved this segment so that now, in addition to a rich icon gallery, you can add images, transparent photos of people, stickers, or other vector images that can enhance the look of your report. Let’s see how this is used!

Enhance PowerBI reports

Programmers usually don’t care too much for report’s look, whilst those who watch the reports equally care for their clarity and appearance (correctness is assumed). PowerBI possesses several tools that can be used for enhancing reports. In my opinion it can still be much better. Nevertheless, from version to version PowerBI development team is adding new functionalities and now it is quite better comparing its beginning.