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Everyday university tools
The tools you use every day at university: Blackboard, Excel, Canva and Notion. How to start, and how to get them free or at a student price where offered.
Convert PDF to Word: in Word itself or with Adobe's free tool
Convert PDF to Word for free two ways: open it in Word itself or use Adobe's web tool, plus how to handle scanned PDFs and fix formatting after.
PowerPoint design tips for your university presentation
PowerPoint design tips for students: one look via Slide Master, Designer suggestions, one idea per slide, clear charts, and presenting with your notes.
Microsoft Teams for students: a university guide
Microsoft Teams for students: find and turn in assignments, undo a turn-in, check grades, join online classes and save your files before graduation.
Page numbers in Word: from the cover page to starting on page 3
Page numbers in Word step by step: hide the cover number, show 1 on page 2, start on page 3 with a section break, and number front matter differently.
Citations in Word: in-text citations, bibliography and footnotes
Citations in Word made automatic: choose a style, add a new source, cite again with a page number, insert and update the bibliography, add footnotes.
Format a research paper in Word, from page one to submission
Format a research paper in Word step by step: margins, line spacing, heading styles, page numbers, contents and citations, plus tips for Arabic papers.
Table of contents in Word: build it once, update it in a click
Add a table of contents in Word step by step: apply Heading styles, insert it from References, update it after every edit and fix headings that go missing.
Write on a PDF: fill in and sign forms without printing
Write on a PDF for free: fill in and sign forms with Adobe's browser tool, or edit the text itself in Word and save it back to PDF.
Zotero for students: collect your sources and cite them automatically
Zotero, a free reference manager: save sources from your browser, organise them by course, and insert citations and a bibliography in Word or Google Docs.
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