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Named Ranges Are the Most Useful Underrated Google Sheets Feature

This simple feature makes your spreadsheets much easier to work with.

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The Best Asana Project Tracking Features You Shouldn't Miss

Adopt these two handy features to make sure your project stays on track.

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Notion Works Best With Your Content in Columns: Here's How to Do It

For a visually-appealing and easy-to-digest page, learn how to arrange your Notion notes into columns.

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Reference Key Content Anywhere in Notion With These Powerful Tools

Make sure your notes are up-to-date and easily maintainable with Synced Blocks and Linked Databases.

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These 5 AI Assistants Make Email Less Agonizing

Overwhelmed by your inbox? Struggling to draft a concise response? Try these helpful apps.

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Every Programmer Who Uses OneNote Needs These Add-Ons ASAP

If you're a programmer tired of ugly code formatting in OneNote, you need to download this tool. It makes adding code to OneNote books a cinch and sets up in seconds.

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How to Recover Unsaved Word Documents on Windows and Mac

A Word crash can be scary, but don’t fear! Most of the time, you should be able to recover the document you were working on.

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Why You Shouldn't Trust ChatGPT to Summarize Your Text

ChatGPT is great at so many things, and text summaries are one of them—but you must always check its output carefully.

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How to Get Started With Notion

Does it seem like everyone knows how to use Notion but you? Catch up with this gentle introduction.

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How Galleries Work in Notion and Why You Should Use Them

Get great-looking galleries with just a few steps.

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7 AI Tools That Answer Questions From Your PDFs
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While some AI chatbots can read PDFs, what about tools that can directly answer questions from them? Here are our top picks.

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The Best Smart Notebooks of 2024

Note-taking remains essential, but it now has a modern twist.

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The Best Desk Mats of 2024

The best desk mats are durable, comfortable to work on, and improve mouse movements.

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4 Great Notion Enhancements in Notion 2.39

The popular note-taker gets a variety of useful tweaks in this latest version.

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This ADHD-Focused Task App Has Promise, but It’s Not for Me

An app that helps you focus sounds wonderful, but does this one deliver?

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Overloaded With Google Calendar Events? 6 Tips to Keep Them Straight

Too many Google Calendar Events in your work day? Use these strategies to sort out the clutter.

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How to Set Out of Office Status on Microsoft Teams

Planning to take a vacation from work? Here's how to set “Out of Office” on Microsoft Teams so your co-workers know you're away.

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These 5 iPhone Features Helped Me Minimize Distractions at Work

Stay focused at work by making the most of these iOS features.

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How to Change the Font of a Paragraph Style in Google Docs

Paragraph styles help keep your documents in order, but you’re not limited to the default styles.

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Overwhelmed by Obsidian and Notion? Try This Minimalist Alternative

Take Markdown notes the quick and easy way.

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