Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 19 June 2020
Not sure what you need for our online courses? Here's our definitive guide to setting up your computer sofware and hardware to ensure that everything works smoothly.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 April 2020
Clients can now sign on to our website to see a full record of everything they've booked. Wondering if Anna in Accounts has been on an Excel course? Log on to find out!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 13 March 2020
A website which includes help messages which don't, a password with ridiculous rules, an unhelpful timer, annoying default options for almost everything - thoroughly recommended!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 13 March 2020
We receive a fair few requests asking us to publish the answers to our exercises. We have now decided to do this, on the understanding that they are for your personal use only.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 July 2023
Microsoft have completely rewritten their Edge browser. The result is (by design) very similar to Chrome - you can even use Chrome extensions -but is probably even easier to use than Google's browser.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 25 November 2019
We're proud to announce that YouTube have given us their coveted silver award, in recognition of the fact that our video channel has over 100,000 subscribers.
Posted by
Jenny Brown
on 22 November 2019
The story of Wise Owl starts in a basement in Chorlton-cum-Hardy in 1992, at a time when WordPerfect for DOS was still widely used and Lotus 1-2-3 ruled the spreadsheet roost.
Posted by
Shaun Wantling
on 22 November 2019
People become trainers for many different reasons. In this blog, Shaun explains his journey from being an accountant to training people in IT.
Posted by
Andrew Gould
on 19 August 2019
Lots of our training material uses examples related to movies but did you know that Wise Owl has several tenuous connections to famous films?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 05 August 2019
For nearly all new Microsoft software updates Wise Owl are prepared to wait before commenting, but the new Office 365 icons are much harder to read and distinguish than the old ones!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 05 August 2019
Most people will be on either the monthly or semi-annual update channel for Office 365. This blog shows how you can find out which channel you are on, and how to change your channel.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 17 June 2019
If you want to spice up your emails or reports, use this Windows shortcut to insert emojis.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 17 June 2019
This short blog highlights a quick way to copy the full path (including the file name) of a file in Windows Explorer.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 29 January 2018
If you're trying to project your screen at the front of a class, the Windows Magnifier lets people see what you're doing more easily.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 14 March 2024
Step-by-step instructions for how to show on your LinkedIn profile proof of the Wise Owl courses that you've attended.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 09 September 2016
If you want to initiate (or take part in) a discussion on our website, you'll first need to create a post - and to do that, you'll need to register on our site. This blog explains how to do both these things!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 July 2023
One owl's sad story of addiction to a simple computer game: a tale of lost time and lost sanity.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 16 May 2014
Did you know that Excel workbooks are really just a collection of XML files, all zipped together? We didn’t either, so we thought we'd tell the world.