ExtractTable: Convert Tabular Data From Images

Home website page of ExtractTable highlighting features and drag-and drop feature to extract table content.

Longtime readers of this blog know I love sharing helpful tools and technology tips.

When my friend Amy Carney told me she successfully used an online tool I suggested, ExtractTable, I was thrilled!

ExtractTable is an online tool that extracts tabular data from images.

It saves hours of time for designers and developers who receive PDFs/images and need to extract table content, but have no access to the original source of the content. Continue reading ExtractTable: Convert Tabular Data From Images

Takeaways from Accessibility in Office 365, Microsoft Ignite 2016

To build the next decade of innovation, Microsoft must take univesal design and accessibility to heart, Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft

At last week’s Microsoft Ignite technology conference, Office Marketing Product Manager Malavika Rewari shared the latest accessibility improvements in Office 365 and what features are currently being developed.

Rewari explained that Microsoft is working toward building accessibility in from the beginning, not bolting it on at the end. Their plan is for future features and products to have accessibility built in from day one.Continue reading Takeaways from Accessibility in Office 365, Microsoft Ignite 2016

7 Tips for Sharpening Your Excel Skills [Infographic]

7 essential Excel tricks every office worker needs to know

You probably know that person at work who’s a pro at Microsoft Excel. Give them a spreadsheet, and in no time, they’ve delivered a professional report with impressive charts, tables and Sparklines.

Better yet, they know how to use one of the most powerful features in Excel, the PivotTable, to count things, group data in ranges, and drill down to extract the data behind any total.

You wish you had their Excel skills. Continue reading 7 Tips for Sharpening Your Excel Skills [Infographic]