Automating MS Word using VBA, Bookmarks, Forms, and Macros
In this Adobe Captivate created course, learn how to automate MS Word.
Automating MS Word: Text File Data to Bookmarks
In this video, I demonstrate how to take data stored in a text file, import it into Word, and then in bookmarks.Here are the links to the files in the video: https://learningengineer.com/cloud/coverlettertext.txt https://learningengineer.com/cloud/coverletter.docx
Using the Passive Voice
In this video, I explain why there is nothing wrong with using the passive voice.
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Understanding and Using Sentence Fragments
Can one be in favor of economy of wording, emphasis, and naturalness of expression and be against the use of sentence fragments? Fragments use fewer words. Fragments provide greater emphasis. Fragments are more natural sounding. Flesch, Rudolf. (1949). The art of readable writing. New York:
The Split Attention Effect
The Split-Attention Effect in Learning As a driver, I am sure that you are very careful and attentive and that you follow all the rules of the road. I am sure that you care about the other people on the road who, like you, are just
Learning and Scarcity
For the longest time, we have heard that education is the best way to achieve social mobility in society without using government redistribution. However, what if intelligence and poverty were connected? I first learned about this connection through Rutger Bregman who became famous for telling
Virtual Communication Doesn’t Curb Creativity
Recently, the title of an article in the journal Nature claimed that “Virtual communication curbs creative idea generation.” The only problem is that it’s not really true. Reading the article, I discovered that it’s not the virtual communication that curbs creative idea generation, it’s the
Specificity Violation: Learning Styles Don’t Improve Learning
To sum up, learning styles go to the content and not the person. There isn’t a medical school teaching surgeons via audio tapes because they’re auditory learners. In fact, learning styles violate a fundamental law of learning: the specificity principle, which means that you teach
Video without Narration.
Last year, I lost my voice; it went hoarse. It took a couple of days for my voice to come back. However, it forced me to think about what might happen if I could no longer narrate my videos. So, I decided to see if
Artificial Intelligence for Beginners
Artificial intelligence is an interesting term. For some reason, most people hear the word “intelligence” but somehow miss the word “artificial.” It’s an over-hyped term; in fact, there is a term for it: technology bias. It’s the automatic belief that the next new thing will