Does your Microsoft Outlook inbox get flooded with emails every day like mine? Ever wish they would magically move to another folder where you can view them later; so that you can concentrate on what is important. In this blog, I will teach you how clean up your inbox by using the Rules tool in … Read more
It’s November, fall is here, weather in the Midwest is getting a little chillier day-by-day. With year-end approaching, we want to make your daily tasks a little faster, easier, and hopefully painless. Check these out: Sometimes marking your status as Busy or Do not disturb honestly doesn’t really work, people still tend to interrupt. Get … Read more
One of the best features of Dynamics 365 Business Central is the ability to copy and paste into a General Journal entry. It’s one of the most helpful features in Dynamics 365 BC. Before you begin to copy/paste into the journal you need to make sure your Excel spreadsheet has the same number of columns … Read more
It’s the end of October, and Halloween is right around the corner, we like to break out the horror movies, tell ghost stories, and dress up in scary costumes. However, we find this enjoyable because we know it’s not real. But for many businesses, there are some very real horror stories that occur when they … Read more
Acumatica just released their 2020 R2 edition and presented new features in their recent Virtual Road Show, we asked Crestwood Sales what their favorite new features are. Here’s what they said! [Be sure to register for our upcoming Acumatica 2020 R2 new features webinar!] User-Friendly Upgrades in 2020 R2 Christine Jacob was especially impressed by … Read more
Write with confidence with Microsoft’s Editor feature. Only available on the web, this AI-powered service helps bring out the best writer in you. With one click on the Editor button, view what Editor underlines as an issue in your documents or emails and gives you suggestive changes you may make or ignore. The Editor panel … Read more
While I was exploring Microsoft’s website for the next productivity tip, I found a plethora of Office templates and fun activities you can do with your family. Through your Microsoft Office 365 subscription you will be able to search and create freely from a mass selection of premium Office templates for work, school, or family projects. Explore templates for budgets in Excel, templates to create a KNOCK-OUT presentation in PowerPoint, or design brochures or … Read more
Staring at PowerPoint slides during your company meeting whether working remote or at the office can be a bit, here it is I’m going to say it… BOOORRRRRIIINNNING! Let’s be honest, company meetings with zero interaction with team members is no fun. After the first 15 minutes of just listening to the presenter, interest is … Read more
Microsoft Excel can be very intimidating especially when you’re not an expert, like me. I was asked to write a blog on a topic I was not familiar with. I chose to challenge myself and learn more about Excel and the creation of PivotTables. What is a PivotTable? A PivotTable is a tool that helps … Read more
With Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) growing and expanding its capabilities rapidly, Microsoft announced they are retiring Office 2010 on October 13, 2020. What does that mean? It means you need to upgrade to Microsoft 365. Office 2010 will no longer be available for download, technical support or have any further updates on security. Office … Read more
Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Here at Crestwood we’ve been using Microsoft Teams for approximately a year now and we’ve become very familiar with its features. Saying that, doesn’t mean we know it all, because we don’t, or at least I don’t. I can honestly tell you we learn something new just about every other week. … Read more
If you’re a Dynamics GP or 365 Business Central customer and have been considering going paperless, now is your chance. Get started quickly with a free trial of KwikTag’s KwikStart’s Cloud program. This trial period includes: Up to 50 Users – all of whom can start attaching and viewing documents right away. Up and running … Read more
After spending 15 glorious years in Mount Prospect, IL, Partners Tim Thompson and Brian McGuckin moved Crestwood Associates to their new home at the Schaumburg Corporate Center, 1501 E. Woodfield Road in Schaumburg, IL. Moving is not easy, packing up, donating and purging unneeded items is very time consuming, not to mention difficult when you … Read more
If you’re looking for easier ways to schedule your employee’s time, check out the scheduling management tool now in Microsoft Teams called Shifts. It’s built mobile first for fast and effective time management and communication for teams. Shifts lets Firstline Workers and their managers use their mobile devices to manage schedules and keep in touch. … Read more
Everyday I look for new ways to navigate Microsoft Teams seamlessly. Here are some nifty new tips I found helpful when working in Teams. [For some fun tips and Tricks for using Teams to record video, join us for a webinar on July 28th!] Like to multitask? Chat anywhere on your desktop with Pop-Out Chat. … Read more
Crestwood Associates has again been named to the Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2020 for the eighth year in a row. The Top 100 resellers are chosen from organizations that sell and implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting software. “Wow, eight years in a row!” says Tim Thompson, Partner at Crestwood Associates. “We … Read more
Crestwood Associates has been using Microsoft Teams for a while now, but I still get calls and questions every day about where something is located. Teams is great for collaborating, meetings, etc., but even I forget where something is at times. This article is going to show you tips and tricks for searching in Teams. … Read more
Did you know that every time you add an image to your Word document, it automatically generates “Alt Text?” Do you know what Alt Text refers to? Alternative Text or Alternative Descriptions are written copy that describes the image. This text also helps screen-reading tools describe images to visually impaired readers. It will appear in … Read more
Update from January 2020 Post: No Better Way to Collaborate Other than Chat Microsoft is eliminating the ability to initiate a chat directly with a co-author of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint document. This change will take affect mid-April (across the web, Windows, and Mac versions of Microsoft Office). Moving forward, users can communicate with others … Read more
Now that “shelter in place” has swept the nation to curve the spread of the Covid-19 virus, most companies are adapting the Work from Home (WFH) model, allowing their employees to continue to work during the shutdown. Working from home is nothing new for Crestwood employees. This model was adapted almost a decade ago. I … Read more
Most don’t know this about me, but prior to joining Crestwood Associates, I was the Mail Merge Queen of the world. 😊 I’ve supported both sales and marketing departments for over 20 years, serving law firms, transportation, and the manufacturing industry. While in each of those positions, I’ve created hundreds of mail merges, from form … Read more
Have you ever used Track Changes in Microsoft Word, or received comments on your spreadsheets in Excel, or even PowerPoint, then questioned why a certain change was made? You try to contact the person who made the edit, but can’t locate them, they’re either in a meeting, or on vacation. So, now you’re stuck until … Read more
I was asked to write a blog on new features of the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2019 release. Since I’m not an expert, I turned to someone who is: Crestwood’s Mary Lenehan. Mary has been working with Dynamics GP for over 20 years, conducts all our year-end training seminars, and presents at GPUG conferences every year. … Read more
2019 is coming to an end. However, leading up to the end of the year, there’s a holiday coming up, one that your employees may be heading home for. “Home” means different things to different people. For some, this may mean a few miles down the road, for others, it’s a cross-country flight away. Unfortunately … Read more