How To Reduce Excel File Size in 8 Easy Ways
Florence, UpSlide’s Senior Consultant and Excel expert, has a few easy hacks up her sleeve to reduce your Excel file size within seconds. Whether you follow the steps in chronological order or pick one to solve your issues, by the end of this guide, you’ll certainly have a lighter Excel file size! Why is My Excel File […]
4 Effective Ways of Connecting Power BI to PowerPoint
More and more financial professionals have been adopting Power BI, the Microsoft software that is revolutionizing data analysis for decision-making. With Power BI, teams can access interactive online dashboards, also known as dynamic reports, that allow them to explore their company’s data securely. Nevertheless, the use of static reports is still necessary when it comes […]
4 Tips For a Smooth Transition to Power BI
Power BI is an extremely powerful tool which can transform reporting across many different departments. But the question is, where do you start when it comes to implementing such a complex tool? With the help of our sister company F31, who have helped many leading firms adopt Power BI, we have gathered our top tips […]
The Importance of Document Security and How to Make Sure You Are Working Safely
Maintaining high levels of security is of utmost priority for financial and professional services companies as they must protect their client’s details. Threats to document security can include: security breaches, unstructured data, unsecured files, human failure and unauthorized access to storage. All these present a risk to client data, customer databases, financial details and current […]
8 Powerful PowerPoint Tips to Avoid Easy Mistakes
Microsoft PowerPoint was launched in 1990 and has since become the number-one presentation software, used by over 500 million people worldwide. On average, over 30 million presentations are created every day. Despite this, even the most experienced PowerPoint users can still make mistakes. Misaligned elements, off-brand coloring and simple formatting errors can turn a great presentation into mediocre. […]
What Are the Benefits of Working With a Microsoft Partner?
The Microsoft Partner label means that a company is officially recognized by Microsoft as a partner capable of operating, advising and selling solutions adapted to their technologies (Office Suite, Power BI, Microsoft Azure…). This certification is gained by joining the Microsoft Partner network and then being recognized as an official member by meeting the criteria […]
Top 6 Excel Financial Functions
It is no secret that financial analysts spend the majority of their working day on the Microsoft Office suite, and more specifically Excel. For this reason, knowing the key formulas which save you the most time is more important than ever, in order to become as efficient as possible. If you haven’t already read our […]
6 Steps to Select the Best Productivity Tool
The never-ending quest for performance and profitability, coupled with increased competition, is pushing companies to digitalize by using productivity tools that allow them to organize, process – and even automate their teams’ workflows better. Faced with an explosion in the choice of productivity software and applications, it is becoming very difficult to choose a tool […]
Power BI vs Tableau: 10 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Business Intelligence Tool
More and more professionals are using BI (Business Intelligence) tools to make decisions based on real data: in 2016, already 39% of industry leaders claimed to be highly data-driven according to a study carried out by PwC. Companies are becoming “data-driven“, i.e. they collect, analyze and exploit data in order to manage their strategy. The wealth and breadth of […]
Top 3 Excel Tips to Become an Productivity Champion
Microsoft Excel is used by more than 750 million people around the world but only 5% really know how to use its full suite of tools. As efficient as Excel can be, you may still waste a lot of time building your spreadsheets if you do not know the right Excel tips. In this post, […]