Efficiency Best Practices for Microsoft 365

Chapter 1: Fortunately, You're Inefficient!

You can save at least 20 minutes every day if you read and follow this book. Welcome to the world of efficiency! The title says that you are inefficient, referring to inefficiency in the context of using Microsoft Office tools.

My apologies if you feel I am being too harsh. I'm not doubting your ability, expertise, domain knowledge, or experience. Just try the efficiency tests in this chapter to understand what I mean by "inefficiency."

When you use any software, such as Office 365, that has thousands of features, inefficiency is inevitable. Why so? Because you can get the same results in multiple ways. We find one of the ways – usually by trial and error – and stick to it. We never try to find out ...