Top tech tips

Learn how to quickly and easily add digital comments to your PDF documents to save paper and time by no longer printing and editing by hand. Click here to start editing your PDFs.

All UQ staff have access to CloudStor, a cloud-based program that makes sharing large files easy, with no file size limits, no subscription fees and an intuitive user interface.

Step-by-step instructions

Use the Format Painter in Microsoft Office to quickly apply the same formatting, such as colour, font style, and size to multiple pieces of text or graphics.

The Format Painter tool lets you copy all of the formatting from one object and apply it to another one – think of it as copying and pasting for formatting.  Yay to consistency throughout your documents.

Here's a short video which demonstrates how to use it.

You can now share your location on Google Maps with your selected contacts - next time you are meeting up with a friend or colleague on campus, use Google Maps to make finding each other easy.

Does your grammer grammar need a bit of help sometimes?

Grammarly will make sure your email messages, documents, and social media posts are clear, mistake-free, and professional.

Adding Grammarly to your web browser means that your spelling and grammar will be vetted on Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, and nearly everywhere else you write on the web.

Download this useful tool to put an end to silly sentences and troublesome typos now! The free version is more than enough, with all of the functionality you'll need for day-to-day convenient corrections. 

Do you ever need to send the same email separately to a large number of people with only a few or no changes for each recipient?

If so, you need to explore the magical world of Microsoft Office Quickparts!

This tool provides building blocks, reusable pieces of content or other e-mail message parts that are stored in galleries. You can access and reuse the building blocks at any time or save and distribute them with templates so that other users can use the building blocks you created.

Find out how to create and use Quickparts here!

Microsoft Snipping Tool as a quick and easy way to capture screen shots. This quick video demonstrates how to use it.