How to spot a phishing email before you click anything.
How to spot a phishing email: check the claim, ignore the links, contact the company yourself and report the message. Fictional example; checked 14 Oct 2026.
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What are Copilot skills in PowerPoint? Save a repeat task and check the result.
What Copilot skills in PowerPoint are, how to choose or record one, and how to review the changes it makes to your deck. Facts checked 12 October 2026.
How to cite a website: write down the details when you open the page.
How to cite a website: record the author, page title, site, date and address as you read, then format them in MLA order. Includes a fictional example.
What is Gemini Live good for? Check a task before you talk to it.
What Gemini Live is good for: spoken brainstorming, practice and camera or screen questions. How to start it, what it records and how to check the answers.
How to write descriptive link text that makes sense out of context.
How to write descriptive link text: name the destination, avoid “click here”, keep identical labels for identical targets and review your links as a list.
How to add captions to a video on your own page.
How to add captions to a video: write the text, save a WebVTT file, attach it with a track element and check it against the audio. Fictional example.
How to write a transcript for a video or audio recording.
How to write a transcript: decide basic or descriptive, mark speakers and key sounds, add visual information and place it beside the media. Fictional example.
How to write a summary of an article in your own words.
How to write a summary of an article: read, mark what each paragraph does, outline, draft from your notes and check against the original. Fictional example.
How to make a PDF accessible before you offer it as a download.
How to make a PDF accessible: start from a well-structured source, then check the title, language, headings and image descriptions. Includes a checklist.
How to write alt text for an image in your article.
How to write alt text: decide what the image is for, then write a short description of its meaning or leave it empty. Includes a fictional example.
How to write a correction notice for a published article.
Fix a published mistake in the open: what to change, what a correction notice should say, and how to handle dates. Includes a fictional example.
Ask someone to review your draft without confusing them.
A review request that separates open questions, decisions already made and acceptance checks, with a fictional example.
Check the links in your article before publishing.
A link review that checks the destination, context, source date and access requirements, not just HTTP status.
Write headings that help someone navigate the article.
Make an article’s structure visible with meaningful headings, a clear hierarchy and a quick outline review.
Name shared drafts so the next person can find the right one.
A simple file-naming convention for shared drafts, with examples and a handoff checklist.
Sort your notifications by the task they serve.
A reversible notification audit: distinguish immediate work, updates to review later and alerts you do not need.
Compare two AI drafts with the same checklist.
A concrete draft comparison that separates accuracy, completeness, audience fit and editing effort.
Write a meeting recap without inventing a decision.
Separate decisions, proposals and open questions in a meeting recap, with a fictional before-and-after example.
Run an AI experiment you can explain afterwards.
A small experiment sheet for comparing three tasks, keeping failed attempts and making a limited decision from the results.
Start an RSS reading list you can finish.
A five-source reading experiment with a practical setup, a weekly review and a way to remove feeds that no longer help.
Write a search title that matches the page.
Turn a vague headline into a clear page title and description without keyword stuffing or promises the article cannot keep.
A simple naming system for campaign links.
Use consistent source, medium and campaign tags, with a complete example and a pre-publication link check.
Make an exit plan before moving your work into a new app.
Test exports, attachments and recovery on a small sample before trusting a new app with important work.
How to check an AI summary against its source.
A repeatable review for missing caveats, changed numbers and unsupported conclusions, with a worked example.
An editing checklist for your next article.
A practical editing checklist for writing a useful article instead of adding another vague take to the feed.
Test a new tool on one task.
Turn a broad technology prediction into a small, reversible test with a clear question and stopping point.
Write a brief before you write a prompt.
Explain the goal, audience, source material and checks before asking an AI tool to draft something.
Before you buy another tool, list what you use.
A short audit for finding overlap, unused subscriptions and practical gaps before adding another app.
Choose what to read before adding another feed.
Build a calmer information diet by choosing useful questions before adding more feeds and alerts.
Did AI save time? Count the review.
A practical way to judge AI-assisted work: measure the finished result, including review and corrections.
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