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Word 2026 Track Changes and Co-authoring: Real-Time Collaboration Mastery
Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Project) · IACT Training BlogCollaborating on a document still goes wrong in the same old ways: conflicting edits, lost comments and a final version nobody trusts. Word 2026 tackles this with mature Track Changes plus...
Workplace Accident Investigation and Reporting in Ireland 2026: The HSA Guide in Practice
Health & Safety (EazySAFE) · IACT Training BlogWhen something goes wrong at work, what you do next is both a legal duty and a chance to prevent it happening again. In Ireland the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) sets clear reporting thresholds, and good...
Conflict Resolution Skills for Professionals 2026: Five Strategies That Work
Professional Skills & Leadership · IACT Training BlogWherever people with different backgrounds, priorities and personalities work together, friction is inevitable. The professionals who get ahead are not the ones who avoid conflict, but the ones who handle...
Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst 2026: A Complete Study Plan
IT Certifications (CompTIA, CCNA) · IACT Training BlogThe Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential, earned by passing exam PL-300, is the gold-standard certification for Power BI professionals. It validates the full workflow, preparing,...
Power BI Visual Calculations 2026: Simpler DAX, Written Right on the Visual
Power BI & Data Analytics · IACT Training BlogVisual calculations are one of the most significant DAX changes in years, and with the May 2026 Power BI update they reached general availability. They let you define a calculation directly on a visual, using...
Adobe Illustrator 2026: Text to Vector and Generative Shape, Explained
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) · IACT Training BlogAdobe Illustrator 2026 puts generative AI directly on the canvas. With Firefly built in, you can type a prompt and get an editable vector, not a flat image, without leaving your...
React 19 for Beginners 2026: A Practical Crash Course
Programming (Python, JavaScript, C#) · IACT Training BlogReact remains the most widely used library for building user interfaces, and React 19 brings meaningful quality-of-life improvements for beginners and teams alike. If you can write basic JavaScript, you...
Researcher and Analyst Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot 2026
Microsoft Copilot & AI Productivity · IACT Training BlogMicrosoft 365 Copilot has moved beyond single prompts. In 2026 its Researcher and Analyst agents let you delegate a whole task, gather sources, reason over your work content and return a polished...
Securing AI Agents: Prompt Injection Defence for Irish Businesses 2026
Cybersecurity & Data Protection · IACT Training BlogThrough 2026, Irish businesses have rushed to deploy AI agents, autonomous systems with access to email, files, APIs and line-of-business apps. That access is exactly what attackers want. Prompt injection,...
Excel Conditional Formatting Mastery 2026: Data Bars, Colour Scales and Formula Rules
Excel & Spreadsheets · IACT Training BlogConditional formatting is the fastest way to turn a wall of numbers into something a reader understands at a glance. It automatically applies colours, icons and data bars to cells based on their values, so trends,...
Excel Dynamic Arrays: Master FILTER, SORT, UNIQUE and SEQUENCE Functions in 2026
Excel Dynamic Arrays Master FILTER, SORT & UNIQUE Functions Published: April 13, 2026 | Category: Excel & Spreadsheets | Reading Time: 8 minutes At IACT, we empower professionals with cutting-edge Excel training. Dynamic Arrays represent one of the most significant...
‘Power Skills’ Are the New Competitive Advantage: Why Human Abilities Are Ireland’s Hottest Career Currency in 2026
The skills once dismissed as ‘soft’ — emotional intelligence, critical thinking, influence, communication — are now being rebranded as ‘power skills’. In an AI-saturated workplace, they are what employers will pay most for.