Fixing Office confusion and other hassles on Windows Start menu
The Start Menu on a new Windows 10 has Microsoft Office icons which are badly labelled, misleading and setup to Read More
Office all-in-one app for Apple iPhone and iPad
Last week we said it would not be long before Microsoft released their Office app for Apple devices and, sure Read More
Hex color codes coming to Office
At long last, Office will let us enter web #Hex color codes in addition to RGB or HSL options in Read More
Oblique RAT documents try to infect computers
A new type of infected Word document is doing the rounds with the name ObliqueRAT with a few new tricks. Read More
Office 2010 – how long before it ‘dies’?
Microsoft Office 2010 ends support later this year but there’s no need to panic. Office 2010 countdown Office 2010 ends Read More
Office ‘All in One’ Mobile app – the video!
Microsoft has released a video to promote the Office Mobile ‘all in one’ app for Apple and Android. It’s big Read More
Side to Side – a touchy way to view Word documents
Side to Side is a different way to view a Word document. Flip through the pages with touches on the Read More
Vale two pioneers of word-processing, Lawrence Tesler and Gary Starkweather
Farewell to Lawrence Tesler and Gary Starkweather. One gave us the clipboard with cut, copy and paste as well as Read More
Pete Buttigieg – a Microsoft Word guy
Apparently nothing can escape the touch of US politics*. Even Microsoft Word and PowerPoint got dragged into the latest Democratic Read More
Multiple Holiday lists in Networkdays()
Here’s a limited solution to the problem of excluding multiple holidays or vacation lists to use in NetworkDays() or NetworkDays_Intl() Read More
Excel’s NetworkDays() and Holidays in the real world
We looked at the handy NetworkDays.Intl() function in Excel and mentioned that the Holidays parameter is a lot more complicated Read More
Using NetworkDays.intl to count working days step-by-step
Here’s a step-by-step example of Networkdays.Intl() in an Excel worksheet. We suggest using that improved function over the older NetworkDays() Read More
Count your working days in Excel with NETWORKDAYS()
The NETWORKDAYS function in Microsoft Excel will calculate the number of working days between two dates. It will automatically exclude Read More
Excel merge arrays into a single array with VBA
One annoying omission from Excel and VBA is a simple way to combine various arrays into a single array. It’s Read More
Excel convert Range to Array in VBA
Arrays have more powerful options than simple Excel ranges but, happily, it’s very easy to convert a range of cells Read More
PowerPoint makes animated GIFs of your slides
PowerPoint 365 is now able to create animated GIF’s from presentations. It’s a little limited but the basics are there, Read More
Microsoft backtracks on forcing Bing into Office 365
The plan to force Office 365 ProPlus users to Bing Search has come to a halt with Microsoft announcing a Read More
Use Icon/SVG as Bullet in Word list
It’s possible to use an Icon or SVG graphic as a bullet mark in Word or PowerPoint, you just have Read More
Office ‘all in one’ app now on Android
The ‘all in one’ Office app combining Word, Excel, PowerPoint with Office Lens and PDF support is now available for Read More
Unhelpful Office error message for Read Aloud
Our award for ‘Unhelpful Office error message of the week’ goes to this remarkable effort in Word 365’s Read Aloud Read More
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