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Microsoft Word ‘Woke’ Settings Explained: Old, Optional, and Easy to Ignore
Microsoft Word has not gone ‘woke’. Despite press stories claiming Word enforces ‘politically correct’ language, the truth is far less dramatic. The Inclusiveness grammar checks behind the headlines are optional, off by default, and have been part of Word since before 2020. They flag words like mankind, postman and showgirl with a purple squiggly line […]
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Microsoft Word ‘Woke’ Settings Explained: Old, Optional, and Easy to Ignore
Microsoft Word has not gone ‘woke’. Despite press stories claiming Word enforces ‘politically correct’ language, the truth is far less dramatic. The Inclusiveness grammar checks behind the headlines are optional, off by default, and have been part of Word since before 2020. They flag words like mankind, postman and showgirl with a purple squiggly line […]
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Microsoft Fixes the Annoying Copilot Button with ‘Move to Ribbon’ Option
Microsoft has quietly added a “Move to ribbon” option to the much hated Copilot Dynamic Access Button in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, after a wave of customer complaints about the floating button cluttering every document, workbook and slide deck. The fix gives paying Microsoft 365 customers a way to push Copilot back where it belongs […]
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How to Buy an Older Version of Microsoft Office: What Actually Works
If you need an older version of Microsoft Office, like Office 2016, 2019 or 2021, your options have narrowed but they have not disappeared. Microsoft doesn’t sell perpetual licenses for past releases, but you may already own a transferable license, qualify for downgrade rights through a volume agreement, or find a legitimate retail copy still […]
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