Once you start delving into Word, you find it can do all sorts of things that you wouldn’t expect. One of these is that it can be used to create barcodes, and it’s surprisingly easy to do. Once you’ve made your barcodes, they can be scanned with any barcode scanner or an app on your […]
Courtesy of the good folks at Popbitch comes this groaner; To the person who stole my copy of Microsoft Office, I will find you. You have my Word. Joker from Office 365/2019 Icons with some extra formatting Boom, boom. We’re here all week. Try the chicken. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, etc. Word […]
It’s the Chinese Year of the Rat, to celebrate in Word, PowerPoint or Office generally is easy with an Icon or Online Pictures search. Not interested in the Chinese New Year? These same tips apply to many other events or festivals. Rat Icon Insert | Icons has many graphics including a Rat or Mouse icon. […]
Microsoft is planning to force Office 365 ProPlus users to use Bing Search with their Chrome browser. A heavy-handed move that’s annoying IT admins but is also misunderstood, so here’s what definitely happening and NOT happening. This applies to the volume licence version of Office 365, called Office 365 ProPlus. It does NOT apply to […]
A ‘new’ Office 365 feature is ‘Save As Picture’ to save Office objects like shapes, icons, images and charts as a picture. It also comes with a mystery because this ‘new’ feature isn’t new at all in Office 365 and Office 2019. It’s a useful little trick, right-click on any Word, Excel or PowerPoint object […]
Office for Windows comes in two flavors called Click to Run (CtR) or MSI here’s how to tell which one you have and why it, sometimes, matters. We’ll also explain the two terms. Which Office install you have (Click-to-Run or MSI) should not matter but occasionally a support page or person might ask you. Here’s […]
There are many ways to edit a logo or graphic in Microsoft Office; recolor, outline, shadow, reflection plus Shape options. All demonstrated here using the Star Trek logo ready for Word, PowerPoint or Excel. We’ve found the iconic logo in the best form to use in Office. Even if you’re not interested in Trek and […]
Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Word, have simple and easy ways to ‘jazz up’ a simple image, flag or logo with one of the many framing options. Instead of just copying a graphic into a document or slide, try one of these variations. They retain the original image but give it a different look. Note: […]
Microsoft is now offering a 15 month ‘Special Edition’ for Office 365 Home or Personal. Are they a good deal or just a gimmick to get attention? We’ve run the numbers and it turns out to be a bit of both. These 15-month editions are being sold by some retailers, not all. Not even Microsoft […]
If Office for Windows shows Unlicensed Product errors, there’s a bewildering range of errors and prompts appearing. Here’s what to do, and in what order, to solve the problem. Starting Office for Windows and you’re greeted with various warnings like this. Subscription Expired may or may not be true. This message seems to appear when […]
One of the sillier online debates is an argument about the usefulness of algebra and other maths skills in a world where Excel is available on almost any screen. To us this is silly because it’s not a simple either/or choice. It’s about balance, a concept that’s not fashionable these days, sigh. This all started […]
Microsoft has updated their Online Services Terms to clarify some privacy issues but concerns remain. They’ve also added yet another document to the confusing mix of legalese customers are expected to understand. Back in August 2019 the Dutch Ministry of Justice released a report that recommended against using Office online or Office apps because Microsoft […]
The US National Security Agency (NSA) discovered a serious security bug in Windows and, for the first time, told Microsoft so the company could fix it. That bug could also affect Microsoft Office or other programs. It’s important to update your Windows 10 asap, that’s not our opinion, it’s the US government. The NSA found […]
Microsoft Word has a powerful grammar checking system but how does it handle changes in English usage like the rise of non-binary or non-specific pronouns like ‘they’ and ‘them’? We took put sample words and sentences in Word to see how ‘woke’ it is. As a bonus, we’ll explain Pibling and Nibling that are already […]
Here’s how to stop Microsoft Office for Mac from automatically updating itself and why you might want to do that. Office 2019 / 2016 for Mac All versions of Office for Mac that have current support (currently Office 2016 and later) get: updates to fix bugs in the software patches to stop security bugs that […]
Here are two options to stop Microsoft Office for Windows from automatically updating itself and why you might want to do that. Office for Windows All versions of Office that have current support (currently Office 2010 and later) get: updates to fix bugs in the software patches to stop security bugs that might allow access […]
Excel’s new Sheet View is Microsoft’s fix for a problem when sharing an Excel list or table among many people. We’ll explain how it works and what’s happening behind the scenes. A shared Excel list can be sorted or filtered in many different ways. It’s quite possible that two people can look at the same […]
Here’s a better and more flexible version of the Calendar Creator with both Sunday and Monday start of week. We’ve told you about The Mystery of Excel’s Calendar Creator template which doesn’t always work as it should. Office Watch reader, David Peel, has made a better, more compatible Calendar Creator. We added some different versions […]
He’s done it again, David Peel has quickly made up a new version of his Excel Year Planner that starts the year from any month you choose. Great for academic years (start in August) or financial years (e.g. Aussie start in July). The year selector is top left of the main worksheet. Change the starting […]
Here’s how to find and add the US National Flag into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. The same help can be used for any other national flag, just look for a different source. Get the US Flag image There are many, many copies of […]
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