‘Tell me’ help now in Mac Office 365 with the same limitations
‘Tell me’ help box is now in Microsoft/Office 365 for Mac as a way to find features on the ribbon. Read More
Typography 101 – font terms explained
Font vs typeface, ascender, desender, X-height, finial … there’s a nice one-page guide to all the Typography terminology. Become a Read More
Samsung phone subscription includes Microsoft 365
Samsung’s new Access plan lets you pay a set price each month, get a replacement phone every nine months plus Read More
Vmware and Hyper/V work together – at last!
At long last, Microsoft and VMWare have decided to ‘play nice’ and allow their virtual machine products to run on Read More
PowerPoint’s ‘Zoom out’ animation option
PowerPoint has an option to ‘zoom out’ on a still image from a close-up view to a wider look at Read More
Stop embarrassing template or stock phrases in Outlook emails
A UK politician got caught sending an email with optional stock phrases and guides still in the message. Is there Read More
Time & Expense application for Office 365 - beta 5
Helen Feddema our Access guru is looking for people to test her Time & Expense application … “After a long Read More
Fantasy Football ranking and analysis in Excel
Microsoft Excel is the perfect tool to analyze and rank your fantasy football ranking. This article explains how to import Read More
Face mask graphics for Word and PowerPoint
Join us in a hunt for facemask graphics and icons to use in Word documents and PowerPoint slides. Icons The Read More
PowerPoint Ken Burns Effect complete – part 3
We continue our look at the options for the ‘Ken Burns Effect’ in PowerPoint by combining the pan and zoom Read More
Simple way to save money on Microsoft 365 renewal – use Outlook!
One of our readers just saved over 20% on her Microsoft 365 renewal using one of Microsoft’s own products – Read More
What’s my Microsoft 365 expiry date?
Not sure when your Microsoft 365/Office 365 plan expires? Go to https://www.office.com/ login with the Microsoft account linked to your Read More
Import PDF’s into Excel and refresh later
Excel 365 for Windows is getting a long-wanted option to import PDF’s into worksheets. Microsoft has gone ‘one better’ and Read More
Pinned Save folders in Microsoft 365
Word, Excel and PowerPoint 365 for Windows are getting better control over what appears on the new-style Save dialog. Folders Read More
It’s getting closer … shared signatures in Outlook
The promise of shared Outlook signatures is a little closer. Microsoft has announced that signatures in Outlook for Windows will Read More
Showing 12 PM as 'noon' in Excel
Excel shows midday or noon as 12:00 PM which doesn’t suit everyone, here’s how to change the defaults to a Read More
Make a Word text box with rounded corners
Making a Word text box with rounded corners instead of the default square corners is remarkably easy once you know Read More
Coronavirus global statistics, Excel workbook update
A friend of Office Watch has enhanced our latest COVID-19 global statistics workbook and offered to share it with all Read More
Did Chris Pratt’s 51,000 emails really delete?
Chris Pratt released a video showing 51,000 emails being deleted from his computer. Are they really completely lost? We doubt Read More
Outlook's 'Permanent' delete but doesn't - how we tested it.
When Outlook displays a ‘This will be permanently deleted’ it’s not really deleted. For anyone interested in the gory details Read More
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