Date formatted charts in Excel
The secret to a timeline chart in Excel is the data. Emily writes asking “How can I make an Excel Read More
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Footnotes and Endnotes in Word
Getting started with Word’s footnotes and endnotes. Footnotes is one of those Word features that’s been around for a long Read More
One person Comments in Word
Adding comments to documents isn’t just for groups, use them yourself for your own reminders and side-comments on a document. Read More
Repeating or recurring Outlook Appointments
Outlook can record appointments in the Calendar but it can also record ‘recurring’ appointments for things that happen on a Read More
Making QR Codes for Word and Office
QR Codes are those funny little boxes you see on ads and signs … Scan that code with your smartphone Read More
Merge or Split cells in Word tables
Combine adjacent Word Table cells into a single cell or split a cell in two. Welcome to ‘Merge Cells’ where Read More
Paste tricks and tips for Microsoft Word
There’s more to Paste in Word than just the keyboard shortcut. Demystifying the many paste options in Word and workarounds Read More
The Old Alt + X trick
Quickly insert symbols, characters and emoji in Microsoft Word without taking your fingers off the keyboard. Inserting Symbols into Word Read More
Simple image overlays in Word
Adding some text, an arrow or graphic to an image should be an easy task in Word … and it Read More
Two ways for sorting by Number
Choosing the sort type is really important and Word doesn’t always guess correctly. Office-Watch.com reader Peter M. reminds us that Read More
How to hide a column in Word
You can hide a column in Word, all it takes is a little trickery. Sometimes you want to hide a Read More
Sort by hidden column in Word
How to sort a list using a hidden or unseen list in Word. Sometimes you want to sort a list Read More
Sorting in Word
In-depth and clever tricks with sorting in Word. Following our look at different alphabetical orders, here’s a look at the Read More
PivotTables: selecting and changing data sources
How to add and remove data from a PivotTable. Thanks for the great feedback from our article on PivotTables. One Read More
Why PivotTables get confused and how to fix them
Why Excel PivotTables get messed up and how to stop it. Time and again we’ve heard from people who try Read More
Character Map in Windows
A Windows feature that’s very useful for Microsoft Office users. Character Map has been in Windows for as long as Read More
Simple and useful PivotTables
A simple, practical and non-scary example of how Excel PivotTables can work for you. Excel’s PivotTables are a great feature Read More
Which character code is that?
Word: how to find the character code used for a particular letter or symbols. Last week we talked about the Read More
How Word's grammar check can let you down
A funny example of how you can’t trust the spelling and grammar checks in Word. We laughed at this sign, Read More
A faster way to copy pictures into Office documents
Another easy way to get images into Word and other Office documents. Last week we mentioned a faster way to Read More