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
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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
Outlook Quick Steps in depth
A quicker way to do some regular tasks in Outlook. Quick Steps is that big block in the middle of Read More
Scanning from within Microsoft Word
Can you scan a picture or document directly into Word? Back in the day, you could click a button in Read More
8 ways to improve on Word's Table Styles
Great table formatting options not available from Microsoft Word’s Table Style gallery. Word’s Table Style gallery is a tempting selection Read More
Word tables for formatting magic
Use Word tables to do formatting tricks or make complex formats easily. There’s more to Word tables than just showing Read More
Outlook Reply / Forward prefixes
Why RE and FW are the best options for email subjects When you reply or forward a message your email Read More
About Outlook Conversations
What makes a conversation in Outlook? In the Outlook world a conversation is a series of emails with the same Read More
Excel Online - changing date format
How to change the date format in Excel Online The default date format in Excel has always been a mystery Read More
Ignore or Mute emails in Outlook
How to get rid of an email conversation or thread. Sometimes you get emails on a topic that doesn’t matter to Read More
Outlook email basics and beyond
Outlook tricks you may not have considered for New, Reply, Reply All, Forward and Resend. New / Compose The simple Read More
Quick and Dirty document sharing
Sharing a document with Office 2013 and OneDrive Sharing a document online for people to view and edit is pretty Read More
Showing Language setting in Word
How to see which language is set in Word. When you have a multi-lingual Word document, you can see the Read More
Get alerts from Outlook RSS feeds
How to get a message when certain RSS feeds are updated As you probably know, it’s possible to get an Read More
SkyDrive/OneDrive file recovery
How to recover deleted files in OneDrive. Skydrive/OneDrive retains deleted files for 30 days or until the Recycle Bin exceeds Read More
Skydrive/OneDrive Camera Roll / Camera Backup
Upload photos automatically from smartphones. One of the features of Skydrive/OneDrive is the ‘Camera Roll’ or ‘Camera Backup’, it’s a Read More