When will your version of Microsoft Office stop getting security bug and software bug fixes, what Microsoft calls the “end of support“. This is important because software updates are necessary for Office apps. Mainly because outdated versions are more vulnerable to hackers, particularly in the case of opening malicious emails,
Microsoft quietly trims WindowsâŻ10 support for MicrosoftâŻ365 apps â As WindowsâŻ10 hits its official endâofâsupport on OctoberâŻ14,âŻ2025. Microsoft 365 customers running on Windows 10 will get a lot less support time than Microsoft originally hinted. Their âfine printâ shortens full support from extra three years to less than one. Originally
Microsoft is sacking another 9,000 workers or about 4% of its global workforce. Thatâs in addition to the 6,000 people dismissed earlier this year. What does that mean for us paying customers? If youâve wondered why Microsoft pushes Copilot AI so hard â itâs to recoup their incredibly large investment
Down in Australia thereâs another example of a mistake when redacting a Word document before public release. Make sure you delete any links to redacted text, such as a Table of Contents or summary. What caught our eye was the latest example of an oversight when redacting a document. Aussie
Many common Excel functions have a great new power added to them with little fanfare. They can become dynamic array functions which improves the consistency of worksheets. Itâs simple and easy to do. When Microsoft added dynamic arrays to Excel, all the focus was on the new functions like SORT,
Some Excel functions wonât spill their results in the way you might expect. Edate(), EOmonth(), IsEven(), IsOdd() and RandBetween(), among many, need an extra little trick to become a dynamic array function. Weâve already explained how many common Excel functions (Round(), Trim(), Upper() and many more) can âspillâ their results
The July 2025 security bug fixes list plugs another 137 problems found in Microsoft software. Some are really serious and need patching right away for all Microsoft 365 and Office users. BitLocker also gets some security fixes. This months load of Microsoft Office security updates includes a fix for a
Thereâs a new feature in Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web to request elevated permissions directly within the application. Anyone with view-only access can ask for higher editing or reviewing rights without leaving the document. Microsoft, as usual, buries an important condition deep in their promotional blurb
For years, Exchange Server has a feature which can be used to infiltrate organizations. Only now that Direct Send is being exploited is Microsoft finally acting to warn customers and provide a way to turn it off. In other words, Microsoft is âclosing the barn door after the horse has
Thereâs a mystery English grammar rule that any native speaker knows but probably canât explain. Itâs the order of adjectives before a noun (e.g why âBrown Big Catâ is wrong). The Microsoft Word grammar checks for this rule but doesnât always ‘see’ or fix it. Adjective order is a mystery
Add the US National flag âOld Gloryâ âThe red, white and blueâ into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. Learn how to properly get and use the US Flag in Word Excel PowerPoint for your presentations and documents. The same
Autosave in Microsoft 365 and Office is one of the more frustrating features with annoying limitations. One of them is not automatically saving any macro-enabled Word, Excel or PowerPoint file. Weâve talked before about how Autosave is used to push customers into using OneDrive to save documents. Autosave could work
Clipchamp has a clever new feature that makes editing videos a lot easier and faster. Instead of trimming the video, just delete parts of the transcript, Clipchamp will do the rest. Clipchamp can already make a text transcript from the audio of a meeting or conversation. Microsoft Word can also
There are a lot of changes coming for Microsoft customers in October but thereâs one that might be overlooked. Support for Microsoft 365 ARM-based 32-bit applications will conclude: Feature updates stop in October 2025 or . Security updates end in December 2026 or . Most Arm versions of Office are
OneNote Clipper is a quick way to save a web page so you can read it later. It can replace Pocket, the lovely clipping service thatâs about to leave us. Pocket, the âread it laterâ service, is ending on July 8, 2025. Pocket is/was a âready it laterâ service to
Microsoft has quietly shifted their position on support for Microsoft 365 on Windows 10, when Win10 ends support in October. Now Microsoft 365 for Windows get partial support on Windows 10 for a few more years ⊠but there are some big unknowns. How to get Windows 10 support for
Take control of Microsoft 365 by learning how to enable or disable Copilot in each appâWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to customize Copilot settings per application and explains why sometimes you can’t turn it off. Copilot integration into Microsoft 365 is a mess. Microsoft
Instead of complaining about Wordâs Resume style suggestions. Turn it off! Itâs easy to do, hereâs how. I often see social media posts bitching about a Grammar or Style suggestion given by Word. There are plenty of problems with Wordâs Grammar and Refinements feature, but this one is an easy
Some Microsoft 365 consumer plans come with a monthly allowance of âAI creditsâ but itâs hard to find out how many are left. The AI credit balance does not show up in the Microsoft 365 apps nor Windows 11 account information. It should be there and maybe Microsoft will eventually
Microsoft has given Copilot in Excel 365 some smarts to choose the table or cells to work on. Previously, Copilot relied on the user’s selected cell to determine context, often defaulting to the nearest structured table. We explain how it works in the real world and the important limitation. Enter
So you fired up Classic Outlook for Windows, clicked âNew Email,â and⊠boom. Instant crash. Because apparently, asking your email client to do email things is just too much these days. The Smoking Gun: FORMS2 Folder Turns out Outlook canât find its precious Forms Library â thatâs the thing it
Hereâs how I saved $55 on a year of Microsoft 365 Family, in the search for a cheaper Microsoft 365 plan for a friend. Itâs easy, legal, anyone can do it and thereâs often bonus software to use or ignore. We searched online for a reputable online retailer who sold
Ever since Microsoft 365 consumer plans have existed, youâve been able to buy them cheaper from other retailers to extend your subscription. Here’s the simple steps to extend your subscription with a product key bought for less money, When you buy from another retailer, you should get a product key
Costco members in the USA and Canada can save on Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 with discounts up to 28% on what Microsoft charges. Microsoft 365 discounts The Costco US deals involve an egift Visa card rebate and sometimes extra months too. Microsoft 365 Family (six users) at Costco sells
