Eagle-eyed regulars may have noticed that Office-Watch.com is now a secure connection. The web pages sent to your computer are now encrypted so no-one can see what you’re browsing (for example, intercepting your use of an open wifi connection). The little information sent to us is also encrypted en-route. The
A nasty, infected message managed to avoid Peter’s (supposedly) high-quality mail filters and the check by Outlook for Windows to arrive in his Inbox. These messages or similar efforts are a relatively new trick. It uses the person’s name to populate the message, subject and attachment. In Peter’s case, the
There are a few options for compressing your Outlook data file (PST or OST) which often get promoted as solutions. What you’re not told is the pros and cons of each. Let’s have a look at each options plus some comments for our friends with Outlook for Mac. Compress on
How to lock your document from editing – the whole document or just part of it. Allow some people to edit the document but others can only view it. There is also a useful option to ensure that the Track Changes is always on. This ensures no one sneaks unnoticed
We’ve completely revised and updated Office BACKUP Handbook and it’s now available. The 2rd edition covers all versions of Office with Windows 8, 8.1 or Windows 10. Keep safe your documents, settings and emails, and get them back when things go wrong. The Office BACKUP Handbook help you do that automatically
News has leaked of a new and interesting offering from Microsoft called Flow. Thanks to WalkingCat we saw this image of Microsoft Flow and an introductory blog posting – both of which have now been removed from public view. What is Flow? Don’t let the talk of ‘workflows’ mislead you,
How to take advantage of Microsoft’s greedy little trap for Office 365 subscribers. When you setup a new Office 365 ‘subscription’ you’ll probably see this offer on the My Account page. ” Turn on automatic renewal and get an extra month free” Enjoy uninterrupted access to your Office applications and
Softmaker has released FreeOffice 2016 as an alternative to Microsoft Office. It has word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation programs called TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations. A few notable feature caught our eye: Will run on Windows XP which recent versions of Office for Windows will not. Also a release for Linux but
Microsoft had an interesting challenge for Preview users of Windows 10 – unplug the mouse for a day. They challenged previewers to use only the keyboard for an entire day. They want to ensure that Windows and its apps have keyboard shortcuts for everything – as they should. You can
One of the main differences between Microsoft Office and other suites is the direct cloud connection. The ability to share documents via cloud storage (usually OneDrive) or sync between your devices. Enter ‘Office365’ (no space) is based on LibreOffice Online to give you 20GB of cloud storage for document sync.
In Australia you should be careful when visiting the local Microsoft Australia site for Office related matters. You could pay a lot more for Office products. If you visit office.com.au be aware – it’s NOT from Microsoft and they charge more for Office than anywhere else we’ve seen. Microsoft owns
We recently talked about how screen size is important to whether you need to pay for Microsoft Office … but what happens when the screen size changes? That might seem like a strange idea … how can a phone or tablet device change its screen size? Well it can and
Microsoft has released for public preview another cloud service – Project Madeira. (not sure if this is a reference to the island, the wine, the cake, or the song by Flanders and Swann). Project Madeira’s promotion is full of broad techno-babble and you’d be quite forgiven for not understanding what
Lifehacker has a detailed look at the two major free mail services – Gmail and Outlook.com (the former Hotmail). It’s mostly about the web interface for each which is important for some people. Outlook for Windows/Mac can connect to both Outlook.com and Gmail but it works better with Outlook.com. Outlook
A good friend of Office Watch had their Gmail account hacked and asked Peter the obvious question … what should I do? Our friend (no name, no shame) was ‘lucky’. The hackers didn’t change her password so she could still access her account. They sent an email to everyone in
You’ve bought your Office 365 ‘subscription’ from an online store – what can you do when it goes wrong? Office Watch has said, many times, that it’s usually cheaper to buy Office 365 Personal or Home from a retailer. Microsoft itself charges the highest prices and are best avoided for
Microsoft is getting praise for its latest legal outing against the US government but they are being somewhat hypocritical too. The company is suing the US government for the right to notify customers when the government asks for private information stored on behalf of a customer. The case seems to
Arthur J writes “I have several people attached to my Office 365 Home package but can’t figure out who has them and what email address they use. I know this sounds silly but my family regularly change computers and email addresses.” The information you need is in the Office 365
Officially, Office 365 ‘subscribers’ get 1TB of OneDrive storage but it’s possible to get more, without paying and only a little trickery. For a time, Office 365 customers could use unlimited OneDrive storage but Microsoft changed their mind and they reduced that to 1TB. 1 Terabyte is enough for most
Microsoft is rolling out changes to the main Office 365 web page. You’re presented with the bewildering array of tiles for the many Office 365 related services and products. Source: Microsoft Clicking on Word, Excel, PowerPoint or OneNote will open up the online (browser) versions of those products. Or choose
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has dug into the detail of WhatsApp and it’s move to better encryption. Office Watch has already noted the limitations of WhatsApp and their much publicized change. If you’re interested in the detail of WhatsApp security and how it works, check out the EFF study. The
An interesting leak from Microsoft reveals they are developing a new way to edit Word document. Called ‘Play Write’ is described as a “mobile microproductivity application that works with Word to allow people to edit Word documents from their phone via microtasks.” Don’t get too excited. Play Write is only
Microsoft has now pushing out to Office 365 subscribers a new feature for Outlook 2016 for Windows – One click Archive. You can find it easily, it’s on the left side of the Home tab. This feature is essentially a ‘one click’ move to a folder of your choice. Unlike
Adding and changing links in Word is, like many things in Office, has more power than it initially seems. Adding a link To begin at the beginning … To add a link into Word (or any Office document / email), select the text, press Ctrl + K then enter/paste in
