The Windows Emoji Panel has its problems which are amply demonstrated by a common symbol thatās hiding in the long symbol lists ā the Pi symbol š . We’ll explain where it’s hiding and generally grumble about this part of Windows 11 and 10. The Emoji Panel is in Windows
Microsoft has changed the way they rollout new features in Microsoft Office 365 which can lead to confusion and frustration, especially among the Insiders who try out new stuff before it reaches the public. In olden days (say 2018) getting new or changed features was simply a question of having
There’s a small but important point about Microsoft Word with Footnotes and Endnotes.Ā It’s so important we’ve made this separate little article about copying or moving. The footnote or endnote is stored in that little superscript character in the document text. Copy, move or delete that superscript character and the
If Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is misbehaving, try the Repair option. If thatās also causing trouble, thereās a hidden command prompt option. For any āClick to Runā installations of Office for Windows (mostly Microsoft 365, Office 2019) there are Repair options available to fix common problems. Among these
At long last, Excel v4 macros are being blocked from running in Excel 365 by default. A move that greatly reduces the security risk from infected attachments in Excel 365 and Excel 2021. Excel v4 macros are a very old form of programming, literally 30 years old. It allowed macros
Not only has Microsoft just added 25 more languages to the Dictation feature of Microsoft Office 365, theyāve also promoted six languages from āPreviewā to full dictation status. Microsoft has been unusually quiet about all the improvements in Dictation, focusing on the new languages while not even mentioning that six
Organizations which choose the Semi-annual update for their staff have been told by Microsoft that they are being forced to the monthly update schedule. Here are the details and a look at the nonsense that Microsoft is sprouting to explain the switch. Until now, organization administrators had two choices for
A little tale of lost luggage, a frustrated customer, Apple Airtags and using Powerpoint to publicly embarrass the airline and their courier partners. AviosAdventurer and partner flew from Frankfurt to London Heathrow via Dublin on Aer Lingus. The airline managed to leave all three of their bags (perhaps others?) beside
Excel Sheet View is Microsoftās fix for a problem when sharing an Excel list or table among many people. Weāll explain how it works and whatās happening behind the scenes. A shared Excel list can be sorted or filtered in many different ways. Itās quite possible that two people can
Thereās only a year of Office 2013 support left but donāt panic.Ā Despite what you might have read in some clickbait headlines, Office 2013 is not āendingā. Support for Office 2013 ends on 11 April 2023 That does NOT mean Office 2013 will stop working on that date.Ā Talk about Office
Microsoft replaced the Paperclip emoji with their dreaded Clippy in Windows 11. Hereās how to get a proper paperclip symbol instead of the Microsoft branded alternative. Weāve already explained how the Windows 11 emoji panel has a paperclip with eyes and a smile. Which might be OK, but what if
The dread Clippy, the paperclip with eyes, is still hiding in Windows and Office. The Windows 11 emoji panel and Segoe UI Emoji font have Clippy instead of a plain old paperclip that other apps use. Use the Emoji Panel in Windows 11 (Win + . ) and search for
It’s not necessary to convert MP3 audio to the better MP4 format for PowerPoint but, if you want to, there are various ways to do it. MPEG-4 audio (.mp4 .m4a ) is recommended by Microsoft for PowerPoint 2016 (Windows and Mac), PowerPoint 2013 and Powerpoint for mobile devices. MP4 audio
LucidChart is a very nice diagramming and flowchart tool which is integrated with Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac. Office has diagram tools via Insert | Shapes but they aren’t very elegant.Ā They serve for simple uses but not a lot more. LucidChart is better than the inbuilt Office diagram
Apple has just released a new and quite different Mac laptop. It has unique hardware and a minimalist operating system. The macOS has always had a Trash Can (Recycling Bin for Windows users) but this new model puts the Trash at the heart of the machine rather than a detail
The Shapes feature in Microsoft Office looks the same in all the major Office apps but itās not.Ā The important connectors feature, essential for flowcharts, is obvious Word or Outlook but works automatically in Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint. Update: We’ve updated this article after some clever readers reminded us of
Microsoft has generous price discounts for non-profit organizations but that hasnāt stopped them raising the cost of Microsoft 365 plans up to 28% The new prices start in September 2022, Microsoft announced them as monthly price changes to make them appear lower than they really are. Redmond does that knowing
Some Microsoft 365 plans have already increased in price and thereās likely more to come after an analystās report led to a drop in the Microsoft stock price. A UBS research note, as reported by Barrons, expressed concerns about the growth in sales of Microsoft 365/Office 365. That led to
Add some Passover images and icons to your documents, slides or emails from right inside Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel. If you know where to look there are images from the Jewish tradition related to Seder, Matzah and Menorah among many, Icons The SVG Icons collection (Insert | Illustrations |
There’s a simple way to copy a screen image into Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook or OneNote. Word, PowerPoint and other Office apps for WindowsĀ (Office 2010 and later)Ā has a Screenshot option to paste an image from any open program window into a document or email. Go to the Insert tab of
How to insert the Dog Face š¶ emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Aside from the obvious the Dog Face š¶ emoji can used as a variant of the Grinning smiley face emoji. How Dog Face š¶ looks in
How to compare caffeine levels in coffee, tea, soda and other drinks from an Excel spreadsheet. The Guardian’s Datablog has interesting analysis of caffeine levels in different foods. Sounds boring until you read that: reduced sugar colas have almost double the caffeine of a regular, sugared, cola. 1 cup of
Microsoftās digital ink notetaking app, Journal, has grown up. Itās no longer āGarageā trial software but part of Redmondās official software line up. If you like scribbling or notetaking with a digital pen, you can try out Journal. Journal was a Microsoft Garage project which are trials of an app
Microsoftās To Do app can now automatically add due dates, reminders and repeat tasks automatically based on what you type. It works quite well but thereās some traps for the unwary. Whatever you type in a new task is analyzed for hints of due dates, reminders and repeat tasks.Ā Hereās
