Outlook settings you need to ‘fix’ for Gmail accounts
The default Gmail settings in Outlook need some attention because, frankly, they aren’t very good. Once you’re add Gmail to Read More
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Two new Microsoft Office bundles coming in 2021
Microsoft has announced two ‘perpetual licence’ or non-subscription versions of Office that will be released later in 2021. Both continue Read More
Playing Card suits ♠♥♦♣ in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the four Playing Card symbols Spade ♠ Hearts ♥Diamonds♦ or Clubs♣ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both Read More
What Office users need to know about the new Windows 10X
Windows 10X is coming and you’ll hear a lot about it in the coming months. Let’s see what Windows 10X Read More
Make your own Yearly calendars and more in Word
Microsoft Word can make Yearly and Monthly calendars quite easily and they have better configuration options than you might expect. Read More
2021 calendars in Word and the tricks to make them special
Word has many 2021 calendars in the File | New templates supplied by Microsoft. There are tricks to getting the Read More
The best ways to get Microsoft Forms results into Excel
Here are the best ways to get results from Microsoft Forms into an Excel workbook. Sadly they aren’t the elegant Read More
Lambda – strange name for a really good extra in Excel
Excel users are rightly interested in Lambda() a new and very powerful addition to Excel. Lambda lets you create under-defined Read More
How bad is the Microsoft 365 Productivity Score really?
The Microsoft 365 Productivity Score has been raising concerns about staff privacy and intrusion into their ‘Work from Home’ life. Read More
Dictation and Read Aloud in Office
The latest ebook from Office-Watch.com is a little different, it’s a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ to our Office Watch donors. Peter Read More
We'll miss Claude Almer
Claude Almer 1950-2020 We’re devastated to report the passing of Claude Almer who died in Sydney, Australia, on November 19, Read More
Is Microsoft Office ready for Apple Silicon Macs?
Apple’s new Macbook’s use a totally new type of chip, the M1 or Apple Silicon. What does that mean for Read More
Simple start with Microsoft 365 and PowerShell
How to run administration commands via PowerShell for Microsoft 365 hosting and especially Microsoft 365 Exchange Server or mailbox hosting. Read More
Illustrations, new graphics in Microsoft 365 Windows and Mac
Illustrations are a new graphics option coming to Microsoft 365 that supplements the existing Icons with a wider range of Read More
What happened with UK COVID tracking and Excel?
The UK has been embarrassed (again) with the news that around 16,000 COVID-19 test results were missing from the official Read More
Custom Data Types are great in Excel 365
Microsoft has done a clever thing, combining two important Excel features into a new and really useful addition – Custom Read More
When and how to switch from Office 2010 – your questions answered
Office 2010 ends support on 13 October 2020 and we’ve been receiving questions from readers asking about switching to newer Read More
All the options to make a better PDF from Word
If you know where to look, Word has vital options for making a better PDF file from your document. PDF’s Read More
Easy Office document hacking with VBA Stomping or Purging
Common programming tools can be used to make malicious Office workbooks which bypass both online security checks and Microsoft’s own Read More
Everyone can make an Outlook Quick Poll now
Everyone with Microsoft 365 can get a ‘quick poll’ now with any email account or software. No need to wait Read More
