How Important and Star Gmail messages appear in Outlook
In Gmail online, messages can be tagged as ‘Important’ or ‘Star’, clicking the little arrow or star next to a Read More
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 – the subscription / annual fee plan for Microsoft Office on Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android.
Includes Word 365, Excel 365, PowerPoint 365, Outlook 365 and many other ‘365’ programs, apps and services.
Ohm symbol Ω in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Ohm symbol Ω into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Read More
London Street Signs, make your own in Word and PowerPoint
Famous London streets signs are selling for big bucks … or you can make your own in Word or PowerPoint Read More
The case of the disappearing Office 365 UserVoice
Without notice, the main forum for Office customers to tell Microsoft what they want has disappeared. No explanation of what’s Read More
How Gmail Labels and Categories work with Outlook
Gmail has a very different way of organizing mail to the Outlook/Microsoft system of folders. Gmail’s Labels, Important and Categories Read More
Even more Gmail settings in Outlook… select or Subscribe Folders
You can choose which mail folders are synchronized with Outlook but you won’t find this option with the rest of Read More
More changes for Word’s Spelling and Grammar
No need to right-click to see spelling and grammar suggestions in Word and Outlook 365. It’s changing so only a single Read More
A new way to convert a Word document to PowerPoint
Word online (web browser) is getting a way to convert a Word document into a PowerPoint presentation. For the moment Read More
Not Equal ≠ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Not Equal ≠ sign into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Not Equal ≠ Read More
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
Connect Outlook with Google’s Gmail
Outlook for Windows can connect to Google’s Gmail here’s the simple setup available in Outlook 365 and 2019. It’s just Read More
Word is getting text prediction but who needs it?
Maybe it’s just us, but the news that Microsoft Word is soon getting a text prediction option does NOT qualify Read More
How to get Microsoft 365 extended offline time
Microsoft has finally agreed to help out customers who are offline for a long time and can’t keep their Microsoft Read More
Office ‘all-in-one’ app, get it now for iPad
The Office ‘all in one’ app, already available for iPhone and Android, is starting its arrival on Apple iPad. The Read More
New look Dictation coming to Word for Windows
Microsoft is adding new features and interface to Dictation in Word for Windows. Voice commands, auto punctuation and even a Read More
Seven new languages for Word & Outlook Dictation
Microsoft has announced seven extra languages added to their ‘speech to text’ Dictation feature in Outlook and Word. The new Read More
Convert your recording into text with Word's new Transcribe
Transcribe is a new ‘speech to text’ option in Microsoft Word. It lets you upload an audio file and convert Read More
Inside new Natural Language Search for Outlook
Microsoft is hyping natural language searches in Outlook for Windows and Mac, so we dug down to see how it Read More
Five ways to add vertical lines in Word
There are at least five ways to add a vertical line in Word. Vertical lines can help accentuate a piece Read More
Visio can now export to Word
Visio now has an option to export diagrams directly into Word. Export to Word has been in preview for about Read More
