Time & Expense application for Office 365 - beta 5
Helen Feddema our Access guru is looking for people to test her Time & Expense application … “After a long Read More
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Why Old Office documents should be banned
After last week’s article, it’s clear some folks haven’t changed or still accept the older .doc .xls or .ppt files Read More
April 2020 updates for Office come with a warning
The April 2020 security fixes for Microsoft Office come with a warning that some VBA code will stop working. There Read More
Microsoft 365 summary that's readable!
Here’s a readable and searchable version of the Microsoft 365 summary table that came with Microsoft’s announcement of the rebranding Read More
Hex color codes coming to Office
At long last, Office will let us enter web #Hex color codes in addition to RGB or HSL options in Read More
Office gets Irish language or Faigheann MS Office an Ghaeilge
Irish Gaelic, Gaeilge or just Irish is now available in Microsoft Word Translator and other translate services from Microsoft. It’s Read More
NSA discovered security bug that can affect Microsoft Office
The US National Security Agency (NSA) discovered a serious security bug in Windows and, for the first time, told Microsoft Read More
Two ways to stop Office automatic updates
Here are two options to stop Microsoft Office for Windows from automatically updating itself and why you might want to Read More
Microsoft Office non-security updates for January 2020
Here’s the bug fixes and changes in Office 2016 just released by Microsoft with a summary of what caught our Read More
Another Access memory leak finally patched
The second Access memory leak has finally been patched by Microsoft, almost a year after a very similar problem was Read More
Wide ranging Access query bug is a series of Microsoft blunders
Oh what a tangled web Microsoft weaves …. a patch for Office has caused another bug in all versions of Read More
Windows update causes Office VBA to fail
A recent Windows update is causing VBA code to fail in Excel, Access and other VBA parts of Office. The Read More
New icons for Access, Project and Visio ... ho hum
At last! After months of delay, Microsoft has released product icons for Access, Project and Visio. Yawn, ho hum. We Read More
Instant account switching comes to Office 365
It’s now possible to quickly switch accounts while using Office 365 for Windows and even have different logins in separate Read More
The world rejoices as Microsoft Access gets a new icon
Finally, and quietly, Microsoft Access has been given a new icon. We know people have worried about this omission <not>. Read More
Microsoft gives out less information about Office bug fixes and patches
Microsoft has never been great about documenting patches and bug fixes but this month they have sunk to a new Read More
Important Outlook 2016 and Access 2016 update / bug fix
Among the usual grab bag of non-security updates this month is an important Access 2016 update and bug fix for Read More
Microsoft pulls Office 2010 update, won't say why, but we will
Feature updates for Microsoft Office 2010 have been withdrawn but Redmond won’t tell customers why, beyond the usual vague platitudes. Read More
Why can't you buy individual Office programs?
Office Watch reader, Meredith M. asks a question we’ve heard many times before. Why can’t you buy individual Office programs Read More
Exploring the Office clipboard
The Windows clipboard is quite limited but there’s a better one hiding inside Microsoft Office for Windows. It can collect Read More
