Vale two pioneers of word-processing, Lawrence Tesler and Gary Starkweather
Farewell to Lawrence Tesler and Gary Starkweather. One gave us the clipboard with cut, copy and paste as well as Read More
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Pete Buttigieg – a Microsoft Word guy
Apparently nothing can escape the touch of US politics*. Even Microsoft Word and PowerPoint got dragged into the latest Democratic Read More
Use Icon/SVG as Bullet in Word list
It’s possible to use an Icon or SVG graphic as a bullet mark in Word or PowerPoint, you just have Read More
Office ‘all in one’ app now on Android
The ‘all in one’ Office app combining Word, Excel, PowerPoint with Office Lens and PDF support is now available for Read More
Unhelpful Office error message for Read Aloud
Our award for ‘Unhelpful Office error message of the week’ goes to this remarkable effort in Word 365’s Read Aloud Read More
Inside the Office ‘all in one’ app for Apple and Android
A new Office app for Android a single ‘all in one’ app for Microsoft Office. We’ve done our own look Read More
Difference between ‘Pickup where you left off’ and GoBack ‘Shift + F5’.
Microsoft Word’s ‘Pickup where you left off’ or ‘Welcome back’ message is different from the Shift+F5 shortcut. All the recent Read More
Line Ends on Dashed Picture Borders in Word and PowerPoint
One of the more obscure settings when putting a frame around a picture in Word or PowerPoint is the Cap Read More
Picture Frame Corner Types in Word and PowerPoint
Join Type is what Microsoft calls the corners of the picture frames – the place where the horizontal and vertical Read More
Coronavirus, Buttigieg and other topical words in Word & Office
One of the quiet improvements in Office is the regular updates to the Office dictionary used mostly in Word and Read More
Multi-Line Picture Borders in Word or PowerPoint
Word and PowerPoint have some great ways to add a border or frame around an image, graphic or logo. We Read More
Which version of Office for iPhone, iPad do you have?
Here’s how to find the version number of your Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook apps for iPhone or iPad. Sometimes Read More
Office for iPhone get new look and less menu options
The iPhone apps for Word, Excel and PowerPoint have been redesigned with a new look that reduces the initial menu Read More
Office Picture formatting tricks – Fit, Fill and Positioning
Hiding in plain sight are some useful tricks for picture formatting within a shape. It’s possible to fit or fill Read More
Transparency Color problem and fix for Microsoft Office
The picture option ‘Set Transparency Color’ doesn’t always work properly in Microsoft Office. We’ll explain the problem and suggest some Read More
Make a transparent shape to mask a photo in Word, PowerPoint and more
Here’s how to mask a photo with any Microsoft Office shape or icon and do it with full control over Read More
Three ways to crop a picture with an Office shape
Here are three options for putting a photo inside any Microsoft Office Shape or Icon (Word, Powerpoint etc.). Photographers call Read More
New Zealand Flag into Word, Excel or PowerPoint
Find and add the New Zealand national flag and alternatives into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the Read More
2019’s top software vulnerabilities featuring Microsoft Office
A new report lists the top software vulnerabilities of 2019. Little surprise that Microsoft and Office feature in the top Read More
Lasso improvements in Word 365 for Windows
It’s nice to see a small but important tweak to the Ink editing ‘Lasso’ feature in Word 365. Lasso now Read More
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