Here are the major marks Microsoft Word displays with the Show All option on. Paragraph Mark, the symbol is called a Pilcrow. It’s the symbol used for the ‘Show All’ button on the Home tab. Line Break, angled arrow pointing left. Tab, a right pointing arrow Space, a dot in the middle of the line Hidden Text, dots under the text. Optional hyphen, line with bend at end. […]
If you are working on a Word document with complex formatting, sometimes you need to see the hidden characters and unseen workings. It helps figure out what’s going on when the layout doesn’t behave. That’s where ‘Show All’ becomes essential. Microsoft Word was designed to hide all the formatting and technicalities (WYSIWYG). Early versions of […]
For Outlook software, the term ‘Archive’ means different things depending on the version of Outlook you’re using and the type of mailbox you’re connected to. Archive is a way to move messages from your regular folders to a separate location that’s ‘out of sight’. It’s a middle ground between keeping messages and deleting them completely. […]
They’ve done it again … Microsoft released a bug fix for Office 2016 that caused a bug in the software! The faulty patch is KB4462238 which applies to Office 2016 installed with the older .MSI method, not the more usual ClickToRun method and not Office 365 customers. After installing the patch, clicking a hyperlink in […]
Separate text boxes in Microsoft Word can be linked so text in one box can automatically flow into another text box later on the same page or document. Yet again with Word, there’s some extra tricks available beyond simple linking of boxes. Linked boxes is a trick that’s a common feature in professional publishing and […]
There are some simple Microsoft Word tricks to squeeze a Table of Contents (or Table of Figures etc) into less pages. Here’s an example of a Table of Contents (ToC) that’s grown too big using Word’s default settings. It’s creeped over to a second page. We’ve seen ToC’s for big documents that take up many, […]
Follow these simple, legal, steps to get 13 months of Office 365 Home or Personal for less than what Microsoft charges for just a year. Some readers seem to doubt renewing separately from Microsoft is possible or even allowed. It’s definitely possible and permitted. Microsoft doesn’t make it obvious that customers can buy elsewhere because […]
Wanna jump in and see a Microsoft Forms in action? We’ve made a sample Microsoft Form one for all our Office Watch readers to try. Below is the embeded version (using an <iFrame) or click here to see it on a separate page. Our simple form serves three purposes. The first two questions are serious. […]
It’s taken over a decade, but Office for Mac has taken a huge step towards true document compatibility. Font embedding was not possible until now and it’s been too long coming. This is HUGE Office for Mac news but it’s got almost no mention, with attention focused on the superficial ‘Dark Mode‘ instead. Font embedding […]
There’s a series of August 2018 patches under the broad heading ‘Microsoft Office Defense in Depth update’ which seems to be obscure important changes in Outlook 2010 through 2016. ADV180021 is called “Microsoft Office Defense in Depth Update” and “Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office that provides enhanced security as a defense in […]
A few weeks ago we told you Facebook is considering a defection from Microsoft’s Office 365, that was just one player in a much bigger game for office software and cloud related services. Google is pressing hard to get as many as possible Fortune 500 companies signed up to their word processing, spreadsheet and presentation […]
Excel has an in-built feature to remove duplicates from a list but what if you want to delete both items if they are duplicated or more than two? Remove Duplicates Remove Duplicates is tucked away on the Data tab, Data Tools | Remove Duplicates. It will ensure that an Excel list/table has only unique values […]
The latest early release of Office for Windows/Mac gives you ‘choices’ for sharing diagnostic information about Office. You can choose to send Microsoft a lot of information or just a little data but you can’t refuse completely. There are legitimate questions about what information is being sent to Microsoft and how it’s being used. That […]
Will Dormann in exposing the half-measure Outlook patch also shows that more complex passwords with mixed-case letters plus digits and symbols is better than a simple long password. The highest length of time to crack an 8 character password from NTLMv2 hash with a mere single mid-range GPU. Longer passwords are better but you don’t need […]
The April 2018 (aka Spring Creators) update to Windows 10 is coming this week. Windows 10 April 2018 update for Microsoft Office users edition is ready now. Past purchasers of Windows 10 for Microsoft Office users get a free update to the new edition. Be ready for the major changes to Windows before it happens … Be Prepared According […]
The city council of Barcelona, Spain has decided to ditch Microsoft Office and eventually Windows in favor of open source alternatives. As a local commissioner put it “the presence of the IT giant Bill Gates in municipal computers will be progressively reduced by the end of this municipal term of office”. As a first stage, […]
Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows 10 that works with ARM chips instead of the usual Intel processors. That’s a major change which affects Office users lured by the promises of ‘Always Connected’ devices. Which MS Office should you choose with these new machines, if any? Always Connected ARM processors use less power […]
Making your first PivotTable can be scary so here’s a quick ‘How to’ to get you started and past the scary bit. It’s a PivotTable starter article for anyone who hasn’t dived into PivotTables already and before we start with the tricks and tips for this important part of Excel. Start with a list like […]
Here’s how to send one or all emails from Outlook for Windows/Mac with a Read Receipt. On the Outlook for Windows ribbon | Options tab there’s a ‘Request a Read Receipt’ option. Outlook for Mac Read Receipt Outlook for Mac it’s also on the Options tab Read and Delivery receipts are very new in Outlook […]
Microsoft has announced a new version of Office for release in the second half of next year. Here’s what we know and what we don’t about the ‘year away’ Microsoft Office. One-time or perpetual licence only This Office bundle is for one-time or perpetual licence buyers of Office only. People and organizations using the Office […]
