The Old Alt + X trick
Quickly insert symbols, characters and emoji in Microsoft Word without taking your fingers off the keyboard. Inserting Symbols into Word Read More
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Is Excel more useful than algebra?
One of the sillier online debates is an argument about the usefulness of algebra and other maths skills in a Read More
IF and Nested IF Statements in Excel
An IF statement might sound like a complicated thing that programmers do, but it’s actually fairly easy to do in Excel. An Read More
Pantone 2020 color of the year in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Pantone has announced its Color of the Year for 2020 here’s how to get it in Microsoft Office – Word, Read More
How a deleted Word document caught a serial killer
A Word document and a floppy disk caught a serial killer back in 2010. There are current lessons for anyone Read More
Complete guide to adding placeholder or filler Text in Word
Microsoft Word has several ways to quickly insert placeholder text into documents. Sometimes you want to add some random text Read More
What’s the earliest date possible in Outlook and workaround.
Our articles about saving past events with anniversary reminders begs the question; How far back can Outlook save an event. Read More
Apollo 11 events to download and add to a calendar
Here’s a practical example of how to share an appointment or event with reminders using the iCalendar .ics standard. Some Read More
Why Venice invented italics ... you can use that trick in Microsoft Word.
Back in the 16th Century, italic fonts were invented and that trick can still be used today in Microsoft Word. Read More
Buying old versions of Microsoft Office
How can you buy an older version of Microsoft Office to fit in with your other computers? Fran, a loyal Read More
When F9 and other Fn keys don’t work in Word or Excel
Office Watch reader Steve G is having a problem in Word. The F9 key is starting Cortana instead of updating Read More
Explore five (yes FIVE) different Exclamation Mark ! in Word
You might think the simple ! exclamation mark is obvious in Microsoft Word or Office but there’s more possible even Read More
Secret shortcut for fast sorting or reordering in Word
Don’t bother using cut / paste to manually sorting or adjusting a list. There’s a faster shortcut for moving a Read More
Other Word sorting problems, tricks and workarounds
Here’s some other problems with the Word Sort feature and tricks to work around them. Generally speaking, long or complex Read More
Limitations of Word Sort feature for name sorting
Word’s Sort feature is OK, up to a point but has its limitations.We humans insist on variations of the simple Read More
2019 Spelling Bee champs beat Microsoft Word …. again
Yet again, Microsoft Word is beaten by mere humans when we pit the software against words used in the 2019 Read More
Excel gets Bitcoin as a Currency option
Excel has a new currency option. Bitcoin BTC is now available as a Currency symbol or text from the main Read More
Send and Receive appointments via Outlook
How to easily make and receive appointments with other people using Outlook. This is a feature that’s been in Outlook Read More
Make a Table or list of Tables in a Word document
If you have included tables in a document, Word can generate a list of them all for you. Like a Read More
Ellipsis ... symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
How to insert the different Ellipsis … marks into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows Read More
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