Reader's suggestion for typing a tick in Office
A quick way to type a ü tick or check mark character in Word. Another great Autocorrect suggestion from Morris Read More
Office 2000
Excel - a history of rows and columns
How many rows and columns does Excel have? All the talk about 64-bit versions of Office has raised the issue Read More
WTF? Word's Alphabetical order is different from a dictionary!
Which version of alphabetical order does Microsoft Word use? I thought that alphabetical order was, well, alphabetical order. That’s what Read More
Footnotes and Endnotes in Word
Getting started with Word’s footnotes and endnotes. Footnotes is one of those Word features that’s been around for a long Read More
One person Comments in Word
Adding comments to documents isn’t just for groups, use them yourself for your own reminders and side-comments on a document. Read More
Avoiding Comic Sans with these alternatives
Free alternatives to the overused Comic Sans font. The Wall Street Journal has a history of Comic Sans, the font Read More
Looking back on Love – the Love Bug in Windows
Just like the Melissa virus, looking back to the Love Bug virus of May 2000 shows how much has changed Read More
Changing Word zoom to custom fixed settings
How to change Word zoom to your preferred Zoom settings. Ray R writes … “I have been having some vision Read More
Search My Files is the better way to find files, PDF and Office documents
Nirsoft’s SearchMyFiles has received a major boost. It can now search inside Office documents and PDF’s. SearchMyFiles is the Windows Read More
15 ways to save or export Outlook emails or items
There are many ways to save an Outlook email or other items to a separate file. Which one you choose Read More
Making lines in Word and stopping them!
Word has a set of AutoFormat shortcuts that make horizontal lines, here’s how they work, how to change them, color Read More
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
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
