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
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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
Change case using Word's Replace feature
Changing the case upper/lower for text through all of a Word document is easy because the default settings don’t need Read More
Converting SVG into JPG, PNG or other raster image format
Converting SVG icons into JPG is essential for older Word and Office versions that don’t have native icon/SVG support. SVG’s Read More
Word's Melissa virus is 20 years old - what's changed?
One of the first major Word viruses, the Melissa virus, is 20 years old. It’s amazing to see how much Read More
Laundry label text font in Microsoft Office
Which font to use if emulating a true laundry care or clothing text label in Word, PowerPoint or other Office Read More
When Outlook goes completely off the rails
What can you do when Outlook won’t connect to a new mailbox no matter what you try? Long time Office Read More
Automatic worksheet/tabs list in Excel
An automatically updated list of all worksheets or tabs in Excel but there are ‘gotchas’ which aren’t often mentioned. We’ve Read More
Word's Save to Web Page options
Word for Windows has three options for saving a document to a web page, Web Page, Single Web Page or Read More
Yen ¥ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Yen ¥ currency symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office Read More
Degree symbol ° in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Type or enter the ° Degree symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Windows programs generally. Degree ° is a Read More
Google Translate with Office documents
If the Translation options in Microsoft Office don’t do it for you, try the Google Translate full document translation option Read More
Make Word line spacing LESS than single
There’s a simple Microsoft Word trick that lets you shrink the vertical space between lines. Reducing below single line spacing. To Read More
Pantone Color of 2019 - available now in Microsoft Office
Pantone has announced its Color of the Year for 2019 but before you run off to grab color swatches, here’s Read More
