The trick to Find or Replace web links in Word
Find or change many web links in Word documents using the Replace command, here’s the trick. For example, you might Read More
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What happened with UK COVID tracking and Excel?
The UK has been embarrassed (again) with the news that around 16,000 COVID-19 test results were missing from the official Read More
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
Full CONVERT() measurement list for Excel
A full list of the measurements and multiplier prefixes available for Excel’s CONVERT function. This is a table of the Read More
Date formatted charts in Excel
The secret to a timeline chart in Excel is the data. Emily writes asking “How can I make an Excel Read More
More Word Find / Search tricks
Following on from our introductionFind pane search secrets in Word here’s some Word Find tricks that you might find useful. Read More
Four Word fixes for stretched out last line
To my horror, I encountered something strange while working on a Word document with “strung out” or ‘stretched’ text on Read More
Microsoft Word tests for the Oxford Comma
Word can warn you about the ‘Oxford’ or serial comma’ whether you prefer to use the extra comma or not. Read More
Degree Celsius ℃ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert the Degree Celsius / Centigrade ℃ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Read More
Gene names changed to stop confusing Excel
The names of genes are being changed just to stop Excel confusing them with dates during the import process. We’ll Read More
Excel’s General problem that messes up what you type
Why does Excel change what people type or import, sometimes in ways they don’t want? It’s the General cell format Read More
Reversed Question Mark / Irony ⸮ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
How to insert the Reversed Question Mark / Irony ⸮ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office 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
Excel eats Cake
The Excel team has joined the current ‘Cake’ meme with a new Cake() function in Excel. Hilarity ensues … Source: 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
Repeating or recurring Outlook Appointments
Outlook can record appointments in the Calendar but it can also record ‘recurring’ appointments for things that happen on a Read More
Nekofont - the cat font
Headline your next document with cats! Looking for something really different to headline your next document or presentation – why 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
X Æ A-12 in Microsoft Word and Office
Elon Musk and partner have named their child X Æ A-12 (no kidding) how do you type Æ in Microsoft Read More
