AutoCorrect is great for larger blocks of text & acronyms in Word
How to use AutoCorrect for more than a word or single character. It can speed up typing of large blocks Read More
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Fix the kerning settings in Microsoft Office
Here’s how to use the font kerning settings in Microsoft Office, Word and PowerPoint and fix a default setting. See Read More
Text and formatting tricks for Excel
Entering blocks of text in Excel is quite easy. What’s not obvious are all the options to make the text Read More
Using Benford's Law magic with Excel
Benford’s Law is an amazing tool that is simple to use in Excel. Benford’s Law is one of those mathematical Read More
Excel's CONVERT function for metric and more
How to convert metric to imperial and other measure conversions in Excel. Converting measurements from one system to another can Read More
Type Interrobang in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
What is an interrobang ‽ and how to use it in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint Interrobang ‽ is Read More
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
Quickly add any special characters in Office
One of the eternal questions to Office Watch is about adding characters to an Office document. Symbols and characters not Read More
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
Auto updating your Excel Charts
How to make an Excel chart that changes as you add more cells or rows is really simple these days. 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
Tricks to formatting Word's Footnotes and Endnotes
Change the look of Microsoft Word footnotes and endnotes. You can change the look of footnotes and endnotes using their Read More
Introducing the Notes Pane for Footnotes and Endnotes
The Notes Pane is the key to some useful Footnote and Endnote options Now that Print Layout is the main Read More
Hide any footnotes and endnotes in a Word doc
Hiding Footnotes or Endnotes in a Word document is possible but needs a little trickery. Maybe you want a ‘clean’ 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
Find pane search secrets in Word
Search for text and more within a document using the Find side-pane feature in Word. There are secrets making it 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
Windows Movie Maker is still available
Windows Movie Maker is a simple and free video editor from Microsoft. Officially it’s no longer available but it’s still Read More
Great OPEN signs in Word for any business
Businesses are reopening, which is great. Here’s some suggestions for big signs to let customers know you’re open, with some Read More
