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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Difference between 'Pickup where you left off' and GoBack 'Shift + F5'.
Microsoft Word’s ‘Pickup where you left off’ or ‘Welcome back’ message is different from the Shift+F5 shortcut. All the recent Read More
Simple image overlays in Word
Adding some text, an arrow or graphic to an image should be an easy task in Word … and it Read More
Create Barcodes in Word
Once you start delving into Word, you find it can do all sorts of things that you wouldn’t expect. One 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
Add a link to a PDF or other file into a Word document
Inserting a link to a PDF (or any other file) into a Word document or email is easy to do. Read More
What is Font Embedding in Microsoft Word
Font Embedding is an important part of document portability. It’s available in Microsoft Word for Windows and has (finally) been Read More
2019 Calendars in Microsoft Word
Word has four 2019 calendars in the File | New templates supplied by Microsoft. Search for ‘2019 calendar’ in the Read More
Office Watch fundraising drive
If you do enjoy the stuff we do here at Office Watch we’d really appreciate it if you’d chuck a Read More
Text to Excel Date conversion by adding Zero with Paste Special
Another way to convert text to dates is by adding zero to the text. This is a trick which forces Read More
Fake email overlimit messages in Outlook
A new email trick to fool people into clicking a link from Outlook. It’s a ‘warning’ that your mailbox is Read More
Make a custom ribbon tab for Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook
Here’s how to make a custom ribbon tab in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook and how Microsoft has left customers Read More
Make a custom Quick Access Toolbar for special documents in Word
Not all Word documents need the same tools. Some special documents are easier to make with tools added to the Read More
The Myth about Two-Factor Authentication
aka The lie that’s stopped you from more secure online accounts. For some years we’ve been banging on about Two-Factor Read More
How Microsoft Teams fits together; organizations, teams, channels, apps and people
When you first go into Teams it’s a confusing jungle of terms and options. As usual, Microsoft assumes we’ve all Read More
Office 2011 for Mac won't work on Mac Mojave
Office 2011 for Mac is just one of many programs that won’t work at all on the upcoming MacOS release Read More
Royal Wedding Special
It seems every other business is using the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as an excuse to Read More
Office Watch, your privacy and GDPR
You’ve been getting a lot of special emails from companies about the data and emails they send you. That’s all Read More
Left and Right mouse buttons, what's the difference?
The right-click menu is a powerful part of modern computers. It lets you quickly access options in Windows, Mac and Read More
Longer passwords yes, but more complex password are better
Will Dormann in exposing the half-measure Outlook patch also shows that more complex passwords with mixed-case letters plus digits and symbols Read More
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