Micron or mu in Word
How to type the micron/micrometer symbol in Word. Stuart H has an AutoCorrect suggestion: ” I need to use the Read More
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Try the old Alt + X trick for Word and Outlook
Quickly insert symbols, characters and emoji in Microsoft Word and Outlook without taking your fingers off the keyboard. Inserting Symbols Read More
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
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
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 and searchable list of the measurements and multiplier prefixes available for Excel’s CONVERT function. This is a table 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
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
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
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
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
Making QR Codes for Word and Office
QR Codes are those funny little boxes you see on ads and signs … Scan that code with your smartphone 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
Is AutoCorrect making you boring or stupid?
The BBC has an interesting piece on the effect of AutoCorrect and word suggestions for quicker typing. I dunno about Read More
Quick Excel list sorting and filters
In our recent article about simple Excel PivotTables we made a passing reference to the Data | Filter command for Read More
