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
Office XP
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
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
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
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
Office is 25 years old
Microsoft celebrates 25 years of the software suite. Microsoft quietly celebrated the 25th anniversary of their Office suite on 1 Read More
Word - Insert Symbol wish list
The Insert | Symbol feature in Office is overdue for an overhaul. Our venture into the new Unicode symbols and Read More
Character Map in Windows
A Windows feature that’s very useful for Microsoft Office users. Character Map has been in Windows for as long as Read More
Use the latest Unicode symbols in Office
How can you get the new Unicode symbols in Office documents? There’s plenty of new symbols included in the Unicode Read More
Office update status page
Microsoft makes a ‘one stop’ page for the latest Office update details. Figuring out what are the latest updates for Microsoft Read More
Fixing Normalization Errors in Access
Access Archon Column #229 – Fixing Normalization Errors Access versions: 2002-2013 Level: IntermediateIntroduction Sometimes when you take over an Access Read More
A faster way to copy pictures into Office documents
Another easy way to get images into Word and other Office documents. Last week we mentioned a faster way to Read More
