Microsoft 365 – the subscription / annual fee plan for Microsoft Office on Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android.
Includes Word 365, Excel 365, PowerPoint 365, Outlook 365 and many other ‘365’ programs, apps and services.
Check your Microsoft account recovery options … now before it’s too late
It’s not enough to setup two-factor security for your Microsoft account. Make sure your recovery settings are checked and up Read More
Investigating the Word language bug
Here’s how Office Watch reader, Erik and we drilled down into Windows and Word to narrow down the source of Read More
Inside the Language choice bug in Word
Sometimes Word will switch to another language despite all the settings saying otherwise. With the help of an Office Watch Read More
How to correctly spell Brontë in Microsoft Word with the diaresis
An 85-year-old blunder has just been fixed at Westminster Abbey to change the spelling to Brontë with the important diaresis. Read More
Audio tricks and traps in PowerPoint
There are plenty of audio and music options available in PowerPoint if you want to give your audience a break Read More
Add genuine BBC Sound Effects to PowerPoint
The BBC has a great collection of over 16,000 sound effects that you can add to your PowerPoint presentations. Use Read More
Limited-time offer: Free Python in Excel classes
While it lasts, check out some free classes about Python in Excel for better data analysis, DataFrames, charts & visualizations Read More
Python in Excel is now available to ‘all’
Excel 365 now has Python features included for all business and enterprise customers with a Microsoft 365 software licence Python Read More
Make a great Word document banner – free
Add something special to the start of your Word document with a banner image with text. We’ll explain how to Read More
Excel gets Python – who, when and why
Excel 365 now has access to the Python language and packages. We’ll explain what that means, who gets it and Read More
Why AI is not as great as the hype
All you need is a ‘strawberry’ to see both ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot gets simple things wrong. Or ask which Read More
Strange spam that Microsoft isn’t stopping
No spam/junk email filter is perfect but it’s hard to understand how some recent messages have been missed by Microsoft’s Read More
Copilot Wave 2 – watch out for the fine-print
A new collection of Copilot features have been released under the banner “Wave 2” with inclusions for Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Read More
All about the basics of Styles in Word
Here’s the basics of Styles in Word for paragraph, character or both (Linked) plus Tables and Lists. I know talking Read More
Excel – why do the columns have numbers not letters?
What to do if Excel’s columns have numbers across the top instead of letters. There’s a simple setting to switch Read More
Building In-Cell Bar Charts in Excel
In-cell charts in Excel provide a powerful method to visualize data trends and patterns. They allow you to quickly derive Read More
