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.
Office apps for Chromebook to be stopped
The Office for Android apps won’t be supported on Chromebook devices from mid-September. That admission was finally dragged out of a reluctant Microsoft. That leaves Chromebook users with Office on the web and Outlook.com in the Chrome browser. See Two ways to use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook Microsoft reluctantly admitted their plans after these […]
Document collaboration with Office in a browser
Here’s how to collaborate on a ‘live’ file (Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint deck or OneNote notebook) saved on OneDrive or other cloud service. It’s part of our series on accept a sharing request and collaborating on a ‘live’ document saved online. Microsoft spends a lot of energy getting people to share documents, but little […]
How to accept an Office document share or collaboration
Microsoft spends a lot of time explaining how to share a file (Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint deck or OneNote notebook) but very little on how to accept a sharing request and collaborate on a ‘live’ document saved online. Live or real-time collaboration lets two or more people work on a document (Word, Excel, PowerPoint […]
Two ways to use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook
Chromebooks are low cost alternatives to regular laptops with great battery life. They can run Microsoft Office in different ways – two and a half by our count. There were two more, but Microsoft dropped support for them in September 2021. Quick Chromebook buying tips Web apps Chromebooks come with the Chrome browser, naturally. Word […]
Make your own wedding stationery in Word
Save-the-date cards, invitations, place cards and other wedding paperwork can be made in Word. Reduce stress and expenses, by creating your invites digitally through Word. Creating your own invites is a great approach, adding a personal and unique touch to proceedings. Usually, you’ll find Wedding Invites are in A5 size. Simply open your new document, go to the Layout Tab | Size | A5. […]
Track Changes only for you in Word
Word 365’s Track Changes is getting a more refined option to remember just changes you make to a document, no-one else. Normally, turning ‘Track Changes’ on, means anyone working on the document has their edits tracked. On the Review tab, Tracking and under ‘Track Changes’ there’s a new choice ‘Just mine’. That lets you follow […]
Massive Data Leakage from PowerApps, Microsoft blames customers
A security company has revealed a dangerous setting in Microsoft PowerApps. Microsoft has fallen back on one of their oldest tricks, blaming the customer. There’s a similar ‘way too open’ option in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Power Apps provide ways for organization to make simple apps to access online data without needing complex programming. This […]
Excel’s PowerQuery gets data type conversion options
Excel’s powerful data import feature is finally getting some control over the automatic conversion of incoming info into Excel data types. When Excel 365’s Get and Transform feature imports data, it looks at each field (column) and tries to work out what type of data it is. That’s for unstructured data (like text files) which […]
Look inside a real Microsoft 365 phishing attack
A detailed look at a common email phishing attack, what to look for and how to avoid it. The most common form of phishing (password stealing) attack fakes a Microsoft account login. Most people have a Microsoft account for their work, home or both so it’s a large slow-moving target for criminals. Here’s an email […]
Free and Clever US College Decision Helper with Excel
This clever template on Excel 365 will guide you through the process of choosing a college in the United States. It’s also a practical example of Excel’s Linked Data Types. Learn about the institutions you’re drawn to and compare them based on cost, financial aid, and student demographics. An Excel table lets you narrow down a long list and compare candidates. Keeping track […]
Scientists still don’t know how to use Excel
Importing genetic codes into Excel is still a problem despite widespread reports of the problem. And still Microsoft is blamed, despite the real solution is with the lazy scientists who need to learn how to use Excel. A new report in the journal Nature shows that Autocorrect errors in Excel still creating genomics headache with […]
The danger still lurking in Excel and how to stop it
Modern Excel has a danger zone that hackers increasingly use to get into your computer. It’s been there for well over twenty years but is being abused a lot more in 2021. Here’s how to disable it. The problem is in a very old method of Excel automation called Excel 4.0 or XLM macros. They’ve […]
Typing Tau Lower Case τ Symbol In Word And Office
Type the Tau – lower case τ letter into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Tau (lowercase τ) is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. The lowercase letter is used in Biology, Mathematics and Physics, such as proper time in relativity. In ancient times it was also used as a symbol to represent life […]
Zeta lower case ζ symbol in Word, PowerPoint and Office
Type Zeta – lower case ζ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Zeta – lower case ζ symbol is the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used for various mathematically and scientific reasons, such as representing the Riemann zeta function, the heat flux through a plane or relative vorticity in […]
How to Make Gamma upper case Γ, or Gamma lower case γ symbols in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Type Gamma upper case Γ and Gamma lower case γ symbols in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Gamma (uppercase Γ / lowercase γ) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. It represents the “g” sound in Modern and Ancient Greek. Gamma uppercase γ symbol is […]
Word Advanced Find – all the special codes
Word’s Advanced Find has many special codes to help locate or replace hidden or unusual things in a Word document. Here’s a complete and searchable list of all the ^ codes and what they are for Under Find | Advanced Find | More | Special there’s a list of special codes for finding hidden formatting […]
