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.
Great Aussie airline backgrounds for virtual meetings
Qantas, the Australian airline, as released some nice background images for virtual meetings, calls and beyond. Though some of the picture choices are strange. There are photos in the cabin, outside and cockpit (especially nice because public access is barred these days). The preview doesn’t do the images full justice, but give an idea of […]
An easy way to get an anonymous face, cat, horse or artwork
Here’s a way to get a face or other image for a PowerPoint slide or Word document but not intrude on anyone’s privacy. Check out ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com The website employs artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to produce photos of people who do not exist. An astonishingly realistic, but entirely fake image […]
Sampi Ϡ symbol in Word and Office
Type the Sampi Ϡ letter into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Sampi Ϡ symbol is occasionally used in Greek today. Its modern form, which resembles a slanting right cross-stroke with a longish curve, evolved during its use as a numeric symbol in Byzantine minuscule handwriting. Informally, its often replaced by lowercase or uppercase π. How Sampi Ϡ looks in different […]
Ignore scare stories about Office and Internet Explorer
Some scary headlines warn that ‘millions’ will be blocked from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook later this month. Sounds scary but most people will NOT be affected and no-one will suddenly lose their Microsoft Office . What’s happening on 17 August 2021? Office web based apps will no longer be supported on Internet Explorer 11 […]
OneNote for Windows changes now clarified, sort of
Microsoft has announced more changes to OneNote for Windows. Despite what you might have heard, it’s really a clarification of past promises rather than anything new. OneNote for Windows has been messed about for years with two separate programs operating side-by-side and Microsoft unable to decide which one to prefer. Customers are left confused by […]
Introducing the Navigation Pane in Excel
Finding your way around an Excel workbook is about to get a lot easier with the arrival of Navigation Pane in Excel 365 for Windows. Navigation Pane shows each tab, table and other elements in a nested listing for each worksheet. The Navigation Pane is primarily intended as an accessibility tool but it’s sure to […]
The hidden reason why Internet Explorer is still necessary
Microsoft is pushing the Internet Explorer browser over a cliff but there’s a good but hidden reason why IE is worth keeping or get Edge’s IE Mode working. Both Edge and Google Chrome have an annoying feature that adds HTML formatting to the web page downloaded. That’s a problem if you’re copying a web page […]
What does Microsoft’s Word Dark Mode tweet mean?
An enigmatic Microsoft tweet about Word Dark Mode set off plenty of talk about changes to the look of Office 365 ,,, but does a single Twitter message mean anything? The response tweets did reveal some interesting tips about Dark Mode. Here’s the tweet that started it all … Nothing too exciting there, it’s the […]
How to use HEIF/HEIC/HIF Apple images in Microsoft Office
Microsoft has added support for Apple’s iPhone and iPad image formats .HEIC .HEIC and .HIF but there’s a small extra price to pay. After an unsubtle reminder from us, Microsoft has clarified the two extensions needed and the extra to be paid. iPhones and iPads now use a new image format .HEIC or ‘High Efficiency […]
Type Theta Upper Case Θ Small Upper Case θ or Lower Case ϑ Symbols
Theta upper case Θ, Theta small upper case θ and Theta lower case ϑ symbols in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Theta (uppercase Θ or θ / lowercase ϑ) is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet. The lowercase symbol represents many things, such as an unknown variable in trigonometry, or a plane angle in geometry. […]
Important details to know about Windows 365
Microsoft has now revealed all the details of their Windows 365 cloud based PC service. Here’s what it will cost, some pricing traps and some hidden ‘features’ to consider. Windows 365 is a ‘PC in the cloud’ service that lets you run a Windows 10/11 machine from any Internet connected device. It means you can […]
Voice commands are now available for Outlook emails
Outlook 365 desktop (Windows/Mac) is getting more Dictation controls for email creation and sending. It’s already possible to dictate (speech to text) an email, after all, the Outlook email editor is Word in disguise and Word 365 has dictation features. Now Outlook Dictation can add receivers (TO, CC or BCC), include @mentions, change the subject […]
New mystery message in Office apps on Chromebooks
Chromebook users are getting unexplained messages when they use some Office apps, leading to rumors about Microsoft Office support of Chromebooks. Microsoft isn’t helping by their silence but the signs are not good for paying Office customers with Chromebooks. It all started when Chromebook users reported getting pop-up messages and it was reported by WindowsUnited.de […]
How to type Koppa upper case Ϟ, or lower case ϟ symbols in Word or Office
Type the Koppa upper case Ϟ and Koppa lower case ϟ symbols in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Koppa (uppercase Ϟ / lowercase ϟ) is a letter used in the earlier forms of the Greek alphabet, it was originally used to denote the ‘k’ sound but […]
How to type the Alt Key ⎇ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
How to insert the Alt key ⎇ symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Alt key ⎇ symbol is a modifier key, used in a similar fashion to the Shift key. On a Mac, the same key is called Option. Most keyboards will have one […]
Thinking Face 🤔 emoji in Word and Office
Insert the Thinking Face 🤔 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Thinking Face 🤔 emoji has several other names; Thinker, Throwing Shade, Chin Thumb, puzzled and skeptic. How Thinking Face 🤔 looks in different fonts. Here’s some examples of how Thinking Face 🤔 looks in common Office fonts. Thinking Face 🤔 codes These are the important code numbers […]
