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.
How to Create a Striped Border in Microsoft Word for Emergency or Warning Signs
Need an attention-grabbing border for safety notices or urgent messages? Creating a striped border in Microsoft Word isn’t as simple as it seems—but with the right technique, you can design professional-looking emergency or warning signs in minutes. This step-by-step guide from Office Watch shows how to use Word’s background picture feature and text boxes to […]
Create Better Striped Borders in Microsoft Word with This Simple Trick
Want to make your Microsoft Word pages or signs stand out? Skip the frustrating page background tool and try this smarter way to add diagonally striped borders. Get full control over stripe position, color, and layout — perfect for eye-catching warning signs, notices, or creative designs that look sharp on every version of Word. A […]
Microsoft 365 Premium: New Plan, Lower Prices, and Built-In Copilot AI
What does the new Microsoft 365 Premium plan mean for all subscribers? It’s all good news with no major changes or price rises to worry about. Microsoft 365 Premium: Copilot AI, new Features & Pricing is the the second major change in Microsoft 365 consumer plans in less than a year. The changes come with […]
Microsoft 365 Copilot Expands for Personal & Family Plans — But Limits Remain
Microsoft is extending more Copilot features to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers, offering expanded AI tools across Word, Excel, Outlook, and more. While users now gain access to enhanced drafting, summarizing, image generation, and voice features, the long-standing cap of 60 AI credits per month still applies. Compared to the unlimited use in the […]
How to Upgrade to Microsoft 365 Premium: Step-by-Step Guide
Thinking about switching to Microsoft 365 Premium? Whether you’re moving from a Personal or Family subscription, upgrading unlocks expanded AI-powered Copilot features and enhanced productivity tools. This guide walks you through the upgrade process, highlights what to expect, and answers common questions about credits, shared accounts, and potential billing issues—helping you decide if Premium is […]
Beware fake Microsoft 365 Premium for Consumer
Confused by ads promoting “Microsoft 365 Premium for Consumer”? You’re not alone. Until late 2025, no such plan even existed—making many online offers misleading at best and outright scams at worst. With Microsoft now officially releasing Microsoft 365 Premium, it’s crucial to understand how to spot the real subscription and avoid being tricked into buying […]
College and Uni students get Microsoft 365 for half price
Microsoft is making it easier for college and university students to afford essential productivity tools. Eligible students around the world can now get Microsoft 365 Personal starting with a year free before continuing at for 50% off. The plan includes full access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, 1TB of OneDrive storage, and limited Copilot AI […]
Microsoft 365 Premium: Copilot AI, new Features & Pricing Explained
Microsoft 365 Premium is the newest consumer plan that bundles the popular Family subscription with Copilot Pro at a much lower cost. For $199 a year, subscribers get six accounts with full Microsoft Office apps, 1TB OneDrive storage each, and premium Copilot AI tools for the plan owner—including research, data analysis, and workflow automation. Our […]
Austria’s Military boosts security by dropping Microsoft Office for LibreOffice
Austria’s Armed Forces have officially completed their migration from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice across 16,000 workstations, marking one of the largest government moves to open-source software in Europe. While cost savings were a factor, the driving force behind the switch was ensuring data security, independence from external cloud providers, and long-term control of IT infrastructure. […]
Microsoft 365 Adds ‘Vibe Working’ Copilot Agent for Word, Excel & Office
Microsoft is rolling out a new wave of AI-powered tools in Microsoft 365. Copilot Agent for Word, Excel, and Office promise to generate full documents, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations from natural language prompts, then refine them through AI chat. Microsoft aims to make content creation faster and more consistent across its apps, though concerns remain […]
What Excel Agent Mode Can (and Can’t) Do: Real-World Test Results
Microsoft is promoting Excel Agent as a powerful new AI feature designed to build entire worksheets from a single prompt—but how well does it actually work? Office Watch put Excel Agent to the test and found a mix of promise and pitfalls. From creating a mortgage comparison sheet to handling complex formulas, Excel Agent shows […]
Agent vs Agents vs Actions: Understanding Microsoft Copilot’s Confusing AI names
Microsoft has made Copilot more powerful—but also more confusing. With Agents, Agent, and Actions all referring to very different AI tools, even experienced Office users are left wondering what does what. Agents (plural) for Copilot in business and enterprises can take actions automatically such as tasks setup a new employee. Now, they’ve introduced three different Agent […]
Microsoft 365 Companion Apps: People, Calendar & File Search Explained
Microsoft is rolling out three new “Companion apps” for Microsoft 365 users on Windows 11, People, Calendar, and File Search. Designed as lightweight taskbar tools, these apps bring quick access to contacts, schedules, and cloud-stored files without switching between Outlook, Teams, or SharePoint. There are three new Microsoft 365 apps which will soon be pushed […]
How to Join Microsoft Frontier: Early Access to AI in Microsoft 365
Microsoft has quietly opened up its Frontier program—a public preview for Copilot and AI features—to Microsoft 365 Family and Personal subscribers. While Enterprise users have had access for a while, everyday users are now being invited to test AI-driven tools across Word, Excel, and the web apps. The process to sign up isn’t entirely clear […]
Beware “Evil Kerning”: How Hackers Trick You with Fake Email Addresses
Cybercriminals are exploiting a subtle typography trick called evil kerning to disguise fake domains as trusted ones like Microsoft.com or Gmail.com. By tightening letter spacing, “rn” can appear as “m,” making scam addresses like rnicrosoft.com or grnail.com nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. Here’s how the scam works, why it’s so dangerous, and what you […]
Your Outlook.com Emails Could Kill Your OneDrive Storage—Here’s Why
Microsoft has quietly changed how storage is handled in Outlook.com: email attachments now count against your OneDrive quota. For users on free Outlook.com accounts with only 5GB of OneDrive space, this shift can quickly consume cloud storage and even disrupt email if quotas are exceeded. Here’s what this means for your mailbox, storage limits, and […]
