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.
Excel’s COPILOT() Function Gets Facts Wrong: Our Tests Prove You Cannot Trust It
Excel’s new COPILOT() function lets you pull AI generated data directly into spreadsheet cells, but our hands on testing reveals a serious problem: the facts it returns are frequently wrong. Copilot() delivered errors that ranged from subtle omissions to outright fabrications. Before you rely on COPILOT() for anything beyond brainstorming, here is what you need […]
Microsoft Is Quietly Removing a Popular Microsoft 365 Update Channel
Microsoft is removing the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel as an installation option for unmanaged devices in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Organizations that rely on this channel to slow down Office feature updates now need to decide whether to stay put, do nothing, or move to a managed tool like Intune or Cloud Update before the […]
Stop Microsoft Word’s Grammar Checker From Driving You Crazy
Microsoft Word’s blue underlines are supposed to help you write better, but they can feel more like a fight. When Word flags perfectly correct sentences or pushes grammar rules you disagree with, you are not stuck with Word’s defaults. Whether you want to silence one specific check, fine-tune dozens of grammar settings, or turn the […]
How to make the Microsoft Office Ribbon Work the Way You Do
Microsoft designs the Office ribbon for first-time users and its own marketing goals, not for the way you actually work. The good news is that you’re not stuck with it. In Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook you can rearrange the ribbon in just a few clicks, moving the tools you use most to where they […]
Outlook Focused Inbox Explained: How to Train It, Control It, or Turn It Off
Outlook’s Focused Inbox splits your email into two tabs, Focused and Other, at first using Microsoft’s machine learning but then you train it so the feature gets better. This guide shows you how Focused Inbox works, how to teach it which emails belong where, and how to switch it off entirely if it is not […]
Get the most from Pie and Pizza Icons/SVG in Microsoft Office
The Pie, Pizza and Pie Chart icons in Microsoft Office are boring and dull. Learn how to make pie and pizza SVG icons look (and taste?) better in Microsoft Office. Convert Office icons to shapes, recolor slices, hide parts, and add effects in Word, Excel and PowerPoint Just part of our tongue-in-cheek Pi 𝜋 Day […]
Pi 𝜋 choices in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
There are twelve different choices for the Pi symbol 𝜋 to type to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. We’ll show you all twelve including the most common 𝜋. Pi is the famous math constant. 𝜋r2 calculates the area of a circle from its radius (r) or in […]
Circle & Sphere Excel Formulas Using PI(): Easy Calculations for Area, Circumference and Volume
Need to calculate circle or sphere measurements in Microsoft Excel? With Excel’s built-in PI() function, you can quickly work out values like circumference, area, arc length, surface area, and volume using simple formulas. Instead of typing the long value of π, Excel provides the PI() function accurate to 14 decimal places, making it easy to […]
Welcome Office.EU, a Microsoft 365 alternative focused on data sovereignty
Europe now has a new contender in the productivity software space. Office EU is a cloud-based workspace designed as a European alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, built around open-source technologies and hosted entirely in EU data centers. The project aims to reduce reliance on outside tech providers while prioritizing privacy, transparency and digital […]
Three new Office Security Patches You Should Not Ignore
Microsoft has quietly patched three vulnerabilities in Office that deserve more attention than they usually get. Two of them can be triggered just by looking at a file. The third turns Excel and Copilot into a potential data leak. Today’s “Patch Tuesday” has fixes for another 79 more security bugs in Windows, Office and other […]
Microsoft Delays forced New Outlook to March 2027
Microsoft has given enterprise customers another 12 months before it starts forcing them into new Outlook for Windows. The opt-out phase was supposed to start next month has been quietly pushed a year to March 2027. It’s a welcome move though Microsoft’s reasons for the change don’t make sense. Microsoft double-talk – the official reason […]
Microsoft 365 E7: a $99 “Frontier Suite”, the Future or an Expensive Bundle?
Microsoft has announced its most expensive Microsoft 365 plan ever. Called Microsoft 365 E7, it goes on sale May 1, 2026, at $99 per user per month. That’s $1.188 a year plus tax or a 65% price jump over E5, and it marks the first new enterprise licensing tier Microsoft has introduced since E5 launched […]
Using a Jailbroken or Rooted Phone? Microsoft Authenticator Will Soon Block You
Microsoft is tightening security for work and school accounts in Microsoft Authenticator, introducing automatic detection of jailbroken iPhones and rooted Android devices. From now, the app will warn users, then block sign-ins, and eventually remove stored work or school credentials from compromised devices. The phased rollout aims to protect Microsoft accounts from potential data theft […]
How to show the Developer Tab in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
The Developer tab in Microsoft Office unlocks powerful tools like macros, form controls, and advanced customization features. Even if you’re not a programmer, many useful option, such as checkboxes, drop-down lists, and macro controls are hidden there. If the Developer tab is missing from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook, you can easily enable it in […]
Office.eu: Europe’s New Privacy-First Alternative to Microsoft 365
Europe now has its own serious contender to Microsoft 365. Office.eu is designed to keep business data inside the EU and under European law. Built on open-source technology, the service combines document editing, cloud storage, email, chat, and video meetings in a single browser-based workspace, offering organizations a privacy-focused alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google […]
Excel’s Two New IMPORT Functions Make Pulling External Data Easier
Microsoft Excel has introduced two powerful new functions that make importing external data into spreadsheets faster and simpler. IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions let you pull data directly from text or CSV files into Excel with a single formula, creating refreshable dynamic arrays can be updated when the source changes. These functions give Excel users a […]
