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.
Five fast Clear options in Excel
Excel has some nice choices for clearing out cells quickly. You can remove the contents, the formatting only or both contents and formatting plus choices for deleting just notes, comments and cleaning up links. As you can see the drop-down menu Home | Editing | Clear offers options such as: Clear All, Clear Formats, Clear […]
PowerPoint – switch away from Aptos fonts
Here’s how to switch away from the new Aptos fonts in Microsoft PowerPoint and back to the old Calibri fonts or something else. Microsoft has forced a change to Aptos as the new default font in PowerPoint but that change doesn’t suit everyone. In particular, Aptos doesn’t make much (or any) visible difference for bold text. Both the paragraphs […]
Copilot in Office mobile apps for some
Copilot AI services for Word and PowerPoint are now in the Microsoft 365 mobile app for business or education users with the Copilot add-on. The integration is in the Word and PowerPoint parts of the ‘all in one’ Microsoft 365 mobile app, look for the Copilot logo in the bottom row of the app. All […]
Remove that big AutoSave from the Office toolbar
Get rid of the over large ‘AutoSave’ slider on the Word, Excel or PowerPoint status bar. The Autosave button (strictly a label plus slider) takes up a lot of room on the top row of modern Office apps. That space is quite crowded and you need it to fit as many ‘Quick Access Toolbar’ (QAT). […]
Print selection, sheets or tables in Excel
Excel has some useful options for printing less than an entire workbook. Printing a selection, active sheets or just a table. As Office-Watch.com has discovered before, there’s a lot more available in Office than a quick look suggests. See Print options are at File | Print then choose the menu that starts with Print Active […]
Use the world’s ugliest color in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Make an unpleasant point with the world’s ugliest color. A ‘drab dark green’ can be used in any Word document, Excel sheet or PowerPoint slide. And we’ll explain the recommended complement color and font. It’s not our opinion, but the market researched result of an effort to find the most unappealing color. A three-month study […]
What Microsoft Word does with “Drunkonyms”
The British have 546 ‘drunkonyms’ or words for drunkenness according to a new academic study. We could not resist seeing how the Microsoft Word handles them (after we’ve had a quick drink to get us going 😀) We compiled a list of 55 drunkonyms and ran them past the Word 365 spell checker using UK, […]
Copilot gets image background editing
Copilot now has some in-built editing of the background of an AI made image, some borrowed from similar features in Designer. Request an image from Copilot e.g. “Make an image of a koala in the desert”, select one of the thumbnail pictures to see the full size version. Click on the image to select an […]
How to check if your emails are sent with DKIM
Here’s a way to ensure your outgoing emails include DKIM and SPF details all setup correctly. DKIM email verification is becoming more important for deliverability of emails. This is mostly for anyone using Microsoft 365 email hosting, especially individual or small business users who have change their email verification setup. Once you’ve enabled DKIM for […]
What do fonts say to each other?
Ever wondered what fonts say to each other. How newcomer Aptos treats Calibri? How Dingbats dance and what Comic Sans wears? Elle Cordova answers these and other important typographical questions in two Instagram videos. Fonts Hanging Out part 1 https://www.instagram.com/p/C2cZBIAr24m/ Fonts Hanging Out part 2 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2sxcszyLnN/ Enjoy … Excel – switch away from Aptos fontsMicrosoft […]
Critical new flaw in Microsoft Outlook allows (too) easy access
All Outlook for Windows have a critical bug which makes it too easy for any hacker to gain access to a computer. It just needs a simple link clicked from an email to bypass Office Protected View protections, even from the Preview pane. So all Outlook’s should be updated asap. Microsoft rates the security bug […]
A good part of Designer has been Erased!
A good part of Designer has been deleted with no notice or explanation. Erase is missing with only a ‘dumb’ alternative. The feature is Erase it let you select and remove parts of an image and automatically fill the area with surrounding content. The entire ‘Erase’ option has disappeared for no reason that Microsoft cares […]
A vital setting that Microsoft 365 admins should check now
All Microsoft 365 administrators should make sure this setting is completely ON to ensure emails are delivered and not marked as spam. It’s a setting many administrators might assume is already on but it’s not. Some email hosts have started stronger enforcement of two email verification systems called SPF and DKIM. While the changed rules […]
A Loop feature that should be in all Office apps
Microsoft Loop has a new feature that should be added to Word and PowerPoint, see what text has been written by Copilot AI instead of a human. Loop is adding a tag (‘floatie’) which shows who wrote some text and includes ‘Copilot’ as one of those authors. That’s a very useful piece of information especially […]
Last minute Heart icons for Valentine’s Day
Need a heart symbol or image for your Valentine’s Day message, email, slide or card? Microsoft Office Icons have many choices available including Icons. Many of the stock or supplied resources in Office have passionate ‘heart’ symbols. As you’ll see, there are some anatomically correct icons among the romantic ones, just ignore them <g>. Icons […]
Using AI tools for a personal touch to Valentine’s Day
The latest AI tools can help add a personal touch to Valentine’s Day images, graphics and text like a love poem. Add some details about your loved one (name, hobbies etc.) and AI can do its magic. Free AI tools like Copilot, Microsoft Designer, Dall-E or ChatGPT can make something that’s individual and unique. In […]
