Thinking Face š¤ emoji in Word and Office
Insert the Thinking Face š¤ emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Thinking Face š¤ emoji has several other names; Thinker, Throwing Shade, Chin Thumb, puzzled and skeptic. How Thinking Face š¤ looks in different fonts. Hereās some examples of how Thinking Face š¤ looks in common Office fonts. Thinking Face š¤ codes These are the important code numbers […]
Make your own live Olympics medal tally in Excel
Our readers and supporters can now download a free Excel workbook which imports the latest Tokyo Olympics medal tally into Excel. All you need is a recent Excel for Windows with Get & Transform – Excel 365, Excel 2019 or Excel 2016 for Windows. (Alas, not Excel for Mac). There’s a simple table of the […]
Discover Office Scripts, the new way to automate Office
Thereās a new way to program or automate actions in Microsoft Office called Office Scripts.Ā Weāll explain what it is, how itās different from Javascript or VBA and who can get it. Office Scripts is available for some commercial users in Excel but itāll spread to other Office apps and possibly/hopefully non-Business users.Ā Even if […]
Om or Devanagari Om ą„ symbols in Word and Office
TypeĀ theĀ OmĀ or DevanagariĀ OmĀ ą„Ā symbol inĀ Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook.Ā Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac.Ā The OmĀ symbol is a divine sign that denotes the essence of absolute truth, Atman or consciousness. In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The syllable is chanted either separately or before a spiritual recitation. The Om symbol is independent […]
Excelās better Average(), try TrimMean() instead
TrimMean() function is a slightly different and useful measure than the regular Excel Average(). Ā Itās still an average/mean but without the high and low, extreme or outlier values in the list. Average() (and its partners AverageA() and AverageIFS() use all the values in the array or list provided. TrimMean() excludes the highest and lowest extreme […]
Why is the new Office 365 look so bland?
Office 365 for Windows is getting a āvisual refreshā a changed look to the ribbon and overall appearance of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (the other Office apps will change later). This new look is currently in beta testing and may change a little before public release.Ā Itās only fair to start by saying we […]
Weary / Distraught face š© emoji in Word and Office
Type the Weary / Distraught face š©Ā into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook.Ā Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Weary / Distraught face š© emoji is also called Wailing, Frustrated or Sadness. How Weary / Distraught face š© looks in different fonts. Hereās some examples of how Weary / Distraught face […]
Office shortcut of the Week – 2005 compendium
The Office Watch “Shortcut of the Week” tips for Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint from 2005 in the one convenient place. Tip 1 – Outlook navigation The Outlook navigation shortcuts could be more intuitive but here they are: Switch to Mail CTRL+1 Switch to Calendar CTRL+2 Switch to Contacts CTRL+3 Switch to Tasks CTRL+4 Switch to […]
Office 2007-Office 365 – new look – same shortcuts
Office 2007 and later to Office 365 not only has keyboard shortcuts but in many ways they are better than previous versions of Microsoft Office. For the most part the shortcuts used in Office XP and Office 2003 still work in Office 2007 through 365 also – despite the very different look of the screen. […]
Office shortcut of the week – 2004 compendium
We place all of the “Shortcut of the Week” tips from 2004 in the one convenient place. Tip 1 – Undo The Undo function has become especially important over the years as Microsoft puts more ‘intelligence’ into their products. Sometimes it ‘corrects’ your spelling or re-formats something you were quite happy with, thank you very […]
Fire š„ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Fire š„ symbol or emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Fire š„ emoji has many names like Hot, Lit, Flame and Snapstreak How Fire š„ looks in different fonts. Hereās some examples of how Fire š„ looks in common Office fonts. Fire […]
50 first dates with Excel
Excel isn’t just for budgets and number crunching, you can use it for making lists and even organizing your love life! Lisa used Excel to find her True Love. She listed all her dates in Excel with details somewhat like this… Excel, combined with some personal rules. eventually led her to that special someone. Hear […]
The Tyranny and History of Spreadsheets over 700 years
Tim Harford has an interesting long read on spreadsheets from its origins in the late 14th Century Italy to modern Excel with diversions into smallpox, Enron, Covid and even teasing Bill Gates. The Tyranny of Spreadsheets is on the Financial Times web site.Ā Itās usually firewalled but the link should, hopefully, show the article. Harford […]
Beware, your location can affect Map Charts in Excel
Microsoft changes whatās displayed in Excel Map Charts depending on your location and Microsoftās policies in certain countries like China. Weāve had reports from people in China and Hong Kong that they canāt āseeā Taiwan on their Excel Map Charts. In most of the world, China and Taiwan show up as separate areas. Microsoft, like […]
More strangeness with Excel Map Charts
Yet more examples of strangeness and inconsistencies with Excel Map Charts with some unexpected workarounds. When Bing āaccidentlyā dropped images of the Tiananmen Square āTank Manā (not the first time such politically convenient ābugsā have creeped into Bing). It made us wonder how Excel Map Charts (a Bing cloud service) handles the diplomatically thorny issue […]
Excel meets esports in the Financial Modeling World Cup
Esports (online gaming) is getting serious. Tomorrow the Financial Modelling World Cup pits eight Excel experts against each other in an online tournament. Instead of fighting battles or virtual sports, this is a test of Excel skills.Ā Itās being called the ā888 BattleāĀ 8 Contestants from 8 Countries on 8th June. The contestants are from […]
