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Lock up and stop editing of Excel worksheet or cells!
How to lock your Excel worksheet from editing – the whole thing or some cells. Allow some people to edit Read More
All about Office 2024 for Windows and Mac (so far)
Keep up to date with Microsoft Office 2024, the next version of Office. It’s features, price, support and requirements. The Read More
Office 2024 release date is in October
Microsoft has announced (indirectly) that Microsoft Office 2024 will be released in October 2024. Don’t buy Office 2021 now, better Read More
Microsoft Office support end dates checklist
Checklist when your version of Microsoft Office will stop getting security bug and software bug fixes, what Microsoft calls the Read More
Pay less for Microsoft 365 with the Workplace Discount Program
The Workplace Discount Program (formerly Home Use Program) offers 30% discounts on Microsoft 365 to employees of many organizations and Read More
Busting the myth of Word’s Language Defaults
An often-repeated myth says that Word’s spelling or proofing language default is locked into the Windows language setting. That’s simply Read More
Inside the new translation functions in Excel
Excel 365 has two new translation functions to identify language from text or translate text from one language to another. Read More
Microsoft 365 Insiders blog to end .. sort of
The Microsoft 365 Insiders blog is ending, sorta. kinda. Really, it’s just moving to another part of the Microsoft.com web Read More
Three ways to switch language in Word and one way to turn it off
Word can spell and grammar check in many languages, here are three ways to switch the language settings plus how Read More
Grouping values from an Excel list
There’s a simple but not so obvious way for Excel to take a list of values and show them grouped Read More
Koalas galore in Microsoft Office
We went hunting for koalas in Microsoft Office. Found more than 18 of the cuddly marsupials for Word, PowerPoint or Read More
Beware variable fonts with Office and PDFs
A PDF file made from Microsoft Office or Windows may not look right because of an ongoing PDF bug with Read More
Clipchamp gets background removal with some gotchas
Clipchamp, Microsoft’s video editor is now boasting background removal which is great for tricks like adding a watermark or ‘bug Read More
Don’t trust Excel’s Linked Data Types, always verify
Excel 365’s Linked Data Types are technically impressive. However, the reliability of the data is a problem Microsoft doesn’t talk Read More
BBC TV backgrounds for PowerPoint and online meetings
The BBC has released some high-quality images from their famous TV shows to be used as online meeting backgrounds or Read More
How to fix an imported appointment in Outlook
Some imported Outlook calendar items can’t be changed, here’s why and how to make the imported appointment editable. Understanding issues Read More
