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Six ways to put the date and time into Excel
There are many ways to enter the latest date or time into Excel, depending on exactly what you need. A fixed date/time at the moment you type into the cell or a date/time which Excel updates automatically. This works on Excel for Windows or Excel for Mac. There are combinations to enter either date, time […]
Create Barcodes in Microsoft Word
Once you start delving into Microsoft Word, you find it can do all sorts of things that you wouldn’t expect. One of these is that it can be used to create barcodes, and it’s surprisingly easy to do. Once you’ve made your barcodes, they can be scanned with any barcode scanner or an app on […]
Type Eta lower case η in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Eta – lower case η into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Eta – lower case η symbol is the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet. The symbol is used within various contexts. In Economics, it represents elasticity. To Oceanographers it’s the measurement of […]
It’s not you .. it’s another Microsoft cloud breakdown
In the last few hours there’s been another major breakdown in Microsoft’s cloud services affecting Microsoft 365 mail hosting, Outlook.com and Teams among others. Sadly, the problems continue after Microsoft said they were ‘recovered’. The problem started at about 7am UTC on Wednesday 25 Jan (overnight Tues into Wed in the US, early evening in […]
Australian flag and more into Word, Excel or PowerPoint docs
Find and add the Australian National flag, Aboriginal flag and other Aussie ensigns (Boxing Kangaroo or Eureka flags) into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. The same help can be used for any other national flag, just look for a different source. Get the Australian […]
Prescription Take Rx ℞ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Prescription Take Rx ℞ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Prescription Take Rx ℞ symbol is for a medical prescription. It is commonly seen on doctor’s prescription pads and in pharmacies. How Prescription Take Rx ℞ looks Here’s some examples of how Prescription […]
Yet more ways to insert the Stop circle and line symbol in Office
Aside from the stop/prohibited shape in Office, there are other options for entering the common sign symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Use Icons in Microsoft 365, Office 2021, Office 2019 or Emoji symbols from the Unicode list. See Make a ‘Stop’ circle / diagonal symbol in Word, Excel & PowerPoint for a better […]
All about Column Breaks in Microsoft Word
Manual column breaks let you control exactly where Microsoft Word wraps text to the next column, instead of letting Word do it automatically. Here’s how to insert a column break, find one and delete it. To put your text into columns, highlight the text and go to Layout | Page Setup | Columns and choose […]
Secret shortcut for fast sorting or reordering in Word
Don’t bother using cut / paste to manually sorting or adjusting a list. There’s a faster shortcut for moving a line or paragraph around a Word document which isn’t in the usual lists of Word keyboard shortcuts. Word has a simple shortcut to that move the current line or paragraph up or down without selecting […]
More than five Christian ✝ Cross choices in Word, Excel, PPT and emails
There are at least five different options inserting a Christian or Latin ✝ Cross symbol into Office documents like Word, Excel, PowerPoint or emails. There are some cross symbols available in the Windows / Office symbol fonts and there’s plenty of nice cross options available online in the flexible SVG format. Office itself is surprisingly secular […]
Delayed Sending in Outlook has problems and bugs
You can delay sending an email in Outlook. It’s a handy trick that can help make sure your message is read. Here’s how to schedule send an email plus the many traps, complications and a long-standing Outlook bug. A Washington Post article headed The one simple trick to make sure your email gets noticed caught […]
Year of the Rabbit images and more in Microsoft Office
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese calendar. There’s plenty of rabbit, bunny and other New Year related images, icons and Chinese character 兔 in Microsoft Office plus advice on the right colors to use for Chinese New Year graphics. Chinese New Year is on 22 January 2023, an excuse for fireworks, […]
Why the US government is switching to Calibri font
The US State Department is changing from Times New Roman font for documents to Calibri. There are good reasons for the change though, as usual, there are objections and a little Microsoft Mystery. Calibri is the current default font in Microsoft Word and other Office apps. It’s been the default since Office 2007, though users […]
All about Office 2021 for Windows & Mac
Office 2021 is the current ‘perpetual licence’ or non-subscription version of Microsoft Office for consumers and small businesses, here’s details of what’s new, prices, shorter support time and why Microsoft doesn’t want to sell Office 2021 at all! It’s what Microsoft calls a ‘perpetual licence’ version. A single payment for ongoing use of the software […]
Compass 🧭 symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert a Compass 🧭 symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Compass 🧭 uses Segoe UI Emoji In Windows, the Compass 🧭 symbol is in the font: Segoe UI Emoji. Depending on the app and use, it’ll appear in color or black. The symbol can […]
Cool Excel Year Planner now available for download
A clever and different year planner with a progress thermometer is now available for download as an Excel workbook. The days remaining in the year are visible with weekends shaded and each day of week shown. At the bottom is a clever use of Excel’s Chart features to make a progress ‘thermometer’ for the year. […]
