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6 Outlook tricks for Soccer World Cup fans and ‘normal’ people
Here’s some Outlook tricks to help planning for the Soccer World Cup or any other event. (Obviously, we’re joking about ‘normal’ people😄. Our football ⚽ loving friends are sure they are normal and pity humans with no interest in the round-ball game.) We’ve already looked at how to import a list of all World Cup […]
Use the six Soccer icons in Microsoft Office
In the Microsoft Office Icons there are six Soccer (football) related graphics, a ball, running player and a goal net with two variations on each. Start with those plain icons to make more colorful designs with a few clicks. There are also some Soccer ⚽ emoji in Office Along the way, we also found a […]
Outlook.com attachments to OneDrive: unanswered questions
There are unanswered questions about Microsoft’s ‘move’ of Outlook.com attachments to OneDrive storage. Microsoft is being quite ‘opaque’ about the details of the change. On 1 Feb 2023 the space used by attachments in an Outlook.com mailbox will be counted against the OneDrive space quota not the mailbox limit. That’s a significant change which leads […]
What are Outlook .nst files? Can they be deleted?
If you look in the Outlook desktop for Windows data folder, you might see a .NST file as well as the usual .OST and .PST data files. Office Watch explains what a .NST file is, should you do a backup and whether it’s safe to delete. An .NST file is in the same folder as […]
What are Outlook Groups and Microsoft 365 Groups?
You might see mentions of “Outlook Groups” or even Groups appearing in your Outlook navigation pane. What are Outlook Groups, Microsoft 365 Groups and what can you do with them? For many people, the first thing they know about Groups is when the name appears in their Outlook, either Outlook desktop Windows/Mac (left) or Outlook […]
Control Contractions in Microsoft Word for Windows / Mac
Deep inside Microsoft Word’s (Windows/Mac) grammar checks are some detailed settings like one to look for contractions such as: I’m, you’re, shouldn’t, couldn’t and haven’t. These contractions are normal and accepted by Word 2016 Windows/Mac in it’s standard settings but you can change that. Formal Language, Consider avoiding contractions You’ll see a warning ‘Formal Language’ […]
Handwritten document editing without pen or paper
It’s possible and practical to make ‘handwritten’ notes or edits direct on your Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents. Instead of printing them out and using a pen/pencil, do it on-screen with a digital pen. Here’s a real-world guide to how you can do it, leaving aside the hype and flashy demos. Even these days, it’s […]
Two ways to get one line of Word with left and right aligned text
Two ways to put left and right aligned text on the same line in Microsoft Word. There’s the commonly used option and the less well-known choice. BONUS: putting left, center and right aligned text on one line. We’ll show how to make Left and Right aligned text looking like this. You’ll often see it in […]
FAX ℻ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Facsimile sign or Fax symbol ℻ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. FAX ℻ symbol is a single character with the letters FAX, normally used to prefix a telephone number in a letter heading or footer. For younger readers: a Fax machine was a […]
Eight places to find missing OneNote pages or notebooks
Occasionally OneNote pages or whole notebooks go missing … here’s eight places to try finding them again. Don’t Panic OneNote saves everything … it was designed that way from Day One. It’s unlikely that something has truly been erased. More likely that the page, section or notebook is hiding somewhere in the depths of OneNote, […]
100 points 💯 emoji in Word, PowerPoint and Office
Type the Hundred points 💯 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. 100 points 💯 symbol is also known as ’100’, ‘Keep it 100’ or ‘Keeping it real’. How 100 points 💯 looks in different fonts. Here’s some examples of how 100 points 💯 looks in […]
Face with Tears of joy 😂 emoji in Word, Office
Type the Face with Tears of joy 😂 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Face with Tears of joy 😂 emoji is one of the most popular, if not THE most commonly used emoji. Also known as Laughing Crying, Laughing Tears, LOL (Laugh Out Loud) or […]
Make your own blue checkmark Twitter ‘verified’ in Office
You can add a Twitter blue or gray checkmark to your Microsoft Office documents including Word docs, PowerPoint slides. We’ll show you how to add the ‘verified’ graphic at any size you need with the exact blue, gray or some other color. Oh, and save yourself $8 a month <kidding>. We’ve all seen the Twitter […]
Inside Microsoft Create, the new Office templates site and more
Microsoft Create is a new part of Microsoft 365 that will replace the existing Office templates site and more. Office Watch explains how to use the Create site now, the many categories available and what’s to come. Cut through all the usual Microsoft Hype™ like “ultimate creator launchpad” and the dreadful phrase “uplevel your creative […]
Where does Microsoft’s money come from … and go to (hint, a lot of profit)
A fascinating graphic shows were Microsoft (MSFT) makes money, how much profit it makes and tax paid. App Economy Insights https://twitter.com/EconomyApp made some charts comparing the Income and Spending of Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. As you can see, the biggest money maker for Microsoft isn’t the traditional cash-cows Windows and Office. It’s Microsoft’s cloud […]
Kerning text simply explained for Word and Powerpoint
Kerning is a font setting that’s important in Word and PowerPoint. We’ll explain kerning and why you mostly don’t have to worry about it except for large size text like titles and headings. Kerning adjusts the horizontal space between letters so they look right to the human eye. It’s necessary because letters take up different […]
