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Use Pantone Colors in Office documents
You can translate a Pantone PMS code or name into something Microsoft Office; Word, Excel or PowerPoint understands? Sometimes you’re Read More
Stacked or vertical fractions with Equation Editor in Word
Microsoft Word’s Equation Editor gives you more formatting options for making fractions look stacked or vertical instead of the usual Read More
Inside the Schengen Visa Calculation workbook
Here’s a quick look at some of the modest Excel tricks we used to make the Schengen Visa Calculation worksheet. Read More
Microsoft Word is beaten (again) by a 14 year-old spelling champ
Our annual Microsoft Word vs the Spelling Bee Champions contest is on again for 2022. Word has done better than Read More
Text to Excel Date conversion by adding Zero with Paste Special
Another way to convert text to dates is by adding zero to the text. This is a trick which forces Read More
Excel Conditional Formatting, beyond the presets
Excel has some nifty and simple options for color highlights the extremes in a list of values. It’s called Conditional Read More
IF and Nested IF Statements in Excel
An IF statement might sound like a complicated thing that programmers do, but it’s actually fairly easy to do in Excel. An Read More
Otter 🦦 emoji in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the fun Otter 🦦 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office Read More
First look at the new Microsoft Outlook – New Outlook
A first look at the new “New Outlook” which Microsoft (deliberately?) leaked ahead of an official announcement. It’s interesting but Read More
Two ways to open a OneDrive document in Microsoft Office
There are two different ways to access a Microsoft Office document that’s saved on OneDrive. We’ll explain both and why Read More
Duck 🦆 emoji in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Add the Duck 🦆 emoji into Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Read More
What can you put in your email address?
A simple question – what characters can you put in an email address? Like many things to do with the Read More
Real words for really big numbers in Microsoft Word
What are the real words for really big numbers, waaay over a trillion? Does Microsoft Word’s dictionary recognize them? (Answer: Read More
Zillion, Jillion and other big ‘numbers’ in Microsoft Word
Does Microsoft Word recognize the nicknames for ‘big numbers’ like zillion, jillion etc? There are many informal words to describe Read More
Clever picture borders in Excel and PowerPoint
Like Word, PowerPoint and Excel also have options to add borders to pictures to add that extra oomph to your Read More
Grinning Cat with Smiling Eyes 😸 emoji in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Grinning Cat with Smiling Eyes 😸 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Read More
