All about Microsoft Office for Apple Mac. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook on macOS, Microsoft 365 for Mac, Office 2021 for Mac and earlier versions.
Picture Frame Corner Types in Word and PowerPoint
Join Type is what Microsoft calls the corners of the picture frames – the place where the horizontal and vertical lines join. There are three options: Round. Bevel and Mitre. We’ll show you where those choices are and what they look like. We’ve previously looked at ways to put frames around pictures in Word and […]
Special Offers for Office 365 customers
Microsoft has released some limited time, introductory offers for Office 365 subscriber. They’ll mostly interest parents or people wanting some digital learning. These aren’t permanent Office 365 benefits like OneDrive storage or Skype minutes. Microsoft calls these ‘Partner Offers’, in other words promotional, trial lures to joining (yet) another service. The offers are for Office […]
Coronavirus, Buttigieg and other topical words in Word & Office
One of the quiet improvements in Office is the regular updates to the Office dictionary used mostly in Word and Outlook but also other Office programs. They even handle new terms like Coronavirus or names such as Buttigieg. In olden days the main dictionary was only updated with major revisions of Office. Now the dictionary […]
Multi-Line Picture Borders in Word or PowerPoint
Word and PowerPoint have some great ways to add a border or frame around an image, graphic or logo. We covered these broadly in a Framing Pictures in Office and now we will look in detail at the Compound Type, or multi-line borders. Compound Type is Microsoft’s name for the options of two-line borders with […]
Office Picture formatting tricks – Fit, Fill and Positioning
Hiding in plain sight are some useful tricks for picture formatting within a shape. It’s possible to fit or fill the image within the shape and, importantly, move the picture around with shape outline. Office Watch has already talked about various ways to change the look of an image within a shape. There are more […]
Three ways to crop a picture with an Office shape
Here are three options for putting a photo inside any Microsoft Office Shape or Icon (Word, Powerpoint etc.). Photographers call it cropping a photo to a shape or graphic. There are three different ways to get the same or similar result. Two are quick and easy. The third option is a little cumbersome but lets […]
PivotTables ebook extra now available
Our ebook PivotTables and PivotCharts from scratch now has a bonus extra for all readers, new and existing. Our Subscriptions Manager is an Excel workbook to organize online subscriptions like Netflix, HBO, Office 365 and (too) many more. We’ve just added an enhanced version of the Subscriptions Manager to our ebook PivotTables and PivotCharts from […]
New Zealand Flag into Word, Excel or PowerPoint
Find and add the New Zealand national flag and alternatives into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. The same help applies for any other national flag, just look for a different source. Get the New Zealand Flag Image There are many, many copies of the New Zealand flag available. We’ve opted for the Wikipedia site because it has an […]
2019’s top software vulnerabilities featuring Microsoft Office
A new report lists the top software vulnerabilities of 2019. Little surprise that Microsoft and Office feature in the top ten but not with the latest security bugs. Recorded Future’s report is headed 2019 Vulnerability Report: Cybercriminals Continue to Target Microsoft Products and lists the top ten vulnerabilities of 2019. Seven of the top ten […]
Canadian Flag into Word, Excel or PowerPoint
Get a hi-res version of Canadian National flag into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. The same help applies for any other national flag, just look for a different source. Get the Canadian Flag Image There are many, many copies of the Canada flag available. We’ve opted for the Wikipedia […]
More about the Excel Subscriptions Manager
Here’s some more detail about the Excel Subscriptions Manager, how it’s put together, what you can change and extras to consider. See also Starting with the Excel Subscriptions Manager about how to setup the spreadsheet. Table The whole thing is an Excel Table cunningly called Subscriptions. Formatting, especially alternating row shading is handled automatically. Tables include […]
Starting with the Excel Subscriptions Manager
Here’s what to do once you’ve downloaded our Excel Subscriptions Manager to organize the many subscriptions now available. After opening there’s a few things to do first: Currency prefix Change the currency if $ doesn’t apply e.g. change to STG ₤, Euro € etc. We’ve made that easy with two Excel styles CurrCalc (the blue […]
Year of the Rat in Microsoft Office
It’s the Chinese Year of the Rat, to celebrate in Word, PowerPoint or Office generally is easy with an Icon or Online Pictures search. Not interested in the Chinese New Year? These same tips apply to many other events or festivals. Rat Icon Insert | Icons has many graphics including a Rat or Mouse icon. […]
Star Trek Logo with variations in Office, Word or PowerPoint
There are many ways to edit a logo or graphic in Microsoft Office; recolor, outline, shadow, reflection plus Shape options. All demonstrated here using the Star Trek logo ready for Word, PowerPoint or Excel. We’ve found the iconic logo in the best form to use in Office. Even if you’re not interested in Trek and […]
Framing pictures, graphics, logos in Word and PowerPoint
Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Word, have simple and easy ways to ‘jazz up’ a simple image, flag or logo with one of the many framing options. Instead of just copying a graphic into a document or slide, try one of these variations. They retain the original image but give it a different look. Note: […]
Is Excel more useful than algebra?
One of the sillier online debates is an argument about the usefulness of algebra and other maths skills in a world where Excel is available on almost any screen. To us this is silly because it’s not a simple either/or choice. It’s about balance, a concept that’s not fashionable these days, sigh. This all started […]
