All about Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Microsoft 365, Office 2021 and earlier versions.
Why Microsoft’s “Connected Experiences” page is not an AI conspiracy
The idea that Microsoft is using Word, Excel or other documents to train their Copilot AI system won’t die. Let’s Read More
How to look inside an Office document
Dig into a Microsoft Office document file, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and see its inner workings, here’s a Read More
Is Microsoft using your data to train Copilot AI – the facts
Social media is full of allegations that Microsoft is spying on customers Word and Excel documents to train their Copilot Read More
How to turn off Copilot model training
Microsoft provides almost useless instructions on how to stop your data being used for Copilot AI model training. Here’s how Read More
Beware Black Friday Scams on Microsoft 365 and Office
Black Friday means many software deals, on Microsoft 365 and especially Microsoft Office. Here’s how to navigate the treacherous waters Read More
Deal Alert for Aussie Microsoft 365 users
Australian Microsoft 365 customers have a chance to extend their Family or Personal plan for near the old price, before Read More
Microsoft Publisher is ending – what you need to know
Microsoft is ending their Publisher desktop publishing product completely. Here’s the vital details you need to know, including how to Read More
Microsoft outage shows how vulnerable the new Outlook is
The latest major Microsoft server outage has shown how vulnerable the new Outlook for Windows is to any breakdown at Read More
How to add Bates Numbering to Word documents
Bates Numbering is tricky in Word. We’ll explain how to add this special numbering system to Word documents and why Read More
Four different ways to copy a list of file names or folders
There are many ways to get a list of file names and folders, here’s four simple ways including one that Read More
New London Overground line colours in Office
Here are the exact colour codes and new names for the ‘Overground’ lines in London, plus how to add a Read More
Share your Office documents from Dropbox
OneDrive isn’t the only choice for sharing Office documents. Dropbox can also share Word, Excel or Powerpoint documents including real-time Read More
About the Copilot shortcut in Word, even Microsoft gets confused
The Copilot shortcut key in Word is unusual, so much that even Microsoft gets confused. We’ll look at the peculiarities Read More
Word ‘AI free’ cure is worse than the disease
Social media is spreading a false ‘tip’ that’s supposed to stop Microsoft spying on your work in Word and Excel. Read More
We’re heading up to BlueSky
Office Watch how has an account on BlueSky social media so you can get the latest independent news, tips and Read More
Microsoft offers monthly plans with price increase for commercial products
Microsoft has unveiled several significant updates to its Microsoft 365 and other commercial products. A monthly payment option for Copilot Read More
