All about Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Microsoft 365, Office 2021 and earlier versions.
OneDrive sync ending soon for older MacOS
OneDrive on Mac computers won’t be supported on older macOS from mid-September 2021. The latest macOS and last two releases will continue work and be supported. Microsoft’s general policy for supporting Office on Mac computers is to support the most recent version of macOS and the two versions before that. So, from time to time, […]
Document collaboration with Office in a browser
Here’s how to collaborate on a ‘live’ file (Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint deck or OneNote notebook) saved on OneDrive or other cloud service. It’s part of our series on accept a sharing request and collaborating on a ‘live’ document saved online. Microsoft spends a lot of energy getting people to share documents, but little […]
How to accept an Office document share or collaboration
Microsoft spends a lot of time explaining how to share a file (Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint deck or OneNote notebook) but very little on how to accept a sharing request and collaborate on a ‘live’ document saved online. Live or real-time collaboration lets two or more people work on a document (Word, Excel, PowerPoint […]
Two ways to use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook
Chromebooks are low cost alternatives to regular laptops with great battery life. They can run Microsoft Office in different ways – two and a half by our count. There were two more, but Microsoft dropped support for them in September 2021. Quick Chromebook buying tips Web apps Chromebooks come with the Chrome browser, naturally. Word […]
Make your own wedding stationery in Word
Save-the-date cards, invitations, place cards and other wedding paperwork can be made in Word. Reduce stress and expenses, by creating your invites digitally through Word. Creating your own invites is a great approach, adding a personal and unique touch to proceedings. Usually, you’ll find Wedding Invites are in A5 size. Simply open your new document, go to the Layout Tab | Size | A5. […]
Massive Data Leakage from PowerApps, Microsoft blames customers
A security company has revealed a dangerous setting in Microsoft PowerApps. Microsoft has fallen back on one of their oldest tricks, blaming the customer. There’s a similar ‘way too open’ option in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Power Apps provide ways for organization to make simple apps to access online data without needing complex programming. This […]
Fixes for Outlook downloading way too much data
Sometimes Outlook for Windows can download a lot of data that it doesn’t mean to. When we say ‘a lot’ we mean many gigabytes, sometimes far more than the size of the mailbox, which makes no sense at all. Here’s some options for fixing the problem with tips for using Outlook more efficiently. Is Outlook […]
Look inside a real Microsoft 365 phishing attack
A detailed look at a common email phishing attack, what to look for and how to avoid it. The most common form of phishing (password stealing) attack fakes a Microsoft account login. Most people have a Microsoft account for their work, home or both so it’s a large slow-moving target for criminals. Here’s an email […]
Free and Clever US College Decision Helper with Excel
This clever template on Excel 365 will guide you through the process of choosing a college in the United States. It’s also a practical example of Excel’s Linked Data Types. Learn about the institutions you’re drawn to and compare them based on cost, financial aid, and student demographics. An Excel table lets you narrow down a long list and compare candidates. Keeping track […]
Typing Tau Lower Case τ Symbol In Word And Office
Type the Tau – lower case τ letter into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Tau (lowercase τ) is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. The lowercase letter is used in Biology, Mathematics and Physics, such as proper time in relativity. In ancient times it was also used as a symbol to represent life […]
Explaining and disabling Edge’s confusing new URL copy & paste feature
Microsoft Edge changes the way you copy then paste web links into Word, Outlook or anywhere else. It’s messed up so we’ll explain what’s changed and how go back to the familiar copy/paste feature. Copying a web page link is easy and available ever since browsers started. Select the web link in the browser and […]
Zeta lower case ζ symbol in Word, PowerPoint and Office
Type Zeta – lower case ζ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Zeta – lower case ζ symbol is the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used for various mathematically and scientific reasons, such as representing the Riemann zeta function, the heat flux through a plane or relative vorticity in […]
How to Make Gamma upper case Γ, or Gamma lower case γ symbols in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Type Gamma upper case Γ and Gamma lower case γ symbols in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Gamma (uppercase Γ / lowercase γ) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. It represents the “g” sound in Modern and Ancient Greek. Gamma uppercase γ symbol is […]
Do you know all five types of email addresses? part 1
If you thought that all email addresses are the same, think again. There are five main types of email address and if you want to organize your email sensibly you should know the difference. All email addresses are formatted the same way @ but what isn’t obvious are the different ways that email sent to […]
More about the five types of email addresses
There are five main types of email address and if you want to organize your email sensibly you should know the difference. In this article we’ll talk about the Catch-All, Black Hole and Auto-Responders. Continuing our series on the different types of email addresses. We’ve already talked about mailboxes and aliases – the most important […]
Word Advanced Find – all the special codes
Word’s Advanced Find has many special codes to help locate or replace hidden or unusual things in a Word document. Here’s a complete and searchable list of all the ^ codes and what they are for Under Find | Advanced Find | More | Special there’s a list of special codes for finding hidden formatting […]
