All about Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Microsoft 365, Office 2021 and earlier versions.
Microsoft lies to hide their ‘theft’ of Skype Credit
Microsoft is restoring to lies and obfuscation to hide their decision to take unused Skype Credit money rather than give Read More
All your choices before the end of Windows 10
Windows 10 ends support on 14 October 2025 and so does Microsoft 365/Office on Win10. Here’s a quick guide to Read More
Adding a message to a PowerPoint ‘envelope’
Here’s how to make a message (letter or card) to make it ‘appear’ from a PowerPoint envelope graphic. This message Read More
Make your own Envelope graphic for PowerPoint
An envelope graphic—crafted entirely in PowerPoint! It’s a versatile design element that works for both personal and professional needs. Whether Read More
Check out Kermit the font
Microsoft 365 has introduced ‘Kermit,’ a new typeface specifically crafted to make reading more accessible and enjoyable for young audiences. Read More
Copilot in Office - grumbles and 'modest proposals'
Copilot could become a ‘toxic brand‘ because of pushy way Microsoft is adding it to Microsoft Office. We have some Read More
Stop Accessibility icons in Word margins
Maybe you’ve seen the little blue men appearing in the margins of your Word documents? They are Accessibility Recommendations and, Read More
Copilot Search now on the Word title bar
Copilot is now appearing on the Microsoft Word title bar as part of the combined search and help, now called Read More
Stricter requirements for mass mailings to Microsoft mailboxes
Stricter requirements are coming on mass mailings to Microsoft hosted mailboxes including Outlook.com. The new rules also affect anyone with Read More
Important changes for your Microsoft and Outlook.com email
Emails you want to see might end up in Junk Email as Microsoft imposing new standards to ensure emails are Read More
Paste Text Only gets a Word shortcut and confusion
Paste Text only in Word for Windows and Mac has a keyboard shortcut but to do that Microsoft changed long-standing Read More
Office help on the right-click menu 'Search the menus'
There’s a little undocumented surprise on the right-click menu. Tucked away at the top is ‘Search the menus’ help. Sadly Read More
Upload a phone image to Copilot chat
Microsoft has introduced a new feature allowing users to upload images directly from their mobile devices to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Read More
Excel Value Tokens – what are they good for?
Excel is getting Value Tokens but what are they good for? Do they add any ‘value’ or are they just Read More
Does Microsoft Word understand new English words?
The Oxford English Dictionary has a list of new English words for 2025. We’ve checked to see if the Microsoft Read More
Microsoft Office support end dates checklist
Checklist when your version of Microsoft Office will stop getting security bug and software bug fixes, what Microsoft calls the Read More
