All about Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Microsoft 365, Office 2021 and earlier versions.
How to put a calendar on a Windows or Mac desktop
How to add a calendar as quick reference to your desktop on Windows or Mac. It can be a yearly, monthly or weekly calendar, just like the old paper calendar / blotting paper on an office desktop in olden times (i.e. 20 years ago)! A handy place to put a calendar is on your Windows […]
Yearly Planner / Calendar for Office Watch readers
Here’s a great Excel yearly planner that we’re delighted to share. It works for 2024 or any other year you like and highlights Public Holidays in a simple and elegant way. Office Watch friend David Peel from the UK made this workbook and let us share with our readers. He’s now added an extra so […]
What’s the deal with Excel’s Calendar Creator?
Excel has a Calendar Creator template which might work or might not. Why it doesn’t work is a little mystery but we have an alternative for our readers. The ‘Calendar Creator (any year’) template sounds great … a one-page year calendar. Find it from File | New then search for calendar creator. When the template […]
Lambda upper Λ or lower case λ in Word and Office
Type the Lambda upper case Λ, and Lambda lower case λ symbols (aka Lamda) in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Lambda/Lamda (uppercase Λ / lowercase λ) is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. The uppercase symbol has various uses, it is used for the likelihood ratio […]
Delta upper Δ or lower δ symbols in Word, PowerPoint and more
The Delta upper case Δ or Delta lower case δ symbols in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Delta (uppercase Δ / lowercase δ) is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. It’s the “d” sound in Modern and Ancient Greek. Delta uppercase Δ symbol is used […]
Great Christmas images and clipart in Microsoft Office
Looking for some Christmas images, pictures or graphics? Microsoft Office has some in-built Xmas options for the festive tide of Yule. Add these images into Word documents, Outlook emails, PowerPoint slides or even Excel worksheets. Unsubtle Hint: Christmas Cheer with Office has a collection of festive cards, letters, gift tags, emails ready to open, edit […]
Favorite Christmas font for Microsoft Word & Office
We take a look at a Christmas-themed font called Igloo, where to get it, and more, all compatible with Microsoft Office, Word etc for Windows or Mac One of my favorite fonts is the snow capped TrueType font usually called Igloo or Igloo Laser. A set of letters and numbers with ‘snow’ draped over the […]
How to make personal Christmas emails
Send a colorful and personal Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or Happy New Year email. Here’s a quick design you can do in Outlook from the resources and settings you already have. As usual with Office-Watch.com, we’ll explain our choices so you can adapt them to your preferences. Keep in mind that emails can look different […]
Add Santa Hats to your Xmas photos and emails
There are many red and white Santa hats that you can quickly add to any photo using Word, Outlook, PowerPoint or any Microsoft Office app. I’ll explain where to get some Santa hats and how to add them to a picture. A Santa Hat can add a little festive fun to a photo, like this […]
OneDrive gets a new look in Windows with one (tiny) new feature
The OneDrive app for Windows 11 and 10 now has a new look that makes settings a little easier to manage. The change also includes one, tiny, new feature. The change is to the Settings menu which now looks like the modern Windows settings panes. That means there’s more room for explanation of settings than […]
Airplane ✈ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Airplane ✈ symbol, icon, emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Airplane ✈ symbol is often used for signs, directions or an itinerary, possibly in combination with symbols for other transport like train, car, walking. For more ‘airplane’ related graphics see Even more […]
PowerPoint 365 Recording Studio in depth
Recording Studio lets you make a video of your entire PowerPoint presentation. Not just the slides but hear the presenter talking and even seeing the presenter/s on screen, pointing or drawing on slides. The video you make can be shared and streamed just like any other video. gives users the ability to easily share their […]
Windows Movie Maker is still available
Windows Movie Maker is a simple and free video editor from Microsoft that still works in modern Windows. Officially it’s no longer available but it’s still available if you know the magic spell. We’ve explained how to get the much-loved Office Picture Manager even though it’s been officially removed from Office. Movie Maker was part […]
What is RGBA color and how to use in Microsoft Office
RGBA color codes are an extension of the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color system which you can use in modern Microsoft Office with a little trickery. There’s an annoying difference (reversal) in settings on Office for Windows vs other Microsoft services and Office for Mac. RGB colors have been around for a long time to […]
Add the Excel Formula Bot into Excel itself
The excellent Excel Formula Bot is now available as an Excel addin for subscribers to the Bot service and now can explain a formula in plain language. Excel Formula Bot is a wonderful service which converts human-speak into Excel formula-speak or vice-versa. Since we last reported, David Bressler has added an ‘Explain’ option which takes […]
Hidden Text Printing options and workaround for Word
Hidden Text Printing in a Word document is possible but is more complex than it should be. Here’s how to change the setting quickly from the ribbon or change the print setting just for one print job. By default, the hidden text will not be printed, but you can choose to print it if you […]
