Email a file to OneDrive, DropBox or other cloud storage
Here’s some different ways to add files to your OneDrive, DropBox or other cloud store by emailing them as attachments. Saving direct from emails is easier and faster than uploading. If you’ve received an Office document, PDF or other file as an email attachment, it’s simple to just forward the email to OneDrive. If you’re […]
Type Eta lower case η in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Eta – lower case η into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Eta – lower case η symbol is the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet. The symbol is used within various contexts. In Economics, it represents elasticity. To Oceanographers it’s the measurement of […]
Australian flag and more into Word, Excel or PowerPoint docs
Find and add the Australian National flag, Aboriginal flag and other Aussie ensigns (Boxing Kangaroo or Eureka flags) into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. The same help can be used for any other national flag, just look for a different source. Get the Australian […]
Prescription Take Rx ℞ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Prescription Take Rx ℞ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Prescription Take Rx ℞ symbol is for a medical prescription. It is commonly seen on doctor’s prescription pads and in pharmacies. How Prescription Take Rx ℞ looks Here’s some examples of how Prescription […]
Make a ‘Stop’ 🚫 circle / diagonal symbol in Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Here’s the best and most flexible way to make the common ‘Stop’ circle 🚫 with diagonal line symbol in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Microsoft Office calls it the Not Allowed symbol. It has many, many names; interdictory circle, prohibited symbol, don’t do it symbol, universal no, banned, no entry, nay, no symbol, ‘do not’ sign or circle-backslash symbol. And that’s […]
Yet more ways to insert the Stop circle and line symbol in Office
Aside from the stop/prohibited shape in Office, there are other options for entering the common sign symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Use Icons in Microsoft 365, Office 2021, Office 2019 or Emoji symbols from the Unicode list. See Make a ‘Stop’ circle / diagonal symbol in Word, Excel & PowerPoint for a better […]
More than five Christian ✝ Cross choices in Word, Excel, PPT and emails
There are at least five different options inserting a Christian or Latin ✝ Cross symbol into Office documents like Word, Excel, PowerPoint or emails. There are some cross symbols available in the Windows / Office symbol fonts and there’s plenty of nice cross options available online in the flexible SVG format. Office itself is surprisingly secular […]
Two ⸘ Interrobang symbols ‽ in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
What is an interrobang ‽ and how to use it in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Also the Inverted Interrobang ⸘ that can be used with ‽ Interrobang or interabang ‽ is a non-standard punctuation mark – a combination of a question mark and exclamation mark in a single character (glyph). It can be […]
Send scheduled emails more reliably than Outlook
Schedule or delay sending an email more reliably than using Outlook desktop apps. Even better, it’s incredibly simple to do in Gmail, Outlook.com or any Exchange Server mailbox including Microsoft 365 hosted mail. We’ve explained how to use “Delayed Delivery” in Outlook desktop apps and also the many problems with that feature. There are various […]
See the whole ‘raw’ email message in Outlook
“ I need to see the entire message that was sent to me, headers, MIME parts, the lot. How can I do that in Outlook?” – Gary G, Taupo NZ. The short answer is, you can’t, with a possible exception. That’s not the answer you’ll see elsewhere on the Internet but it’s the sad truth. […]
Delayed Sending in Outlook has problems and bugs
You can delay sending an email in Outlook. It’s a handy trick that can help make sure your message is read. Here’s how to schedule send an email plus the many traps, complications and a long-standing Outlook bug. A Washington Post article headed The one simple trick to make sure your email gets noticed caught […]
Year of the Rabbit images and more in Microsoft Office
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese calendar. There’s plenty of rabbit, bunny and other New Year related images, icons and Chinese character 兔 in Microsoft Office plus advice on the right colors to use for Chinese New Year graphics. Chinese New Year is on 22 January 2023, an excuse for fireworks, […]
Compass 🧭 symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert a Compass 🧭 symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Compass 🧭 uses Segoe UI Emoji In Windows, the Compass 🧭 symbol is in the font: Segoe UI Emoji. Depending on the app and use, it’ll appear in color or black. The symbol can […]
8 simple ‘Prohibited’ symbols for smoking, phones, kids and more in Word
Some ‘not allowed’ or ‘prohibited’ symbols, they can be used in Word, PowerPoint, Excel or Outlook. No Smoking, No Phone, No Children, No Drinking, No Pedestrians, No Bicycles, Not Drinkable Water or Mute. The Unicode symbol list includes red circle with diagonal to stop, smoking, children under 18, Mobile Phones, Littering, Pedestrians, bicycles plus no […]
Quickly type Greek letters like beta, delta & gamma in Word
A little-known Word shortcut lets you type Δ Θ Δ Ω Π plus other Greek and math symbols quickly and easily. Ctrl + Shift + Q changes to the Symbol font for the next letter only. Only in Word for Windows, I’m afraid. Not Word for Mac. It’s a very old Word shortcut, it’s in […]
Ohm symbol Ω in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Ohm symbol Ω into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Also the unofficial Siemens symbol, an inverted Ohm ℧ . Ohm is a measure of electical resistance with the symbol Ω It’s an official SI Unit of measurement just like gram, metre and many […]
