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. Hereâs 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. Thereâs plenty of rabbit, bunny and other New Year related images, icons and Chinese character ć 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 đ§ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert a Compass đ§ symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Compass đ§ uses Segoe UI Emoji In Windows, the Compass đ§ symbol is in the font: Segoe UI Emoji. Depending on the app and use, itâll appear in color or black. The symbol can […]
8 simple âProhibitedâ symbols for smoking, phones, kids and more in Word
Some ânot allowedâ or âprohibitedâ 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 ΠΠΠΩ Î 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, Iâm afraid. Not Word for Mac. Itâs a very old Word shortcut, itâs in […]
Ohm symbol ⊠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 Itâs an official SI Unit of measurement just like gram, metre and many […]
Omega upper Ω or lower Ï symbols in Word and Office
Type the Greek letter Omega in upper case Ω or lower case Ï in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Omega (uppercase Ω / lowercase Ï) is the twenty fourth and final letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to often denote the last or ultimate […]
All mailbox limits (& how to find yours) in Outlook.com and Microsoft hosting
An Outlook.com or Microsoft hosted mail storage quota can be anything from 2GB to 100GB. Hereâs a full list of the mailbox limits, how to check your current usage and total allowed size. We’re talking here about Microsoft mailbox hosting services including Outlook.com. NOT the various and confusing types of Outlook software. Outlook.com free account […]
Outlook for Windows â restoring windows
What happens to all the different windows open in Outlook for Windows when the software crashes? How can you restore the open windows when Outlook restarts? In case you didnât know, itâs possible to have many windows open in Outlook. Many people donât realize that because Outlook first starts with just one window and clicking […]
Saving Office Watch from Outlook.com
Microsoft’s mail service Outlook.com might move Office Watch or Office for Mere Morals to Junk Email. Here’s how to stop it doing that for any email, The same advice applies to other newsletters and emails that are wrongly marked as Spam / Junk Email. The famous UK newsletter, Popbitch, is treated the same way. Spam […]
Converting SVG into JPG, PNG or other raster image format
Converting SVG icons into JPG is essential for older Word and Office versions that don’t have native icon/SVG support. Here’s some options for conversion or sourcing alternatives. SVG’s are great with many advantages for Office 365 and Office 2021/2019 users. Not everyone has the latest Microsoft Office or shares documents with others who have earlier […]
Type Phi uppercase Ί or lower Ï inâŻWord and Office
InsertâŻthe Phi uppercase Ί, and Phi lowercase Ï / Ï symbols inâŻMicrosoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook.⯠Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac.âŻÂ  Phi (uppercase Ί / lowercase Ï / Ï) is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. The uppercase symbol has various uses, such as the cumulative distribution function of standard normal deviation in statistics. The lowercase symbol has […]
Word documents might write themselves and more
Microsoft is working on extending OpenAI features like ChatGPT to help people write Word documents based on a short suggestion. And thereâs a lot more possible given Microsoftâs investment in OpenAI, even a koala poem ‘written’ by Dorothy Parker. Office Watch has been looking at ChatGPTâs ability to write Office VBA programming code (with mixed […]
Up arrow â symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
How to insert the Upwards arrow â into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. The upwards arrow â symbol is used for various purposes. It can notate a mathematical symbol for âundefinedâ,  for very large integers or in medical notation it can mean increased. Of course, there are plenty of uses in graphics and design elements especially […]
Banana đ emoji in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert the Banana đ emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Thereâs also a Banana icon in modern Office apps. How Banana đ looks in different fonts. Only two Segoe fonts support the Banana emoji; Segoe UI emoji (color or black) and Segoe UI Symbol. […]
