Oh FFS, classic Outlook isn’t dying in 2026
The change from Outlook ‘classic’ to ‘new’ is confusing enough without misinformation about when the change is happening. The current Outlook for Windows is not ‘dying’ in 2026, no matter what you’ve heard. Classic Outlook for Windows does have a “death date” but that’s in 2029 – about five years from now. That’s nothing new, […]
Outlook bug, another reason to avoid Windows 11 24H2
As if there weren’t enough problems with the latest Windows 11 24H2 update, now there’s a bug which can block Outlook with Google Workspace Sync. Microsoft tries ‘passing the buck’ to Google. The bug is in the Windows 11 24H2 update though Microsoft is quick to dismiss the problem as “external” (which it isn’t) and […]
Forced move to Outlook (new) in April 2026
Microsoft has put Microsoft 365 customers on notice that a forced move from Outlook (classic) to their new, very different, Outlook for Windows will start in April 2026 for a large block of customers. Outlook (new) for Windows is a very different app from the Outlook we’ve used for years. Microsoft has released it to […]
Pantone’s 2025 color ‘Mocha Mousse’ in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Pantone’s color of the year for 2025 is “Mocha Mousse”. You can use that exact color in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Designer using the Hex/RGB color code. And we’ll look at the flowery prose that’s become a hallmark of this annual promotion. The color of 2025 is … Mocha Mousse We make fun of […]
My favorite Outlook calendar view looks to the future
My favorite Outlook calendar view is very useful but most people don’t know it’s there. See today and the next week in one screen. I rarely care what’s happened in the past, I want to see what’s happening in the near future. That’s why my ‘Go To’ calendar view is Home | Go To | […]
Microsoft outage shows how vulnerable the new Outlook is
The latest major Microsoft server outage has shown how vulnerable the new Outlook for Windows is to any breakdown at Microsoft. Outlook (new) is the replacement for the Outlook (classic) for Windows that comes with Microsoft 365 and Office plans. Though the two look similar, Outlook (new) is very different ‘under the hood’ and relies […]
Four different ways to copy a list of file names or folders
There are many ways to get a list of file names and folders, here’s four simple ways including one that might be a surprise. Copy from Explorer In Windows Explorer, select the files you want then right-click and choose “Copy as path” or Ctrl + Shift + C. The list includes path. If you don’t […]
Office widgets come to Mac computers
The existing Office app “Recent documents” widgets for iPhone and iPad are now available on Mac computers. There are widgets for Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word. Each app has four widget options from small (one file) to a six file with thumbnails ‘extra large’ choice. The fastest way to find the Office/Microsoft 365 widgets is […]
Microsoft forces new Outlook on Microsoft 365 customers
The new Outlook for Windows (still in development) is being forced onto some Microsoft 365 customers from early next year unless users take action to stop the forced migration. From early January 2025, Microsoft 365 for Business Standard and Premium licenses users will be forced over to Outlook (new) unless they or their IT admins […]
Two Outlook bugs to watch out for
Here’s two Outlook for Windows bugs to watch out for. One is too easy to trigger and the other will affect people with a LOT of email to handle. Copy bug with Input Method Editor With Outlook 365 (classic) and using the Input Method Editor, Outlook might crash or hang when trying to copy text. […]
How to get the official Porsche color in Word and Office
How to get the official Porsche color “Turbonite” in Microsoft Office for Word documents, PowerPoint slides and more. The color has been announced by Pantone with the code PMS-2336-C. Porsche Turbonite is described in the usual flowery terms by Pantone: Turbonite color codes It’s easy to apply the Turbonite color to Office documents using these […]
Office 2024 is now on sale
The new version of Microsoft Office 2024 is now on sale to the general public all around the world. This is the ‘perpetual licence’ or single purchase release with no subscription fee. Office 2024 is now available direct from Microsoft.com and some retailers at the same prices as Office 2021. See All about Office 2024 […]
How to correctly spell Brontë in Microsoft Word with the diaresis
An 85-year-old blunder has just been fixed at Westminster Abbey to change the spelling to Brontë with the important diaresis. Here’s how to type an ë in Word and other matters arising. Here’s how the memorial to the Brontë sisters looked in Poets Corner until a few days ago. For 85 years this memorial, seen […]
Microsoft Office and the “Dialog from Hell”
A short video which brings up some interesting points in the early development history of Microsoft Office, some might surprise you. Microsoft Office started as separately sold products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and only gradually did they become an integrated package with shared components, consistent interface and some interconnections. See the whole video on […]
Great macOS Sequoia features for Office users
The latest version of the macOS for Apple Mac computers, Sequoia v15, is out now. Here’s a few features and settings that might interest Microsoft Office users plus a few tips from real use of macOS Sequoia. macOS Sequioa is available now and works quite well for us. More cautious people might want to wait […]
Strange spam that Microsoft isn’t stopping
No spam/junk email filter is perfect but it’s hard to understand how some recent messages have been missed by Microsoft’s inhouse security systems. Here’s two peculiar examples to watch out for. A prank email or a failed scam? An email is sent out to many people that seems to have hidden CC list with this […]
