Face with rolling eyes đ emoji in Word, Outlook, Office
Face with rolling eyes đ symbol is one of the more popularly used emoji, also known as âEye Rollâ or âYeah whateverâ. Here’s how to type it in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Office. Not to be confused with the âRolling on the floor laughingâ đ€Ł or ROFL emoji or other eye emoji:Eye đ emoji in […]
Changes to PDFs made by Microsoft Office
Microsoft is making some changes to PDF files made from Microsoft 365 apps to improve accessibility for screen readers. The announcement is a mix of recent changes with some long-standing features added as if they are also new. A newer Microsoft PR trick that manages to fool (too) many. PDFâs on Apple Mac, iPhone, iPad […]
It’s official – Calibri beats Aptos in font poll
A recent poll commissioned by Microsoft confirms the widely held suspicion that people prefer the Calibri font over the new Aptos fonts pushed into Microsoft Office. This comes from a Twitter/X poll run by the Microsoft run @Microsoft365 account. The previous Office default font, Calibri, handily won the poll with 36.3% of the votes. Weâve […]
How Mark of the Web stops bad document infections
All about Microsoft’s latest Office macro protection feature to stop virus infected documents loading nasties onto a computer. Mark of the Web MOTW is a relatively new way to protect your machine. Over 2022, a new layer of macro protection was added to Microsoft 365 for Windows. Itâs something new in Windows that Office apps […]
Presenter Coach makes for better PowerPoint presentations
Presenter Coach or Rehearse in PowerPoint for Windows helps polish your presentation before going before an audience. This cloud-based feature is PowerPoint Online (web browser) and PowerPoint 365 for Windows If you donât have Coach in your version of PowerPoint, try it from the web version of PowerPoint. Getting Started with Coach Make your slide […]
Making pictures smaller – some more options.
There are many ways to make pictures smaller, in both senses of the word. Here are three more options including great news for Windows 11 & Windows 10 users plus an important warning. Converting images into a smaller file size is sometimes essential. The large digital camera images (can be 4-6MB each) can be too […]
Use the Force with your PowerPoint & online backgrounds
The official Star Wars web site has some pictures that you can use as virtual backgrounds for your Zoom or Teams online calls. Also great for PowerPoint slides. Go to https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-backgrounds , click on an image to open the full version then right-click on the picture and choose âSave image as âŠâ or equivalent on […]
Star Wars look in Word and PowerPoint
Whether you’d like to join the Force or make fun of it, here’s how to get the famous Star Wars look in Word, PowerPoint and Office. See Star Wars movie opening and end credits in PowerPoint Star Wars font There are a few ‘Star Wars’ fonts available. All probably in breach of many copyright rules but […]
Happy Star Wars Day – with Microsoft Office
Office-Watch.com has Star Wars Day covered with a series of articles which add the spirit of the Rebel Alliance or the Empire to your Microsoft Office documents, workbooks and slides. Star Wars Day is 4th May each year … “May the fourth be with you” geddit? Star Wars fonts Star Wars look in Word and […]
PowerPoint trim video reaches the web
The long-standing Trim Video feature in PowerPoint desktop has now reached the browser based version as well as in the desktop Windows and Mac versions. If youâve ever used Trim Video in either PowerPoint for Windows or Mac, this ânewâ feature will be familiar in PowerPoint on the web. Any video saved with the presentation […]
PowerPoint video audio compression tricks and traps
PowerPoint offers compression embedded video and audio files, reducing the overall file size. But these options aren’t where you might expect to find them, aren’t selective and need to be used with care. There is compression option for media files (video or audio) to a suitable quality level and make it compact. This feature will […]
Eye đ emoji in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
How to insert the Eye đ emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Eye đ symbol is used for decoration âLook Hereâ or âSee thisâ. Even as a fancy bullet point in Word or PowerPoint. How Eye đ looks in different fonts. Two Windows fonts […]
Better Bullets in Word with SVG Icons
Get better and more creative bullet lists in Word using an Icon or SVG graphic in Word or PowerPoint, you just have to be a little sneaky. Icons (Microsoftâs name for SVG graphics) would seem to be ideal for creative bullets. SVGâs can be resized, colored and adjusted without loss of quality. They are available […]
Get rid of Teams buttons from your Office ribbon
Teams button creep into Office and Outlook ribbons because Microsoft tries to promote itself. Hereâs how to get rid of it or any other Office buttons you donât want. Teams icons prominently appear on Office ribbons, like this one on the Outlook Calendar ribbon. or this with Meet Now video conferencing included as well. Or […]
Ink to Text tool in Microsoft 365 for Windows
Word, PowerPoint and OneNote 365 for Windows have digital ‘ink to text‘ feature to not only handwrite into documents but also edit text and add bullet or numbered lists. Ink to Text requirements Before we explain the new feature, weâll detail the specific requirements of the new âInk to Textâ Word feature. Microsoft buries these […]
Microsoft Office font spacing mystery and how to fix
A strange case of letter spacing with a Microsoft font showing differences between Word and PowerPoint. Hereâs the anomaly with three possible fixes for it and similar situations. Office Watcher Paul B noticed this peculiar spacing between a fullstop/period and digit 1 with the Tenorite font. In PowerPoint, the two characters are very close together […]
