Free Google Fonts in Office: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
Google offers a great variety of free open-source fonts that can be used in Microsoft Office, Windows or Mac. You Read More
Convert Office docs to text with Markitdown
Check out this clever Python tool that converts Word documents, Excel sheets, PowerPoint decks and PDFs into a plain text Read More
Get the new color, Olo, in Microsoft Office
There’s a special new color called ‘Olo’ developed by scientists in Berkely, California. The nearest match to Olo is possible Read More
Add new PowerPoint slide with Copilot
PowerPoint is getting a useful addition to its Copilot AI options, make a new slide with Copilot. The Home tab Read More
Get Office Startup Boost for any Office app and any version
The Startup Boost feature coming to Word 365 is really a sly trick by Microsoft. It’s a trick that anyone Read More
Fix F9 Fn Keys don’t work in Word, Office or Windows
Office Watch reader Steve G is having a problem in Word. The F9 key isn’t updating fields in a Word Read More
Adding a message to a PowerPoint ‘envelope’
Here’s how to make a message (letter or card) to make it ‘appear’ from a PowerPoint envelope graphic. This message Read More
Make your own Envelope graphic for PowerPoint
An envelope graphic—crafted entirely in PowerPoint! It’s a versatile design element that works for both personal and professional needs. Whether Read More
Copilot in Office - grumbles and 'modest proposals'
Copilot could become a ‘toxic brand‘ because of pushy way Microsoft is adding it to Microsoft Office. We have some Read More
Office help on the right-click menu 'Search the menus'
There’s a little undocumented surprise on the right-click menu. Tucked away at the top is ‘Search the menus’ help. Sadly Read More
Upload a phone image to Copilot chat
Microsoft has introduced a new feature allowing users to upload images directly from their mobile devices to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Read More
OneDrive messages pushed into Microsoft 365 apps.
Microsoft is adding yet another push for customers to save all their documents to OneDrive. This time inside Word, Excel Read More
Would you like some Ramen with your font?
Check out this headline ‘ramen’ font that looks great and has a clever name – Times New Ramen. Seine Kongruangkit Read More
Group and Ungroup objects in Word, PowerPoint and Office
Shapes, images, and other items can be grouped together and often should be in Word, PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office Read More
Image privacy breach still in Microsoft Office
Back in 2015 we were amazed and dismayed to discover a privacy gap in Microsoft Office. Seven years later Microsoft Read More
“Free” Office for Windows is being trialed
Microsoft is testing a free version of Office for Windows with limited features, an important requirement and ads to ‘pay’ Read More
