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 […]
Converting Google Docs to Microsoft WordÂ
Google Docs can be handy for sharing and working on documents with other people, but sometimes you just really need that file in Microsoft Word. No problem â itâs actually really easy to convert them. All you have to do is download the file and save it as a Word doc, Excel sheet or PowerPoint deck. If the Google Docs File is Open […]
London Street Signs, make your own in Word and PowerPoint
Famous London streets signs are selling for big bucks ⊠or you can make your own in Word or PowerPoint for nothing. A sale of genuine London street signs by Westminster City Council included one for Abbey Road that sold for ÂŁ37,200 (US$51,000). We thought that was a lot and figured out how to make […]
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 […]
Bulk conversion of old Office documents to new formats
How to bulk convert old documents (.doc .xls .ppt) into the newer Office formats (.docx .xlsx .pptx etc.). Microsoft has never produced a simple bulk conversion tool for the masses, much to the annoyance of users and network administrators. Redmond probably made that choice for their own self-interest but some of the reasons also serve […]
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 […]
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. […]
More adventures with Office VBA and AI
Get ChatGPT or Copilot to show working Office VBA code to select and open a Word, Excel or PowerPoint document. Itâs an example of how to work with ChatGPT to get the code you need and its limitations. In episode 1 of this saga, Office Watch showed how to use ChatGPT to make sample Office […]
Sigma upper ÎŁ or lower Ï case symbols in Word and Office
How to insert the Sigma upper case ÎŁ and Sigma lower case Ï symbols in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Sigma (uppercase ÎŁ / lowercase Ï) is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In mathematics, the uppercase sigma symbol is used as an operator for summation, […]
Double Dagger ⥠symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert the Double Dagger âĄÂ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Double Dagger âĄÂ symbol is used to mark a third footnote after the asterisk and dagger in a Word document. How Double Dagger ⥠looks in different fonts. Hereâs some examples of how Double Dagger […]
Easily learn and make Office VBA with AI
ChatGPT or Copilot can be used to learn the basics of Microsoft Office VBA coding with examples made to order. Hereâs some VBA made by ChatGPT for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and some of its mistakes. ChatGPT or Copilot will take a simple request and returns some text. Â People have used it to write […]
