Use PowerPoint to make a quick photo collage
Powerpoint is a quick way to make a photo collage or presentation that you can use as a separate photo for any purpose, including as a virtual background! Today is the 80th birthday of an amazing man. We’ll be meeting up on Zoom to celebrate the big day and we’d like to make a special […]
Does an Office licence work for two users on a computer?
Microsoft Office rules might let two users or more use the same copy of Office on a computer. It depends on which type of Office you have on a Windows or Mac computer. Office can work for multiple separate users on the one computer. Most commonly, there are separate Windows or Mac logins for the […]
Having Microsoft Office problems? Try these tips first
If you’re having trouble with Office for Windows, try these tips first. They might fix the problem or help narrow down the cause. You’ll often get these suggestions from Microsoft Support or forums. They are things to try before asking for help with a Microsoft Office problem for two reasons: Support staff might make these […]
Fixing a broken Reuse Slides feature in PowerPoint
What to do if you get the “Sorry, something went wrong” error message trying to use PowerPoint’s Reuse Slides feature. This error message might appear if you’re trying to use PowerPoint’s Reuse Slides feature. It seems to happen only for non-business users (for example Microsoft 365 Family/Personal plans). The current error message is both non-specific […]
Reuse slides in PowerPoint, the good and the annoying
There’s a faster way to clone or reuse slides from existing PowerPoint presentations. Reuse Slides lets you pick a slide and copy it in a flash. Which sounds great unless you’re an unlucky person who hits a useless and unhelpful Microsoft error message. Reuse Slides is mostly promoted as a tool for organizations with shared […]
PowerPoint gets a Portrait mode for iPhone and iPad
PowerPoint is getting a Portrait or vertical orientation option for PowerPoint mobile on Apple iPhone and iPad. Portrait mode is already in PowerPoint desktop (Windows/Mac) though it’s hidden. Portrait mode for slides and videos is quite common these days (TikTok and similar are all portrait) even though it offends purists like your humble correspondent. Design […]
Complete Christmas emoji, fast find and copy
Need a Christmas emoji or symbol? Here’s a quick and searchable list of all the Xmas emoji for documents, sheets, slides, emails or messages that you can use or copy. This list has all the Christmas related emoji we can think of, the broadest sense both secular and religious. These emoji are supported (with different […]
Use the six Soccer icons in Microsoft Office
In the Microsoft Office Icons there are six Soccer (football) related graphics, a ball, running player and a goal net with two variations on each. Start with those plain icons to make more colorful designs with a few clicks. There are also some Soccer ⚽ emoji in Office Along the way, we also found a […]
Handwritten document editing without pen or paper
It’s possible and practical to make ‘handwritten’ notes or edits direct on your Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents. Instead of printing them out and using a pen/pencil, do it on-screen with a digital pen. Here’s a real-world guide to how you can do it, leaving aside the hype and flashy demos. Even these days, it’s […]
Two ways to get one line of Word with left and right aligned text
Two ways to put left and right aligned text on the same line in Microsoft Word. There’s the commonly used option and the less well-known choice. BONUS: putting left, center and right aligned text on one line. We’ll show how to make Left and Right aligned text looking like this. You’ll often see it in […]
100 points 💯 emoji in Word, PowerPoint and Office
Type the Hundred points 💯 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. 100 points 💯 symbol is also known as ’100’, ‘Keep it 100’ or ‘Keeping it real’. How 100 points 💯 looks in different fonts. Here’s some examples of how 100 points 💯 looks in […]
Face with Tears of joy 😂 emoji in Word, Office
Type the Face with Tears of joy 😂 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Face with Tears of joy 😂 emoji is one of the most popular, if not THE most commonly used emoji. Also known as Laughing Crying, Laughing Tears, LOL (Laugh Out Loud) or […]
Make your own blue checkmark Twitter ‘verified’ in Office
You can add a Twitter blue or gray checkmark to your Microsoft Office documents including Word docs, PowerPoint slides. We’ll show you how to add the ‘verified’ graphic at any size you need with the exact blue, gray or some other color. Oh, and save yourself $8 a month <kidding>. We’ve all seen the Twitter […]
Inside Microsoft Create, the new Office templates site and more
Microsoft Create is a new part of Microsoft 365 that will replace the existing Office templates site and more. Office Watch explains how to use the Create site now, the many categories available and what’s to come. Cut through all the usual Microsoft Hype™ like “ultimate creator launchpad” and the dreadful phrase “uplevel your creative […]
Kerning text simply explained for Word and Powerpoint
Kerning is a font setting that’s important in Word and PowerPoint. We’ll explain kerning and why you mostly don’t have to worry about it except for large size text like titles and headings. Kerning adjusts the horizontal space between letters so they look right to the human eye. It’s necessary because letters take up different […]
Tilde ~ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Tilde ~ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Plus an emoji alternative to Tilde. Tilde is used to mean ‘approximate’ as in “ ~30 minutes late”. In maths it means ‘similar order of magnitude’ e.g. “ a ~ b “. Tilde ~ symbol […]
