Office Android Insider apps missing features
The August Insiders update for Word and PowerPoint for Android have improved Zoom features plus another option is entirely missing! We’ve tested these features to see how they really work, assuming the promoted features are there at all. Office Watch hasn’t taken Microsoft at their word. We’ve tried out the software to see how the […]
‘Hobbit’ is the PowerPoint champion of the world
A teenager from Auckland, New Zealand has won the World Microsoft PowerPoint championship for 2018. Tristan Mona beat over 760,000 other competitors from 100 countries in the finals held in Florida, USA. He’s the first person from ‘Ennzed’ to win a coveted Microsoft Office Specialist title. For his troubles, Tristan gets a $7,000 cash prize […]
Make a custom ribbon tab for Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook
Here’s how to make a custom ribbon tab in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook and how Microsoft has left customers shortchanged for the last decade. We’ve already talked about customizing the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) for certain documents. You can make the QAT adapt according to the document you’ve opened. Alas, that’s not possible […]
Apple wallpapers for PowerPoint or Windows
There’s an amazing collection of Apple device (iOS) and computer (MacOS) you can use on PowerPoint slides or a Windows desktop. ‘nucleam’ put the collection up on Google Photos. They range from the most recent for iPhone back to the early days of iOS 3. Some are famous images, a Da Vinci here, a Seurat […]
What happened to Office Mix?
Remember Office Mix? It was Microsoft’s effort to make PowerPoint slide more interactive and online. What happened to it and why hasn’t it been properly replaced? Mix is one of those Microsoft ventures which they encourage Office customers to spend time and money on. Redmond promises their wholehearted support for the technology right up to […]
Office for Android updates for July 2018
Android users can get some extra features like Word count and landscape editing of PowerPoint slides in the July 2018 updates to Office for Android apps. Version 16.0.10325.20043 of the apps are now available. Most likely, Google Play will update your device automatically. Word Count in Word for Android The document word count appears as […]
Why bother with Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams truly is for everyone, now there’s a free plan available. Of course it’s aimed at businesses, ‘coz that’s where the money is. But with Teams now available free it’s open for small business and non-business uses. Small business Small or even tiny business can use Microsoft Teams for specific projects like a new […]
What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams or rivals like Slack or Workplace by Facebook, aren’t really anything new. They are a combination of (probably) familiar online services into a single system. In corporate speak, Teams is a cloud-based set of team collaboration tools and services combining workplace chat, meetings, notes, and attachments. So much for that gobbledygook. Bringing chat […]
What’s inside Microsoft Teams; teams, channels, chats, wiki, files, apps, tabs, sites
There’s a somewhat confusing range of parts inside Microsoft Teams, here’s a guide to things like Teams, Channels, Chats, Wiki and other goodies. In How Microsoft Teams fits together we explain the Microsoft Teams structure from an teams. The Best Way to learn Microsoft Teams Dive in and try it. Teams is a collaboration service so […]
Microsoft Teams now available free … at last
It’s taken Microsoft some time but their collaboration service Teams is now available for free to all comers. The popular collaboration service, Slack, built its business on their free offering. Many businesses adopted Slack after discovering their staff had setup Slack groups of their own. A lot of short term projects, startups, etc use Slack […]
Google Drive supports Microsoft Office encrypted files – sort of
Google has updated their Drive app to support preview of Microsoft Office documents with password encryption. Here’s how it works online and in the Google Drive app. In early 2017 the browser-based part of Google Drive let you preview password protected Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Only preview of Office documents is available, not open […]
Office for Android latest preview highlights – Word and PowerPoint
The latest Office for Android preview has a few additions that might be of interest. We’re talking about build 16.0.10325.20010, the July 2018 insiders preview that’ll later be available to all Office for Android users. Word Count The document word count should appear as you scroll through the document, alongside the page position and total pages […]
Degree symbol in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
How to type the degree symbol (Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, latitude, longitude) into Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Degree Symbol codes Decimal: 176 Hex: 00B0 Web: ° ° ° Word The degree symbol ° has an inbuilt shortcut in Word. Ctrl + @ or Ctrl + Shift + 2 followed by a space will enter a […]
Single line ribbon in Microsoft Office for students only
A new Office ‘Garage’ option is ‘Student Tools’ an extra ribbon featuring the tools Microsoft thinks are most appropriate for students. It’s only available to students in USA, Australia or New Zealand for Office 365 for Windows or Office 2016 ProPlus. Word Student Tool Garage is where Microsoft tries out plug-ins and features. Dictation started […]
Office Online: The main ribbon and other tricks
Office Online is a slimmed down version of Word for Windows or Mac. What’s possible in a browser interface is impressive from a technical point of view but it will never compete with Word for Windows or even Word for Mac. Anyone familiar with Office for Mac or Windows should be able to use the […]
Your free and standby Microsoft Office alternative: Office Online
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote are always available for you, even if the main Office for Window/Mac are broken or missing. Office Online is the alternative that you have as a standby when regular Office fails or isn’t available. As long as you have a browser and decent Internet connection, you can use Word Online, […]
