Telephone receiver đ emoji in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert the Telephone receiver symbol đ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Telephone receiver or handset đ symbol can be used on a letterhead or sign where a phone number is shown. There’s an emoji in the Unicode standard plus two Microsoft Office Icons. How […]
Find out more about fonts
A clever interactive from The New York Times explains the basics of fonts and how to choose the right font for your documents, slides and sheets. Whatâs your type? Try these tests to pick the perfect font for you starts with an option to read the whole article in different fonts. One of the fonts […]
What youâll need to use Copilot with Microsoft Office
Microsoft has released some information about what youâll need to get their AI tools (called Copilot) when they are eventually released. Copilot is Microsoftâs name for their upcoming AI tools integrated into Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) plus other services like Teams. As with all Microsoftâs Copilot announcements, itâs a strange mix. The […]
Designer Erase is a picture edit opportunity for all Office users
Microsoft Designer now has an image editing tool thatâs been missing from Microsoft Office. Erase in Designer lets you edit images in an important way thatâs not possible in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook for Windows or Mac. Picture editing in Office has a lot of features but they mostly effect the whole image, thereâs […]
Pushing Handsđ«· đ«žin emoji in Word, PowerPoint and Office
Type the âpushing handsâ emoji, left 𫷠or right đ«žin Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and other Office apps. Officially the emoji are called Rightwards Pushing Hand đ«ž and Leftwards Pushing Hand đ«· but can also be used as a âHigh Fiveâ. These emoji can be used separately or together to great effect, hereâs the hands as they […]
Likeđbutton now in Word Comments
Comments in Word documents can now have a quick response from others just by clicking a âLikeâđbutton. Why just one button when other Microsoft apps have more? Instead of writing a short reply adding to a Word comment thread, you can now just click a Likeđbutton on an existing comment or reply. Each comment/reply has […]
âSuggestionsâ appear to sell Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft continues to push Office users to store their documents on OneDrive with new promotional messages appearing inside Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Messages like these are appearing for Microsoft 365 customers who are saving documents on their computer, not OneDrive. âMAKE THE MOST OF MICROSOFT 365 Take advantage of OneDrive storageâ âSHARE THIS DOCUMENT Work […]
Search improvements in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Microsoft is again changing the way Search works in Microsoft 365 and also (surprise!) Office 2021 to expand the results beyond the document or Office features. Now you can search for definitions, media and even web results from the top bar of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The most recent announcement is about Office 365/2021 for […]
2023 Spelling Bee champs vs Microsoft Word
Our annual look at the words that challenged the Scripps Spelling Bee champs to see how many are recognized by the spell check in Microsoft Word. 2023 wasnât a good year for Word with a disappointing score that would shame some 14 year olds. Hereâs a selection of the last round words from the 2023 […]
A new Word feature is really Microsoft’s insult to customers who wonât move to OneDrive
The latest Microsoft 365 feature is an insult to customers who wonât obey. For years Microsoft has been pushing customers to save everything to their OneDrive cloud storage using many tricks, but this latest ‘smart reminder’ is blatant and insulting to paying customers. Smart Save Reminders The feature is called ‘Smart Save Remindersâ but should […]
All the left pointing hand symbols in Word and Office
Word and Office have several left âpointing handâ symbols available in some fonts. Hereâs the Unicode options explained and shown. We’ve also looked at the options for All the RIGHT pointing hand symbols in Word and Office Want more arrows or pointers? Check out all 200+ Arrow or Hand pointing symbols and more in a […]
Right arrow â symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert the Right arrow â into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. The official Unicode name is âRightward Arrowâ â  but it can be called âRight pointingâ âRight facingâ or just âRight Arrowâ. Want more arrows or pointers? Check out all 200+ Arrow or Hand pointing […]
All the right pointing hand symbols in Word and Office
Word and Office have several right âpointing handâ symbols available in some fonts. Hereâs the Unicode options, index, backhand, sideways in white or black, all explained and shown. Want more arrows or pointers? Check out all 200+ Arrow or Hand pointing symbols and more in a searchable list. Index, Backhand or Sideways? The Unicode system […]
Microsoft Word vs Spelling Bee quiz
How does Microsoft Wordâs spell check work against ten difficult or unusual words from a New York Times spelling bee quiz? Whatâs in a Word is an interesting quiz of words used in past Scrippâs Spelling Beeâs and, as usual, weâre interested in how many of the words are recognized in Microsoft Wordâs spelling. Word […]
Three ways to run an Office macro direct, from the ribbon or toolbar
There are three main ways to run a macro in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook). From the Macros list, from a button on a ribbon or from the Quick Access toolbar. We previously spoke about how to install an Office VBA macro, hereâs how a macro can appear on the ribbon or Quick […]
Make the Office ribbon more useful, add your choice of buttons
Any Office ribbon tab can be more useful for you. By trimming some of the buttons you donât need, making room for the buttons you want. Weâll show you how to remove some of the less needed ribbon sections (likely from the Developer tab) to make more room for your own buttons. Previously weâve explained […]
