Get the Game of Thrones look in Word and PowerPoint
Here’s how to get the Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon look in Word documents and PowerPoint slides. Plenty of people have borrowed the Game of Thrones or GoT look, including a certain US President. All these uses are contrary to various trademarks by HBO. Despite legal complaints there are many ‘tip of […]
Understanding the \s switch in Word’s {SEQ} code
The \s n switch inside the { SEQ } field code isn’t easy to understand so here’s an example of how it resets numbering after a Heading style. Use {SEQ \s n } to restart numbering from 1 after a chosen Heading style. E.g. { SEQ Identifier \s 1 } to reset after Heading 1 […]
Word’s SEQ field code – all the options and switches
Get the most from the SEQ (Sequence) field code in Microsoft Word using these options and switches. Office-Watch.com has tested all the {SEQ} features and found a few things that are different from the official Office documentation. To start with {SEQ } check out Why Word’s SEQ code is a godsend { SEQ Identifier [Bookmark ] [Switches ] } Identifier […]
Can’t access Microsoft 365 Stock Images …
A Monday morning glitch by Microsoft has accidently disabled access to most Microsoft 365 Stock images and more. At 5:30pm UTC (12:30pm NYC): Microsoft 365 Stock Content is now available on our test machines in the UK and USA. Give your Insert | Pictures | Stock Images a try with fingers crossed! The expired digital […]
Custom Bibliography formats or styles in Word
Microsoft Word has many supplied Bibliography formats or styles to choose from. You can add your own custom formats to suit your needs (or your professors). First, a quick look at how Word figures out how to format or arrange a citation. See: Add a Bibliography to Word documents Citations for everyone in Word Note: this […]
Orthodox Cross ☦ in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Orthodox Cross ☦ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Orthodox Cross or Russian Othodox Cross ☦ symbol is widely seen in Russia and in particular the Russian Orthodox Church. There’s also a Christian or Latin Cross ✝ symbol available. How Orthodox Cross ☦ […]
Marriage Symbol ⚭ in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the Marriage Symbol ⚭ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Marriage Symbol ⚭ symbol is two interlocked circles with obvious symbolism. It can be used for any situation you like, perhaps when two items or groups merge or an alternative bullet symbol. How Marriage […]
Why Word’s SEQ code is a godsend
Whenever someone has a numbering or list problem in Microsoft Word, the solution usually revolves around the little known but oh so flexible SEQ code. SEQ lets you do things in Word that aren’t possible with the numbered or multi-level list features. Even the powerful ListNum field has to give way to the power of […]
Hidden Text, Images and objects in Word
We have recently discussed how to show hidden formatting characters in Word, but it is also possible to hide text and even images in Microsoft Word, as long as you are using Word desktop on Windows or Mac. See Find and Remove Hidden Text in Word Hidden text positioning and formatting tricks in Word Why hide? […]
Table Cell Margins and Spacing Options in Word
Cell Margins and Cell Spacing are two important settings in any Microsoft Word Table but they aren’t used much and not well understood. Cell margins are the spaces between your text and the edge of the cell. They can be set separately for the top, bottom, and either side of the cells. To change the […]
Review only collaboration option in Microsoft Word
An important and useful new option is coming to Word 365’s collaboration options ‘Review only’ aka ‘Reviewing’ mode. There’s also a workaround to get a similar power in other versions of Microsoft Word. Until now sharing a document was only possible in two ways. Either sharing the editing of the document or make the document […]
Four ways to put Microsoft Office on your iPad
You have an Apple iPad but do you know all the different ways that Microsoft Office can run on an iPad. There are four different options, some free and others you have to pay for. Why bother? Surely you just install the Office mobile apps and that’s it? Sadly no, and there are advantages to […]
Expanding a Master Document in Word
When you open a master document in Microsoft Word it might give you a scare. Instead of showing the document text all you see is some links. All the subdocuments will appear as hyperlinks in the master document. To see the entire master document with sub-documents go to View | Outline. The Outlining bar will […]
Rearrange and fix Word’s Styles Gallery
Microsoft Word’s Styles Gallery can be fixed to show the styles you want, rearrange to the order you want, not the collection and order decided by Microsoft. It makes sense to have the styles you use most frequently in a prominent place in this panel, and Word allows you to both add styles to the gallery, and to […]
Extra symbols with Segoe Fluent Icon font for Word & Office
Segoe Fluent Icon is a handy extra symbols font with some icons that aren’t easily available anywhere else. It’s free for Windows and Mac. Here’s how to use it in Word and Office. Segoe Fluent Icons is intended for use by developers making their Windows apps but there’s no reason why you can’t use them […]
Latest Outlook 365 breaks receiving emails like Uber
A new embarrassment for Microsoft as they scramble to fix a bug in Outlook 365 for Windows which crashes when trying to display some emails, most commonly receipt emails from Uber. Office Watch goes into detail of this bug. It’s more serious than just blaming Uber for a bug in Office 365 for Windows. The […]
