Sync your Office Recent Documents between devices
Timeline was a new feature in Windows 10. It was a way to see which documents and files you’ve opened across all your devices. What you won’t hear is that Office already has a similar feature. The Office team has already synchronized the Open / Recent Documents lists across Word, Excel and PowerPoint for PC, […]
A better ‘anonymize a Word document’ solution
Here’s some better VBA code for converting a private document (contract etc) into one with anonymous words. A useful trick if you’re trying to fix a Word formatting problem but can’t share the document. Legal numbering problems is a common issue that this macro can help with. Office-Watch.com has already done a macro which replaces […]
Sorry John Oliver, there’s no Calligrapher font in Word
A rare factual error in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver that, amazingly, is related to Microsoft Word. In an item about The White House Calligrapher, Oliver said the job was easy because there’s already a font with the job title in Microsoft Word. And he shows a Word for Mac font list with a […]
Make your own White House notepaper with Microsoft Word
Last week we got a peek at the current White House notepaper and could not resist trying to make our own in Microsoft Word. White House notepaper in the President’s hands – 21 Feb 2018 It’s a simple, classic look that anyone can use and adapt to their needs. We’re not trying to make any […]
Replace text with filler – a manual approach
Here’s a manual method of replacing text with filler or anonymous words in Microsoft Word Use this when you need help with a Word document formatting problem but can’t share the troublesome .docx because it contains confidential information. Our head honcho, Peter Deegan, had this problem himself. A friend asked for help with a Word […]
The truth behind the blackboard computer teacher
A follow up on the story of the Ghanian teacher who has to draw Microsoft Word on his blackboard to teach the program. He’s Richard Appiah Akoto a 33 year old teacher at Betenase M/A Junior High School in the town of Sekyedomase in central Ghana. A place so obscure, by modern standards, that it […]
Learn Word from a blackboard drawing!
Think learning Office is hard? Spare a thought for this teacher in Ghana who teaches Word without a computer. He draws Word on a blackboard to teach the program. Source: Ghafla.com It’s an amazing piece of work. Yes, it’s pre-ribbon Microsoft Office, Office 2003 or before. The whole story would be interesting to hear, we […]
Microsoft security holes at record high even in the latest Word, Excel and PowerPoint
A new report confirms what most Microsoft Office customers know; there’s more security patches in Microsoft products, despite years of promises. Not just the latest Word, Excel and Powerpoint but even new products like the Edge browser are increasingly vulnerable. An Avecto report shows 87 vulnerabilities in 2017 – a record high. A dozen of […]
Dropbox document sharing with Microsoft Office
Here’s how to share Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel or PowerPoint) for viewing or editing via Dropbox. Document collaboration works a little differently in Dropbox compared to OneDrive. There are different methods and limitation for sharing on Dropbox. We’ve already shown how to install Dropbox, enabled the Microsoft Office Online features and use the Dropbox […]
Dropbox Badge, a collaborative tool in Microsoft Office Windows and Mac
Dropbox Badge is their document collaboration option that provides Dropbox specific features inside Microsoft Office programs, It works with a refreshingly wide range of Office version. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Windows and Macintosh. Office 2007 to 2016 for Windows. Office 2011 and 2016 for Mac. It only works with ‘modern’ Office document formats […]
Oxford Comma dispute settled
There’s joy and celebrations in the streets of Maine as their Oxford Comma dispute is settled. Even Microsoft Word approves the new law! The missing comma only cost $5 million plus legal fees. A quick follow up to our 2017 story about a legal dispute around the lack of an Oxford Comma. Oxford Comma in […]
ShurL0ckr ransomware gets past Microsoft and Google to infect cloud
BitGlass and Cylance have found some new ransomware called Shurl0cker that managed to fool both Google and Microsoft’s scans to arrive on their customers cloud storage. According to the researchers: “Two well-known cloud platforms with built-in malware protection, Google Drive and Microsoft Office 365, failed to identify the ransomware. In addition, Bitglass tested VirusTotal, a […]
Dropbox Folders and Versions
Dropbox stores not just your current documents but past versions too. Let’s drill down and see how to dump your files in the Dropbox and what does Dropbox do to make life easy? I have created a folder in my Dropbox named “Projects”. It contains some of my work assignments that I have been working […]
Open an Office document from the Dropbox web site
If you’re browsing your Dropbox account at their web site, select a document then look at the Open menu for options. Copy to Paper – Paper is Dropbox’s own online collaboration tool. Open in Word 2016 – the Dropbox site has detected the presence of Office 2016 on the computer. Microsoft Word Online – opens […]
Adding Dropbox to Office Online
Adding Dropbox to your Word Online, Excel Online or PowerPoint Online place list saves some extra steps. Then you can quickly open, create, modify and saves files to your Dropbox. To add Dropbox to Office Online: Go to OfficeOnline.com (https://www.office.com/), open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint Online. Click Add a place, under ‘Open from OneDrive’. Select Dropbox. You will […]
Installing Dropbox into Microsoft Office
Dropbox has integration direct into Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows It’s best to install the Dropbox app (https://www.dropbox.com/install) on your devices. Of course, you can always access the Dropbox website https://www.dropbox.com from any laptop, computer or smartphones and tablets. Once Dropbox is installed on your desktop, you’ll notice a new Dropbox folder on your hard […]
