Microsoft has disclosed and fixed a âzero-dayâ security bug in Publisher. Itâs a âSecurity Feature Bypassâ thatâs already being used to infiltrate computers, is so incredibly simple and should never have happened at all. Called CVE-2023-21715 âMicrosoft Publisher Security Features Bypass Vulnerabilityâ it easily allowed macros to be run in
PowerPoint 365 (Windows, Mac and iOS) can now use separate caption files for audio inside a presentation and also export the captions with media. Whatâs new are captions for audio files like a transcript of a lecture or even song lyrics for a PowerPoint âsing-a-longâ. Thereâs a catch but one
Microsoft’s hints that AI âhelpâ is coming soon to Word, Outlook and other Office apps are for investors not paying customers. Donât get too excited (or worried) about the immediate future of AI tools into either Search or Office apps. There are problems with current AI offerings and traps for
Hereâs the basics of how subtitling or captions works for PowerPoint. Using a simple text editor, you can create closed-caption files for videos and audio that you wish to make more accessible. Itâs great for subtitling any video including one youâve made of your PowerPoint presentation. Closed captions or Subtitles
There’s a special purple color named by Pantone as ‘Love Symbol Number 2’ in honor of the musician Prince. That same purple is possible in Microsoft Word and other Office applications. Only last year, Pantone teamed with Prince’s estate to announce that PQ 7448C was to be known as Love
The late and much missed musician Prince wished to be known by single character symbol called ‘Love Symbol Number 2‘. Here’s how to enter that unique symbol in Word, PowerPoint or Microsoft Office generally. There are various methods suggested on the Internet, we’ve narrowed them down to one excellent option
Thereâs a new King in Britain (and other countries) which means thereâs a new Royal Logo Cypher or Monogram. Hereâs how to get the Cypher for Microsoft Office documents or slides. The Royal insignia is usually made from two parts, the Tudor Crown or Scottish Crown above the Royal Cypher.
No cloud service is perfect, no matter what the company says. Here’s what you must do to protect yourself from breakdown of your OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams or Microsoft 365 cloud storage. Microsoft pushes use of OneDrive to store all your documents and images. That suits Microsoft’s strategy but isn’t necessarily
Insert the Exploding Head đ€Ż emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. How Exploding Head đ€Ż emoji looks Windows only has Exploding Head đ€Ż in the Segoe UI Emoji font, either color or black. To me the black version looks
Excel has three different ways to see a partial formula result to help you locate and fix a problem or understand how a formula works. Two methods have been in Excel for some time and thereâs a new tooltip feature. Evaluate Formula The full Evaluate Formula has been around since
Excel has a simple way to understand or fix a complex formula. Evaluate Formula lets you calculate parts of a formula and see interim results that make up the final value that appears in the cell. Itâs on the Formulas tab under Formula Auditing. Evaluate Formula isnât new, just little
Word will automatically adjust or Autofit the width of table columns and the space within cells to fit the content that you are entering. Sometimes you donât want this and want to be able to control the column widths yourself. AutoFit for Word tables is great but sometimes gets too
Microsoft Word has two ways to put text at any diagonal angle you like from a slight tilt to a steep incline for both regular text or a ‘watermark’ effect. It’s a simple trick to enhance a graphical presentation, make your Word document more appealing, Look no further, in Microsoft
Quick Actions in Outlook for Windows (365/2021/2019) we’ll explain how to use it, why the name is wrong and the many limitations. From a quick look (no pun intended) Quick Actions seems like a good idea. Alas, itâs not been well developed or integrated properly into Outlook. Quick Actions only
Word 365 for Windows is getting the Transcribe feature thatâs already available to everyone online. Thatâs all Microsoft has done, leaving Transcribeâs bugs and limitations unfixed. Transcribe converts live audio or audio recordings into a text transcript. Great for getting a written version of a lecture, speech or meeting. Since
The Transcribe option in OneNote for Windows lets you get a “speech to text” written transcript of either a live recording or an already saved audio file. Itâs an extension of the existing Transcribe feature in Word on the web (in a browser) and works the same way. Thatâs not
Microsoft Wordâs Transcribe feature makes converting recordings into text faster and easier than ever. Whether youâre documenting meetings, lectures, or interviews, this built-in speech-to-text tool automatically transforms your audio into an editable Word document. Learn how to use Transcribe in Word for Windows or Word Online, its supported formats and
Insert the Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet â„ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. As the term âbulletâ suggests Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet â„ symbol is intended for bullet lists. Looking for other heart symbols? Five+ heart †symbols
Create more interesting and engaging bullet lists in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, use symbols or emojis for a touch of creativity and visual appeal. Here are some different symbols that can be used in bullet lists: Define New Bullet Word has some default symbols that are seen in too many
Here’s the ‘old-fashioned’ way to make a list of worksheet tab names. It’s old because the formula uses ” Get.Workbook() ” which is an Excel 4 macro function that’s now blocked in modern Excel for security reasons. See Excel 4 macros are now blocked and about time tooWe’re including this
Outlook can show weather details and, as usual in Office, thereâs more available than most people realize on the Weather Bar. Calendar views display the weather forecast and current weather for up to five cities or locations. Available in Outlook 2013 and later including Outlook 2021/2019, Outlook 365. The forecast
Deep in the bowels of Wordâs setting is a way to increase or decrease the spacing between letters. Character Spacing | Spacing lets you stretch or compress text. Itâs a handy trick for headings, it makes them look bigger without increasing the font size. Or compress text so more words fit into limited
Get real Microsoft Office running on Linux in four different ways â a virtual machine, remote access, browser apps or Wine. Thereâs no âMicrosoft Office for Linuxâ and unlikely there ever will be. That doesnât mean a Linux machine canât access the full power of Office for Windows or Mac
There’s a proper digital font version of the typeface used on US National Park signs. It’ll work with Office for Windows or Mac. The original signs were hand-carved with a router bit. At https://nationalparktypeface.com/ there are four options available: Light, Regular, Heavy and Outline. They are available as a free
