Micron or mu in Word
How to type the micron/micrometer symbol in Word. Stuart H has an AutoCorrect suggestion: ” I need to use the Read More
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Word Footnote hidden bug
Hiding footnotes in Word triggers an annoying bug that’s been there for at least ten years. There’s no sign of Read More
Find pane search secrets in Word
Search for text and more within a document using the Find side-pane feature in Word. There are secrets making it Read More
Microsoft Word tests for the Oxford Comma
Word can warn you about the ‘Oxford’ or serial comma’ whether you prefer to use the extra comma or not. Read More
Footnotes and Endnotes in Word
Getting started with Word’s footnotes and endnotes. Footnotes is one of those Word features that’s been around for a long Read More
Changing Word zoom to custom fixed settings
How to change Word zoom to your preferred Zoom settings. Ray R writes … “I have been having some vision Read More
Paste tricks and tips for Microsoft Word
There’s more to Paste in Word than just the keyboard shortcut. Demystifying the many paste options in Word and workarounds Read More
Difference between 'Pickup where you left off' and GoBack 'Shift + F5'.
Microsoft Word’s ‘Pickup where you left off’ or ‘Welcome back’ message is different from the Shift+F5 shortcut. All the recent Read More
Simple image overlays in Word
Adding some text, an arrow or graphic to an image should be an easy task in Word … and it Read More
Document Properties in Word and Office
Document Properties is one of those long-standing parts of Office that is worth another look. It can be quite useful Read More
And so it begins …
WinBeta is reporting that emails are going out to people who qualify for the next step in Office software testing. Read More
OneDrive goes to 10GB
Microsoft has increased the maximum size for a single file on OneDrive to 10GB. That’s a sensible change since Office Read More
Two ways for sorting by Number
Choosing the sort type is really important and Word doesn’t always guess correctly. Office-Watch.com reader Peter M. reminds us that Read More
How to hide a column in Word
You can hide a column in Word, all it takes is a little trickery. Sometimes you want to hide a Read More
Sorting in Word
In-depth and clever tricks with sorting in Word. Following our look at different alphabetical orders, here’s a look at the Read More
Word - Insert Symbol wish list
The Insert | Symbol feature in Office is overdue for an overhaul. Our venture into the new Unicode symbols and Read More
Character Map in Windows
A Windows feature that’s very useful for Microsoft Office users. Character Map has been in Windows for as long as Read More
How Word's grammar check can let you down
A funny example of how you can’t trust the spelling and grammar checks in Word. We laughed at this sign, Read More
What is Microsoft Delve?
What is Delve and what does it mean for Microsoft Office? At the recent Microsoft conference there was mention of Read More
Use the latest Unicode symbols in Office
How can you get the new Unicode symbols in Office documents? There’s plenty of new symbols included in the Unicode Read More