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
Font
Typography 101 – font terms explained
Font vs typeface, ascender, desender, X-height, finial … there’s a nice one-page guide to all the Typography terminology. Become a Read More
Avoiding Comic Sans with these alternatives
Free alternatives to the overused Comic Sans font. The Wall Street Journal has a history of Comic Sans, the font Read More
Adding the Ruble to Office
Microsoft adds the Ruble symbol to Windows 8.1 and we show you how to add it to earlier versions of Read More
Which character code is that?
Word: how to find the character code used for a particular letter or symbols. Last week we talked about the 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
More characters for Unicode
Unicode adds more characters to an already large list. Unicode has added another 2,834 new characters in the Unicode 7.0 Read More
Mending an Inkjet printer
A guide to getting more life and value from your printer. The Guardian has a nice little guide to maintaining Read More
Homeless Fonts
An interesting font idea from Spain – handwriting of homeless people turned into fonts. HomelessFonts.org is a series of fonts Read More
Word for iPad - a tour
A quick look over the Word for iPad features, Here’s a look at the major features in Word for iPad, Read More
Converting 'image only' PDFs to Word
How to convert a PDF into a Word document, even when Word 2013 can’t do it. Since Word 2013 can’t Read More
Why some PDF's won't work in Word 2013
Why won’t Word 2013 convert some PDF’s? Word 2013 lets you convert some PDF files into Word documents, but what Read More
Windows substituting Arial font for Helvetica
Windows and Office gives you Arial font when you ask for Helvetica. We recently told you about the Helvetica font Read More
Helvetica's Godfather dies
Farewell, Mike Parker who brought Helvetica to the mainstream but alas not to Microsoft Windows or Office for Windows. Mike Read More
OneDrive / SkyDrive and Office spelling
How to update Microsoft Office with the new name, OneDrive, and remove the old SkyDrive name. Recent versions of Office Read More
CAPS Lock strike succeeds
An industrial dispute involving CAPS has ended. One of the most interesting industrial disputes of 2013 has now ended with Read More
Text Effects in Word 2010 and Word 2013
Make eye-popping headlines in Word Word 2010 and Word 2013 have a greater range of text effects than earlier versions Read More
Alternatives to font embedding
What can Office for Mac users do instead of font embedding? Since Office for Mac won’t let you embed fonts, Read More
Common Fonts: Office for Mac & Office for Windows
Full list of fonts available in both Office for Mac and Office for Windows The following fonts are available on Read More
Some letters don't need AutoCorrect
Some common characters don’t need help from Autocorrect in Word. Our good friend and budding woodworker, Rose Vines adds her Read More