iPad video adapter trap
An iOS 8 trap for iPad users who have an external video connection cable. Many people have a little plug-in Read More
Microsoft Office
Outlook Categories: why and how
Outlook has had a Categories feature for a long time … here’s how you can use it and why. Categories Read More
Document Property formatting curiosities
While delving into the details of Office document properties, we found some curious anomalies. They aren’t major but worth keeping 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
Creative alternatives to Word
While Microsoft Word lumbers along, there’s some interesting and genuinely creative word processors out there. We’re not talking about direct Read More
What is Sway and should we care?
Microsoft has announced the existence but not availability of a new part of Office, Microsoft Sway. https://sway.com/ Sway is a 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
Free Office for students
Microsoft has made it easier for students to get a free copy of the Microsoft Office suite with a major Read More
Outlook annoyance with Exchange Server
More than a few Outlook users have seen this error message “The Microsoft Exchange administrator has made a change that Read More
Sneak Peek at Office 2015
The Verge has been given a look at the next release of Microsoft Office, most likely called Office 2015, and Read More
Disable OneDrive in Windows 8.1 or not?
In Windows 8.1 for Microsoft Office users we have an entire chapter on the OneDrive features – the good and Read More
Quick Excel list sorting and filters
In our recent article about simple Excel PivotTables we made a passing reference to the Data | Filter command for Read More
Creative Outlook alarms
The famous American ‘Can Do’ spirit takes on a new meaning at Detroit Fire Stations. Callouts to emergencies are sent Read More
Microsoft may be in contempt of court
Microsoft is getting near a ‘contempt of court’ citation in their court case against the US government over email privacy. 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
Office for iPad, September updates
The latest updates to Office for iPad are good for Microsoft marketing but not existing customers. Microsoft has just released Read More
Why is Gene Cernan ignored in Word?
The last man on the moon is missing from Microsoft Office. Let the conspiracy theories begin! The last man to Read More
DropBox prices drop but is it enough?
Dropbox plays ‘catch up’ on OneDrive and Google but still lose the cloud storage lead. And there’s a competitor that Read More
Sort by hidden column in Word
How to sort a list using a hidden or unseen list in Word. Sometimes you want to sort a list Read More