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
Office 2003
The Old Alt + X trick
Quickly insert symbols, characters and emoji in Microsoft Word without taking your fingers off the keyboard. Inserting Symbols into Word 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
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
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
Alphabetical order in Word
Which version of alphabetical order does Microsoft Word use? I thought that alphabetical order was, well, alphabetical order. That’s what 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
Office is 25 years old
Microsoft celebrates 25 years of the software suite. Microsoft quietly celebrated the 25th anniversary of their Office suite on 1 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
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
Office update status page
Microsoft makes a ‘one stop’ page for the latest Office update details. Figuring out what are the latest updates for Microsoft Read More
Clearer table formatting than Microsoft auto-format
Some great tips on table formatting. Joey Cherdarchuk has a nice posting on a very different table styling to the Read More
Microsoft Word and the Oxford comma
How Word can warn you about the ‘Oxford’ or serial comma’? The Oxford comma is one of those grammatical things Read More
Fixing Normalization Errors in Access
Access Archon Column #229 – Fixing Normalization Errors Access versions: 2002-2013 Level: IntermediateIntroduction Sometimes when you take over an Access 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
Find and Replace links in Word documents
How to quickly change web links in Office documents. It’s possible to bulk change web links in Word documents using Read More
A faster way to copy pictures into Office documents
Another easy way to get images into Word and other Office documents. Last week we mentioned a faster way to Read More