The OneDrive app for Windows 11 and 10 now has a new look that makes settings a little easier to manage. The change also includes one, tiny, new feature. The change is to the Settings menu which now looks like the modern Windows settings panes. That means there’s more room for explanation of settings than […]
Here’s how Outlook.com mailbox storage limits work now for both Microsoft 365 customers and ‘free’ users too. This is in advance of changes coming in February 2023. Outlook.com is Microsoft’s free email service, formerly known as Hotmail. It’s Microsoft’s rival to Google’s Gmail. When you sign-up for Outlook.com, you also get cloud file storage on […]
These days it’s quite simple to share a video or any large file via email, here’s how. You’ll need a cloud storage service, Google, iCloud or OneDrive. We’ll use OneDrive because it comes with Microsoft 365 and it’s well integrated with Outlook. The same steps apply to any large file you want to share via […]
There are two different ways to access a Microsoft Office document that’s saved on OneDrive. We’ll explain both and why it’s sometimes important. Microsoft’s OneDrive stores documents on servers. Programs (like Office) can open those files directly from the cloud service. Or the OneDrive app can copy (synchronize) files from the cloud to your “local” […]
Does Office 2021 or Office 2019 insist on a Microsoft account Sign-In (login) to use the software and edit documents? We’ve done some tests to check and we’ll explain the details too. It’s a good question. Microsoft 365 software does require a Microsoft account login but what about the ‘perpetual licence’ Office 2021 or Office […]