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
Typography
Font patch adds problems for PowerPoint
Microsoft security patch causes new bugs. It has to happen some times a new Microsoft security patch has caused a Read More
Autocorrect tips by degrees
Readers suggestions for using Autocorrect with the degree sign and temperature Yehuda Z says: “I use (0) to auto-correct to Read More
Peek into a touching Office future
How we might be editing Office docs in the future, try it today. One of the more interesting Windows 8 Read More
Stephen Fry and Comic Sans
The Comic Sans haters have risen again as a TV show is plastered with the hated Comic Sans font Stephen Read More
Font Embedding in Microsoft Office
Inside the Office feature of embedding fonts within documents. Font embedding is when the font details are stored in the Read More
Font embedding problems in Office
Just because Office lets you embed a font doesn’t mean it will work. Word and PowerPoint have options to embed Read More
Using Alt to get accent and other characters
Keyboard shortcuts for special characters that work outside Office and without special setup. After our article on Accent characters, some Read More
Accent characters in Office
How to enter accented characters, grave, circumflex, umlaut etc when they aren’t on the keyboard. Typing accented letters can be Read More
More Text Effects in Word 2010
Text effects in Word 2010 have wide range of options like applying shadow, reflection or glow to transform the appearance Read More
Text Effects in Word 2003 and Word 2007
Making ordinary texts look extraordinary has been possible for many versions of Word. Alas, the features can make ordinary text Read More
OpenType Ligatures in Office 2010
An easy way to make headings with extra style and flourish in Word 2010. Microsoft Word 2010 supports OpenType Ligatures. Read More
Virtual Keyboard for Office
Type in many languages from one keyboard. Here’s how you can type in other languages using a single keyboard into Read More
Sending a Christmas email
It’s too late for Christmas cards but not too late for a simple Xmas Email. We’re the first to admit Read More
Handwriting fonts for literacy skills
Suggested fonts to teach writing recognition. Office Watch reader Wim V saw our article on Avoiding Comic Sans and wrote to Read More
21 new typefaces in Windows 7
Windows 7 adds 43 fonts to the set supplied by Windows. There will be 21 new typefaces in Windows 7, Read More
Why does the document look different?
Reasons why a document or email can look different on one computer than another. You get a document sent to Read More
Drop Caps in Word
We look at the Drop Cap function in Word 2003 as a simple way to capture the ornate look of Read More
Sending a complete document - fonts and all
We look at how to embed the necessary fonts into a Word document so that the receiver can view it Read More
ClearType Tuner
With more and more people using LCD screens on the desktop and on portable computers there are more people who Read More