Signatures in Outlook have changed for Outlook 365, Outlook 2021 and Outlook 2019 but they have troubles, at least for Microsoft managed mailboxes (Microsoft 365 and Outlook.com). In January 2020, Microsoft promised to make email Signatures ‘roam’ meaning they would synchronise and appear on each version of Outlook using the
Insert the Telephone location ✆ symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Telephone location ✆ symbol is supposed to be used as a sign for a phone box or booth but can be used for any ‘phone’ purpose. See also: Telephone Receiver
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Here’s how to make a linked style with an outline level in Microsoft Word. Use this for many reasons like Table of Contents styles in Word. The ‘outline level‘ is how Word knows what to put in the Table of Contents, Outline View and, mostly, Navigation Pane. Any Paragraph, Linked or
Let’s explore the basic options for making a Table of Contents (TOC) in a Word document. Table of Contents is very easy to do in Word and it’s not just for people who are making books. TOC’s can be useful in any long document such as a contract. Beyond the
Style Separators let you have Table of Contents (TOC) entries that use only part of the heading text or text that doesn’t look like a heading. It gives you a lot more flexibility to choose the document formatting you want and not be forced into Microsoft Word’s standard formatting. Style
Choose specific words from a heading to appear in the Table of Contents (TOC) of a Word documents, instead of the whole heading. Welcome to the strange world of Word’s Style Separators. We’ve already explained Lead in emphasis which is easy to use. Simply select the text you want at
There are many different ways to change the look a Table of Contents from a Microsoft Word document. The standard ways, taught in most classes, force you to format your document in a way that suits Word. We’ll show you how to get a Table of Contents (TOC) from a
Four simple Microsoft Word tricks to squeeze a Table of Contents (or Table of Figures etc) into fewer pages. Here’s an example of a Table of Contents (ToC) that’s grown too big using Word’s default settings. It’s creeped over to a second page. We’ve seen ToC’s for big documents that
Microsoft Word has many Table of Contents options, a lot of them hidden away. Here’s a complete list of all the switches available with a Word {TOC … } field code. We’ve covered the basics of Table of Contents and some Table of Contents tricks already, here we’ll go in-depth
Where are Outlook email signatures stored and how to copy them to another computer. There’s no import/export option for Outlook email signatures so how can you move them to another computer? This page applies only to signatures saved to the local computer, not signatures for Microsoft hosted mailboxes see Roaming
Online videos from YouTube and other sources can be played within a PowerPoint slide and there are tricks to make the presentation better and work around some limitations. The ability to insert online videos from YouTube and other sources has been in PowerPoint for some time. Insert | Media |
Here’s the options for reaching Word’s full Find dialog quickly. Ever since Microsoft put in the Word Navigation Pane, they’ve messed up access to the Advanced Find dialog box. Ctrl + F doesn’t jump to the Word Find window anymore. A few readers were surprised to discover that the old
There are four ways to make a shortcut or menu button that jumps directly to the Microsoft Word Advanced Find dialog box, instead of the Navigation pane the default for Ctrl + F. Ever since Microsoft added the left-side Navigation pane, there’s been no shortcut to open the far more
How to have email signatures in Outlook for all the different roles in your life. Most of us wear different ‘hats’ – a family member, friend, person, employee or volunteer. Each of those ‘hats’ can have a different Outlook email signature. Which Outlook signature you use depends on the situation
Use these essential keyboard shortcuts to make best use of the Selection pane in Microsoft Office. Alt + F10 Open Selection Pane F6 Move the keyboard focus through the major regions until reaches the Selection Pane Tab Navigate by keyboard through the buttons in the pane and then into the
Selection Pane is essential in Word, Powerpoint and Excel to hide or display the objects or to change the order, rename objects, group / ungroup, and delete objects. If you’re using images, graphics, Text Boxes, charts, SmartArt or other objects, the Selection Pane is a must. So, let’s start with
Business Assist – Forecast is a new Excel add-in from Microsoft which forecasts future volumes based on past data. How to use the add-in, if you can and understand its limitations. From the promotion, Business Assist – Forecast sounds like a useful tool but it’s a different story when we
Make your own Word or PowerPoint designs inspired by the movie ‘2001: A Space Odyssey‘. See 2001 A Space Odyssey – in Word and PowerPoint and 2001: A Space Odyssey and font kerning for details on the fonts, colors and styles used in Kubrick’s famous movie. PowerPoint slides Moving from
The Microsoft Designer home page has a major update that highlights some of its hidden features. These changes aren’t just cosmetic, but are a welcome boost to the functionality and usability of the opening page. The new Designer home page is in two parts: Get Started and My Projects. Get
It seems Sam Altman might be joining Microsoft to work on their artificial intelligence technologies with maybe 500+ of his staff following him. Is that really a good thing for customers wanting to get the most from AI technology. Microsoft actions over the last few days suggest it’s not the
Here’s how roaming email signatures work (supposedly) in Outlook 365, Outlook 2021 and 2019 for Windows including the traps and pitfalls for the unwary. What is a roaming Signature? For most of Outlook’s history, Email Signatures were saved on each computer/device only. If you have multiple computers with Outlook, you
Microsoft has announced SharePoint Premium, an advanced platform that adds artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and enhanced security features to the existing Sharepoint system. SharePoint Premium is designed change the way organizations manage and interact with critical content. It extends the capabilities of SharePoint with new tools for content engagement, security,
Here’s the Excel trick to grab a recent stock price or currency exchange rate using a single cell. It bypasses the multiple steps needed for the Stock/Currency data type and the annoying lack of configuration in the standard stock/currency data type. The single cell trick makes for more compact and
