Word lets us down when it comes to viewing a document’s styles and how they link together. The only way to see a detailed list of styles is to Print them! In the print pane, choose the drop-down list under Print All Pages and scroll down until you see the
Thunderbirds are go! They live on in Microsoft Office, ready to serve as a retro look in your Word documents or PowerPoint slides. The passing of Gerry Anderson was sad news. Mr Anderson enthralled millions of kids (and more than a few adults) with his groundbreaking shows like Captain Scarlet
Outlook’s AutoComplete seems simple and useful. It’s certainly useful but it’s hardly simple and occasionally it’s been downright dangerous or embarrassing. AutoComplete makes it too easy to send an email to the wrong address. We’ll look at AutoComplete, how it works, the pitfalls and the few settings available. First we’ll
Here’s some suggestions for making a Word, Excel or Powerpoint document smaller. Also useful for Outlook emails. We’ve had readers occasionally asking how they can ‘shrink’ a document until it’s under some arbitrary size limit. Why even worry about the file size of documents? Much of the time, the file
There are web links or .ics files that let you add an appointment direct to your Outlook calendar without retyping. Airlines and some theater and concert events offer them at the end of online booking. They are simple to use but there’s also tricks to make them even better. We’ll
There’s a limitation in Word’s Table Styles; no individual cell styles within a Word table We’ll explain the problem and several options to workaround it. Along the way it’s a chance to dig into some interesting parts of Word and Office and make them do things that might not have
The Drop Cap function in Microsoft Word provides a simple way of capturing the ornate look of an old book or manuscript. There are many options that can be used to change the look, positioning and behavior of any drop cap to suit your formatting needs or taste. Drop Caps have been in Microsoft
It’s time to collect some feedback and questions from Office Watchers for a little Microsoft Office 365 myth busting, or not. Even after eight years of ‘subscription’ or annual payment Microsoft Office there are still misunderstandings about some parts of how modern Office works and how ‘subscription’ Microsoft 365 software
It’s possible to save even more on Microsoft Office 365, software downloads and ebooks. Here’s how. Microsoft, like many online retailers, charges US state sales tax for virtual products like Microsoft 365 subscriptions or Office 2021. That can add up to 7.5% to the cost of an Microsoft 365 subscription,
Windows lets you make the text cursor stand out on your screen. Additionally, you can edit the text cursor thickness to improve its visibility in Word, Outlook and anywhere you type. Changing the cursor is especially helpful in finding your place in Word. With the optional Text cursor indicator preview,
If you want even more flair with your Microsoft Word drop cap letters, why not take advantage of the Microsoft online images range? See Simple Drop Caps Word for the basics of Word Drop Caps and Fancy Drop Caps in Word for a lot more. Click where you want a drop cap letter to
Would you like some music to play before your PowerPoint ‘show’ begins? Most people do this by playing music separately from PowerPoint then clumsily switching over when they start speaking. There’s a better way. The more elegant method is adding repeating music to an opening slide. Add the audio file then change
Audio on a PowerPoint slide can be played when you click on the audio icon on a slide. Choose the audio icon then on the Playback pane, choose Start: when clicked on. You can have multiple audio tracks on a slide, each one plays when you click. This slide has two sound effects
Amazon is offering Microsoft 365 Family for the standard price of $106 but throwing in a $50 gift card to sweeten the deal – making the net price $55.99 for 12 months instead of the usual $99.99. But you’ll have to be quick. The deal is still working on Wed.
The Omicron variant is spreading across the world and so are questions about how to pronounce the word. A simple job for Microsoft Office 365’s Read Aloud. Just type Omicron into Word then go to Review | Read Aloud or choose the word and press Ctrl + Alt + Space
If you’re the owner of a Microsoft 365 Family plan how can you find out who the plan is shared with and control their access? Microsoft 365 Family plans can be shared among six people, after a while it can be hard to remember who you’ve shared with and exactly
The Coming Soon pane in Office 365 is supposed to help people use upcoming features. For the interface changes, the pane is just marketing waffle and misdirection straight from an advertising copywriters desk. Click on the Coming Soon megaphone shows this pane with the option to “Try the new experience”
The look of Microsoft Office 365 for Windows is changing with new features beyond the simple design changes. Here’s what you can do with the new look, mostly changes to the Quick Access Toolbar and important changes to Office default settings. Note: what you see in Office 365 might not
How to insert the Approx Equal or the image of symbol ≒ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Approximately Equal To or the Image Of ≒ symbol is commonly used Japan, Korea and Taiwan to indicate two values are approximately equal, but not exactly equal. How Approximately Equal ≒ looks in different
Drop Caps are very old fashioned, there’s space left for them in the oldest printed books in the world, the Gutenberg Bibles. You can do the same thing, a lot more easily, in Microsoft Word. In this Office-Watch.com article we’ll go beyond the simple ‘how to’ for Drop Cap. There’s
Sometimes when you are filling out the cells in an Excel worksheet, the same thing must be written repeatedly. There’s a fast way to do it using a surprising Excel shortcut. Luckily, there’s an easier shortcut around it. Previously we have spoken about Auto Fill hidden tricks in Excel, but you might not be aware
A PowerPoint presentation sometimes needs that extra oomph, such as an occasional sound effect. Here are a few common ones that you’ve heard from movies and TV shows. You can use them as a trigger sound, or novel background noise. It’s all about the sounds: Wilhelm Scream – stock sound effect used in several TV shows
A very small set of mouse cursor options is included in Windows 11, but they are fairly simple and basic. Perhaps you’d like something easier to see? A larger or more colorful mouse pointer? There are options to change the colour of your mouse, and even adjust the size, however if you wanted
Make your extra fancy mouse cursors using a feature buried in Windows 11, Windows 10 and earlier Windows too Download mouse pointer themes for free, from sites like Open Cursor Library. Microsoft has made the option to change your Pointer Icons a little tricky, it takes a few steps, but is fairly easy to manage once you’ve downloaded your theme. As Microsoft has left little creativity when it comes
