Microsoft Excel Series allows users to automatically insert a list or series of values. You probably know the easy ‘drag and drop’ method but there’s a lot more possible with linear, growth, dates and autofill. All possible with the fill handle or with more control via the Series dialog. Whatever
Make WhatsApp send and receive the original, full size picture on Android devices for editing and viewing on larger screens. Usually, WhatsApp sends a small version of an image not the full size original but there’s a simple workaround. Find out more at Make WhatsApp send full size, original photos iPhone
Usually, WhatsApp sends a small version of an image not the full size original. Here’s how to send the proper picture on iPhone for editing and viewing on larger screens. In short: send the image using the Document option instead of Camera! Also for Android! Send a full size, original
Inserting an .ics iCalendar item into Outlook is typical Microsoft Office. Seemingly easy if you believe the simplistic ‘help’ from Redmond but a little more involved in practice. iCalendar .ics files are small text files which contain an appointment or event. It’s a common standard so they can be used
Type the Pound Sterling £ currency symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. £ symbol is easy on a UK keyboard but for other keyboards there’s no specific key for Pound. Pound is used for British Pounds Sterling and also
Immersive Reader, as seen in Word and older versions of OneNote, is returning to the latest releases of OneNote It’s a worthwhile tool to use, designed for those with dysgraphia or dyslexia, but perfect as well for those wanting to improve their reading experience. Here we’ll be using OneNote for
Samsung phones have a hidden service which is slowing down Microsoft Office apps including the mobile apps for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the Office ‘all in one’ app. Inside some of the new S22 Galaxy smartphones is a Games Optimization Service, or GOS. Cynical techies know to be wary
There’s a simple and unobtrusive way to find a missing mouse pointer in both Windows 11 and Windows 10 using the Find My Mouse utility. Sometimes that mouse cursor seems to disappear. Nothing catches your eye when you moving the mouse around. There is a nice and easy solution using
Now you can see on the status bar if there’s accessibility problems as you work with your Word, Excel or Powerpoint documents. Tucked away on the Accessibility Pane is a option to run the accessibility checker as you work, instead of only on request. Keep accessibility checker running while I
Find and add the Ukraine flag or national colors into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. Ukraine Flag Image There are many, many copies of the Ukraine flag available. We’ve opted for the Wikipedia site because it has an SVG scalable version (preferred)
Excel has an Accessibility Ribbon to help you make changes to ensure that worksheets are easier for people with disabilities to read and edit. For some time, there’s been a Check Accessibility feature on the Excel Review tab. That opens a side-pane with suggestions for improving the worksheet. Go to
“You say Kiev, I say Kyiv” for the capital of the Ukraine. How does Microsoft Word handle the different spellings and how to pronounce the name with Read Aloud. See also Ukraine flag & colors in Word, Excel or PowerPoint Is it Kiev or Kyiv? Kyiv is the Ukrainian spelling
The Microsoft Family Safety app is a parental control app, allowing you to keep an eye on your family’s app usage and screen time, amongst other features like location tracking and filtering the content they see. Family Safety has some premium extras for Microsoft 365 Family accounts. It’s available for
There’s more to making subtitles for a PowerPoint (or any) video. Converters from .srt subtitles, using Microsoft Transcribe or using online tools to make your own subtitles from scratch. Webvtt vs Srt files Webvtt files (used by PowerPoint) are similar to the standard .srt subtitle files (used by Windows Movies
Insert the Black Chess King ♚ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Black Chess King ♚symbol is useful for users that want to represent the chess piece as a symbol, rather than an image. Or perhaps as general symbol of
Slipped into the bottom of a long Microsoft announcement was news about which versions of Microsoft Office would not be supported on Windows 11. According to Microsoft, Office 2013 is not supported on Windows 11. With that little snippet of news, here’s the list of Office releases that ARE supported
Get the best quality images in a PDF file made from Microsoft Word for Windows by changing some simple settings. There are also options in Word for Mac, Excel and PowerPoint. Better quality images in the PDF file are possible, starting with Word’s settings for saving images within the document.
Accessibility Checker serves as a free tool that helps ensure that Office files are easy to understand by everyone. Use it to quickly fix common Office doc problems that can make your documents, sheets and slides harder to comprehend. It’s available for Microsoft 365, Office 2021/LTSC and Office 2019. Word,
There’s a curious trick which might let you print a PDF that’s causing printer errors. An Office Watcher started getting PDF’s which looked OK on the screen but produced errors when he tried to print out. Otherwise the printer worked fine so the problem seemed to be in the PDF
Amazon UK is offering Microsoft 365 Family at about £31 less than the usual price for both new and renewing customers. Thanks to an Office Watch reader, we can tell you about an even better deal from Argos. An even better ARGOS Offer Thanks to Julian H. for telling us
A clever techie, Rudy Ooms, has found a worrying bug in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Wipe and Fresh Start options are supposed to remove all user data from a computer but leave really obvious files behind and unencrypted. The problem is the Windows feature which is advertised as
A delightful piece in The New Yorker turns a resume cover letter into an ode about the applicants love of Microsoft Word. Eli Burnstein’s humorous article opens with: “Bold and italics are the oils that grace my palette. Cut and paste the strings upon my lyre. Fonts, bullets, columns, indentations—these
Amazon UK is offering Microsoft 365 Personal at about £30 less than the usual price for both new and renewing customers. There are a few peculiarities about the offer, we’ll explain those below but the basics are: Microsoft 365 Personal (one user) New or renew/extend existing plan Regular price £59.99
Microsoft has released a preview anti-virus and security apps for Apple iPhone / iPad, Android plus Windows and Xbox called, confusingly, Defender. Trial apps are available for personal use now but in future you’ll need a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family plan. Defender was the name of Windows protection parts
