Is there one space or two between sentences? Word lets you check the sentence spacing or ignore it completely. It’s a useful option for those of us who learnt on manual typewriters where double sentence spacing was standard. Switching to single spacing is hard for your fingers to remember. One
‘Punctuation required with quotes’ is the most commonly changed Microsoft Word grammar and style setting. It checks is for the location of commas etc. when used with a quotation. Here’s two similar sentences to demonstrate: In US usage, the sentence punctuation mark go inside the quotation marks. In standard British /Commonwealth
Which version of alphabetical order does Microsoft Word use? I thought that alphabetical order was, well, alphabetical order. That’s what I was taught at school and apparently I was taught wrong. There are at least three ways, two used by dictionaries, another by Microsoft and that’s for English alone! Reading Sue
There’s a right way and wrong way to send invitations from Outlook. ” I tried your tip about sending calendar appointments to other people but it doesn’t work. I write an email invitation then add a calendar item. The receiver doesn’t see the Accept, Decline etc buttons above the message,
Sometimes Microsoft gets over-enthusiastic about some ‘new’ feature. Other times they treat their customers like fools. Redmond chose the latter approach to promote a mere ‘catch up’ feature in Outlook for Mac. We were intrigued by this boast on an official Microsoft Twitter account about a new Outlook for Mac
Handwrite direct into Office apps for iPad, converting your writing into text right away, courtesy of the iOS Scribble feature. What you’ll need, how to setup and the new thing to look for on the Draw tab of the Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps. Microsoft has integrated the Scribble feature
Microsoft is now showing deceptive, disguised ads into Outlook Mobile apps for Apple and Android. There are ways to, partly, get rid of the ads. The ads appear for people using the free Outlook mobile apps, not Microsoft 365 subscribers like this: The ads appear in the Inbox or the
Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 for Windows can make images transparent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Text or other graphics can show through the picture. Pictures can be made transparent to reveal what’s behind in lower layers of the document, slide or worksheet. For any image go to Picture
Here’s how to get the Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon look in Word documents and PowerPoint slides. Plenty of people have borrowed the Game of Thrones or GoT look, including a certain US President. All these uses are contrary to various trademarks by HBO. Despite legal complaints
Old email addresses or people have an annoying habit of appearing in Outlook, even after you’ve deleted the address or person from the Contacts list. Here’s why obsolete emails keep appearing and how to remove these unwanted and dangerous strays. Here’s an example of Outlook’s problem with ‘sticky’ and unwanted
Microsoft Outlook was blamed for a 2015 leak of passport details of world leaders, including President Obama, according to a report in The Guardian. Here’s what happened then, how it can still happen now and what you can do to avoid the same trap. The details where emailed to the
Type the Orthodox Cross ☦ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Orthodox Cross or Russian Othodox Cross ☦ symbol is widely seen in Russia and in particular the Russian Orthodox Church. There’s also a Christian or Latin Cross ✝ symbol
Type the Marriage Symbol ⚭ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Marriage Symbol ⚭ symbol is two interlocked circles with obvious symbolism. It can be used for any situation you like, perhaps when two items or groups merge or an
A new embarrassment for Microsoft as they scramble to fix a bug in Outlook 365 for Windows which crashes when trying to display some emails, most commonly receipt emails from Uber. Office Watch goes into detail of this bug. It’s more serious than just blaming Uber for a bug in
Microsoft 365 services are stopping for Office 2019 and Office 2016 two years before their announced software end dates Microsoft is being especially cruel to Office 2019 customers. In October 2023 (i.e 14 months from now) services like Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business will not be supported
Type the Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Smiling Eyes 😄 into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Smiling Eyes 😄 emoji is used to express genuine joy, laughter, or excitement. It’s just one of
Section Symbol § can be typed into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Section Symbol § is used for referencing numbered sections of a document, such as US legal code e.g “ 50 U.S. Code § 1861 “ . § in Footnotes
How to view a .msg file in either Windows or Mac. .MSG are Outlook for Windows message files which aren’t supported on Outlook for Mac, let alone Outlook mobile or in a browser. We’ve already explained about Outlook .msg files and why they are NOT recommended. In short .msg files
Viewing an .MSG file in either Windows or Mac isn’t always easy or even possible. We’ll explain what a .msg file is and why to avoid .msg in favor of better ways to share Outlook information. What is a .msg file? .MSG files is the “Outlook Message Format” are made
Add the Smiling (grinning) Face with Open Mouth and Cold Sweat 😅 into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Smiling (or grinning) Face with Open Mouth and Cold Sweat 😅 emoji is normally used to express a close call, or nerves
Outlook 365 for Windows is getting a Notifications pane which lets you know about @mentions of you in emails or documents plus some other timely alerts. It’s already in the browser based Outlook. Notifications are mainly aimed at letting you know when you’re @mentioned in emails or documents within your
Outlook for Windows has a broken search feature, again, for some mailboxes. The problem is seemingly caused by faulty Window 11 update. The problem is with the Windows Indexing Service which creates an index of files, documents and contents of Outlook data files (PST or OST) for quick search results.
Insert the Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes 😁 into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes 😁 emoji is used to express joyfulness, excitement, or happiness. It’s similar to Grinning Face 😀 but with different eyes that are meant
The newest Microsoft Outlook, formerly called ‘One Outlook’ or ‘Project Monarch’, is now available via the Microsoft Store. Microsoft insists on calling this software merely “Outlook for Windows” which is silly and deliberately confusing. We’ll call it “One Outlook” which was Microsoft’s naming until recently. That will distinguish it from
