As a quick example of what’s possible, here’s a quick look at some photo editing options in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook emails. Since it’s Christmas, we’ll use one of the famous Apollo 8 Earthrise images. We’ve already talked about how Apollo 8’s Earthrise, as we know it, is a cropped, rotated and […]
Outlook for Windows data files (PST or OST) start with a maximum size of 50GB but they can be much, much larger if necessary. Here’s how to do it as we make sense of Microsoft’s out-of-date advice. Outlook for Windows use PST and OST files to save email, calendar, contacts and a lot more. These […]
There’s a way for Microsoft Word to connect shapes with lines or arrows that remain connected when moved. We’ll explain the trick and why it’s needed in Word and Outlook but not other Office apps. As we’ve already explained, in Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher, you can connect shapes with lines or arrows that change when […]
Microsoft Office can make drawings with linked lines or arrows between shapes that automatically change if the shapes are moved. Here’s how Office connectors work and the tricks to make connecting shapes work better. A little known but really useful part of the Insert | Shapes is the ability to link objects with lines that […]
Türkiye is now the preferred name for the country Turkey. Here’s how to easily type Türkiye with the umlaut in Microsoft Office, Word and Outlook on Windows or Mac. It’s also a good example of the limits or traps in Word’s Autocorrect. A common trick for a change of name is AutoCorrect, e.g. anytime you […]
