The many different Microsoft Outlook versions have a way to block images linked to emails, that includes the so-called âspy pixelsâ used by many companies. See âSpy Pixelsâ email epidemic, the good and the bad You can choose to view pictures in an Outlook email by clicking a button at
2025 promises to be ‘interesting’ for Microsoft 365 and Office users, not always in a good way. Here’s some of the predictable events. What I can guarantee in 2025 is more Copilot and Outlook (new) hype â some justified and some stretching credibility. Happy New Year! Office 2016 and Office
Hereâs how to find out what type of Microsoft Office licence you have; Subscription, Retail, Volume or OEM and other hidden details of your Office license. For perpetual non-subscription versions of Office like Office 2024, Office 2021 or Office 2019, itâs important to know if your purchase is Retail/Volume or
Outlook (new) for Windows doesn’t support Mail Merge from Word. Just one of the many limitations of that software which is still a work in progress. Weâve heard from a few people that Microsoft has âdroppedâ mail merge from Word but thatâs not true. Wordâs Mail Merge has been there for decades
If Word doesn’t recognize personal words such as your name, the name of your hometown or the name of your favorite actor, it flags it as a mistake with the familiar red squiggly line. Here’s how to fix that. You can choose to add your words to the app’s custom
As if there werenât enough problems with the latest Windows 11 24H2 update, now thereâs a bug which can block Outlook with Google Workspace Sync. Microsoft tries âpassing the buckâ to Google. The bug is in the Windows 11 24H2 update though Microsoft is quick to dismiss the problem as
Get Economic data or graphs from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) to load into your Excel workbooks or PowerPoint slides. From unemployment rates to the price of potato chips. FRED has 825,000 data sets for the USA and around the world. Tip: search FRED for your country (Canada, United Kingdom,
Word can do simple calculations because Word for Windows has its very own built-in calculator. Calculate in Word has some nice tricks but also problems and traps. Type a calculation, hit the button (see below) and the result appears in the status bar AND itâs loaded into the clipboard ready
How to get greater accuracy out of Word’s in-built calculator. Recently, we unearthed Word’s hidden calculator. Word rounds its calculator results to two decimal places. This time, we’ll take a look at the two ways to improve the accuracy of Word calculator results. Use an old maths trick or change
You haven’t heard about it? Don’t worry, even Microsoft has no information about this feature, unless you dig way back into its archives where you’ll find that the calculator – which formerly held a prominent position on the Tools Menu – was driven underground in Word 6.0 to make way
How to show currency amounts in Excel with the country and correct currency symbol included. Excel doesnât support the standard way that different currencies are displayed with their country codes like this: Dig into the Accounting/Currency Formats and youâll find these among a VERY long list of currency symbol options.
Pantoneâs color of the year for 2025 is âMocha Mousseâ. You can use that exact color in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Designer using the Hex/RGB color code. And weâll look at the flowery prose thatâs become a hallmark of this annual promotion. The color of 2025 is ⊠Mocha
Action buttons in PowerPoint are versatile tools that bring interactivity and control to your presentations. By following a few simple steps, you can insert and customize these buttons to perform tasks such as navigating slides or opening external applications. Incorporating action buttons can greatly enhance audience engagement, making your presentation
The famous London Tube Roundel or station sign is easy to recreate for Word, PowerPoint or other Office apps. The best way to do this is SVG graphics in Microsoft 365, Office 2024/2021/2019/2016. SVGâs let you change the colors and set the text easily. They don’t have to be a
My favorite Outlook calendar view is very useful but most people donât know itâs there. See today and the next week in one screen. I rarely care whatâs happened in the past, I want to see whatâs happening in the near future. That’s why my âGo Toâ calendar view is
Enter the Ctrl + – (minus) shortcut in Excel. This powerful shortcut instantly deletes entire rows or columns without any confirmation. But thereâs hidden trickery going on and some misleading info online. Ctrl + – is commonly said to âdelete the selected row or columnâ but, as usual, the reality
Black Friday means many software deals, on Microsoft 365 and especially Microsoft Office. Here’s how to navigate the treacherous waters of Black Friday sales and ensure you get genuine products without falling prey to fraudulent offers and scams. Recognizing Too-Good-To-Be-True Deals It’s easy to be tempted by offers that seem
Yes, Microsoft Word lets you select vertical (up or down) text blocks. Most text selection in Word involves selecting horizontally – selecting a line or a paragraph of text. Sometimes, though, you need to select a vertical slab of text. To do that, hold down the Alt key while you
Here are the exact colour codes and new names for the âOvergroundâ lines in London, plus how to add a thick double line in Office documents just like on a Tube map. The changeover is happening in late November 2024. Some old rail lines in London were coloured Orange on
Social media is spreading a false âtipâ thatâs supposed to stop Microsoft spying on your work in Word and Excel. The suggestion might not work at all and worse, itâll stop important Office features from working at all. And Microsoft is NOT spying on Word, Excel or PowerPoint for their
Thereâs a hidden trap in Microsoft Excelâs DateDif function that rarely gets a mention and is too easy to overlook. DateDif() is a long-standing Excel function that returns the duration between two dates. Itâs not a âfullâ Excel function because it was added for compatibility with Lotus 123 and has
Understanding the difference between Excel’s stored value for a cell and its displayed value is important. It happens a lot and can make a big difference to the results. Back in the day we detailed a bug in Excel 2007 where the wrong number appears on the screen yet Excel
A PowerPoint action button is a shape you can add to your slides, allowing you to hyperlink to another slide or webpage, play a sound, or trigger other actions. Itâs an easy way to add interactivity and navigation to your presentation with very little effort. Itâs also a way
How to get the official Porsche color âTurboniteâ in Microsoft Office for Word documents, PowerPoint slides and more. The color has been announced by Pantone with the code PMS-2336-C. Porsche Turbonite is described in the usual flowery terms by Pantone: Turbonite color codes Itâs easy to apply the Turbonite color
