Money saving tips for all Office 365 customers when a price increase is about to happen. There’s an opportunity to save some money by buying in advance of any price rise. Office 2016 the real startup guide has a lot of detail about the cheapest ways to buy Microsoft
Last week Microsoft ‘announced’ Office 2019, we put ‘announcement’ in quote marks because they said very little. There’s been a lot of guesswork, mostly hopeful guesswork, about Office 2019. Even at this early stage, it’s time for a reality check on Office 2019. Office 2019 will be the next version
Office 2016 for Mac is getting some big improvements in the next few months. That’s not just Microsoft hype, it seems very real. Last week, Microsoft quietly declared that they were making some big changes to how Office 2016 for Mac works. Those ‘under the hood’ changes would let them
How easy is it to switch from the one-time purchase/perpetual licence version of Office 2016 to the Office 365 annual payment / ‘subscription’ version? You might think that the switch is no big deal but it’s not just about how you buy Office 2016. The perpetual licence version is installed
Microsoft has released to their ‘Fast Track’ some improved Translation features in Word 2016 for Windows. The new Translator is cloud powered and will eventually flow to all Office 2016 ‘subscribers’. Yes, even Office 2016 for Mac! The new features replace the existing Research Pane and Mini-Translators. It’s only for
A table bug in Word 2016 for Windows was caused by not one but two different software patches with customers expected to wait up to two months for a proper fix. The trouble started with 8 August 2017 patch and continued a month later with the 5 September 2017 patch.
Excel 2016 for Windows is getting some welcome ‘under the hood’ performance improvements. It’s great to see some work on the fundamentals of Office instead of the apparent focus on flashy new features that look great in demonstrations. Word and Outlook teams: please follow suit. The Problems The aim is
We’re delighted to announce that our champion Office 2016 ebook has been updated, yet again, to include new and added features for the main Windows version of Microsoft Office. A bit like Office itself, Office 2016: the real startup guide is updated to keep pace with the improvements in Office
Microsoft has released another version of Office 2016 for Windows to be tested by insiders. This one is bought and installed from the Windows 10 Store. Naturally Office-Watch.com dived in to check it out. At the moment, only some Windows Insiders and users of Windows 10S can get Office in
Outlook.com Premium (that usually costs either $20 or $50 a year) is being added as another feature of Office 365 Home or Personal bundles. Microsoft said that their top level Outlook.com would become part of Office 365 Home/Personal but haven’t done anything in the six months since that hint was
There are at least SEVEN different versions of Office 2016 for Windows that are available at any time. Here’s a quick guide to each and how to tell what you have. Microsoft has three different ways to install Office 2016 for Windows plus various preview and feature bundles. If you’re
The Office 365 version of Word 2016 for Windows has some nice improvements to LatTex support. LaTeX is the maths boffins preferred way of writing formula in computer code for conversion into the symbols that confuse us mere humans. In Word 2016 (Windows, Office 365 users only), you can see
Microsoft Australia has done a deal with the Aussie government to pay more corporate tax than they have been in the past. Microsoft, like many other global companies, pays less tax by pretending purchases were made offshore. For example, someone in Sydney buys Office 2016 or Office 365 online using
There are changes coming with both Office for Mac and Apple’s MacOS which Mac users need to be aware of. Office 2011 for Mac Office 2011 for Mac will lose support on 10 October 2017, just over month from now. After that date there will be no more updates, especially
It’s back to school time in the USA, rushed parents in stores with long lists of supplies. Here’s some tips for getting Microsoft Office for less. Do you already have Office? Maybe you’ve already got Microsoft Office? Before buying, make sure you’re not already entitled to use Office. Some schools
Visio is adding a really useful tool for web site developers – wireframes. Web wireframes are a way to create a rough draft or mockup of a web page. Each page element can be dropped onto a web page, standard or mobile. Source for all images: Microsoft There are Visio
Microsoft is changing the names of the various Office 2016 for Windows releases (Office 365) including Insider editions. They say it’s ‘simplified’ but we’re not so sure. Insider Fast level becomes just ‘Insider’ Source: Microsoft While the old Insider Slow becomes Monthly Channel (Targeted) – how that’s ‘simplified’ is anyone’s
India has seen Office 365 prices go up by almost 18% since the start of this year, a combination of both Microsoft and the Indian government grabbing some money. According to ndtv.com Office 365 Home cost 4,199 rupees last year, now the same product costs 5,450 rupees! How did that
Microsoft has released Visio Online, a browser based version of Visio to what they call ‘public preview’. Visio is the diagramming component of Microsoft Office. It’s goes way beyond the simple SmartArt flowcharts and graphics possible within Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Source: Microsoft Visio automatically links shapes and connectors. As
WhatsApp can still work on the same account if you change the mobile number or SIM card. You can even move your WhatsApp account to a different smartphone. You might think that a WhatsApp account is tied to your phone number, but that’s not true at all. WhatsApp (like other
Here’s how to delete whole pages or rearrange the page order from a PDF document without paying for PDF editing software. A lot of people never need PDF editing software. Making PDF’s is easy using Microsoft Office or the ‘Print to PDF’ feature in Windows. Simple editing, like deleting pages
“Word Processing is Dead” makes for a snappy op-ed headline but it doesn’t tell the whole story. The Australian Financial Review has tales of Word woe from the legal community. Badly formatted contracts, especially inconsistent numbering, is the bane of many organizations. “…work was done by dedicated operators with expert
The improved Accessibility Check in Word 2016 for Windows (Office 365) can be some help in the problem of inconsistent levels or numbering. Messed up numbering is an issue in contracts and other legal documents. Go to File | Info | Check for issues | Check for Accessibility and scroll
Microsoft Office can read aloud, talk or speak the text of documents to you. It’s possible in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Computer speaking text is mainly suggested for various disabled users under the ‘Accessibility’ name. But ‘Speak’ is also useful if you’re just tired of reading the screen
