Microsoft Word 365 has a new overpaste feature that turns selected text into a clickable hyperlink in a single paste, no dialog box required. Instead of pressing Ctrl + K, pasting the URL, and clicking OK, you can now copy a link, highlight the text you want to convert, and paste straight over it. The […]
Wanna be a better, faster Office user? Impress your friends? Be the envy of women and men for miles around? Use simple keyboard shortcuts, called KeyTips, that you don’t have to memorize because they are on the screen. Instantly access Ribbon commands in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook for Windows or Mac. Save time and […]
ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude and Gemini can all write Microsoft Office VBA code for you, and they have improved dramatically. Ask any modern AI to write a Word macro, an Excel automation, a PowerPoint slide builder or an Outlook search routine and you will get working code in seconds. We tested the same four prompts we […]
If you have a Markdown (.md) file and need it in Microsoft Word, you have more options than you might think. From pasting text directly into Word Online to letting an AI do the heavy lifting in seconds, each method has its strengths and sweet spots. This Office Watch guide covers seven practical ways to […]
Need a bolder alternative to strikethrough? An overlaid X works far better than a thin line when you have large headings, signs, or slide text to cross out. This guide walks you through three reliable ways to overlay an X on text in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint: a quick image overlay, a smart table border […]
