Microsoft is promoting Excel Agent as a powerful new AI feature designed to build entire worksheets from a single prompt—but how well does it actually work? Office Watch put Excel Agent to the test and found a mix of promise and pitfalls. From creating a mortgage comparison sheet to handling
Microsoft has made Copilot more powerful—but also more confusing. With Agents, Agent, and Actions all referring to very different AI tools, even experienced Office users are left wondering what does what. Agents (plural) for Copilot in business and enterprises can take actions automatically such as tasks setup a new employee. Now,
Microsoft is rolling out three new “Companion apps” for Microsoft 365 users on Windows 11, People, Calendar, and File Search. Designed as lightweight taskbar tools, these apps bring quick access to contacts, schedules, and cloud-stored files without switching between Outlook, Teams, or SharePoint. There are three new Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft has quietly opened up its Frontier program—a public preview for Copilot and AI features—to Microsoft 365 Family and Personal subscribers. While Enterprise users have had access for a while, everyday users are now being invited to test AI-driven tools across Word, Excel, and the web apps. The process to
Cybercriminals are exploiting a subtle typography trick called evil kerning to disguise fake domains as trusted ones like Microsoft.com or Gmail.com. By tightening letter spacing, “rn” can appear as “m,” making scam addresses like rnicrosoft.com or grnail.com nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. Here’s how the scam works, why it’s
Microsoft has quietly changed how storage is handled in Outlook.com: email attachments now count against your OneDrive quota. For users on free Outlook.com accounts with only 5GB of OneDrive space, this shift can quickly consume cloud storage and even disrupt email if quotas are exceeded. Here’s what this means for
You don’t need Microsoft 365 or desktop Office to edit your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files. With Office Online, anyone can upload documents from their computer, make changes directly in a browser, and save the updated file back to their hard drive—all for free. This simple method works across Windows,
Microsoft has quietly adjusted its classic Office “red,” shifting to a slightly softer. While the change may seem minor, it means improved readability and compliance with accessibility standards. But there’s a downside too in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on both Windows and Mac, ensuring users get a color that
Clicking a link to a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file doesn’t always give you the choice of where it opens. Sometimes it launches in a browser, other times in the desktop app. Microsoft has scattered the controls across Outlook, Office apps, and web options, leaving many users frustrated. This guide
Struggling with complex Excel formulas? Microsoft’s latest update brings AI-powered assistance directly into Excel, making it easier than ever to write, explain, or fix formulas. Or use free alternatives to quickly solve formula errors, create advanced calculations, or understand unfamiliar functions without needing deep technical knowledge. Here’s how Excel and
Restricting editing in Microsoft Word is a handy way to control how others interact with your document—whether that means locking formatting, limiting changes to comments, or allowing only form filling. But don’t mistake it for true security. Word’s “Restrict Editing” feature is about managing collaboration, not protecting sensitive content. We
Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 have several save features, AutoSave, AutoRecover, background saves, and backup copies. Our guide explains the differences, limitations, and best practices so you can avoid losing important work in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office apps. Maybe you’ve seen these two options in Word Options |
Rejoice, Outlook users! Microsoft has decided to fix what wasn’t broken, ushering in the “new” Outlook with all the grace of a bull in a china shop. Because who wouldn’t want to trade in their reliable, familiar email experience, Outlook ‘classic’ for a shiny, unfinished product (Outlook ‘new’) dressed up
Microsoft Word’s hidden “Find File” command has been broken for years, and despite repeated reports, the issue remains unfixed in Word 365, 2024, 2021 and 2019 on both Windows 10 and 11. Instead of opening documents as intended, the feature fails entirely—leaving users to wonder why Microsoft has ignored such
Fed up with Microsoft Word’s refusal to fix “accidently”? You’re not imagining things—Word’s spellchecker lets this typo slip through. If you want to finally solve the “accidently” vs “accidentally” debate, you’ve come to the right place. Office Watch reader Steve D. noticed something strange in the Microsoft Word dictionary. According
Why you can’t insert national flag emoji (among many) in Microsoft Office and Windows but can in Office for Mac, macOS, iPhone and iPad. We’ll explain the workaround necessary to insert national flags in Windows and Office for Windows. Apple devices (macOS, iPhone and iPad) show flag emoji properly like
Make sure your Microsoft Word documents look the same everywhere by embedding fonts, just in case the right fonts aren’t installed on recipients’ systems. How to embed fonts in Word on both Windows and Mac plus the options and alternatives for font embedding. Allow anyone opening the document to see
Take control of automatic formatting in Microsoft Word, the AutoFormat and AutoCorrect features. Whether you’re frustrated by Word turning your asterisks into bullet points or want to customize how your documents handle quotes, lists, and spelling corrections, this guide explores every option available. Discover how to manage, disable, and fine-tune
A once common and Microsoft recommended OneNote app is on the way out and has only six months to live. Make sure you’re using the right “OneNote for Windows”. You’re forgiven for being confused because this is a problem entirely of Microsoft’s making. There was a time when Microsoft insisted
Hiding and protecting an Excel worksheet is NOT the same as full encryption. Protected workbooks can be encrypted and not available without the right password. Worksheets protected or hidden with a password are absurdly easy to view whether you have the password or not. Excel has long had the ability
Microsoft’s change to cloud folders only in Microsoft 365 can be stopped in three different ways. Regain full control of your document options, including two options to stop this unloved feature from appearing at all! People are complaining about Microsoft’s change to showing cloud storage only in Microsoft 365, before
Calculating the ‘Standard Error of the mean’ or SEM is simple using Excel’s in-built functions. Understanding ‘Standard Error of the mean’ isn’t hard either. We’ll explain the formula and what it all means. To calculate standard error of the mean get the Standard Deviation of a sample (STDEV.S() or STDEV())
Understanding Standard Deviation isn’t hard, especially with Excel’s help. This quick guide shows the difference between sample and population functions so you can choose the right one and get accurate, informative results every time. Standard Deviation in Excel The standard deviation measures the variation from the average or mean of a
Transform your photos into interactive 3D models in seconds with Copilot 3D, Microsoft’s experimental tool makes it easy to generate high-quality 3D models from simple images. Discover how this experimental technology can let you change the view of a person or object. Take a photo of an object with a
