Office

Microsoft Word lets you apply the formatting to large snippets of text enmasse. You can copy the formatting applied to one bit of text, and apply it to entire paragraphs and sections with just a few clicks. Unfortunately, the same doesn’t hold true for tables. If you want to change …

Companies that offer licensed software have started to adopt a subscription based model for their apps. This is done to counter software counterfeiting. Adobe no longer lets you buy a license for its apps. Instead, you need to buy a monthly or yearly subscription. Likewise, Microsoft also offers a subscription …

Outlook lets you create rules for the emails you send and receive. Rules are a great automation feature that help you control and sort your email. Another equally impressive but less talked about feature in Outlook is Quick Steps. It’s an automation feature that automates actions like moving emails or …

The OneNote 2016 desktop app has an odd little bug that prevents it from saving local backups. The app takes regular local backups so that you never lose your notes and notebooks. If you have sync enabled across devices or to OneDrive, the local backup may be slightly less important …

MS Office apps have color themes. They’re most noticeable in PowerPoint when you have to select a color theme for a presentation style. They exist in Word as well but you won’t know unless you insert a table, add a shape, or a heading. The color of a heading depends …

PDFs are the preferred document format when you need to publish a document online. A lot of people might use a word processor like MS Word to create a document but they will likely publish it as a PDF. MS Word has a built-in feature that lets you export a …

Typing scientific, or mathematical symbols in Microsoft Word is pretty simple but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Microsoft Word has a dedicated symbols box that has almost every symbol you might ever need to use in a document. Opening the symbols box each time you need to insert a symbol …

There are a myriad of screencast tools available for Windows 10. Depending on your needs, you can use a feature rich tool like Camtasia or for more basic needs, you can try ScreenToGif. If you have to record something brief and you know you won’t need to edit it post …

Microsoft Word gives you a considerably large list of fonts to use in your documents. For professional and/or academic use alone, it offers quite a few reasonably good fonts including the universally accepted Arial and Times New Roman fonts. It also has a Microsoft developed font called Calibri which is …

MS Excel is an exceptionally powerful tool. If you can code, Excel is likely of little consequence to you. For those who can’t code, this app is heaven sent. It offers a wide range of features and can be used in a myriad of industries where workers are more likely …