Outlook signatures
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan The Signature feature in Outlook is nice, but it has lots of gotchas at the moment. It’s a mess. A lot depends on which Outlook software you’re using and what type of...
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MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Power Query is the clever multifunction tool in Excel I could not do without. It not only adds essential features to Excel but also makes other tasks a lot easier. A part...
View ArticleEscape from the clutches of OneDrive
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Saying that Microsoft pushes OneDrive on customers is putting it mildly. It’s more like ramming OneDrive down the throats of customers by means of all those many direct...
View ArticleMastering the art of screenshots
ISSUE 21.30 • 2024-07-22 MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan We should all know how to capture screen images from our devices. The ability to capture such images — screenshots — is built into nearly every...
View ArticleWhat cheeses me off: Microsoft Office edition
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Having endured and written about Microsoft Office for more than two decades, I offer my list of annoyances and timewasters in Microsoft Office, especially Word. I came up...
View ArticleCan Office and Windows play nice on ARM computers?
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan ARM-based computers are about to move from a nerd niche to a mainstream product with the arrival of Copilot+ PCs and the increasing popularity of Mac computers. What are...
View ArticleGet Office Copilot now — without paying
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan It’s possible to get many of the AI features promoted for Copilot without paying Microsoft $30 per month. What you’ll get is less streamlined than in the paid product, but...
View ArticleA cheaper Microsoft Office
ISSUE 21.37 • 2024-09-09 MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Are you missing out on a less expensive edition of Microsoft 365? There are three Microsoft programs offering up to 30% off Microsoft 365 plans....
View ArticleWhy Proton means privacy
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan If you want privacy in your email, cloud storage, and other parts of your digital life, then go to Proton’s suite of very secure but easy-to-use services. Proton is a...
View ArticleIs Office 2024 worth getting excited about?
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan The new single-purchase, non-subscription version of Microsoft Office, released just a few weeks ago, is a replacement for Office 2021 and Office 2019. Those with a...
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