Microsoft | - Part 5

The Microsoft Surface Isn’t Such a Joke After All

October 23, 2016

When Microsoft first unveiled the Surface, people laughed at this iPad-wannabe. And yet four years on, business is booming. The Surface still isn’t selling as well as the iPad, but it’s well on its way to becoming an integral part of Microsoft’s business. According to Microsoft’s latest financial results (via TechCrunch), the Surface brought in… read more »

7 Tips to Save Time in Microsoft Excel

October 21, 2016

Microsoft Excel is a robust, full-featured tool for workbooks and spreadsheets. Whether you use it at work or at home, using features that save you time means that you can move onto your next chore faster. Here are six convenient ways to fly through your workbooks, spreadsheets, and related tasks quickly. 1. Time-Saving Templates One… read more »

5 Cool Microsoft Apps You Probably Didn’t Know About

October 1, 2016

Say what you will about the giant from Redmond, Microsoft can be pretty awesome. It’s a technology giant that employs thousands of the world’s smartest engineers, and ends up building some really cool things. Not everything that comes out of Microsoft gets a lot of attention. Not everything deserves it either. But there are some… read more »

5 Reasons You Should Use iWork Instead of Microsoft Office

September 29, 2016

iWork has long been considered the inferior option to Microsoft Office (CA/UK). Word, Excel, and PowerPoint form the industry standard office suite, and that’s just what everyone expects to use. But it’s time to give iWork another chance. Many long-time Office users will be unwilling to transition away from the apps they’re so used to working with. Whether… read more »

How to Fix “Please Wait While Windows Configures Microsoft Office” Message

September 28, 2016

Stuck with an error message that says Windows is configuring Microsoft Office? Here’s the fix. Picture the scene: you’re coming down to the wire on a book report, or a work presentation, or an important spreadsheet — but when you go to open up the appropriate Microsoft Office program, you’re met with an error message… read more »

How to Access Your Microsoft Outlook Email From Any Platform

September 24, 2016

You can access your Microsoft Outlook email in many different ways. That means you can stay up to date, send messages from anywhere, and never miss an important email. Here we have compiled all the different avenues that will lead you to your Microsoft Outlook emails. Hopping Onto the Web Outlook.com Outlook.com on the web provides… read more »

10 New Microsoft Office 2016 Features to Increase Productivity

August 23, 2016

If you are an avid Microsoft Office 2016 user, then you may know that new features are being added all the time. Once you pop open an application like Word or PowerPoint, for example, you are greeted with that little what’s new box. Whether you check out those fresh features or simply move on, knowing… read more »

How to Edit Email Fonts & Formatting in Microsoft Outlook

August 22, 2016

Are you struggling with font sizes or formatting in Outlook? There are few things more frustrating than choosing a particular font for an important email, only to find that it doesn’t look exactly as you intended once it reaches its recipient. Outlook 2016 bears a few quirks when it comes to formatting and layout, and they… read more »

Microsoft Simplifies Windows Updates, Google Duo Challenges FaceTime… [Tech News Digest]

August 16, 2016

Microsoft simplifies Windows Update, Google Duo lets you chat with friends, Google kills Hangouts on Air, Minecraft VR comes to Oculus Rift, and why Elon Musk thinks we’re living in a computer simulation. A Windows 7 and 8 Updates Update Microsoft is changing the way it delivers updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Rather… read more »