New Office defaults and Aptos fonts Archives - Office Watch
Your independent source of Microsoft Office news, tips and advice since 1996| Office Watch
Your independent source of Microsoft Office news, tips and advice since 1996| Office Watch
There are at least two ways to switch away from the new Aptos fonts in Microsoft Word and back to the old Calibri fonts or something else.Microsoft has fo| Office Watch
The new Aptos range of fonts is only available on Microsoft 365 apps. We investigate what happens when a document, sheet, slide or email with an Aptos font is o| Office Watch
Microsoft’s alternatives for the new Aptos fonts range are very poor. In some cases, the substitutions make no sense at all. We’ve looked at what happens| Office Watch
Microsoft has released a new range of fonts called ‘Aptos’ that are the new default fonts in Microsoft 365. Here’s what you need to know about the new f| Office Watch
Microsoft’s Copilot “Deep Research” promises detailed, AI-generated reports—but does it deliver? Office Watch’s hands-on tests reveal the strengths, limitations, and Read More The post Copilot Deep Research Tested: Real Results, Flaws, and Formatting Fails appeared first on Office Watch.| Office Watch
Did you know Windows quietly swaps out Helvetica font for Arial every time you open certain documents? This subtle substitution Read More The post Why Windows Replaces Helvetica with Arial — The Hidden Font Substitution Explained appeared first on Office Watch.| Office Watch
A viral post sparked debate over whether Microsoft Word’s grammar checker shows hidden bias, but the truth is more technical Read More The post Is Microsoft Word Casually Homophobic? Why Grammar Checkers Differ appeared first on Office Watch.| Office Watch
Microsoft’s new Copilot() function in Excel comes with real risks. When used incorrectly, Copilot() can produce misleading or nonsensical results Read More The post Excel’s Copilot() Function Can Be Dangerous in the Wrong Hands appeared first on Office Watch.| Office Watch
Microsoft’s default font family, Aptos, isn't limited to Microsoft 365 or Office 2024. Anyone can download and install the complete Aptos font set directly fr| Office Watch
Skype has stopped their Skype Credits service which is bad news for Microsoft 365 consumers who took advantage of their monthly 60 minutes of free calls to worl| Office Watch
Skype is getting a surprise makeover with improved group calling views, display customization, two camera support and even translation on calls to regular phone| Office Watch
There’s a major gap between Meet Now in Teams and Skype which means you’ll want to keep both. Also two other features in Skype but not Meet Now plus a| Office Watch
Microsoft Publisher will officially be discontinued in October 2026, marking the end of a decades-old desktop publishing tool used by millions. If you rely on P| Office Watch
Microsoft 365 Premium is the newest consumer plan that bundles the popular Family subscription with Copilot Pro at a much lower cost. For $199 a year, subscribe| Office Watch
Benford's Law is an amazing tool that is simple to use in Excel. Benford's Law is one of those mathematical laws that seems to defy common sense but works fo| Office Watch
A friend of Office Watch has enhanced our latest COVID-19 global statistics workbook and offered to share it with all our readers Phil Y from Sydney is inter| Office Watch
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Did your Documents, Desktop or Pictures suddenly “live” in OneDrive? That wasn’t a ghost—it was Windows’ Known Folder Move. Microsoft tricks people by| Office Watch
OneDrive isn’t just used for documents and photos. Microsoft saves a lot of related files in secret, hidden folders taking up the space customers pay for an| Office Watch
Is there a way to use Microsoft Word’s “Master Document” feature with OneDrive? No, but only because Microsoft won’t fix it. Master Documents in| Office Watch
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 t| Office Watch
Your independent source of Microsoft Office news, tips and advice since 1996| Office Watch
Your independent source of Microsoft Office news, tips and advice since 1996| Office Watch
Microsoft 365 customers around the world are waking up to a new look in their Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook apps. It's part of Microsoft's huge changes t| Office Watch
It had to happen, there’s now a Copilot() function in Excel to drop AI responses directly into spreadsheets. It’s a clever trick but, as usual, there are| Office Watch
What you need to know about Copilot for Microsoft 365 which brings AI technology into Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Here’s h| Office Watch
Your independent source of Microsoft Office news, tips and advice since 1996| Office Watch
Your independent source of Microsoft Office news, tips and advice since 1996| Office Watch
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 h| Office Watch
Understanding Standard Deviation isn’t hard, especially with Excel's help. This quick guide shows the difference between sample and population functions so y| Office Watch
Microsoft is quietly changing how you save your files: new versions of Word will now default to storing documents in OneDrive or SharePoint instead of your comp| Office Watch
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 fr| Office Watch
Microsoft says that the new Outlook for Windows is now generally available, but everyone should ignore that. Outlook (new) isn’t truly ready. It lacks vital f| Office Watch
Your independent source of Microsoft Office news, tips and advice since 1996| Office Watch
With your annual Microsoft 365 Personal/Family subscription, you get a fantastic perk: an hour of free Skype calls each month to many overseas destina| Office Watch
Some Microsoft 365 consumer plans come with a monthly allowance of “AI credits” but it’s hard to find out how many are left.The AI credit balance does| Office Watch
Despite appearances, Microsoft Word’s Grammar and Style checks are not compulsory. There are simple but somewhat hidden controls to turn off the blue underlin| Office Watch
There's a fixed monthly limit on Copilot AI features across all Microsoft applications. Microsoft has AI credits in Microsoft 365 Personal and some Family plan| Office Watch
PowerPoint Designer and Design Ideas is the start, not the end, of making a great looking presentation. Some simple changes will make something unique and n| Office Watch
OneNote Quick Notes is the fast way to add a short ‘jotting’, image or whatever. How a Quick Note is made varies a lot for each OneNote app; Windows, iPhone| Office Watch
OneNote offers an electronic equivalent to the ‘sticky note’ or side-note. Most OneNote demos show off the full-size pages with a full range of feature but| Office Watch
Microsoft has rolled out a new Calendar app, because apparently, we all needed another way to be reminded we’re too Read More| Office Watch
The change from Outlook ‘classic’ to ‘new’ is confusing enough without misinformation about when the change is happening. The current Outlook for| Office Watch
Microsoft has put Microsoft 365 customers on notice that a forced move from Outlook (classic) to their new, very different, Outlook for Windows will start in Ap| Office Watch
Microsoft’s promise of offline support in Outlook (new) is a lot LESS than it appears as the company continues to over-promise and under-deliver their Outlook| Office Watch
Microsoft’s relentless push of their new but still incomplete Outlook for Windows continues but it’s still possible to get the ‘real’ Outlook (classic).| Office Watch
Microsoft has updated Copilot’s image making features in two important ways. Now it can spell properly and properly change your own photos. Available in both| Office Watch
Microsoft is replacing a feature in PowerPoint with something called either "Slide Starters" or “Design Suggestions” using Copilot AI. It offers pre-populat| Office Watch
Microsoft is updating how administrators enable or disable the Outlook (new) experience for Windows and Outlook on the web. This change allows IT administrators| Office Watch
With Skype ending what are the choices for making cheap phone calls, especially saving money on international calls? The ability to link computers and devi| Office Watch
Microsoft is restoring to lies and obfuscation to hide their decision to take unused Skype Credit money rather than give refunds or credits. Microsoft| Office Watch
Microsoft is dumping most of their Skype service in May 2025, ending a very useful option for people around the world, especially who use a regular phone for co| Office Watch
Confused about the new Outlook for Windows? Here's all you need to know. What Outlook (new) is, when you have to change (hint: not yet) and how it works with '| Office Watch
Microsoft’s eventual replacement Outlook (new) for Windows supports Gmail, Yahoo and other accounts but there’s a privacy trap that Microsoft does its best| Office Watch
Outlook (classic) for Windows, the one we’ve all used for many years has been dropped from some Microsoft 365 installations even though the replacement Outloo| Office Watch
