The world is an imperfect place, and sometimes things go wrong. This even applies to your Office documents. So if you’re struggling to open a document, or your Office apps keep crashing the moment you try to start them up, you may want to enter Safe Mode to get your information out or to see … Continue reading →

Microsoft Office may have been kicking around on computers since the 1980s, but even though we’re a few decades removed from those glory days, knowing your way around the software suite is no less necessary than it’s ever been. The Daily Beast has a rundown of three reasons you still need Office skills in 2018. … Continue reading →

The internet can be a dangerous place. Hackers and generally bad people often try to get into your accounts to access sensitive information or to lock down your computer and demand payment to regain access. To make your Office files and emails more secure against hackers and bad guys, Microsoft has begun offering file protection … Continue reading →

Microsoft used to sell software to customers as one-time purchases. Its operating system Windows and its productivity suite Office were its mainstays. But these days, single-sale software is going by the wayside. To keep up with the times, Microsoft is transitioning into a service company. It still sells software, but it would rather sell it … Continue reading →

It doesn’t happen often, but Microsoft Office 365 went down this morning. During the outage, customers were unable to sign into the service, which could cause significant problems for anyone who needed to access their files to work on a document or give a presentation. Such an outage is one of the potential problems of using … Continue reading →

Sometimes you want to make some changes to a document and then save it as an entirely new document.  That’s entirely possible in the standalone Windows, Mac, and mobile Office apps. But with the cloud-based Office 365, which saves every change as you make it, not so much. If that bothers you, CNET has a … Continue reading →

Next time you’re thinking about typing a bad word into a Microsoft Office app, you might want to think again. According to the company’s new service agreement, use of “offensive language” on its platforms is a no-no. That doesn’t mean the thought police will definitely come banging on your door when you type a swear … Continue reading →

Everyone knows Google. It’s inescapable in modern life for people of all ages. But Microsoft Office? It might not be such a big deal for kids today. More and more, it seems, kids and schools are using Google’s office productivity suite to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Despite Microsoft’s optimism about the future, that could … Continue reading →