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How to work across time zones in Outlook
If you work with people in distant cities, keeping time zones in sync can be a challenge, as can keeping track of other countries’ holidays. But some versions of Microsoft Outlook can help.
Office 365: A guide to the updates
Get the latest info on new features, bug fixes, and security updates for Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Version 2005 (Build 12827.20470), released on June 24, 2020.
Microsoft cheat sheets: Dive into Windows and Office apps
These guides will help you find your way around several generations of Microsoft’s Office apps for Windows — and Windows itself.
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PowerPoint 2016 and 2019 cheat sheet
Are you getting the most from PowerPoint 2016 and 2019 for Windows? Learn about the key features in Microsoft’s powerful presentation app.
PowerPoint 2016 and 2019 cheat sheet: Ribbon quick reference
Our visual guide helps you find the most useful commands on the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2016 and 2019 for Windows, along with keyboard shortcuts for performing each action.
Microsoft revamps Windows Insider release vernacular
For Windows Insider's build tracks, Slow Ring and Fast Ring are now out; Dev, Beta and Channel are in.
7 tips to help create and manage multilingual SharePoint communication sites
Microsoft 365 now lets you create intranet sites in multiple languages. You can create pages and news in a user’s preferred language, and show site navigation, site title, and the site description in the preferred language, too. The...
Microsoft ousts Office 365, crowns Microsoft 365 new monarch
For Microsoft, it's a case of out with the old, in with the new. For users, it's a recipe for confusion.
Delays, deals and drastic actions: Microsoft responds to the pandemic
Because it makes Windows and Office, two tech cornerstones of most modern corporations, Microsoft's response to the COVID-19 outbreak matters a lot. Here's a rundown of what's changed.
How to have Teams meetings with people outside your organization
Microsoft Teams was designed for collaboration with colleagues in your own company, but that makes it harder to meet with other people.
Microsoft monkeys with Office 365, Microsoft 365 release channels
The company has announced sweeping name and default-setting changes for how it updates and upgrades the apps at the core of Office 365 – namely, the locally installed versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
How to check someone else’s schedule in Outlook
You can quickly check via Microsoft 365, Office 365, or Exchange on any platform to see if people are available for a meeting you want to set up — and avoid the email swarm around who’s free when.
11 best practices for Microsoft Teams video meetings
Here’s what to do before, during and after leading a video call in Microsoft Teams to ensure a beneficial experience for all.
Odd problems remain unresolved, but get the April Windows and Office patches installed
In spite of persistent reports of pesky problems with April’s updates, there doesn’t seem to be a single point of pain. You need to watch out for the long-documented 'missing' data/zapped desktop bug, and it’s possible your printers...
Microsoft set to introduce a feature iPad users really need
Microsoft is about to deliver the most-requested feature for Word and PowerPoint on iPads – support for Split View.
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15 power user tips for Microsoft Teams
Take collaboration to the next level with these Teams tips and tricks.
Get the March Windows and Office patches installed, but watch out for known bugs
Microsoft pushed four separate patches in March, including one to plug a leaked hole and another to fix a bug in an earlier patch, but never mind. The problems with the March patches are reasonably well understood. Now would be a good...
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