How to add animated 3D Graphics to Microsoft Word in Windows 10

A new capability added to Office 365 allows its users to embed animated 3D graphics in Word or PowerPoint for Windows 10. These graphics are much like animated GIFs. Each one has pre-set animations or scenes that you can choose […]

Outlook keeps asking How do you want to open this file

In Windows 10, while opening a .WAV file attachment (voicemail files) or files of other formats such as JPG, PNG, Outlook 2016 displays ‘How do you want to open this file‘ message. At other times, even if you have marked […]

Word icon is not showing on .doc & .docx document files

It has been observed that conflicts with the default program settings in Windows can cause plain white icons to be displayed on your ‘.docx‘ files. As such, you may not see any Microsoft Word icon. If Microsoft Word icon is blank […]

How to automatically backup Microsoft Outlook PST Data File

The older version of Microsoft Outlook used to offer an inbuilt backup feature”Outlook Add-in: Personal Folders Backup.” This feature no more available for new versions including Outlook 2016, 2013 and 2010. In this post, I am sharing how you can […]

How to create Gantt Chart using Microsoft Excel

Project management is a foundation to meet any business goals within the given time constraints. It ensures that there is a proper plan for executing on strategic goals. Whether you run small scale business or long scale business, a good […]

Stop Office from automatically maximizing minimized documents

Windows users are aware of a handy shortcut – WinKey+M that readily minimizes all your open windows, including Office documents to the Windows 10 Taskbar. But has it happpened to you that the moment you click the Microsoft Word icon […]

Retrieving data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again – Excel error

Excel is available online through Excel Web App or Excel Online or Office 365. Sometimes, when you try to copy data from the online version to anything else on the computer, you get an error “Retrieving data, Wait a few […]

How to compact and reduce mailbox size in Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook, the client for Outlook or Live email service, save email and attachments offline. As you receive and send emails, the size of the database keeps increasing. While it makes sure that you can access emails when not connected […]

Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments

If you see Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments message in Outlook 2016 while trying to open an email that contains .exe or .msi file as an attachment, the Outlook will stop that attachment from being opened […]

Outlook 2016 notifications not working on Windows 10

Some users reported, even after having Outlook app configured correctly, they do not receive email notifications as Desktop Alerts. So, whenever there’s a new message from someone, it is visible under ‘Inbox’ folder, but the Action Center doesn’t pop up […]

How to convert Excel data into PowerPoint slides

The Excel spreadsheet is often used along with the PowerPoint presentations to produce budget reports, business plans, inventory details, financial reports, project status reports, etc. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is arguably one of the best tools used for accounting and planning […]

How to show Long Lists in a Single Slide in PowerPoint

PowerPoint plays a major role in during presentations. Every one of us is cautious and display limited information on every slide – rather than keeping unnecessary information and cluttering up the slide. Now, have you ever faced problem in showing […]

How to track multiple projects in Microsoft Excel on Windows

Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet program used to store, format and organize the data. It is an integral part of the most business organization that is used to perform budgeting, create financial statements, create balance sheets and other accounting […]

How to send bulk email messages in Outlook with Mail Merge

Mass mailing is an important strategy in digital marketing used to increase sales and promote a brand. An email marketing campaign is essential nowadays for advertising in order to reach a large list of clients and meet the organizational goals. […]

10 useful free Project Management Templates for Excel

Microsoft Excel is a commonly used spreadsheet software for organizing and managing data. Like all other spreadsheets, Excel allows you to calculate data with formulas, use graphing tools, build charts, create macros and design pivot tables. Whether you have a […]

How to enable Read Aloud feature in Outlook and fix it if not working

What ‘Read Aloud’ feature in Office applications like Outlook does, is fairly easy to understand. It reads back to text, that’s it! Officially, this feature is a part of Windows’ TTS ‘text-to-speech’ capability and is beneficial for people suffering from […]

How to create a Form in Microsoft Forms and adjust its Settings

If you have a subscription to Office 365, you can use Microsoft Forms to create a form, quiz or survey and adjust its settings. This post walks you through the process of quickly and easily creating Forms in Microsoft Forms […]

How to restore Contact information in Address Book in Outlook

The auto-complete feature in Outlook, automatically generates the address of the recipient, when you try to send an email message across. Now if after you update your Outlook version, you find your contacts missing from the Outlook Address Book, here […]

Create flowchart in Lucidchart and import it into Microsoft Word

If there’s a situation where you and your friend need to collaborate on diagrams in a project simultaneously what would you do? Naturally, team up and work with him but what if they are residing in two separate regions? Then, […]

Excel is crashing or not responding on Windows 10

Recently we came across several complaints from Microsoft Excel users who are having problems with the software. Apparently, the program is crashing whenever they attempt to open a new file, or at least 50 percent of the time. The question […]

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