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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 38m

Want diagonal stripes or top-bottom border effects in Word? This trick using page background + text box does the job cleanly.
Hashtags: #WordHack #MicrosoftWord #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 3d

Make your Word pages pop 🎨 — learn how to insert striped borders under your control. Great for signs.
#WordTips #MicrosoftWord #Microsoft365 #Office2024
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 3d

Say goodbye to W, E, P? Microsoft’s test version of Office icons drops the letters.
What do you think — better or worse?
#Microsoft365 #MicrosoftWord #Excel #PPT
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 Ready to go Premium?
Switch from Personal/Family to Microsoft 365 Premium in minutes — get access to AI tools, enhanced features, and more.
Read how → #Microsoft365 #Copilot #AI #TechTips
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 5d

Microsoft 365 Personal at half price for college & uni students around the world.
Full apps, 1 TB OneDrive, some Copilot, a year free then half price.
👉 Act fast! Offer ends this month.
#Microsoft #Student #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 5d

Microsoft 365 is widening Copilot access for Personal & Family plans — but don’t get too excited: the 60 AI‑credit cap still stands.
Read more & compare what you really get 👇
#Microsoft365 #Copilot #AI
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 6d

Scam alert: before you click “Buy Microsoft 365 Premium for Consumer,” read this.
Some ads today are misleading — until last Wednesday, that plan didn’t exist!
#Microsoft365 #ScamAlert #CyberSecurity
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Attention: Microsoft Publisher gets “end of life” in just over a year from now.
Can you still open your .pub files later? What tools can replace it?
#MicrosoftOffice #Publishing #FileFormats #Publisher #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 8d

I can’t tell you how much I dislike the terms ‘vibe working’ let alone 'Taste-Driven Development’ (FFS) in #Copilot with #Microsoft365
I’d prefer fingernails down a blackboard … assuming you could find one these days😎.
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 8d

Microsoft is offering surprising & real savings 💰🧠
The new #Microsoft365 Premium plan saves over $140/year for anyone using #Copilot #AI
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 9d

Microsoft’s new ‘Vibe Working’ Copilot Agents can spin up full Word, Excel & PowerPoint outputs from prompts.
Will it feel bland and formulaic?
#Microsoft365 #Copilot #AI
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 9d

Evil kerning alert! 🧐
Hackers are using tight letter spacing to spoof domains like Microsoft.com or Gmail.com.
Dive into how this trick works — and how to spot it fast:”
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #Fonts
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 10d

Tired of switching apps? The new Microsoft 365 Companion apps bring contacts, calendar & file search right to your taskbar.
An #Outlook alternative or #Teams extension
👉 Dive into what they do and who gets them
#MSOffice #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 10d

Can #Excel really build entire spreadsheets from a prompt?
We tried Excel Agent Mode in the real word ... here’s what broke and what actually worked.
#ExcelTips #AI #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 10d

Confused by Copilot “Agent”, “Agents”, and “Actions”?
You’re not alone. We explain the difference between these AI features, though the weird naming is a mystery.
#Copilot #AI #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 11d

Microsoft just fine‑tuned their classic “Red” in Office apps to improve legibility & accessibility. 🟥
Read how this small change means possible troubles for your documents.
#Accessibility #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftWord #Excel #PPT
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 11d

🚀 Want early access to Microsoft’s AI tools?
Here’s how to join Microsoft Frontier in #Microsoft365 with #Copilot + what you’ll need to get started.
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 12d

Tired of Word’s blue underlines flagging things you know are fine?
Learn how to turn off or tweak Microsoft Word’s grammar suggestions in Windows & Mac. 🛠️
#MicrosoftWord #Productivity #Microsoft365 #Office2024
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 13d

⚠️ Outlook .com attachments eat into your #OneDrive quota.
Here’s what it means for your #Outlook email storage + tips to avoid running out of space.
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 14d

No Office? No problem. 🚀
Edit #MicrosoftWord, #Excel & #PowerPoint files in your browser with #MicrosoftOffice Online
Free, simple & saves back to your computer. #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 15d

Ever click a link to a Word/Excel file and wonder: browser or desktop? 😖
Our guide breaks down exactly how Office handles that and how you can control it.
➡️ #Microsoft365 #Office2024 #MicrosoftWord #Excel #PPT #OfficeTips
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 16d

Struggling with a complex Excel formula? 🤔
Ask #Excel (or #ChatGPT) to write or fix it for you — no #Copilot needed!
Dive into alternatives and tricks.
#ExcelTips
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 17d

Ever wonder why an important email goes missing?
It might be stuck in #email quarantine. Learn how mailboxes rank, filter, and handle suspicious messages, so you can find what’s hiding.
#EmailSecurity #Microsoft365 #SpamProtection #Outlook
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 18d

Spammy upgrade alert: Microsoft calls new Outlook ‘the best version’ tricking users into switching.
But classic Outlook isn’t going anywhere ... yet.
What to know about #Outlook #Microsoft365
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Office Watch @officewatch.bsky.social · 18d

Myth: Restricting editing in Microsoft Word = locking your document.
Fact: it only stops edits—it doesn’t stop someone from opening & reading it.
Use encryption to protect content. 🚨
#OfficeTips #InfoSec #MicrosoftWord
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