Tag Archives: MS Word

Microsoft Office Icons Get a Modern Refresh

Microsoft Office has just rolled out a fresh new look, with its suite of apps receiving a long-awaited facelift. As of yesterday, the familiar icons for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more have been refreshed, giving the productivity tools a modern, streamlined design.
 
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Microsoft Answers Is Being Retired

Did you see the new heading banner that appears when you go and access the (Microsoft) Access (Database) forum on Microsoft Answers?

Microsoft 365 and Office forum Moving to Microsoft Q&A

We are excited to announce that soon, the Microsoft 365 and Office forum will be available exclusively Microsoft Q&A. This change will help us provide a more streamlined and efficient experience for all your questions and discussions.

Starting July 16, you will no longer be able to create new questions here in the Microsoft Support Community. However, you can continue to participate in ongoing discussions and create new questions on Microsoft Q&A. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Using AI for Development Not Ready for Primetime, Yet

In recent years, the hype surrounding AI has permeated every aspect of our lives, including software development. While initially skeptical due to ethical concerns and copyright issues, curiosity led to exploring AI’s potential in code generation. After months of testing, using multiple programming languages (PHP, VBA, HTML, JavaScript), it’s clear that AI has both strengths and weaknesses in this domain.
 
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Working With Dates and Times

This is something I’ve been wanting to do for quite a while, that is, to create a page dedicated to working with Dates and Times.

I was doing a little more advanced Date/Time VBA programming and decided that now was as good a time as ever to start creating such a page.  So here it is.

This article will evolve with time, so come back from time to time.

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What is the Difference Between Office 2024 and MS365?

After my recent post and video regarding Office 2024’s release:

I’ve seen a few questions on my YouTube channel and in various forums where people are trying to understand the difference between Microsoft 365 (also referred to as MS 365 or MS365) and this latest release of Office 2024.

As such, I thought this an important subject to cover.

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Microsoft Office 2024 Released!

Did you know, Office 2024 launched yesterday!

That’s right, if you want a perpetual license (1 time purchase rather than the MS365 Subscription model) of the latest and greatest version of Office then 2024 is now on the market.

Here’s Microsoft’s official announcement:

 
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Microsoft Access’ Latest Bug Highlights The Importance Of Your Update Channel!

Maximize Stability in Microsoft Access: The Importance of Update Channels

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 2 weeks, people have been dealing with the latest Microsoft Access bug.

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MVP Awards Issued Today

I thought I’d just share that today was the big day in the Microsoft MVP community as today was the day that MVPs were awarded/re-awarded their MVP title.

Most Valuable Professionals

Technology Pros: We recognize exceptional community leaders for your technical expertise, positive influence on those around you and commitment to solving real world challenges with cutting-edge technology.Microsoft

The Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) program recognizes exceptional community leaders for their technical expertise, leadership, speaking experience, online influence, and commitment to solving real world problems.Microsoft

You can use the search page to examine how the current awardees are in the various fields/countries/…

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Ask Microsoft to Cancel Their Planned Removal of VBScript & Classic ASP

If you’re not up on the news, Microsoft has decided to deprecate and remove VBScript!

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