Want to keep the original attachments when replying to Outlook emails? Here are 5 easy ways to do it, from simple drag-and-drop to a handy VBA-based Reply with Attachments button. Continue reading
Ever spent time creating the perfect email signature, only to discover it's missing when you switch to another computer or open Outlook in a browser? The good news is that Outlook for Microsoft 365 now has a built-in feature that can save your signatures to the cloud and make them available across different Outlook apps: classic, new and web. Continue reading
Working with worksheets in different languages? Excel's DETECTLANGUAGE formula can help you identify which language each cell contains without manually checking every record. Continue reading
Microsoft Outlook has an attachment limit from 20 MB to 150 MB depending on a version. While this is plenty of room for text documents or basic spreadsheets, it becomes a bottleneck when you need to send video files, massive datasets, or graphic-heavy presentations. Continue reading
A typo in an email can be harmless, embarrassing, or shockingly confusing. Luckily, Outlook can highlight spelling mistakes as you type, check an entire message before you send it, and spot writing-style issues. This guide explains how to check spelling in your Outlook emails, configure automatic spell checking, and change the proofing language. Continue reading
Most of us can remember a few birthdays by heart. But as your list of friends, colleagues, and acquaintances grows, keeping track of everyone becomes much harder. Instead of relying on memory alone, let Outlook help. Continue reading
When your Outlook calendar is packed with different meetings, deadlines, and appointments, public holidays are easy to overlook. Fortunately, you don't have to enter federal or regional days off one by one as Outlook has ready-made holiday calendars for many countries. Continue reading
Everyone has their own way of planning the day. Some like to see a day schedule hour by hour, while others prefer a full month at a glance. Fortunately, Outlook gives you plenty of flexibility. Continue reading
Quick Parts have been part of Outlook for many years. While classic Outlook users joyfully built up their galleries of reusable content, those who moved to the new app desperately kept asking the same question: Where is Quick Parts in new Outlook? Continue reading
Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook often go hand in hand. Many people use Google Workspace in one part of their life and Microsoft 365 in another. For example, one for personal plans and the other for work commitments. Continue reading
If your Excel sheets contain product catalogs, multilingual reports, or other text that needs to be translated into different languages, you could copy it into an online translator one piece at a time. Or you can save yourself a lot of repetitive work by translating it dynamically with a formula. Continue reading
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes a two-minute video explains everything much better. If you want to include a video in an Outlook email, you might expect to simply drop it into the message and press Send. Unfortunately, Microsoft Outlook does not work quite that way. Continue reading
Sent an email too quickly and then spotted a typo, broken link, or missing attachment? While Outlook does not let you directly edit a message after it has been delivered, there are several ways to update a sent email depending on your Outlook version, account type, and whether the recipient has already read it. Continue reading
Large Excel workbooks can slow down everything from opening and saving to recalculating and sharing. If your file has grown unexpectedly or takes a long time to work with, don't panic just yet. There are several ways to reduce its size without losing important data. Continue reading
Sometimes, your Excel formula needs to do more than simply add, count, or average values. It needs to evaluate each item individually and build the result step by step. The REDUCE function is designed specifically for this purpose. Continue reading
Being granted access to someone's calendar is only half the process. The next step is figuring out where to find it in Outlook. There are several ways to open another person's calendar depending on how it was shared and which version of Outlook you use. Continue reading
Learn how to send personalized PDF attachments in Gmail with Easy Mail Merge. We cover real-world use cases: student grade reports, certificates, and invoices. Plus, step-by-step instructions, best practices, and time-saving tips. Continue reading
When working with sales records, transactions, inventory movements, or project data, you may need a running total or running count that restarts for each category. For example, you might want to calculate cumulative sales for each product, track the number of orders per customer, or assign sequential numbers within each group. Continue reading
Between work meetings, personal appointments, tasks, birthdays, holidays, and various "don't forget this" reminders, one calendar is often not enough. Luckily, Outlook makes it possible to add multiple calendars and view them side-by-side in one place. Continue reading
Some Excel calculations aren't interested only in the final answer, they need every step in between. The SCAN function is designed specifically for this type of problem. Continue reading
Need to share your Outlook calendar with people outside your organization or wish to follow someone else's calendar from the internet? Microsoft Outlook supports both. Continue reading
Need someone to manage Outlook meetings on your behalf? Simply delegate calendar access to another person, so they can schedule meetings, respond to invitations, and organize your calendar according to the permissions you grant. Continue reading
Find the best mail merge software for Gmail. Compare YAMM, GMass, and Easy Mail Merge on sending limits, data privacy, and document automation. Continue reading
Microsoft Outlook has plenty of useful features hidden away in menus that seem determined to never be found. One of them is the ability to send emails on behalf of another person or shared mailbox. If this is your first time trying it, don't worry, the process is pretty simple. Continue reading
Checking whether a text string matches a specific format in Excel can sometimes require multiple nested functions and complicated logic. REGEXTEST simplifies this process by using regular expressions to test patterns directly. Continue reading
When flagged emails stop appearing in your Inbox, Tasks list, or To Do view, it can feel like your follow-ups have vanished. In reality, Outlook is likely filtering or displaying them differently. This article explains why flagged messages may not be shown and how to get them back into view. Continue reading
Flagging emails in Outlook is easy. Remembering where they end up? Not always. If you are wondering where all those carefully flagged messages actually are, Outlook gives you plenty of ways to bring them back into view. Continue reading
Excel has plenty of useful text functions, but sometimes they still can't handle complex extraction tasks. When standard functions are not flexible enough, REGEXEXTRACT comes to the rescue. Continue reading
Some Excel tasks are simple. Others involve cleaning up text that looks like it survived a storm. If you often work with messy imported data or inconsistent strings, the REGEXREPLACE function can save a lot of formula gymnastics. Continue reading
Not every message needs a reply or action right away, but some definitely need a reminder. Flagging is a simple way to mark important emails and come back to them at the right time. Continue reading