Windows 10 users: Microsoft 365 just froze all new features at version 2608. #Microsoft365 security patches continue to 2028, but no new tools unless you move from #Windows10 to #Windows11 Here's what changed: https://office-watch.com/2026/windows-10-microsoft-365-feature-stopped/

Ten Critical Office bugs patched this month can fire from the Preview Pane. You do not open the file. You do not click Enable Content. You just select the email or file. Update #Microsoft365 or #MicrosoftOffice toda https://office-watch.com/2026/august-2026-patch-tuesday-office-preview-pane/

Microsoft is killing #Excel COPILOT() function on September 14. One month's notice, no migration plan, no real replacement except insulting suggestions. If you have COPILOT() formulas in a workbook, here is what to do this week. #Copi https://office-watch.com/2026/excel-copilot-function-removed/

Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie is far better than most of the musical nostalgia shows at #edinburghfringe The songs are toe tappingly good and performed with charming enthusiasm. #edfringe #MixItUp with some #WoodyGuthrie https://office-watch.com/2026/edinburgh-fringe-2026-reviews/

August 2026 Patch Tuesday: a whopping 421 fixes The ones that matter most are the Office bugs that trigger on preview only - no need open the file. Two minute fix for #Microsoft365 and #MicrosoftOffice https://office-watch.com/2026/august-2026-patch-tuesday-office-preview-pane/

1MB of RAM used to be enough to run #MicrosoftWord Today your phone beats that by orders of magnitude. A wild look back at Word for Windows 1.1a aka #Winword now ported to 64 bit #Windows11 https://office-watch.com/2026/word-1-1a-native-windows-11/

Copilot writes it. You send it. The reader spots the invented statistic. Nine #Copilot and #AI mistakes that cause real damage, and the fix for each one. https://office-watch.com/2026/ai-mistakes-to-avoid/

SIM swaps. Phishing pages. Intercepted codes. #Microsoft is done with SMS and voice MFA and moving #Microsoft365 users to passkeys instead 💯✅ https://office-watch.com/2026/microsoft-ends-sms-voice-authentication-2027/

Microsoft killed Office 2016 in October 2025. Since then it has shipped another 36 security patches! But only to MSI installs, not the Click-to-Run version most people have. Here is how to check which #Office2016 https://office-watch.com/2026/office-2016-security-updates-after-end-of-support/

The trick to writing an angry email or letter ... write it exactly how you feel. "Get it all out". then let #AI turn it into something you can actually send without later embarrasment. Personal #therapy then effective communication with https://office-watch.com/2026/ai-rewrite-angry-email-polite/

Make Excel highlight the row and column of whatever cell you click. Six variations, from bold to barely there. Works with any modern #Excel in #Office2024 #Office2021 #Office2019 And more choices for #Microsoft365 https://office-watch.com/2026/highlight-selected-row-and-column-in-excel/

Keeping a digital diary? Don't leave it unprotected like Dr #Fauci Here's how to save and password protect your private notes from prying eyes #MicrosoftWord or #OneNote. https://office-watch.com/2026/password-protect-digital-diary-word-onenote/

Microsoft Publisher dies in October 2026. If you use #Microsoft365, #Publisher stops opening. If you bought #Office2021 or #Office2019 Pro, it keeps working forever without security fixes. Which one are you? Here is what https://office-watch.com/2026/microsoft-publisher-ending-october-2026/

Renaissance writers kept a commonplace book to save quotes and ideas. #OneNote does the same job, just faster and searchable. Here's how a centuries old idea still works today. https://office-watch.com/2026/onenote-commonplace-book/

Publisher 365 stops working on 1 October 2026. Moving to Office 2019 or 2021 just to keep #Publisher alive? You do not need the whole suite. Here is how to install Publisher on its own #Office2021 #Office2019 https://office-watch.com/2026/install-only-publisher/

Typing a price into the wrong row is the classic #Excel mistake nobody catches for weeks. Focus Cell in #Excel365 makes the right cell impossible to miss. Turn it on in about four seconds #Microsoft365 https://office-watch.com/2026/focus-cell-for-better-highlighting-in-excel/

My annual 'must see' at #EdFringe Filthy Funny Females brings you a daily changing lineup of the funniest female comedians from across the globe, hosted by Katharyn Henson. Filthy. Funny. Females. Exactly what it says on the tin. edfringe.com/tickets/what... #MixItUp

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Microsoft just emailed #Microsoft365 users about the Publisher shutdown. It says "next year." The real date is 1 October 2026, under two months away. Here's what the #Publisher email should say .... https://office-watch.com/2026/publisher-365-kill-switch-emai/

Make your AI image in #PowerPoint, then paste it into #MicrosoftWord #Excel #Outlook or #Teams. PowerPoint 365 gets #Copilot model choices the other #Microsoft365 apps do not. Here is how to use them. https://office-watch.com/2026/powerpoint-ai-image-generation-tested/

Microsoft just did something rare: it cancelled a #Copilot feature. AI suggestions in the #Outlook search box are gone after three months of complaints that they buried your actual emails. #Microsoft365 https://office-watch.com/2026/outlook-copilot-search-canceled/

Tired of the Copilot button floating over your document? There is a way to park it on the Quick Access Toolbar in Microsoft 365 Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Windows, but Microsoft has buried the option and what you get is not quite a Copi https://office-watch.com/2026/copilot-quick-access-toolbar/

Microsoft says #Office2019 support ended in October 2025. Volume license customers have had ten security patches since then. Retail buyers have had zero. Check which one you are #MicrosoftOffice https://office-watch.com/2026/office-2019-updates-after-end-of-support/

Publisher 365 dies on 13 October 2026. Moving to #Office2019 or #Offfice2021 to keep #Publisher ? You do not have to install the whole suite. Here is how to install #MicrosoftPublisher and nothing else. https://office-watch.com/2026/install-only-publisher/

Microsoft stopped publishing its Microsoft 365 subscriber count last year. Wonder why? One estimate says 95 million, up about 6% instead of the double digit growth #Microsoft used to brag about. https://office-watch.com/2026/microsoft-365-subscribers-2026/

Microsoft won't fix Word's ugly styles report, so we did it. Get a clear #MicrosoftWord style guide, a hierarchy diagram and a grouped list from one prompt. #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftOffice https://office-watch.com/2026/word-styles-list-better/

Stop marking #Word index entries one by one. A concordance file plus the AutoMark button lets Word index an entire document from a word list in seconds. #MicrosoftWord in #Microsoft365 or #MicrosoftOffice https://office-watch.com/2026/make-an-index-in-word-page-ranges-automark/

Microsoft is killing Copilot Podcasts and #Copilot Labs in #Microsoft365 There is no admin switch to save them and August 2026 looks like the cutoff. Save your audio now. Here is what to do before they vanish. https://office-watch.com/2026/microsoft-kills-copilot-podcasts-labs/

Publisher reaches end of life on 13 October 2026. #Publisher 365 stops working entirely. If you want a copy that keeps running, you need the right one time purchase #MicrosoftOffice bundle. Here is which #Office version to buy. https://office-watch.com/2026/best-office-version-for-publisher/

Excel's Copilot now offers five #AI models and #Microsoft barely explains any of them. Here the best #Copilot model to pick for formulas, VBA, analysis and financial models, Why Auto could be quietly costing you quality. #Excel in #Microso https://office-watch.com/2026/choose-copilot-model-excel/

Discover a better way to edit #SVG graphics before they ever touch #Word #Excel or #PPT https://office-watch.com/2026/edit-svg-colors-word-excel-powerpoint/