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Markup Panel appearing with every word document. Comments column now in some weird thing.
Good day, I am so confused I do not even know how to explain all the issues. 1) Opened a word document today that I closed yesterday. Opens up with some thing called a Markup Panel. Go to review and select no markup. Fine for now, but then appears every time I reopen the document, and all other documents. 2) Up until today, my comments were nicely formatted in a column on the right side of the screen. Now they are in some thing called a "reviewing panel" which is terribly formatted and located in the wrong place until I drag to to the right side. Is this something I have caused or some Word Update (God, I hope it is not the latter.) 3) Also, the little indicators next to the lines where the comments are located are no longer present, so the only way I know there is a comment on that line is by clicking on the comment in the stupid "reviewing panel" How do I get back to what I had yesterday? Thanks so much for your help. Dave
How to add 3 months to existing date mergefield in Word
I'm looking for a way to add 3 months on from an existing mergefield date («Calculation Date») in Word. Say the starting date is 16 September 2025 we'd want the new value to be shown as 16 December 2025. I cannot do this calculation in Excel as the mergefield data comes from a database and I have not used Macros etc before. Thanks
Cant access admin panel
Hi Everyone, I have done something really silly and I don't mind if I get a laugh or two, I have locked myself out of our two admin accounts due to both had 2FA on and the phone that the notifications went to sadly has been reformated without the person checking with me first, I have an E5 Licence but without being able to access the admin page I can't access support to get this resolved 😞 - I'm kind of stuck and at the moment even though we only have a few licenses (mix of E5and F3) Feeling really silly about this but if anyone has an idea of how I can resolve this I would be really grateful JoeHow to Build a No-Code Business Workflow in Microsoft 365
In today’s fast-paced digital workplace, organizations are constantly looking for ways to optimize processes without heavy reliance on IT or expensive developers. Luckily, Microsoft 365 offers a robust ecosystem of no-code tools that empower anyone—from business managers to project leads—to design and automate workflows with ease. With tools like Power Automate, Power Apps, SharePoint, and Teams, you can streamline tasks, improve collaboration, and boost productivity without writing a single line of code. Here’s a step-by-step guide to building your first no-code workflow in Microsoft 365. https://dellenny.com/how-to-build-a-no-code-business-workflow-in-microsoft-365/Staying Connected on the Road How Travelers Can Make the Most of Microsoft Teams
Traveling is exciting—new places, new cultures, and new adventures. But if you’re someone who works remotely, studies while traveling, or just needs to stay connected with your team, staying productive on the road can be tricky. That’s where Microsoft Teams becomes a true travel companion. Here’s how I’ve been using Teams to balance work and adventure while hopping across cities and time zones—and how you can do it too: https://dellenny.com/staying-connected-on-the-road-how-travelers-can-make-the-most-of-microsoft-teams/Access Still Struggles on Data Import
More of a comment than anything else I have been a frequent flyer of Access since version 2.0. We used it almost daily for several years. I have since retired, and was away from it for a couple years now. However, due to a recent Office 365 account I started using again. One of the problems we had over the years with Access was on large data imports. This appears to be the same problem today as it was 30 years ago. Excel does not have this problem. Some of the same issues with Access "Does not recognize header name" Checking to insure header name was not a keyword and all rules were enforced, still did not allow the data to be imported. Since I needed to quickly turn around the information I had to link to an Excel file and run the queries. Pondering if MS has really done any improvments or serious upgrades with Access. I know programs cost resources to update. The other 3 Office apps have far more users than Access. I think Access is going to wither away within the next couple years. Was a great run when everything worked right. I have used a lot of different databases over the years. However, Access was the runt who was very user friendly and an awesome reports generator.Entra ID’s Keep Me Signed In Feature – Good or Bad?
The Entra ID Keep Me Signed In (KMSI) feature creates persistent authentication cookies to allow users to avoid sign-ins during browser sessions. Is this a good or bad thing and should Microsoft 365 tenants enable or disable KMSI. I think KMSI is fine in certain conditions and explain my logic in this article. Feel free to disagree! https://office365itpros.com/2025/09/17/kmsi-good-or-bad/
Issues using Quick Import to create a multiple choice quiz
Hi, I'm having issues using the Quick Import option in Forms to create a multiple-choice quiz. It doesn't seem to matter how I format my Word document; when I use the quick import option, it dumps all the questions/ answers into one section. This is the Word doc format I am using. Any suggestions where I am going wrong?
REGEX+TEXTSPLIT
Dear Experts, I have a data like below in column"A":- And , I want to split it in the way like in "Yellow" So, after each consecutive Alphabet or number it should be splitted, I tried to do something in Column "B" but not succesful. Could you please share any solution if possible by using a comb of regex + textsplit? Thanks in Advance, Br, Anupam
"Save as picture" saves the display size
Let's say an image is reduced in Word—for example, a 10-inch-wide image is reduced to 65% so it fits within page margins. If I left-click the image and "Save as picture," the saved file is 6.5 inches wide and blurry. The only way to save a full-size image seems to be to blow it up to 100% and then save. If the original image information is still there, why doesn't Word save the original image file? I DID try checking the Advanced option checkbox "Do not compress images in file," but that made no difference. (I didn't expect it to but thought someone would want me to try it.)POWER QUERY NOT WORKING !!
I’m using Office LTSC 2024, In Power Query, when I try to load data from another Excel file (or even the same workbook), I get the error: "Microsoft Excel couldn't load a necessary component. It might have been damaged or deleted. Try reinstalling the client software or data source driver software for your database." And also: "download failed error in data source query n connections". Here’s what I’ve already tried: Tested with a new blank workbook, same error appears. Done Office repair (both offline and online), still not working. The issue is only with Power Query loading Excel workbooks. Could anyone please help me with this issue?Extract user access to Cloud Apps categories.
I’m having some issues with getting report data out of Defender for Cloud App. Short version is I want to get a report (or at the very least an export) of all users accessing sites in the Generative AI category. I can do this manually by following these steps: Open Cloud Discovery Click Discovered apps Enter Gnerative AI in the browser by category I now get a list of discovered sites but to get a list of users who have accessed them I have to: Click each app one at a time In each click Cloud app usage Click Users And finally export all users Imagine how long with would take for a category that has a high amount of usage and how inefficient this would be to provide monthly reporting. I tried to find a way to see in one step user activity for one Cloud App category, but I cannot. Any idea?
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