**bleep**. Security Update (like KB5101650) breaking SmartCard Authentication for Office 2024 apps to O365
Looking for some support on this issue. I have Win11 clients that were upgraded from 24H2 to 25H2 last year. They were functioning well until earlier this year when the Cumulative Updates started breaking smartcard authentication on our clients (day after installing/rebooting/cache clearing). This seems to be a known issue but are there any real fixes? Symptom is that after the update is installed, next day (after a reboot or cache cleared) the user starts their Outlook or Teams application, when receiving the prompt that says "you will be prompted for your PIN" nothing follows, you will see the blue dots circling and after 5 or so minutes it times out. Clicking on the "..." shows an informational message error #50058, which says that not enough information was provided. The authentication process is failing... BTW - web authentication works just fine, it's just the local application (Teams, Outlook, etc.) that fail. I found that creating a new account on the system seems to work just fine, but for people that have established accounts and program environments that are setup for them to work, creating a new account is very unappealing to them. I'd like to be able to just get their current accounts working. Creating a new profile, wiping current profile info from registry doesn't seem to work thanks to automagic backups the OS is doing, but even that would still require setting up a new profile and copying over non AAPDAT file structure info... Does Microsoft not have a fix to this "known" issue? I spent a few weeks really digging into this and the best I can find as a work around is to disable the automatic backups of the NTUSER.DAT, blow away current profile info in registry, rename current profile structure, and then have the user login "anew". Again, this still requires a copy of the non-AAPDAT data back into the new structure (at least permissions won't be an issue) but that will not restore all application-based information for that user--that still will have to be re-created, which I think the users will not want to do because it means starting over from scratch.Braille Translator Challenge
Using the Braille Alphabet lookup table provided: Part 1 - convert the given phrase from Braille to words. Part 2 - convert the given phrase from words to Braille. ✅ Solutions should be in the form of a single-cell formula. ✅ Generalized Lambda functions are welcome, provided the function definitions are included with your solution. ✅ Keep in mind, the "best" solution is not necessarily the shortest... Strive for conciseness, if you wish; just don't let your solutions be ordinary. 😉 Good luck and have fun!Need suggestions for managing email signatures organization-wide
Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice on managing email signatures organization-wide in Office 365. Right now, every user creates their own signature in Outlook. This has led to inconsistent branding and outdated contact details across the company. I explored a few built-in options, but nothing seems to give proper centralized control, and manually asking every user to update their signature isn't practical. I'm wondering if there's a better way to handle this natively within Microsoft 365, or if most organizations end up going with a third-party tool for this. If you've dealt with something similar, I'd love to hear how you approached it and what worked for you. Any suggestions or experiences would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!
Word Copilot attachments fail with NoTokenObtained
Word Copilot cannot read local or cloud attachments with my Microsoft account. Cloud file attachment opens OneDrive Picker but fails with NoTokenObtained, timeout, or “Sorry, something went wrong.” Local files are accepted but reported as empty/corrupted. The same files work correctly in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with the same account. The issue reproduces on different computers, different networks, new Edge profile, new Windows user, and Word for the web without Office desktop installed. Word Copilot can read the active document, so only the attachment pipeline appears broken. Correlation IDs: 49a92ea2-7068-2001-bf16-3cf7d0c388fd and b39b30a2-b012-f000-cf51-72bd844c5dea. Please escalate to Word Copilot / OneDrive File Picker / Microsoft 365 Copilot engineering.Access 2608 Build 20326: Line controls disappear in Print Preview
I believe there may be a regression in Microsoft Access Build 16.0.20326.20034 (64-bit) affecting Line controls in reports. I can reproduce the problem even with a completely new blank MDB database, so it does not appear to be related to an existing application. Steps to reproduce: 1.Start Microsoft Access 64-bit Build 16.0.20326.20034. 2.Create a new blank MDB database. 3.Create a new report in Design View. 4.Add a Line control to the Detail section. 5.Add a Rectangle control to the same section. 6.No VBA code or special event handling is required. 7.Select Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer. 8.Open Print Preview. Actual result: The Rectangle control is displayed correctly, but the Line control disappears in Print Preview. The problem is not specific to a particular printer. We have reproduced it with multiple printers. Expected result: Both the Line and Rectangle controls should appear in Print Preview and in the printed output. Workaround: Rolling Microsoft Access back to an earlier build immediately resolves the problem. The same MDB file and the same report then display and print the Line control correctly. We have also reproduced the issue with Build 16.0.20326.20044 (64-bit). Has anyone else been able to reproduce this with Version 2608 / Build 20326?
Ribboncreator2021
RibbonCreator 2021 is one of the most popular tools for creating custom Microsoft Access ribbons without having to write all the Ribbon XML manually. It provides a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor that allows developers to create tabs, groups, buttons, menus, and icons visually, and then export the generated Ribbon XML directly into an Access database. Advantages of RibbonCreator 2021 Easy-to-use visual interface. Automatically generates Ribbon XML. Integrates VBA callbacks for Access applications. Supports custom images and built-in Office icons (idMso). Compatible with Microsoft Access 2021 and Microsoft 365. Alternative Solution Another excellent option is AccessUI Ribbon & Tree Builder, a free Access add-in that enables developers to build complex ribbons without XML knowledge. It also helps generate the required VBA callback procedures automatically. Recommendation For professional Microsoft Access development: RibbonCreator 2021 → Best for advanced customization and full control over the Ribbon interface. AccessUI Ribbon & Tree Builder → Best for rapid development and ease of use. If you are developing Access applications for end users and need a robust, mature solution, RibbonCreator 2021 is generally the better choice due to its comprehensive feature set and direct Access integration. https://ribboncreator2021.de/
Using tables, lists, and dropdowns and not sure how to make this work…
Hi! I have an Excel workbook with several worksheets that need to be filled in by the user. The first worksheet (Sheet A) has fields for employee names/addresses/id#s, their work classification, their tax filing status, their gross pay, the various taxes that come out, etc. There is also a worksheet titled "Data Sheet" with a table ("Table A") that has the employee names/addresses/id#'s. When filling in "Sheet A", the user can select from a dropdown list of those employee names/address/id#'s (the list comes from "Data Sheet - Table A") and the employee's info fills into that field. These are the steps I followed to set up the "Data Sheet" and the dropdown list on "Sheet A". 1. Added a worksheet to the end and named it Data Sheet. 2. To add a table, made a list of employee names with a header name and then selected an item in the list and Insert>Table, named the table (no spaces) in the Table Name box, and made sure that the header row is checked. 3. Next, I defined the list. Clicked on an item in the list, then under Formulas, selected Define Name. 4. Gave the list a name different than the table name or head name. In the reference section, highlighted all the items, but not the header. This allows the list to be added to without having to change the range. 5. On "Sheet A", I selected the cells I want to use the drop-down for. Selected Data Validation on the Data tab. Selected allow “list”, then in the source box hit F3 so that the lists I've made would pop up and selected the correct one. 6. Made sure that the column where users will input their info is unprotected. I've since set up a second table ("Table B") on "Data Sheet" and defined the list, etc., to be the employee fica rate. On “Sheet A” the fica withheld from the employee's paycheck goes into the field next to the employee name/address/id# field. When the user selects an employee name/address/id# from the dropdown list on “Sheet A”, is it possible to make the corresponding fica field auto-calculate from “Data Sheet” at the same time? The list/table (“Data Sheet – Table B”) would need to be the percentages that each employee pays and then “Sheet A” would need to pull the corresponding percentage from “Data Sheet – Table B” and multiply it with the wages the user has entered and the result of that calculation would land in the “fica” field. Thank you so much!! DianeRegression in v2605: Subform with overlapping controls breaks timer in unrelated form
I found another issue (sorry) which might be caused by the zoom-related changes in 2605. The following repro example works fine in 2604 (Monthly Enterprise Channel) but breaks in 2605 (Current Channel). Again, this issue is unrelated to zooming itself. Prepare database The repro requires three forms and a few controls. Since those are tedious to get right manually, I wrote some VBA code to do that for us. Execute BuildRepro() in the Immediate Window to create the forms and controls. Option Compare Database Option Explicit Public Sub BuildRepro() CreateFormASubform CreateFormA CreateFormB End Sub Private Sub CreateFormASubform() Dim frm As Form Dim ctl As Control Set frm = CreateForm() Set ctl = CreateControl(frm.Name, acTextBox, acDetail, , , 345, 1140, 1746, 260) ctl.TabStop = False Const textBoxTop = 260 Set ctl = CreateControl(frm.Name, acTextBox, acDetail, , , 56, textBoxTop, 270, 270) ctl.TabStop = False Set ctl = CreateControl(frm.Name, acImage, acDetail, , , 56, 0, 270, 270) Set ctl = CreateControl(frm.Name, acCommandButton, acDetail, , , 60, 795, 5895, 260) SaveAndClose frm, "FormA_Subform" End Sub Private Sub CreateFormA() Dim frm As Form Dim ctl As Control Set frm = CreateForm() Set ctl = CreateControl(frm.Name, acSubform, acDetail, , , 100, 100, 3000, 3000) ctl.SourceObject = "FormA_Subform" SaveAndClose frm, "FormA" End Sub Private Sub CreateFormB() Dim frm As Form Dim ctl As Control Set frm = CreateForm() frm.TimerInterval = 1 Set ctl = CreateControl(frm.Name, acLabel, acDetail, , , 100, 100, 5000, 1000) ctl.Name = "my_label" ctl.Caption = "Waiting for Timer..." frm.HasModule = True frm.Module.InsertText _ "Private Sub Form_Timer()" & vbCrLf & _ " Me.TimerInterval = 0" & vbCrLf & _ " Me.my_label.Caption = ""Done""" & vbCrLf & _ "End Sub" frm.OnTimer = "[Event Procedure]" SaveAndClose frm, "FormB" End Sub Private Sub SaveAndClose(ByVal frm As Form, ByVal newname As String) Dim oldname As String oldname = frm.Name DoCmd.Save acForm, oldname DoCmd.Close acForm, oldname DoCmd.Rename newname, acForm, oldname End Sub Run repro 1. Open FormA. 2. Open FormB (while FormA is still open). Expected result: FormB opens completely, the timer runs and the label reads "Done". Actual result: FormB opens "halfway" (it's visible, but it's tab is still missing, see screenshot below) and the label still shows "Waiting for Timer...". As soon as you right-click anywhere, the form finishes opening and the timer runs, changing the label to "Done". Notes: I tried to make the repro as simple as possible. If you remove one of the controls from FormA_Subform (or enable TabStops), the problem disappears. It might have something to do with overlapping controls: If you change textBoxTop from 260 to 280, so that it no longer overlaps with the image, the problem also disappears. We need the overlapping controls because in our real code the subform is continuous and displays data at different indentation levels (like a treeview).
