Power Query: Remove Extra Spaces in the Middle of Words (Beyond TRIM)

Extra spaces are one of the most common data problems in Excel — leading spaces, trailing spaces, and the trickiest of all, extra spaces in the middle of words. The TRIM function handles all three. But what happens when you switch to Power Query for a larger data cleanup? Power Query&

New Microsoft Teams Meeting Recap Features with Copilot (Speaker Summary, Executive Report, Audio Recap)

Microsoft Teams has rolled out new recap features for recorded meetings that work with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Alongside the AI summary and transcript we have had for a while, there is now a Custom summary section with three options — Speaker summary, Executive report, and Create template — plus an

Copilot in Word: Summary Differences Between Word for the Web and Word Desktop

Microsoft 365 Copilot can summarize a Word document in seconds, and it is one of the most popular features for licensed users. What is not obvious is that the summarize experience differs between Word Desktop and Word for the Web. The summary itself is identical in both, but Word for

Copilot in Excel: When to Use a PivotTable vs Functions

Copilot in Excel can create PivotTables in seconds, and that is great for basic summaries. But when you need calculations that go beyond what a PivotTable can show — median, second highest, third highest — functions are the better approach. Here is how to use Copilot for both, and when to choose

Join Me at the Administrative Professional Conference (APC) 2026 in Nashville for M365 Copilot Essentials

I'll be presenting in-person on M365 Copilot at the APC Conference on September 13-16, 2026, in Nashville, TN. Updated on 4/13/2026

My 102 Microsoft 365 Training Videos from 2025

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How to Customize the Enter Key in Microsoft Teams Chat

By default, pressing Enter in a Microsoft Teams chat sends the message immediately. If you have ever accidentally sent a half-finished message, there is now a setting to change this behavior so Enter starts a new line instead. The Default Behavior In the default Teams configuration, typing a message and

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Changes on May 16, 2026: What Unlicensed Users Need to Know

Was originally scheduled for April 15, 2026. Moved to May 16, 2026

Word Agent in Copilot: Fix Inconsistent Heading Styles Instantly

The Word Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot can do more than create documents from scratch. It can also clean up and fix existing documents, including inconsistent heading styles. Here is how to use Word Agent Mode to make all your Heading 2 styles consistent in a single prompt. Finding the

Microsoft Word Copilot Agent: Create Full Documents in Minutes

Microsoft is making major updates to Copilot, and one of the most significant changes is how you create new documents in Word. There are now two distinct Copilot experiences: Edit with Copilot for modifying existing content, and the Word Agent in M365 Copilot chat for creating brand-new documents from scratch.

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OneNote Tags: How to Find and Filter Tasks Across Sections

If you use tags in Microsoft OneNote, you already know how helpful the To Do tag is for tracking tasks. But what happens when you have tasks scattered across multiple sections of a notebook? Manually clicking through each section to find your open items is tedious and easy to miss.