Microsoft Office Blog by Chris Menard

Zoom profile picture now shows in meeting chats

Zoom now features "Profile photos for in-meeting chat." When chatting in a Zoom meeting, participants' profile pictures now appear. If the participant doesn't have a profile picture, their initials appear. This is part of Zoom's update in October 2021. The version is 5.8.3, and it works with Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

3 AWESOME TIPS when working with OneNote & Outlook

Need to stay organized with Outlook? Use Microsoft OneNote and Outlook together. Three tips on working with OneNote and Outlook. Tip 1 - Insert your meeting invitation into OneNote. You can see a list of attendees and check that they attended, and take meeting notes.

Teams - Reply To Chats - New Feature October 2021

Microsoft Teams has a great new feature for Chat. You can now reply to specific chat messages. This is handy when you are doing a 1-on-1 chat or a group chat, and you have several messages you need to send replies to.

How to use the Subtotal Function with Filters in Excel

We love to use Filters in Excel. When filtering data, the filtered rows turn blue. To get the SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, or COUNT of the filtered data, use the SUBTOTAL function.

Excel SORTBY Function | Excel One Minute Quick Reference

The SORTBY function in Excel sorts the contents of a range or array based on the values in a corresponding range or array. Use SORTBY to see a list of employees sorted by highest paid, but you don't show their salaries. USE SORTBY to sort a customer list by the most profitable customer but not see the revenue.

Excel FILTER Function | Excel One Minute Quick Reference

The FILTER function in Excel allows you to filter a range of data based on the criteria you define. The FILTER function is a dynamic array function. The FILTER function has three arguments, but only two are required.

Excel SORT Function | Excel One Minute Quick Reference

The SORT function in Excel sorts the contents of a range or array. Example, =SORT(B2:B20). You can also sort in ascending or descending order with the SORT function.

Excel DATEDIF Function | Excel One Minute Quick Reference

Need to know the number of years, months, or days between two dates? Excel's DATEDIF function will calculate it for you. This is a great function if you work in Human Resources (HR), or any job position where you need the difference in dates.

How to use XLOOKUP function in Excel

Quick introduction to the XLOOKUP function in Excel, with easy examples. XLOOKUP looks both left and right. XLOOKUP also allows column to be inserted to deleted. VLOOKUP will not look left and right and you can't insert and delete columns.

Outlook Speed Up Emailing by Using Voice Commands and Dictation

The Dictate feature in Microsoft is great. Outlook has a new feature with Dictate. You can now dictate the subject, add people to the To, CC, and BCC line, and at mention people. Several commands you can use are "add [Name] to email", "add [Name] to bcc", and "send email".

Import CSV into Google Calendar: 7 Troubleshooting Tips

If you have trouble importing events from CSV into Google Calendar, some of these tips might help troubleshoot what's wrong with your file.

Mail Merge: How to change default sending account in Outlook

Learn how to change the default email account used for sending mail merges in Outlook.