September 2026

Restrict editing in Word while keeping a document readable, allow read-only tracked changes comments or form filling, set exceptions for users, remove protection, understand Mac limits, and fix unavailable restriction controls.

Reuse PowerPoint slides by copying between presentations, choose destination theme or source formatting, use the Reuse Slides panel in perpetual Office versions, import entire decks, understand copied-slide independence, and note Microsoft 365 retirement of Reuse Slides.

Save a PowerPoint deck as a reusable .potx template, clean slide content first, make templates appear in File New, use Slide Master, share template files with a team, update existing templates, and keep backups.

Remove blank cells from an Excel column by shifting values up, sort blanks to the bottom while preserving rows, use FILTER to make a clean non-blank list, handle formulas returning blanks, and avoid misaligning neighboring columns.

Use TRIM in Excel to remove leading trailing and repeated spaces, use SUBSTITUTE to remove all spaces, handle non-breaking spaces with CHAR(160), use Flash Fill for short cleanups, and compare text lengths to find hidden characters.

Remove one hyperlink or all hyperlinks in Word, keep the visible text, clear leftover blue underline formatting, disable automatic hyperlink creation, paste without links, and remove links inside tables or lists.

Remove Word watermarks, add built-in Draft or Confidential watermarks, create custom text or picture watermarks, handle section-specific watermarks, use section breaks for limited pages, and fix overly dark logo watermarks.

Record Excel macros, enable the Developer tab, store macros in the current workbook or Personal Macro Workbook, save macro-enabled files, run macros by shortcut or button, edit recorded VBA, and handle macro security warnings.

Uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365 on Windows and Mac, preserve documents, back up Outlook PST files, remove Mac app containers, reinstall from office.com, activate with the right account, and troubleshoot after reinstalling.

Remove manual page breaks in Word, use formatting marks, remove all page breaks with Find and Replace, delete section breaks, fix blank final pages, turn off Page break before, and use Draft view to find breaks.