Office and productivity

Join a Google Meet meeting from a link, a meeting code, Calendar, Gmail, the Meet app or a phone dial-in number, with fixes when entry is blocked.

Your Outlook inbox view changed because a layout setting moved or an update switched you to new Outlook. Here is how to change it back on every version.

Outlook only opening in Safe Mode? Turn off the COM add-in forcing it, clear the /safe shortcut switch, reset the Folder Pane and repair Office.

Access Outlook on the web at outlook.office365.com for work mail or outlook.live.com for personal mail. Sign-in steps, settings and sign-in fixes.

Download a Teams meeting recording from the chat, OneDrive or SharePoint, share it with the right link type, and fix a missing Download button.

Download and install OneDrive on Windows 11/10: open the built-in app, or reinstall it from Microsoft’s site, then sign in, back up folders and fix setup problems.

Chat in Microsoft Teams: select New chat, pick a name, type and press Enter. Covers group chats, files, polls, notification settings and fixes.

Microsoft Office icons not showing? Fix blank Word and Excel icons by resetting default apps, clearing the Windows icon cache, repairing Office or reinstalling it.

Install Grammarly for Microsoft Office the current way: Grammarly for Windows or Mac. Setup, use in Word and Outlook, fixes, and how to uninstall the old add-in.

Outlook PWA is Outlook on the web installed as an app from Edge or Chrome. Install it, pin it, turn on notifications, or remove it cleanly.

Back up OneDrive by downloading every file to your PC with the OneDrive app, then copying it to an external drive. Plus web downloads, restores and fixes.

Enable or disable dark mode in Outlook: Settings > General > Appearance in new Outlook and the web, the Black Office Theme in classic Outlook, plus Mac and mobile.