Office and productivity

Delete a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel by right-clicking its sheet tab and choosing Delete. Also covers multiple sheets, the Home tab, shortcuts and VBA.

Switch from Outlook (new) to Outlook (classic) with the toggle or the Help tab, stop the automatic switch, and fix a missing toggle on Windows 11.

Turn OneDrive Files On-Demand on or off in Windows 11 from Sync and back up > Advanced settings, plus Group Policy, attrib commands and fixes for a missing option.

Run ScanPST.exe to repair an Outlook .pst file: where SCANPST.EXE is located for each Outlook version, the scan and repair steps, command-line passes and fixes.

Excel shortcuts list for Windows: Ctrl+letter keys A to Z, ribbon Alt keys, navigation, selection, formatting, borders, PivotTables, Mac keys and fixes.

The Windows Mail app can’t be installed again in working form: support ended on December 31, 2024. Get new Outlook instead and export your old Mail data.

Find recently closed Word and Excel files in Windows 10/11 from the taskbar jump list, File > Open, File Explorer, Start and search, plus unsaved file recovery.

Install classic Outlook on Windows 11 from Microsoft’s download page, Microsoft 365 or the toggle in new Outlook, stop auto-switching, and fix it when it won’t open.

New Outlook vs old Outlook: new Outlook adds snooze, pin, undo send and faster updates, while classic Outlook keeps COM add-ins, VBA macros and full PST support.

OneNote tips for faster note-taking: organize notebooks, use templates, tags, Web Clipper, ink to text, audio notes, shortcuts, sharing and recovery.

Password protect an Excel workbook from opening with File > Info > Protect Workbook > Encrypt with Password. Windows, Mac and Save As steps, plus fixes.

Create a group shared calendar in Outlook by making a Microsoft 365 group: every group gets its own calendar. Steps for web, new and classic Outlook, plus fixes.