866 tools and guides in Utilities. Pick one and use it right away.
Select the text you want to emphasize, click the highlight icon on the Home tab, choose a color, and keep dragging to highlight multiple spots in a row.
Utilities βTurn any cell into a clickable button that jumps straight to another sheet using Insert > Link, so you never have to hunt through tabs again.
Utilities βSelect a range of numbers and read the sum, average, and count instantly from the status bar at the bottom of the screen β no formula required.
Utilities βSwitch to the Multiple Pages view to see your entire document as small thumbnails side by side, so you can judge overall layout and length in one glance.
Utilities βHold Ctrl and drag a sheet tab to instantly create a copy inside the same workbook, keeping all formatting and formulas intact.
Utilities βUse the Envelopes tool under the Mailings tab to print a clean, properly formatted envelope with recipient and return addresses in the right spot.
Utilities βUse Print Titles to repeat your header row automatically at the top of every printed page, so long tables stay readable across multiple sheets of paper.
Utilities βConnect a spreadsheet of recipients to Gmail's multi-send mode to send personalized emails with each person's name and details automatically filled in.
Utilities βRight-click any list item and choose Restart at 1 to begin a fresh numbered sequence partway through a document, without disturbing earlier lists.
Utilities βSelect multiple sheet tabs with Shift or Ctrl to group them, then apply formatting or enter data once and have it appear on every grouped sheet simultaneously.
Utilities βUse the Manage Styles dialog to import a consistent set of formatting styles from one document into another, without rebuilding them from scratch.
Utilities βSet up Data Validation to pull dropdown options from a range on a separate sheet, so the list updates everywhere automatically whenever you edit the source.
Utilities βStop Word from auto-converting a hyphen or "1." into a bulleted or numbered list by turning off AutoFormat As You Type β full steps included.
Utilities βSee exactly how many rows match your filter in Excel β using the status bar or the SUBTOTAL function β without counting them by hand.
Utilities βRemove the data in a cell while keeping its background color, borders, and font formatting intact β a quick guide using the Clear Contents option.
Utilities βSpot duplicate entries visually before deleting anything, using Excel's built-in conditional formatting rule for duplicate values.
Utilities βPin your most-used commands to the top of the Word window so you never have to hunt through ribbon tabs for them again.
Utilities βSelect several sheet tabs together and print them in a single job, instead of opening and printing each sheet one by one.
Utilities βRotate text 90 or 270 degrees inside a text box to create vertical text for traditional-style documents or unique design layouts.
Utilities βRegister an alias address in Gmail and choose which address a reply is sent from, so you can manage multiple identities from one inbox.
Utilities βSave a signature, greeting, or any repeated phrase once, then insert it instantly later with just a few clicks β no more retyping the same text.
Utilities βSet portrait or landscape orientation individually per sheet in Excel, so a wide data sheet and a narrow summary sheet each print correctly.
Utilities βStep-by-step guide to opening Gmail settings, finding the Accounts and Import tab, clicking Import mail and contacts, and entering another account's login to pull its messages into one Gmail inbox.
Utilities βHow to open File β Options, go to Advanced, find the worksheet display options, and change the gridline color to something other than the default gray.
Utilities βHow to open File β Print, click the page range dropdown, choose to print only odd pages or only even pages, and use that to manually create double-sided prints.
Utilities βHow to select the cells you want, click Wrap Text in the Home tab, let the row height adjust automatically, and optionally insert a manual line break with Alt+Enter instead.
Utilities βHow to open the Page Layout tab, find the scale input in the Scale to Fit group, type in an exact percentage like 90% or 120%, and preview the result before printing.
Utilities βHow to select text, find the strikethrough icon in the Home tab's Font group, click it to apply the line through the text, and use the Font dialog or Ctrl+D as a shortcut.
Utilities βHow to click Find & Select in the Home tab, choose Go To Special, select Conditional Formats, and instantly see every cell in the sheet that has a conditional formatting rule applied.
Utilities βHow to open the Find dialog with Ctrl+F, type in the word or phrase you're searching for, and read the total match count shown at the top of the navigation pane, or use Advanced Find as an alternative.
Utilities βHow to open the Page Layout tab, click Print Titles, go to the Sheet tab, and change the cell error display setting so formula errors print as blank instead of showing on the page.
Utilities βHow to click File then Print, open the Full Page Slides dropdown, select Notes Pages, and preview the result so each printed page shows a slide image along with its speaker notes.
Utilities βHow to open File Explorer, navigate to the folder you use often, right-click it and choose Pin to Quick Access, and confirm it now appears in the Quick Access list in the sidebar.
Utilities βLock the cells you want, turn on sheet protection, set an optional password, choose which actions to still allow, and unprotect it later β the full walkthrough for protecting an Excel worksheet.
Utilities βOpen Settings, go to Personalization, open the Colors menu, and switch to Dark β the full walkthrough for turning on dark mode in Windows.
Utilities βPress the shortcut, turn the feature on, copy several items, paste from the list, and pin favorites β the full walkthrough for using Windows clipboard history.
Utilities βSelect the range, open the sort dialog, pick a custom list, define your own order, and apply it β the full walkthrough for sorting by a custom list in Excel.
Utilities βSelect your text, open the Layout tab, choose a column count, and adjust the width β the full walkthrough for splitting a Word document into multiple columns.
Utilities βUse Save As, open the file format dropdown, choose the .xlsm format, and confirm the extension β the full walkthrough for saving a macro-enabled Excel workbook.
Utilities βFind the Screenshots folder, open its properties, go to the Location tab, and move it β the full walkthrough for changing where Windows saves screenshots.
Utilities βSelect a cell range, open the Insert menu, add checkboxes, and count how many are checked β the full walkthrough for using checkboxes in Google Sheets.
Utilities βCheck that sheets share the same layout, start a SUM formula, select the range of sheet tabs, and click a cell to finish β the full walkthrough for summing across multiple Excel sheets with a 3-D reference.
Utilities βClick the puzzle-piece icon, open extension management, disable or delete extensions, and check their permissions β the full walkthrough for managing Chrome extensions.
Utilities βPlace your cursor, insert a section break, change the orientation for just that section, and confirm the rest is unaffected β the full walkthrough for mixing portrait and landscape pages in Word.
Utilities βHow to select several sheet tabs together and add or delete them all in a single click, instead of repeating the process one sheet at a time.
Utilities βHow to use Excel's Print Titles feature so a header row automatically repeats at the top of every printed page in a long spreadsheet.
Utilities βHow to find the Reply All option in Gmail so everyone on an email thread receives your response, not just the original sender.
Utilities βHow to use PowerPoint's built-in Remove Background tool to cut a photo's background out directly inside a presentation, without a separate photo editor.
Utilities βHow to turn on file name extensions in File Explorer so every file clearly shows what type it is, and why leaving them hidden is a security risk.
Utilities βHow to use Word's built-in Compare tool to automatically generate a marked-up document showing every difference between two versions, even without tracked changes.
Utilities βHow to apply a transition effect between PowerPoint slides so the presentation moves smoothly from one slide to the next instead of switching abruptly.
Utilities βHow to adjust how long a Windows PC waits before turning off the screen or going to sleep, and how to set separate timers for battery and plugged-in power.
Utilities βHow to mark an email with a star in Gmail so it's easy to find again later, and how to use multiple star icons to distinguish different levels of importance.
Utilities βHow to replace Word's default bullet symbol with a custom character, symbol, or even your own image for a list that stands out.
Utilities βFrom right-clicking a link to removing every hyperlink in a document at once with a keyboard shortcut, here is how to strip hyperlinks out of a Word document while keeping the text intact.
Utilities βFrom the limits of a free personal account to the "Request read receipt" option on Workspace accounts and third-party tracking tools, here is how read receipts work in Gmail depending on your account type.
Utilities βFrom opening the Insert tab to checking the Slide Number box, excluding the title slide, and applying it to every slide, here is how to add slide numbers in PowerPoint.
Utilities βFrom opening Task Manager with a shortcut to checking the Startup Impact column and disabling unneeded programs, here is how to manage startup programs in Windows to speed up boot time.
Utilities βFrom the TODAY function to the NOW function, a shortcut for a fixed date, and formatting the display, here is how to automatically insert the current date in Excel.
Utilities βFrom opening File > Info to Protect Document, encrypting with a password, and confirming it, here is how to set a password on a Word document.
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