Microsoft Weekly: Apple mocks BSOD, new Start menu, redesigned OneDrive, and more

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories, including one about Apple mocking BSODs in a new ad, the redesigned Start menu for more Windows 11 users, a new OneDrive client, and more.

Microsoft is testing a new feature in Word to take on Google Docs

This move makes Word behave more like Google Docs, where cloud saving is the default rather than an option. For Microsoft, it ...

LET’S TALK | OPINION: Planned obsolescence — elderly laptop put out to pasture

Purchased in the mid-2000-teens after its predecessor died a drama-queen death, the previous laptop literally had only ...
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It's No Joke: Everyone Can Buy Microsoft's XP Clippy Crocs Now

These incredibly ugly retro shoes sport the classic Windows XP wallpaper and come with Jibbitz charms of Clippy and the Recycle Bin.

How to do a mail merge using Microsoft Word and Excel to quickly create personalized templates for imported data

You can do a mail merge in Microsoft Word and Excel to create personalized documents for many recipients at once.

How to integrate Google Drive with Microsoft Office so you can easily share files and collaborate across platforms

You can integrate Google Drive and Microsoft Office so you can share files online for real-time collaboration.

Microsoft Word will now automatically save your docs in the cloud

This week, Microsoft quietly announced a small but important change to Word. The popular word-processing software will now automatically save documents to OneDrive, Microsoft's cloud platform.

Copilot on Windows can now connect to email, create Office docs

Microsoft has upgraded its AI-powered Copilot digital assistant to connect to email accounts and generate Office documents ...

Microsoft’s new Word tests are a direct threat to Google Docs

Word’s testing a new default that saves fresh documents to OneDrive with autosave active. It’s convenient and good for recovery, but it also nudges more files into the cloud unless you opt out.
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Microsoft will soon save Word documents to OneDrive by default

Windows 11 Insider build has made a change that sets Word documents to save to OneDrive automatically as part of 'Cloud First ...
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„Microsoft continuously shoves this cloud thing down our throats.” Word's new file saving method has been badly received

Microsoft wants Word users to use the OneDrive cloud more often. That's why saving files online will be enabled by default.

Estevao and Rodrygo score 2 goals each as Brazil overpowers South Korea 5-0

Two goals each from Estevao and Rodrygo have powered Brazil to a 5-0 win over South Korea in Seoul on Friday in an early warm ...