Redeem a gift card or code to your Microsoft account
How to redeem a gift card, Xbox download code or token. Both Microsoft and Xbox gift cards and download codes and tokens work the same way: once redeemed to your Microsoft account, you can spend your balance at Microsoft Store online, on Windows or Xbox, and you can get downloads for the latest apps, games, movies, TV shows, and Surface, Xbox, and accessories.
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard
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Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring
If you selected the Share button, people will receive an email message inviting them to open the file. They can select the link to open the workbook. A web browser will open, and the workbook will open in Excel for the web. If they want to use the Excel desktop app to co-author, they can select Edit in Desktop App.However, they'll need a version of the Excel app that supports co-authoring.
Applies To:
Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel for the web, Excel 2024, Excel 2024 for Mac, Excel 2021, Excel 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel for iPad, Excel for iPhone, Excel for Android tablets, Excel for Android phones, Excel for Windows Phone 10, Excel Mobile
Automatically save photos and videos with OneDrive for Android
If OneDrive camera backup isn’t working. If automatic camera backup isn’t working, open the OneDrive app. Backups will only happen if the app is running, so swiping the app up to close it will prevent automatic backups.
Applies To:
Microsoft 365 admin, OneDrive (work or school), OneDrive (home or personal)
Windows Update Troubleshooter - Microsoft Support
Learn how to run Windows Update Troubleshooter to resolve errors downloading or installing Windows updates.
Tips to improve PC performance in Windows - Microsoft Support
One of the best ways to get the most out of your PC is to make sure you have the latest version of Windows 11 installed. When you check for updates, your PC will also search for the latest device drivers, which can also help improve your PC’s performance.
Seamlessly transfer content between your devices - Microsoft Support
Cross-device copy and paste (for Surface Duo and select Samsung and HONOR and OPPO and ASUS and vivo and Xiaomi devices) Let emailing yourself photos and files be a thing of the past — now you can just copy and paste or drag and drop content between your Android device and your PC.
Download and install or reinstall Microsoft 365 or Office 2021 on a PC ...
Learn how to install, reinstall, or activate Microsoft 365 or Office 2019 on a PC or Mac.
Applies To:
Office 2024, Office 2024 for Mac, Office 2021, Office 2021 for Mac, Office 2019, Microsoft 365 for home, Office for business, Office 365 Small Business, Microsoft 365 admin, Office 365 operated by 21Vianet, Office 365 operated by 21Vianet - Admin, Microsoft 365 for Mac, Office 365 Germany - Enterprise, Office 365 Germany - Enterprise admin
Managing Presence Sensing settings in Windows 11
Note: Some devices might have more than one presence sensor.If so, you can choose which one you want to use. May 2023 update for Windows 11 22H2 and later: Wake on approach can be enabled on systems that support S3 sleep state, such as desktops.For USB-connected presence sensors to work properly on these systems, you'll need to enable USB Wake Support (or a similarly named option) in BIOS ...
Open file links directly in Office desktop apps - Microsoft Support
In addition to the File menu, you can turn this feature on or off right from the context menu of a One Drive or SharePoint-hosted Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document URL appearing in a Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook Windows application. The context menu also allows you to choose a one-time file open behavior for a specific link by using the Open With menu option.
Applies To:
Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac