Excel not responding, hangs, freezes or stops working
When you run Excel in safe mode, it bypasses functionality and settings such as alternative startup location, changed toolbars, startup folders used by Excel, Excel add-ins, and most COM add-ins. While add-ins can enhance your experience, they can occasionally interfere, or conflict with Excel. You can safe mode troubleshoot in one of two ways:
Applies To:
Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel 2024, Excel 2021, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
Protection and security in Excel - Microsoft Support
Excel gives you the ability to protect your work, whether it’s to prevent someone from opening a workbook without a password, granting Read-Only access to a workbook, or even just protecting a worksheet so you don’t inadvertently delete any formulas.
Applies To:
Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel 2024, Excel 2024 for Mac, Excel 2021, Excel 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
Recovery options in Windows - Microsoft Support
Info for Windows Insiders. If you’re an Insider and the current preview build isn’t working for you, select Start > Settings > System > Recovery .Next to Go back , select Go back.This won’t remove your personal files, but it’ll remove recently installed apps and drivers, and change settings back to their defaults.
Install, manage, or uninstall apps in Microsoft Edge
Alternatively, you can install any website by going to the top corner of the browser and select Settings and more … > Apps > Install this site as an app. Once the application is installed, it will appear under edge://apps.
Applies To:
Microsoft Edge
Troubleshoot in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support
Having trouble using Microsoft Teams? Help solve your peskiest issues and frequently asked questions (FAQs) with this troubleshooting guide.
Applies To:
Microsoft Teams
Record your presentation - Microsoft Support
New features added for recording video. The new Record window has two screens: Record and Export.. When you select Record, the Record screen opens by default.. If you select Export in the top right of the Record screen, the Export screen opens.. You can switch between the Record and Export screens using the Record and Export buttons in the top bar of the window.
Applies To:
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2024, PowerPoint 2024 for Mac, PowerPoint 2021, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016
Available number formats in Excel - Microsoft Support
Format. Description. General. The default number format that Excel applies when you type a number. For the most part, numbers that are formatted with the General format are displayed just the way you type them. However, if the cell is not wide enough to show the entire number, the General format rounds the numbers with decimals. The General number format also uses scientific (exponential ...
Applies To:
Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for the web, Excel 2024, Excel 2021, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
Create a folder or subfolder in Outlook - Microsoft Support
To add a folder to the folder pane, do the following: In the left pane of Mail, Contacts, Tasks, or Calendar, right-click where you want to add the folder, and then click New Folder.
Applies To:
Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2024, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook on the web, Outlook.com, New Outlook for Windows
How do I use the Fn key/F Lock key/Alternate command keys?
Alternate command key. What it does. Help. Opens the Help system (if any) for the active window. Undo. Cancels the previous action. Redo. Cancels the previous Undo action.
Combine text from two or more cells into one cell
Select the cell you want to combine first. Use commas to separate the cells you are combining, use quotation marks to add spaces, commas, other text, or the ampersand symbol (&) with the next cell you want to combine.
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 Mobile