#Microsoft office

Turn a Word doc into a PDF in a few clicks with Save As, Export, or Print to PDF. Here's how on desktop, the web, and your phone, keeping links intact.

Turn on automatic replies in Outlook for a vacation or a day off. Steps for new and classic Outlook, plus what to do if your account has no Out of Office.

Lock a Word file so only people with the password can open it. Here is the Encrypt with Password step on Windows and Mac, and how to remove it later.

Send personalized letters or emails from one document. This mail merge guide covers the Mailings tab wizard, an Excel list, merge fields, and formatting fixes.

An email stuck in the Outlook Outbox usually means offline mode, a big attachment, or an open message. Here is how to clear it in classic and new Outlook.

Add animations in PowerPoint in three clicks: pick an entrance, emphasis, exit, or motion path effect, then set the timing, order, and how each one plays.

Change PowerPoint slide size from the Design tab. Switch between 16:9 and 4:3, set custom dimensions, and pick Maximize or Ensure Fit safely.

Highlight duplicates in Excel with Conditional Formatting, catch repeats across two columns or whole rows with a COUNTIF-based rule, and clear the color when done.

Every Excel cell is locked by default, but that setting does nothing until you protect the sheet. Here's the two-step process to keep specific cells editable.

Excel's View tab has one Freeze Panes menu that locks the top row, the first column, or any block of rows and columns you pick while the rest scrolls.