
Now, however, you can hold down the Ctrl key and click to deselect any cells or ranges of cells within an existing selection. How many times have you selected multiple cells in a worksheet, only to realise that you've accidentally included one or more cells you don't want? In the past you'd have had to reselect it all again from scratch. The new Excel feature that got us excited is the ability to deselect cells. If you're running Office 2013 or later, you could also install Microsoft's free Translator plug-in (opens in new tab).Įxcel 2019 lets you visualise data in funnel and map charts Google's translation accuracy isn't perfect, but then neither is Microsoft's.

The free online word processor has a quick built-in tool for translate your documents - just click Tool, then 'Translate document'. If you want translation tools, look no further than Google Docs. The Draw tab is automatically disabled on non-touch PCs. If you happen to own a touch-enabled device, then you'll be pleased to hear that Word 2019 includes new tools in the Draw tab that let you write, draw or highlight text with a digital pen. These options are grouped under the Learning Tools button (in the View tab).


Also on board is a selection of different ways to view your documents, to help you focus on them when you're reading, including sepia and black page colours to help with eye strain as well as various text spacing and column width options. There's also a Read Aloud text-to-speech feature, which is handy but annoyingly easy to trigger by accident, if you happen to press Ctrl+Alt+Space. Translator also crops up in Excel and PowerPoint. Simply highlight a section of text and click Review, Translate, then Translate Selection and a Translator pane will appear, from where you can select your From and To languages. Word 2019 gains support for the SVG scalable vector image format and rotatable 3D models, yet Word's most significant new feature is its ability to translate to and from different languages.
