OpenDocument is another set of file formats for word-processing, spreadsheets and presentations. It’s an international standard that’s supported by Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office. OpenDocument vs Microsoft Office docs While most people use the modern Microsoft Office document formats (.docx .xlsx .pptx etc) there’s a competitive set of Office file
Marking the tenth anniversary of Office Watch. We’ve passed a milestone – the tenth anniversary of Office Watch. Since 1 October 1996 we’ve been keeping a close eye on Microsoft Office – Office 97 was about to be released back then and now Office 2007 is appearing over the horizon.
Which versions of MS Works also have Microsoft Word? Several readers emailed to ‘correct’ us when we say that some versions of Microsoft Works include Microsoft Word. There are two flavors of Microsoft Works – both will read and write Microsoft Word (.doc) files and one type is truly 100%
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In the near future you’re going to hear about a ‘Technical Refresh’ of the Office 2007 beta software. In the near future you’re going to hear about a ‘Technical Refresh’ of the Office 2007 beta software. For some reason Microsoft believes that it’s bad to say that Office is having
If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways (as we described in the last section) then you might want to try this free service. If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways
We’re still waiting for some good integration between online services and more traditional office applications – the best of both worlds. We’re still waiting for some good integration between online services and more traditional office applications – the best of both worlds. Microsoft Office makes that possible at the moment,
This week Google got serious about entering the small business space by unveiling a beta version of ‘Google for apps for your domain’ – like other releases it’s a beta trial at the moment. This week Google got serious about entering the small business space by unveiling a beta version
Amazon has published prices and release dates for both Office 2007 and Windows Vista software, revealing those details before Microsoft’s official announcement. Amazon has published prices and release dates for both Office 2007 and Windows Vista software, revealing those details before Microsoft’s official announcement. Whether this was deliberate or accidental
Maybe it’s a leak or maybe it’s a strategy, but Amazon has added Office 2007 products to their web site. In doing that they’ve given a date for the retail release of Office 2007. Maybe it’s a leak or maybe it’s a strategy, but Amazon has added Office 2007 products
Microsoft has ceased development of Virtual PC for Mac, which lets you run a Windows virtual computer on a Mac computer, even using an Apple running with a Power PC chip. Microsoft has ceased development of Virtual PC for Mac, which lets you run a Windows virtual computer on a
Microsoft’s Macintosh division has quietly made some announcements about their product lines. Microsoft’s Macintosh division has quietly made some announcements about their product lines. Office for Mac will continue with the next version supporting the new Office 2007 document formats but dropping Visual Basic scripting. Office for Mac will tie
Google Desktop Search (GDS) now indexes the contents of the upcoming Office 2007 document formats (DOCX, XLSX etc) According to Google’s help files, Google Desktop Search (GDS) will index the contents of the current Microsoft Office documents (DOC, XLS, PPT etc) with no mention of the upcoming Office 2007 document
In this article we discuss the options for pasting text into a Word document. A funny little article appeared in the Salt Lake City Weekly about cheating in student essays, which included this quote: “Learn how to paste unformatted text in Microsoft Word. According to assistant professor Alex Halavais at
It’s becoming a habit, as soon as Microsoft releases the monthly lump of patches, the baddies reveal yet more holes in Windows or Office. It’s becoming a habit, as soon as Microsoft releases the monthly lump of patches, the baddies reveal yet more holes in Windows or Office. There’s no
The ‘Private Folders’ add-on from Microsoft has recently been removed from their web pages. At Office Watch we take a cautious approach to new products, rather than jumping on the latest big thing we tend to hold back and see what happens. In other words, we let other people be
What would make an effective ODF plug-in for MS Office? In a previous article we talked about Microsoft’s clever move to ‘outsource’ an Open Document Format (ODF) plug-in for Microsoft Office. Rather than do it themselves, it’s going to be done by an group of outside companies and ODF supporters.
Just a short issue to give you an update on the WMF exploit and patch following our newsletter late last week . Just a short issue to give you an update on the WMF exploit and patch following our newsletter late last week. All that done we’ll get back to