A little used feature in Windows Server will let you assign a fixed path to a folder even if you later change the server setup to a new physical location “You said that network administrators didn’t have to use drive letters assignments to network shares but that’s not true. On
Microsoft has released a beta or test version of their Outlook Connector add-in which links Hotmail and Windows Live services to Outlook. Microsoft has released a beta or test version of their Outlook Connector add-in which links Hotmail and Windows Live services to Outlook. The download is available from Microsoft
Microsoft currently has two overlapping and potentially conflicting patches available for Outlook 2007. Trying to work out which one to use is made more difficult by a less than open response by Microsoft As we’ve already noted, Microsoft currently has two overlapping and potentially conflicting patches available for Outlook 2007.
Since March 2008 there has been a ‘hotfixes’ for a problem in Outlook 2007 when you create a new profile. That interim hotfix has now been replaced with a permanent and fully tested fix – but before you rush to download the chances are good you already have the fix.
Microsoft has disclosed a unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP) only, Microsoft has disclosed a unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP) – that’s the bad news. The good news is that the problem seems limited to only Word 2002. Later versions of Word (2003, 2007, Word
How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that. How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that. Word can have some quirky results
In a chart within an Excel 2007 worksheet you cannot select shapes by dragging a box around multiple shapes (after click Find & Select in the Editing group of the Home tab, and then you click Select Objects). Microsoft has released a hotfix for a bug in Excel 2007. In
At long last … an OOXML (docx, xlsx, pptz etc) converter for Mac finally appears. At long last … an OOXML (docx etc) converter for Mac finally appears Microsoft has released an ‘Open XML converter’ for Office 2004 and v X for Mac users. This means users of those ‘Office
From 1 July 2008, Office 2007 will be sold by their online store, franchised stores and Amazon.cn for a much lower price. Microsoft has announced a 50% price drop for Office 2007 – but only in China. From 1 July 2008, Office 2007 will be sold by their online store,
How to copy revision information from one Word document to another. The Word’s Spike feature will cut and paste revisions in a document plus standard paste will work if you know the trick. We love feedback from readers, especially when it uncovers some peculiarity in Microsoft Office. Anne C. read
Microsoft has released a set of programming tools to let developers work with Office 2007 documents without the Office applications themselves. Microsoft has released a set of programming tools to let developers work with Office 2007 documents without the Office applications themselves. The Open XML SDK v1.0 is available from
Excel 2007 has a bug related to Excel 2003 and WordArt – Microsoft has a fix if you need the hotfix. Microsoft has released a ‘hotfix’ to a repair a bug that arises in Excel 2007. The problem is described thus: ” Consider the following scenario: You create a new
Yes, everyone is talking about the second generation iPhone – the iPhone 3G. Here we’ll focus on the features that relate to Microsoft Office users. Yes, everyone is talking about the second generation iPhone – the iPhone 3G. Here we’ll focus on the features that relate to Microsoft Office users.
A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now available. The Windows Search technology is one way to find documents and messages quickly. It’s essential to using the ‘instant’ search features in Outlook 2007 and Onenote 2007. A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now
Here’s how to trim down your Outlook storage by removing attachments from messsages, without deleting the message itself. If you’re trying to reduce the size of your Outlook storage file, one option is to remove the attachments from older messages that you’ve sent as well as attachments from messages that
Adobe, makers of the Acrobat / PDF system, have entered the world of online word-processing with their ‘Buzzword’ product available for free from Acrobat.com. Adobe, makers of the Acrobat / PDF system, have entered the world of online word-processing with their ‘Buzzword’ product available for free from Acrobat.com. It’s a
Now you know NOT to trust the precision of Excel’s results even for simple additions, what can you do about it? As we’ve shown in recent articles (Excel SUM anomaly, More Excel addition strangeness and Excel addition problems – bug or not? among others) , Excel’s arithmetic isn’t as reliable
An update for the iCalendar and IMAP features in Outlook 2007 was released yesterday. If you were listening very carefully yesterday, you may have heard a tiny noise … it was an update for Outlook 2007 sneaking in the back door with barely a word, let alone any announcement or
Last week, Microsoft announced support for the ODF document format in Microsoft Office. But don’t get too excited about it, it’s a long time coming. Last week, Microsoft announced support for the ODF document format in Microsoft Office. But don’t get too excited about it, for it’ll be long time coming.
Office 2003 SP3 has a bug in the Documening Imaging program – Microsoft has a fix if you need the hotfix and if you can find a way to ask for it! Microsoft has released a ‘hotfix’ to a repair a bug that arises in Office 2003 Service Pack 3.
Microsoft Australia are trying something different to promote Office 2007 – children. Microsoft Australia are trying something different to promote Office 2007 – children. Go to http://www.microsoft.com.au/charity/ to see kids give answers to various questions including what Microsoft is (the kid on top left has a logical yet wrong conclusion).
Microsoft Australia is trying to lure Aussies to buy Office 2007 with petrol. Microsoft Australia is trying to lure Aussies to buy Office 2007 with petrol. Buying Office 2007 (most consumer oriented packs but not volume licenses or pre-installed with a computer ) between 1 May 2008 and 31 July
Excel can’t add up properly – is that an acceptable compromise or something Microsoft should fix? We’ve been covering the Excel addition issues in a series of recent articles starting here. To round out the coverage we’ll now take a look at the arguments pro and con so that Office Watch
Microsoft has a standard response to any maths anomalies in Excel – KB214118 – we have a look at what it says and doesn’t say. Microsoft has a ‘get out of jail free’ card when it comes to floating point / binary math errors in Excel – it’s called Knowledge
