Office 2007 hasn’t been released yet but already Microsoft are posting add-ins for it. Office 2007 hasn’t been released yet but already Microsoft are posting add-ins for it. That might seem strange but it makes some sense in the complex world of inter-company rivalry. The current Office 2007 beta release
You can try Office Accounting 2007 for free. If you haven’t got enough test versions of Microsoft products (Vista, Office 2007 etc) then you can try out Office Accounting 2007 beta – now available here a Windows Live ID is required (the latest name for Microsoft Passport). Among the new
An in-depth look at SyncToy including the good features and the curious omissions. By Michael Barden Microsoft has released a major new PowerToy that we think will be of interest to many Microsoft Office users. SyncToy gives you a way to make background copies and backups of files, folders or
Some options when laptops are banned from flights. All the recent airline security restrictions have prompted quite a few messages to Peter asking what they should do with their laptops when they are banned from being taking on flights. As many Office Watch readers know, our Editor in Chief is
Add a calendar appointment in Outlook to mark when the warranty on your computer or electrical goods will expire. Jason from sunny San Antonio writes: “Just a note about something I use Outlook for. I add a calendar appointment to mark when the warranty on a computer, electrical goods etc
It’s that time again sports fans – your monthly load of updates from Microsoft for August 2006. It’s that time again sports fans – your monthly load of updates from Microsoft. Plenty for Windows this month but only two for Office users. There is one for Powerpoint 2000, 2002 (XP)
Skype have released some toolbars that link into both Office and Outlook so that you can make calls directly from those programs. If you make long distance calls and especially overseas calls then it’s worth looking at VOIP (Voice over IP) as a way to save costs. A lot of
One of the many changes in Office 2007 is the ability to change the color scheme of the program separately from the rest of Windows. One of the many changes in Office 2007 is the ability to change the color scheme of the program separately from the rest of Windows.
From now you have to pay to get the Office 2007 beta. I hope all of you who wanted to get the Office 2007 beta saw our ” Get your Office 2007 beta now” issue last weekend and managed to get it before the charging system has begun. We were
Microsoft Australia has decided to suddenly close down the Australian download access for Office 2007 beta 2. We explain how to bypass this curious decision. That’s right, from 11am Sydney time on Thursday, Microsoft Australia has decided to suddenly close down the Australian download access for Office 2007 beta 2.
If you want to be at the cutting edge of server matters there’s a new beta version of Exchange Server available. If you want to be at the cutting edge of server matters there’s a new beta version of Exchange Server available. Exchange Server is Microsoft’s mail hosting service that’s
Microsoft has announced some new bundle options for the sale of Office 2007 (due early next year). Microsoft has announced some new bundle options for the sale of Office 2007 (due early next year). These announcements affect OEM sales of Office, in other words when you buy Office with a
Microsoft has announced that they will support an ‘open source’ team of developers to provide Open Document Format features in Office. Say what you like about Microsoft, they have clever people working for them and not all of them are developers. Microsoft has announced that they will support an ‘open
There’s news coming out of another security problem in Excel but sadly many of the early reports have been misleading. We thought we should set you straight before omissions become facts. EXCEL PROBLEM – PROBABLY A YAWN There’s news coming out of another security problem in Excel but sadly many
Windows Live Local is Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth and there’s a free add-in to connect Outlook to the service for maps and directions. Windows Live Local is Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth – an online mapping service available from http://local.live.com/ and there’s a free plug-in to let you integrate
It’s easy to share appointments between Outlook and Google Calendar users. Savvy Outlook users know that they can email appointment details to each other and if you accept the meeting it is added to your calendar and RSVP’d to the sender. Our Office beginners newsletter, Office for Mere Mortals, covered
Microsoft has launched a new way to use Office 2007 without downloading and installing the trial version. Microsoft has launched a new way to use Office 2007 without downloading and installing the trial version. It’s an online trial without installing anything except a browser plug-in. If you’ve used Windows Remote
We fill you in on the latest Excel exploit and what you can do to protect yourself. TWO EXCEL PATCHES OUTSTANDING The last ‘zero day’ security breach in Excel hasn’t yet been patched (see our special issue of Office Watch) and now there’s another Excel-related problem So now we have
Creative Commons is a great little organization that gives you a way to control the rights to your work in a simple way, appropriate to the Internet and without the formal hassles of copyright. Creative Commons is a great little organization that gives you a way to control the rights
A potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Excel users. Over the weekend a potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Office users. This isn’t deja vu – it happened a few weeks ago but it’s now happened again – this time with Excel.
Use RemoteCalendars to synchronize your Outlook 2003 calendar with your Google Calendar. Google Calendar is very interesting but lacks an offline / software option. As we’ve mentioned before, the thing that would give Google Calendar a real boost is a way to synchronize your Outlook 2003 calendar with the online
Another month rolls around for the latest set of patches for Microsoft products including one for the “Ginwui” exploit. Another month rolls around for the latest set of patches for Microsoft products. There are updates for Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 in the June 2005 package. A Microsoft
If anyone doubted Google’s interest in moving into the ‘office suite’ style applications, that doubt was erased by the announcement of Google Spreadsheet. GOOGLE SPREADSHEET If anyone doubted Google’s interest in moving into the ‘office suite’ style applications, that doubt was erased by the announcement of Google Spreadsheet. We’ve been
MICROSOFT ANTI-VIRUS FREE TRIAL Years after the first viruses appeared to target Windows and Office documents, Microsoft has released some anti-virus software. After their purchase of Sybari Software in 2005 , Microsoft has released a series of AV products under their own name. Microsoft Antigen products use multiple anti-virus engines