All about Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Microsoft 365, Office 2021 and earlier versions.
The Replace function in Office – Part 2
We continue our look at the “Replace” function in Office by examining more advanced replacing techniques.By Michael Barden In the last issue of Office for Mere Mortals we looked at how to search within a document in the various Office programs. There is a lot of hidden power accompanying the relatively simple process of finding text […]
The Replace function in Office – Part 1
We look at the basics of replacing text, followed by more specifics such as replacing formatting and special characters such as paragraph marks. By Michael Barden In the last issues of Office for Mere Mortals (part 1 and part 2) we looked at how to search within a document in the various Office programs. There is […]
Office Live – Sometime
Strip away the hype and “Office Live” means very little in the short term for customers. It’s a catchy title but what does it mean? Strip away the hype and “Office Live” means very little in the short term for customers. The announcement of Windows Live and Office Live were little more than the inevitable strategic moves […]
CRM v3.0 is nigh
CRM v3.0 is about to be released and from what we’ve seen it looks quite good. For some years Microsoft has had a Customer Relationship Management package – CRM but it’s been quite limited. It’s been so limited that we’ve barely considered it worth mentioning here in Office Watch. As usual, Microsoft has beavered away […]
Google Office?
A recent deal between Google and Sun has some people thinking that a web-based version of an office suite is imminent. Google and Sun must have loved the media coverage last week. As soon as it became known that the two companies would make some announcements the rumor mill went into overdrive. We’re cynical enough […]
Office 2004 for Mac Service Pack 2 released
Microsoft have released the Office 2004 for Mac service pack 2. Over on the precursor for Windows Vista / Longhorn (aka Mac OS X) there is a new update. I expect most people will get this update via the Microsoft update service for Mac but if not you can open any of the Office 2004 […]
The new look in Office 12 / Office 2007
Much of the talk about the UI (user interface) has been ill-informed and there’s been something of a knee-jerk reaction against the whole idea. We’ve sat down and spent some hours working with the new interface and think we have a pretty good idea of its benefits and pitfalls. There’s been a lot of talk […]
Shared Borders in Frontpage 2003
Ever wondered how web sites put the same headings, sidebars and footer on each web page? For many versions, Frontpage has had a way to do that called ‘Shared Borders’.
Switch to Microsoft Update?
After many years, Microsoft has released to the public an update service for all its products, not just Windows. After many years, Microsoft has released to the public an update service for all its products, not just Windows. The new Microsoft Update, which replaces the old Windows Update, has been around for a little but […]
Office Document Imaging – Part 2
We look at the faux printer that comes with Office 2003 plus the Document Imaging Tool that brings the scanning tool (mentioned in part 1) and the imaging writer together into a useful trio. By Helen Bradley and Peter Deegan This is a ‘printer’ that actually saves the document as it would be printed to […]
Tablet PC Hotfix
It has taken too long but Microsoft has finally released a fix for the ‘slow down’ problem with Tablet PC’s using the 2005 edition of the operating system. It has taken too long but Microsoft has finally released a fix for the ‘slow down’ problem with Tablet PC’s using the 2005 edition of the operating […]
Installing Office on Terminal Services systems
A Windows Server with Terminal Services application server is a great way to make Office available to remote users or staff who only have occasional need of access and don’t warrant installing an entire computer. A Windows Server with Terminal Services application server is a great way to make Office available to remote users or […]
Office password recovery
Intelore has a series of recovery tools for Word, Excel, Access and Outlook plus Project and Outlook Express. There are plenty of tools out there to unlock a password protected document including the long-time Office Watch supporter lostpassword.com but it’s always nice to see new players in a software market. Intelore has a series of recovery tools for […]
Using OpenDocument in Office
About the rival document formats coming soon … OPENDOCUMENT VS OFFICE 2007 DOCS While most of the talk has been about the upcoming document format change in Office 2007 there are also a competitive set of Office file formats to consider. The OpenDocument format is internationally recognized standard for Office documents for text, spreadsheets, presentations, […]
Another use for editing a message
Adding text to an incoming message might help find it later – especially if the message isn’t clear or comes from an unusual source. After last week’s article, another use for editing an existing email message occurred to us and it relates to the much faster ability to search in the recent free tools. Check […]
Too many fonts installed problem in Word 2002
A reader problem tells us the symptoms of and solution to an unusual problem in Word 2002 related to having too many fonts installed. Office Watch reader Francine Millman, founder of PROMPT Consulting, writes: “Recently, I had a problem in Word 2002 whereby every single time I went to insert a Symbol into my document, […]
