Using Office on netbook computers, part 3
Getting the most from the small screen. We look at options for making Office 2003 or Office 2007 work better in the smaller netbook screens.In the final part of our series, we’ll look at options for making Office 2003 or Office 2007 work better in the smaller netbook screens. While we’ve focused on netbooks, the […]
Understanding Sections in Word
Sections are in every Word document – here’s how to use them to make Word do what you need. In the last issue I described how to omit the page number on the last page of a document by using a section break and “de-linking” the header/footer between the sections. You use sections to accomplish […]
Got Windows 7? You can open / save Office 2007 and ODF documents
If you’re trying out the beta version of Windows 7 then you can open Word 2007 documents (.docx) and OpenDocument ODF (.odt) just using Wordpad 7. But you can’t open the older .doc files used by Word 2003 and earlier versions. If you’re trying out the beta version of Windows 7 then you can open […]
Word 2007 document hotfix for the sake of Word 2003 users
Microsoft has released a Word 2007 patch for a problem with .docx files being opened in Word 2003. Microsoft has released a Word 2007 patch for a problem with .docx files being opened in Word 2003. Confused yet? It’s a problem when Word 2003 (with the Office Compatibility Pack installed) tries to open a Word […]
Word 2007 bug fixes
Microsoft has released a December 2008 patch for a grab-bag of problems with Word 2007. Microsoft has released a December 2008 patch for a grab-bag of problems with Word 2007. You have to apply to Microsoft for the patch – details here – but unless you have one of the specific problems it’s probably not […]
December 2008 security patches for Office
More security patches for lapses in Microsoft products including various versions of Office from Office 2000 to 2007 plus some incarnations of FrontPage. More security patches for lapses in Microsoft products including various versions of Office from Office 2000 to 2007 plus some incarnations of FrontPage. As usual, we’ll list the updates according to product […]
How to get formatted text out of the Access database into a Word Bookmark
Q: Dawn Crosier writes: I read through your “Access 2007 VBA For Data-Centric Microsoft Office Applications” and have questions about how to get formatted text out of the Access database into a Word Bookmark without bringing all the HTML code. A: I did some experimentation, using my Rich Text Demo sample database from Access Archon […]
Omitting page numbers in Word
From: Rose Vines How do you omit the page number on the final page of a Microsoft Word document? How do you omit the page number on the final page of a Word document? I was asked this recently by someone who is using Lulu.com’s self-publishing service. Lulu had asked her to resubmit her book […]
Christmas Cheer with Office, 2nd edition available now
Office Watch has just released a new edition of the popular ebook Christmas Cheer with Office. Office Watch has just released a new edition of the popular ebook Christmas Cheer with Office. We’ll show you how to use it to create great Xmas cards, letters, emails and gift cards for home or office just using […]
A humble submission to their Lordships
Even after two years, the Lords and Members of Parliament in the UK can’t easily open Office 2007 documents. We explain the simple options available to the honorable members. Silicon.com is reporting that the UK’s Members of Parliament and the House of Lords are having trouble opening documents that are delivered in the Office 2007 […]
Reorganising monthly information in Word
It’s a simple question about ordering monthly data in Word – there’s many answers which give a glimpse into what you can do with Office. ” I want to have a monthly log of items, each month separated by a page or section break, but be able to “toggle” the pages to have the most […]
Of Rand()om text, old text and Lorem ipsum
New wrinkles on an old Microsoft Office =rand() ‘random’ or filler text trick Old Word hands know there’s a quick way to enter text into a document as a placeholder for testing or to help formatting while you’re waiting for the real content to arrive. Type =rand() and some text will appear. There are NO […]
New Office 2007 help files
Microsoft has released a series of updated help files for Office 2007 programs. Microsoft has released a series of updated help files for Office 2007 programs. Each program has a separate download. In most cases the download includes updates for both the main user help file and the developers help file. There are no details […]
MS Office coming to the Apple iPhone
Soon Apple iPhone and iTouch users will be able to edit MS Office documents on a tiny but crisp screen. When Apple released the latest iPhone with direct support for Microsoft Exchange Server, it left the question of access to other parts of the Office suite. DataViz has announced that their Documents To Go product […]
Word’s problem with a possessive Donna
A strange spelling anomaly appeared in Word 2003 and Word 2007 — all to do with a possessive Donna. ” At some point “recently” (like within the past year?) the last name Donna, when you add a possessive, Office 2007 spell checker thinks it is spelled wrong. Try it with Donna’s book. How did Microsoft […]
The Cheese Shop and Microsoft Word
More comparisons between the legendary comedy team and Microsoft Office. I suppose it was inevitable .. after mentioning Monty Python and the MS Word dictionary last week (admittedly tongue-in-cheek) someone has asked about more comparisons between the legendary comedy team and Microsoft Office. “Great point about Monty – if mere politicians can get special treatment […]
