Copying Word revisions to another document
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 Rose Vines article about the Spike […]
Rearranging text with Spike
Word’s Spike lets you quickly reorganize snippets of text and graphics. You grab the snippets from different locations in your document, place them one by one on the spike, then use the Insert From Spike command to paste them as a block into your document. Microsoft has long produced software with a belt-and-braces approach, offering […]
New Word 2003 update released
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. The problem is described thus: […]
StyleVision 2008r2 – Support for Word 2007/OOXML at a New Low Price, EDI Conversion with MapForce, and more
From: Altova StyleVision Supports Word 2007 / OOXML; Altova Lowers Price. Case Study – MapForce EDI Conversion Optimizes Business Transactions. Tips & Tricks – Content Re-Use in XMLSpy with OOXML & XSLT 1) StyleVision Supports Word 2007 / OOXML; Altova Lowers Price 2) Case Study – MapForce EDI Conversion Optimizes Business Transactions 3) Tips & […]
A Rand()om facelift in Word
Word 2007 has changed the Rand() feature and not entirely for the best. One of Word’s quirky, tucked-away features is the rand() function. It lets you quickly insert a block of text in a document. To use the function in pre-2007 versions of Word, at the beginning of a line type =rand() and press Enter. […]
Traps in Office 2003 Service Pack 3
There’s a big question mark over the third service pack for Office 2003 – should you install it or not? Microsoft has chosen to make that decision a difficult one for all Office 2003 users. There’s a big question mark over the third service pack for Office 2003 – should you install it or not? […]
Making an Index in Word – Part 2
We look at marking index entries across multiple pages, hidden text and a nifty add-on for regular indexers. By Michael Barden In the last issue of Office for Mere Mortals we looked at the basics of indexing in Word – setting up a document to be indexed and then generating a simple index. In this […]
Making an Index in Word – Part 1
An index is a list of terms or topics that can be found within the document. We look at how to create an index in Microsoft Word. By Michael Barden In this and the next issue we’re going to talk about creating indexes in Microsoft Word. ‘Real’ books often have an index at the back […]
Table of Figures in Word
How to make a Table of Figures in Microsoft Word. By Michael Barden In last week’s issue, we looked at how to make a table of contents. This week, we’ll look at the similar concept of how to make a table of figures. That’s a list of the images, graphs, tables or equations in a […]
Table of Contents in Word
The basic options for making a Table of Contents in a Word document. In this issue we’ll look at the basic options for making a Table of Contents in a Word document. It’s very easy to do this in Word and it’s not just for people who are making books, for it can be useful […]
Microsoft Word Grows Up
From: Microsoft As Microsoft Corporate Vice President Peter Pathe prepares to retire, he discusses the lasting legacy of a product he’s overseen for more than a decade. REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 4, 2007 With the release of Microsoft’s new generation of technologies in 2007 comes an interesting highlight about a venerable program. Microsoft Word for Windows, […]
Add Office 2007 icons to SharePoint 2003
A neat little hack to add the Word 2007 and Excel 2007 icons to Sharepoint 2003. Wictor Wilén has a neat little trick to add the Word 2007 and Excel 2007 icons to Sharepoint 2003 when you upload .docx and .xlsx documents. He provides the two small GIF icons plus the lines to add to […]
October security updates for Microsoft Office
Here’s a list of the October 2006 security updates for Microsoft Office for Windows. There are five security updates for Microsoft Office this month, all of which are rated ‘Critical’ by Microsoft. Powerpoint for Windows and Mac See https://office-watch.com/kb?924163 PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003, Excel 2004 for Mac, Excel v.X for Mac Excel for […]
Easy Reviewing with Word – part 1
We’ll show you the basics of sharing a Word document and how it’s certainly better than the way you do it now. JUST WORD Microsoft loves to talk about collaboration, sharing, reviewing and otherwise scare many people into thinking that these Word features are way too complex. Once you’ve tried some simple document sharing, you’ll […]
Word 2000 Vulnerability
Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. A malicious document could, via Word 2000, allow other programs run […]
The Invisible 80% of Office – Part 2
In part 2 of our “Invisible Office” articles, we point out another assortment of simple, yet often “invisible” features in Office. THE INVISIBLE 80% OF OFFICE – PART 2 By Michael Barden According to Microsoft, around 80% of the feature requests they get for Office are already currently within the applications. That’s right – the […]
