Microsoft releases programmer tools to look at the Outlook PST data file. Microsoft has released two tools for developers to read Outlook PST files without needing Outlook to run or even be present on that computer. PST Data Structure View The .pst Data Structure View Tool is program to browse
How to change the Product Key in Office 2007, Office 2003 and Office XP. Changing the Product Key in Office 2007 isn’t as easy as with Office 2010. In effect what you have to do is remove the existing Office 2007 software registration info and force Office 2007 to ask
How to change the Product Key in Office 2010 Sometimes you’ll want to change the Product Key used on your installation of Office 2010. The Product Key is the 25 letter/number string that is supplied with your purchase of Microsoft Office. It is vital to any purchase of Office software
There are various places to see and change document properties in Office 2010. In Office 2010 under the File menu is ‘Backstage’ that includes the Info pane. On the right side of the Info pane all the properties pertaining to that particular document will be displayed along with a small
The PowerPoint Presentation Companion lets you run a slideshow from a phone. Microsoft has released Presentation Companion 1.0 for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. This add-in only works if you have a Windows Mobile 6.5 touchscreen phone with Office Mobile 2010. The mobile phone and computer can then
Your choice for getting Office 2010 on release day. The one important point, somewhat buried, in Microsoft’s launch of Office 2010 was the retail sale date. Office 2010 will be available for retail sale from 15 June 2010 . Amazon USA is offering to deliver on that day (‘release day’)
In-depth with the new Info pane ‘Backstage’ in Word 2010. When you click on the File tab in MS Office 2010 applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint a page appears showing all the options that can be used to work around a document. This is called as Office Backstage. Backstage
Web links with the vital hash character aren’t always properly exported by Word 2007 or Word 2010. Phil Y, currently touring Germany, has found a curious bug in Word 2007 and Word 2010. Web links in a Word document aren’t always exported correctly to PDF or XPS files. We can’t
Switch from imperial/metric from inside Word 2002/XP to Word 2010. The Measurement Converter is a Smart Tag (Action in Word 2010) that can change your text from imperial/US to metric or vice-versa. As the name suggests converts measurement units used in the Word document for example convert miles to kilometers
A look at Smart Tags from Word 2002 to Word 2010. Smart Tags (or Actions as they are called in Office 2010) is a way to put special commands against certain words or phrases. Smart Tags look at the text and, if applicable, become available – in geek speak they
Why does Microsoft expect loyal customers to pay more for Office 2010? There are various theories about why Microsoft has dropped the upgrade discount for Office 2010 ranging from the silly to the more plausible. The silly excuses come from Microsoft itself. At the launch of Office 2010, a Microsoft
It’s so easy to avoid being caught by Word’s hidden data, yet it still happens. Rep. Jay Inslee from the US House of Representatives is the latest victim of the ‘hidden data’ in a Word document. He released a letter of support for the FCC Chairman, unfortunately the document made
The distributable code for Access 2010 developers is now available, but beware bugs. The Microsoft Access 2010 runtime download is now available from Microsoft. There are two versions available – 32-bit and 64-bit depending on which type of Windows you have. The runtime download is freely distributable and allows Access
What the new Suggested Contacts folder does – and does not do. One of the new features introduced in MS Outlook 2010 is Suggested Contacts folder. It will appear in your folder list when you install Office 2010 with no immediate explanation of what it is or what it does.
How to write an email now and send it later. For many versions of Outlook you’ve been able to write an email now but delay sending it until a later time. Like many things with Outlook, there are several catches to the supposedly simple feature. Why delay sending a message?
If the update for Outlook connector 14 to Hotmail breaks down, there’s a fix. Microsoft released a mandatory upgrade to its Outlook Connector 14 software which endlessly cycles through the “You must upgrade…” message. It seems to affect Vista and Windows 7 users leaving XP systems alone. The upgrade was
Type in many languages from one keyboard. Here’s how you can type in other languages using a single keyboard into any Window program including Microsoft Office. Google has added a virtual keyboard to its search pages. On some search pages like google.co.th and google.ru you can now click on a
A new way to access common features on Word 2010. Although the term Navigation Pane has been introduced in MS Word 2010, most of its functionalities existed in earlier versions like Word 2007. Features like Document Map in Word, Find and Replace functionalities have all been integrated together in the
Using PPT to make your final declaration. Had to laugh at this New Yorker cartoon, even though there’s nothing really funny about suicide, it’s just a cartoon. “Sir, he left a suicide deck.” from the 5 April 2010 issue, page 39 or online here. It’s a bit hard to read,
The licence for Office 2010 makes Microsoft’s intention to use a ‘kill switch’ even clearer. Microsoft Office 2010 seems more likely to have a ‘kill switch’ to stop illegal use of the software even after activation. The licence terms (aka EULA) are more specific about what Microsoft may do if
A full copy of the licence terms (aka MSLT formerly EULA) for Office 2010. MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 DESKTOP APPLICATION SOFTWARE Below are three separate sets of license terms. Only one set applies to you. To determine which license terms apply to you check the license designation
Office 2010 is now officially available for download. The ‘final bits’ for Office 2010 have now been released to some customers. MSDN and Technet (Ultimate and Premium) subscribers can now download both the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (X64) versions directly from Microsoft. It is the ‘Professional Plus’ bundle with Access 2010,
MSDN customers can download Office 2010 real soon. Office 2010 has been ‘released to manufacture’ and MSDN customers can download the final Office 2010 on Thursday 22nd April 2010. That’s according to the ‘Office Backstage‘ blog and while only MSDN is mentioned, it’s likely that Technet subscribers will also be
Wanna pay 40% more for Office 2010 Professional? Buy it in Australia. The Australian prices are a strange mixed bag compared to both the US and UK prices. For many years, price comparisons between Microsoft Office prices in the US and other countries haven’t looked good for customers. For Office
