What to do when Outlook won’t reconnect to Exchange Server Ira J writes from his work laptop: “I have Outlook on my laptop for work. I leave it on all the time whether I’m connected to the Internet or not. Sometimes Outlook won’t connect to the office even when there’s
Microsoft’s latest results show that Office 2010 is very popular. Microsoft’s third quarter results include a report that Office 2010 has become the fastest selling version of the productivity suite ever. More important for Microsoft, sales are gathering more dollars into the company coffers. The company’s Business Division includes Office
Another way to enter lists in Excel, why Microsoft’s effort sucks and an alternative. Excel has two ways of typing in data, there’s the usual direct entry into the worksheet or you can make a form with a single click of a button. For example here’s a ‘typical’ Excel list:
In preparing the Command Finder for Word 2010, we’ve found some curious inconsistencies. In preparing the Command Finder for Word 2010 , we’ve found some curious inconsistencies. For starters, the ‘Commands not on ribbon’ list doesn’t include all the commands missing from your ribbon. For example ‘Character Border’ isn’t on
An easier way to find Word 2010 commands – a free service from Office-Watch.com We’ve become really frustrated with finding a feature in Word, especially in the command list. So we’ve done something about it with the new online Command Finder for Word 2010 and now Command Finder for Word 2007
How to get your Office Product Key when the computer is broken. Shelia M has an Office install problem …. ” My two year old computer broke down in 2010 and the hard drive was replaced by the engineer. When I started the computer Microsoft Office was GONE. This year
How to install OneNote 2010 only on an Office 2007 computer. Handy for Windows Mobile 7 users. Bryan J writes: “ I would like to use OneNote 2010 because of my new Windows Mobile 7 phone. So… 1. is OneNote 2010 going to play nicely in my XP & Office
Save money putting old copies of Microsoft Office on new computers. Jack C. from Colorado writes: ” I’m buying 5 new computers to replace the old ones in my office. The salesman is quoting me for 5 new copies of Microsoft Office but I have Office 2003 running on my
Why can’t you add repeating words or phrases to the Microsoft Word custom dictionary? Word’s custom dictionary can’t handle repeating words or phrases and it should. While we wait for Microsoft to catch up there are limited options available. Microsoft Word’s custom dictionary only lets you add single words to
It’s easy to make an Excel list into an HTML table. Excel has great list making features. It’s often the best way to manage a simple list or database. There’s features for sorting, filtering, auto-complete and calculated fields. But using the finished list isn’t always obvious, especially if you want
OpenOffice .odt files should open with Word 2010 – but not always. Margaret H. says “I downloaded a .odt file from Wikipedia but when I tried to open it in Word 2010 all I get are errors. Even the repair option doesn’t work. I thought Word 2007 and 2010 supported
There’s an “Office Web Apps” listing on the Chrome browser application store – is it a trap? There are questions about an “Office Web Apps” applications available on the Google Chrome web store. The Chrome web store is a place to get apps that can run inside your Chrome browser.
Office 2010: the real startup guide, second edition is available on the Kindle. We delighted to announce that the second edition of our Office 2010 ebook is now available for the Kindle. Office 2010: the real startup guide, second edition is available from Amazon USA or Amazon UK. The second
It promises a raunchy PowerPoint presentation, but gives you a malware Trojan instead. A nasty email is doing the rounds promising a PowerPoint presentation of the Kama Sutra but includes a program to take control of your computer as well. Sophos is reporting that an infected email is about to
Where to get the ‘Canadian Forces’ edition of Office 2010. We’re obliged to the Office-Watch.com readers who wrote about the Office 2010 Canadian Forces edition. It is available for qualifying people from Canex (The Canadian Forces Exchange System). Michael R tells us: “all members of the Canadian Forces can inquire
Free training manuals for Office 2007 and before plus Quick References for Office 2010. Mouse Training in the UK has released their training manuals free for all comers plus some Quick Reference Guides. The Training Manuals are for Office 2007, Office 2003, Office XP (2002) and Office 2000. They cover
And you thought Word 2010 was new? Microsoft has released a cute video on YouTube showing how the US Declaration of Independance was ‘made’ with Word 2010 and collaboration tools. You can slow down or stop the video to show how some Word features are done. The font
OneNote is merely the modern version of a Renaissance concept. The commonplace book isn’t a common thing these days, but it was once, er, common. Programs like OneNote might see a revival of the idea though, perhaps, not the name. A commonplace book was an early form of ‘scrapbook’ where
Word’s spell checker has some peculiar ideas about where an & symbol belongs. Susan S. writes with a question about the Word spell checker. She’s noticed that an ampersand next to a letter doesn’t trigger a spelling error in Word. We tried it out and she’s right: An ampersand next
Why is an obviously incorrect word not picked up by Word’s spell checker? Susan S. complains that her copy of Word has phrases like ‘ Thisis ‘ which aren’t showing up as a spelling error. In other words there is no red squiggly line when there should be. We’ve had
The Home Use Program continues to be ‘stonewalled’ for many eligible staff. People could save hundreds of dollars on Microsoft Office if their employers would let them. The Home Use Program is a great money saving option from Microsoft – it lets staff of organizations get Microsoft Office to use
Yes, you can type a long subject to an email, but it’s not much help to the reader. Recently we’ve received quite a few emails with long subject lines, sometimes only a subject with no message at all! We explain why they are difficult to read in Outlook despite Outlook
TechNet is still a good deal for IT Professionals, but not as good as it once was. Microsoft’s TechNet program has changed with less software available for the same price. Technet is Microsoft’s program for IT Professionals to allow access to a range of software for testing and evaluation purposes.
What’s the difference between the WAH and HUP programs from Microsoft? Microsoft has two different programs to let staff use Office software at home, the Work at Home (WAH) programs and the Home Use Program (HUP). From the program names you might think they are similar but they are not.
