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
Microsoft has launched its new online store for buying their products – you can download most right away but you’ll pay at least 20% more for the privilege. Microsoft has launched its new online store for buying their products – you can download most right away but you’ll pay at
If you’re thinking of buying Office 2008 for Mac there’s an interesting pricing anomaly that you might take advantage of, while it lasts. While comparing the prices of Office products on the new Microsoft Store we came across a strange little pricing anomaly that could save you around $50 on
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
What to do if recipients see a winmail.dat file? According to one Microsoft KB article there’s a patch required but there’s a much easier solution. ” Have you seen the KB article 958012 ? People complaining about winmail.dat has been a problem for me for many years – why is
From: Addintools Technology Addintools Technology LTD announces the release of Ribbon Customizer for Office 2007, a powerful customization tool for Microsoft Office 2007 AddintoolsTechnology LTD announces the release of Ribbon Customizer for Office2007, a powerful customization tool for Microsoft Office 2007. Ribbon Customizer for Office 2007 allows users to tweak
Microsoft has released a wide-ranging patch for an alarmingly long list of bugs in Outlook 2007. Microsoft has released a wide-ranging patch for an alarmingly long list of bugs in Outlook 2007. The patch is a ‘hotfix’, in other words an interim update that has not been fully tested. The
From: Expressivo / IVO Software IVO Software has presented the latest version of Expressivo 1.4.4 which integrates with Microsoft Word 2007. IVO Software has presented the latest version of Expressivo 1.4.4 which integrates with Microsoft Word 2007. Since now this popular word processor can read texts with a human voice.
We’ve seen the demos, read the press release then the inevitable rumors and supposition – now Office Watch has to opine on Microsoft’s announcement of a light-weight version of Office available via a web browser. We’ve seen the demos, read the press release then the inevitable rumors and supposition –
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
Changes in Daylight Savings this weekend should not cause trouble for Windows or Outlook users. In the USA, daylight savings time ends this weekend – Sunday 2 November 2008. As many Outlook users know, changes in Windows time settings can cause all sorts of trouble for their calendars. But in
A few days ago Microsoft announced something that they didn’t want to do but everyone knew they had to do – start the roll out of an online browser-based version of Microsoft Office. A few days ago Microsoft announced something that they didn’t want to do but everyone knew they
From: Microsoft Institutions to find cost savings, choice, security in on-premise and cloud computing environments. This week at EDUCAUSE 2008, a premier information technology event in higher education, Microsoft Corp. is showcasing new additions to its software plus services plans for education as part of the company’s effort to support
Live Mesh is useful now even in technical beta – here a few wish list items plus a little crystal ball gazing. Update: about the time we published this article there were major changes to Live Mesh. It’s now advanced to ‘beta’ form and not ‘Technical Preview’. It can be installed by
From: Microsoft Q&A: Microsoft Senior Vice President Chris Capossela discusses how extending Office applications to the browser will increase choice and flexibility for customers. Here’s the full text of the announcement made by Microsoft today about their future plans for Office Web applications. Q&A: Microsoft Senior Vice President Chris Capossela
Live Mesh is real cloud computing available now and free – not vague promises for the future. Office Watch has a primer on using it now. Live Mesh is Microsoft’s file sharing ‘cloud’ technology. The ‘technical preview’ is currently available to people in some countries for free so you can
There are now reports of a 40% price drop in Office 2007 Home & Student edition for customers in Pakistan. There are now reports of a 40% price drop in Office 2007 Home & Student edition for customers in Pakistan. This is part of a global effort by Microsoft to
Is Office 2003 SP2 ‘dead’ – should you update to Service Pack 3 despite the problems in the latest update? ” I’ve heard that Office 2003 SP2 is no longer supported, is that true? That’s a problem for my company because Service Pack 3 breaks access to many file types
Microsoft has released more details about the next Service Pack for Office 2007 users. This isn’t the first time SP2 has been ‘announced’ and it won’t be the last. Microsoft has released more details about the next Service Pack for Office 2007 users. This isn’t the first time SP2 has
Do you need to reindex your computer after installing new plug-ins for Windows Search? ” After I install the October 08 iFilters pack do I have to reindex my computer? The download page doesn’t say. Thanks. ” Billy M – Ohio, USA. That’s a good question and there’s no clear
Microsoft has released a new pack of ‘iFilter’ extras to support Office 2007 documents with their various search technologies. Microsoft has released a new pack of ‘iFilter’ extras to support Office 2007 documents with their various search technologies. iFilter is Microsoft’s name for plug-ins that will let you index and
From: Addintools Technology Addintools announced a new feature of its well-demanded Classic Menu for Office 2007 v3.93c HAINAN, CHINA, Oct. 10 /CNW/ — Addintools announced a new feature of its well-demanded Classic Menu for Office 2007 v3.93c, a light- weight interface add-on for ribbon-styled Microsoft Office 2007 which easily, without
We’ve just received the following fake Microsoft message with a nasty file attachment. Though most email programs (including Outlook 2003 and 2007) block .exe file attachments by default, it’s surprising that the entire message doesn’t end up in the Junk Email folder. We’ve just received the following fake Microsoft message
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
