There’s a nifty BBC program all about the abuse of numbers. Excel is about numbers and numbers can be used or abused. In the media numbers are often abused for the sake of a headline or to push a certain product or ideology. There’s a nifty BBC program all about
In all the hoopla about the upcoming Windows 7, one point is likely to annoy many Office 2007 users -the much maligned ribbon will appear in the new operating system. In all the hoopla about the upcoming Windows 7, one point is likely to annoy many Office 2007 users -the
From: Addintools Technology Addintools proudly announced the release of its universal and unique Ribbon Customizer for Office 2007 v4.10, designed for the flexible shaping and tuning of Microsoft Office 2007 Addintools proudly announced the release of its universal and unique Ribbon Customizer for Office 2007 v4.10, designed for the flexible
You install Office 2007, Outlook Express 6 (the one that comes with Windows XP) loses most of its spell checking ability. Office Watch friend, Peter Mc writes: “So you upgrade to Office 2007 and it breaks the spell checking in Outlook Express (as I have just discovered with my wife’s
There is an error on the Microsoft Support web site regarding the date and version of the latest Junk Email filter update for Outlook 2007. ” I like to ensure I have the latest spam filter for Outlook 2007 but the details on the Microsoft web site don’t match what
From: Quickoffice, Inc. MobileFiles™ Pro provides native editing of Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheets and enhanced file access and transfer features. Quickoffice, Inc., the leading global provider of mobile office productivity software, today announced the release of MobileFiles Pro, the first application to include editable Office functionality for the iPhone and iPod
There’s a new patch for an Outlook 2003 problem most people won’t ever come across. There’s a new patch for an Outlook 2003 problem most people won’t ever come across. To find this bug you’ll need Outlook 2003, a printer with an auto-stapling attachment then try to print more than
At the very end of 2008, Microsoft finally admitted to something Excel users had long suspected … that adding a lot of shapes to a worksheet can greatly affect Excel’s performance. At the very end of 2008, Microsoft finally admitted to something Excel 2007 users had long suspected … that
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)
A global travellers guide to saving money and flying to interesting places on low cost airlines around the world. Regular travellers can get a nasty shock when they first fly on one of the new ‘low cost carriers’ (LCCs). Sure the fares are very low (US$15 or less at times)
From: Microsoft Microsoft Office shares tips for those watching their pennies this December. A recent holiday consumer study revealed that consumers may be changing their spending this season:1 • Two out of three Americans admit they will consider spending less on family and friends this year than they did last
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
From: Microsoft Industry collaboration leads to new interoperability solutions that deliver customer choice by improving how documents work across platforms. Through the Document Interoperability Initiative (DII) global forums, technology leaders have been working together to promote interoperability between different document format implementations to provide greater value and choice to customers,
From: Microsoft Q&A: Doug Mahugh discusses how Microsoft’s delivery of implementation notes documenting Office’s support of file-format specifications demonstrates the company’s commitment to transparency, industry collaboration, interoperability and customer choice. Microsoft today released detailed notes for its implementation of Open Document Format (ODF) 1.1 in Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack
From: Microsoft Company encourages greater transparency in the pursuit of interoperability by publishing ODF and Open XML implementation notes. To help foster interoperability among office productivity applications, Microsoft Corp. today published documentation detailing its implementation of OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) version 1.1 support in Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack
If you work for a company or organization you might be able to get Office 2007 Professional for use at home for less than $30. A lesser known part of Microsoft’s volume licensing programs for large companies and organizations is the Home Use Program (HUP). It’s so little known many
The Military Appreciation Edition of Office 2007 is a low cost option and not just for current military personnel. The Military Appreciation Edition of Office 2007 is a low cost option and not just for current military personnel. One of the lesser known options for buying Office 2007 is the
How to put an UpDown control on an Access form, and use it to change the value of a number or date. Access Archon #175 Introduction The UpDown control (formerly called the SpinButton control) has been available since Access 97, at least if you bought the Developer Edition of Office.
Several readers responded with more information on what causes this problem, and how to recover from it In response to AW 9.16, with the Access Archon article “Recovering from an AutoNumber Disaster,” several readers responded with more information on what causes this problem, and how to recover from it. Access
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
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 Home and Student edition of Office 2007 doesn’t include Outlook – so what are your options for email, calendar etc once you install the Outlook-less bundle of Office 2007? The Home and Student edition of Office 2007 doesn’t include Outlook – so what are your options for email, calendar
Instead of buying Microsoft Office 2007 Standard bundle – save yourself some money and get some bonuses with this alternative purchase. Instead of buying Microsoft Office 2007 Standard bundle – save yourself some money and get some bonuses with this alternative purchase. The standard wisdom is that you are better
From: Microsoft This is a full copy of the licence rules (aka MSLT or EULA) for Office 2007 software. This is a full copy of the license rules for Office 2007 software and bundles except Home and Student & Military Appreciation editions. We have copied it complete and with original
