‘Remote Code Execution’ is the phrase for August 08 updates for a wide range of Office products. August 2008 brings two security updates for Access plus Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher and Office. It’s really a case of ‘once more around the roundabout’ with most of the patches fixing yet more
Only a few days after the ‘Top 10’ fake messages started appearing, there’s a new phishing message arriving – again it looks like an email from CNN and again Outlook’s Junk Email filter doesn’t consistently detect it. Only a few days after the ‘Top 10‘ fake messages started appearing, there’s
A new phishing message is arriving in Inboxes and mostly not being caught by Microsoft Outlook’s anti-spam and phishing filters. We have details and how to block the fake emails. A new phishing message is arriving in Inboxes and mostly not being caught by Microsoft Outlook’s anti-spam and phishing filters.
The Office 2007 can disappear to make more screen room available for your document – not only that but it does so intelligently. The Office 2007 can disappear to make more screen room available for your document – not only that but it does so intelligently. The ribbon can be
A little used feature in Windows Server will let you assign a fixed path to a folder even if you later change the server setup to a new physical location “You said that network administrators didn’t have to use drive letters assignments to network shares but that’s not true. On
The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Office 2007 programs have their own shortcut keys using the number keys. The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Office 2007 programs have their own shortcut keys using the number keys. Alt + 1 for the first icon on the QAT, Alt + 2 for
Microsoft has released a beta or test version of their Outlook Connector add-in which links Hotmail and Windows Live services to Outlook. Microsoft has released a beta or test version of their Outlook Connector add-in which links Hotmail and Windows Live services to Outlook. The download is available from Microsoft
Here’s some more tips for using Office 2007 without the mouse. Here’s some more tips for using Office 2007 without the mouse. As we’ve mentioned before, much of the same shortcuts that applied for earlier versions of Office will also apply with Office 2007. Plus there’s new features that make
From: ContacTree Ltd ContacTree now has a US Patent for its collaboration processes in Outlook and SharePoint. A US Patent has been granted to ContacTree Ltd., a registered Microsoft ISV Partner based in central England developing software tools and systems for collaboration in contact management and marketing. It covers processes
Microsoft currently has two overlapping and potentially conflicting patches available for Outlook 2007. Trying to work out which one to use is made more difficult by a less than open response by Microsoft As we’ve already noted, Microsoft currently has two overlapping and potentially conflicting patches available for Outlook 2007.
Here’s how to delete the Microsoft Word document you’re currently editing. Here’s a rather more complex macro you might find useful. This one lets you delete the document you’re currently editing. Word normally won’t let you do this: you must first close the document, then delete it. That’s a sensible
If you frequently find yourself wanting to edit the same document you were using in your last Word session, you can create a shortcut which does just this. If you frequently find yourself wanting to edit the same document you were using in your last Word session, you can create
How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that. How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that. Word can have some quirky results
Since March 2008 there has been a ‘hotfixes’ for a problem in Outlook 2007 when you create a new profile. That interim hotfix has now been replaced with a permanent and fully tested fix – but before you rush to download the chances are good you already have the fix.
Microsoft has disclosed a unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP) only, Microsoft has disclosed a unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP) – that’s the bad news. The good news is that the problem seems limited to only Word 2002. Later versions of Word (2003, 2007, Word
In a chart within an Excel 2007 worksheet you cannot select shapes by dragging a box around multiple shapes (after click Find & Select in the Editing group of the Home tab, and then you click Select Objects). Microsoft has released a hotfix for a bug in Excel 2007. In
Most of the time all you need is the basic message information – From, To and Subject but occasionally you need to dig a bit deeper into the ‘raw’ email message header. Here’s how to do it in Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003 and before. Most of the time all you
From: Microsoft Microsoft Equipt gives consumers powerful productivity and security protection technologies in a single package through Circuit City. REDMOND, Wash. — July 2, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Microsoft Equipt, an all-in-one security and productivity software subscription service for consumers. In one easy installation, the service delivers award-winning
From: Microsoft Actions enhance opportunities for developers to work with Microsoft’s high-volume products. Microsoft Corp. today announced several new actions that deliver upon the commitments set in its Interoperability Principles to increase the openness of its products, drive greater interoperability, and provide increased opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers
At long last … an OOXML (docx, xlsx, pptz etc) converter for Mac finally appears. At long last … an OOXML (docx etc) converter for Mac finally appears Microsoft has released an ‘Open XML converter’ for Office 2004 and v X for Mac users. This means users of those ‘Office
From 1 July 2008, Office 2007 will be sold by their online store, franchised stores and Amazon.cn for a much lower price. Microsoft has announced a 50% price drop for Office 2007 – but only in China. From 1 July 2008, Office 2007 will be sold by their online store,
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
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
From: Microsoft Microsoft Corp. and Concentric announced new hosted e-mail service offerings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). LAS VEGAS — June 16, 2008 — Today at NXTcomm08, Microsoft Corp. and Concentric announced new hosted e-mail service offerings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Concentric, a large-scale e-mail service provider,
