Microsoft announces end of Office 2007 – ‘RTM’ is nigh. Microsoft has sent an email announcing the end of the Office 2007 beta. That means the ‘Release to Manufacturing’ (RTM) will be in the next few weeks. There won’t be a ‘Release Candidate’ put out for wider testing – the
There’s a nice new time zone feature in Outlook 2007 – but it doesn’t go far enough. One feature we like in Outlook 2007 is the, long overdue, support for appointments from different time zones but, as usual, when you dig deeper the improvement doesn’t go far enough. In the
Tesco – the big UK retail chain is to release their own office suite. The big UK retail chain, Tesco’s has announced that they will start selling their own Office suite as a competition to Microsoft Office. The office suite will be part of a range of new products sold
Which versions of MS Works also have Microsoft Word? Several readers emailed to ‘correct’ us when we say that some versions of Microsoft Works include Microsoft Word. There are two flavors of Microsoft Works – both will read and write Microsoft Word (.doc) files and one type is truly 100%
Marking the tenth anniversary of Office Watch. We’ve passed a milestone – the tenth anniversary of Office Watch. Since 1 October 1996 we’ve been keeping a close eye on Microsoft Office – Office 97 was about to be released back then and now Office 2007 is appearing over the horizon.
A new security threat known as the VML vulnerability has just been patched by Microsoft. As we’ve mentioned in Office Watch, a new security threat known as the VML vulnerability has just been patched by Microsoft. This is important because there’s a possibility of email messages taking advantage of this
Google has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very complex and for business but it is neither. Google’s service lets you manage the email accounts for an entire domain – not just a single address. This gives you many options
Google Apps for domains. Google has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very complex and for business but it is neither. Google has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very
Windows Vista will ship on a single DVD regardless of which variant of the operating system you buy. Microsoft still has some more tricks up their sleeve for selling more software and keeping more of the money for themselves. Windows Vista will ship on a single DVD regardless of which
More about random numbers in Excel. See Also El Patron de los Numeros Primos Sabotaging Random Numbers Getting truly random numbers into Excel Random Numbers in Excel
From: SpreadsheetGear LLC SpreadsheetGear LLC has released SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2006, a royalty free Microsoft Excel compatible spreadsheet component. SpreadsheetGear LLC has released a new version of SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2006, a royalty free Microsoft Excel compatible spreadsheet component. SpreadsheetGear for .NET provides C#, Visual Basic .NET, Windows Forms, ASP.NET and
The Office 2007 ‘Technical Refresh’ is out as a free update for anyone who has the Beta 2 version. The Office 2007 ‘Technical Refresh’ is out as a free update for anyone who has the Beta 2 version. Microsoft calls it ‘Beta 2 Technical Refresh’ or B2TR for short. We
Reports are coming out about a possible security problem with the beta releases of Office 2007 – which makes for a good headline but really is NOT true. Reports are coming out about a possible security problem with the beta releases of Office 2007 – which makes for a good
There’s only one Microsoft Office related security update this month. There’s only one Microsoft Office related security update this month. It applies to users of Publisher only – the 2000, 2002 (XP) and 2003 versions. Publisher 2000 Update needs Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 – download here Publisher 2002
Office 2003 Student and Teacher edition seems better value than the Office 2007 equivalent. There’s an interesting case for buying the Office 2003 Student and Teacher edition now, instead of waiting for the equivalent version for Office 2007 (due out in retail boxes early 2007). You would think that waiting
We’ll show you the basics of sharing a Word document and how it’s certainly better than the way you do it now. JUST WORD Microsoft loves to talk about collaboration, sharing, reviewing and otherwise scare many people into thinking that these Word features are way too complex. Once you’ve tried
The ‘solver’ features in Excel are enough for basic users but those with massive and complex worksheets need a lot more. The ‘solver’ features in Excel are enough for basic users but those with massive and complex worksheets need a lot more. Frontline Systems http://www.solver.com/ has released their Solver v7
You can try Office Accounting 2007 for free. If you haven’t got enough test versions of Microsoft products (Vista, Office 2007 etc) then you can try out Office Accounting 2007 beta – now available here a Windows Live ID is required (the latest name for Microsoft Passport). Among the new
Office 2007 hasn’t been released yet but already Microsoft are posting add-ins for it. Office 2007 hasn’t been released yet but already Microsoft are posting add-ins for it. That might seem strange but it makes some sense in the complex world of inter-company rivalry. The current Office 2007 beta release
Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. A malicious document could, via Word
In part 2 of our “Invisible Office” articles, we point out another assortment of simple, yet often “invisible” features in Office. THE INVISIBLE 80% OF OFFICE – PART 2 By Michael Barden According to Microsoft, around 80% of the feature requests they get for Office are already currently within the
In the near future you’re going to hear about a ‘Technical Refresh’ of the Office 2007 beta software. In the near future you’re going to hear about a ‘Technical Refresh’ of the Office 2007 beta software. For some reason Microsoft believes that it’s bad to say that Office is having
If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways (as we described in the last section) then you might want to try this free service. If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways
We’re still waiting for some good integration between online services and more traditional office applications – the best of both worlds. We’re still waiting for some good integration between online services and more traditional office applications – the best of both worlds. Microsoft Office makes that possible at the moment,