From: The New York Times Some interesting photo tips from Michele McNally from the New York Times ‘Talk to the Newsroom’ is a Q & A feature in the New York Times which, this week, comes from Michele McNally their Assistant Managing Editor for Photography. Aside from the journalistic questions,
There’s news coming out of another security problem in Excel but sadly many of the early reports have been misleading. We thought we should set you straight before omissions become facts. EXCEL PROBLEM – PROBABLY A YAWN There’s news coming out of another security problem in Excel but sadly many
The tables function in Word is very handy and not just for producing obvious grids of information. TRICKS WITH WORD TABLES The tables function in Word is very handy and not just for producing obvious grids of information. The same feature has some tricky uses as we’ll describe in this
One issue when sending a file attachment is the connection speed used by the receiver. For receivers with a broadband connection this isn’t usually an issue but we’ve had many emails from dial-up customers asking that their needs be considered. One issue to consider when sending a file attachment is the
Powerpoint has had the ability to make elements of a slide or the slide itself move for a long time. Today we’ll focus on animating text but similar commands apply to images, charts or other slide elements.
Microsoft has launched a new way to use Office 2007 without downloading and installing the trial version. Microsoft has launched a new way to use Office 2007 without downloading and installing the trial version. It’s an online trial without installing anything except a browser plug-in. If you’ve used Windows Remote
It’s easy to share appointments between Outlook and Google Calendar users. Savvy Outlook users know that they can email appointment details to each other and if you accept the meeting it is added to your calendar and RSVP’d to the sender. Our Office beginners newsletter, Office for Mere Mortals, covered
Windows Live Local is Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth and there’s a free add-in to connect Outlook to the service for maps and directions. Windows Live Local is Microsoft’s answer to Google Earth – an online mapping service available from http://local.live.com/ and there’s a free plug-in to let you integrate
How big an email is too big and what do those bounce messages mean? Most email messages are small, at least when there’s just text. Even a long HTML formatted message with no images or attachments is rarely more than 200kb – which is tiny by today’s standards. Add an
Creative Commons is a great little organization that gives you a way to control the rights to your work in a simple way, appropriate to the Internet and without the formal hassles of copyright. Creative Commons is a great little organization that gives you a way to control the rights
We fill you in on the latest Excel exploit and what you can do to protect yourself. TWO EXCEL PATCHES OUTSTANDING The last ‘zero day’ security breach in Excel hasn’t yet been patched (see our special issue of Office Watch) and now there’s another Excel-related problem So now we have
A potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Excel users. Over the weekend a potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Office users. This isn’t deja vu – it happened a few weeks ago but it’s now happened again – this time with Excel.
Another month rolls around for the latest set of patches for Microsoft products including one for the “Ginwui” exploit. Another month rolls around for the latest set of patches for Microsoft products. There are updates for Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 in the June 2005 package. A Microsoft
Use RemoteCalendars to synchronize your Outlook 2003 calendar with your Google Calendar. Google Calendar is very interesting but lacks an offline / software option. As we’ve mentioned before, the thing that would give Google Calendar a real boost is a way to synchronize your Outlook 2003 calendar with the online
MICROSOFT ANTI-VIRUS FREE TRIAL Years after the first viruses appeared to target Windows and Office documents, Microsoft has released some anti-virus software. After their purchase of Sybari Software in 2005 , Microsoft has released a series of AV products under their own name. Microsoft Antigen products use multiple anti-virus engines
If anyone doubted Google’s interest in moving into the ‘office suite’ style applications, that doubt was erased by the announcement of Google Spreadsheet. GOOGLE SPREADSHEET If anyone doubted Google’s interest in moving into the ‘office suite’ style applications, that doubt was erased by the announcement of Google Spreadsheet. We’ve been
Microsoft has announced that Office 2007 will not have the ‘Save as PDF’ feature ‘out of the box’ as previously promised for the next release of the Office Suite. OFFICE 2007 VS ADOBE Microsoft has announced that Office 2007 will not have the ‘Save as PDF’ feature ‘out of the
‘Ultimate Office’ isn’t the title of a new game or movie, it’s the name of a new package of Office 2007 programs. ULTIMATE OFFICE ‘Ultimate Office’ isn’t the title of a new game or movie, it’s the name of a new package of Office 2007 programs.Office 2007 Ultimate Edition will
The second major test version of Office 2007 is now available to all. The second major test version of Office 2007 is now available to all, not just MSDN customers and approved beta testers. As usual these later test versions are feature locked. Don’t expect any feedback to result in
Says Microsoft Executive to the BBC. Around the same time as hackers were exploiting an unpatched security hole in Office 2003 a UK Microsoft executive was telling the BBC about the ‘reliability and dependability that comes from a commercial software model’.He may have a point but it wasn’t the best
Microsoft confirms that the security hole affects Word 2003 and Word 2002 (XP). WORD SECURITY UPDATE Since our special issue last Monday, Microsoft has released a security advisory on the subject This confirms that the security hole affects Word 2003 and Word 2002 (XP). Word 2000 is NOT affected. The
A potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Office users. Over the weekend a potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Office users. There’s NO fix for the security hole in Office which the virus exploits which makes it more serious than a usual
If you want to see the latest developments in the world of email you only have to look at Google’s free Gmail service. Their teams of developers are rolling all sorts of interesting things. If you want to see the latest developments in the world of email you only have
Many readers have asked if Microsoft is trying to stop Office Watch being read! We’d prefer to think not. IS MICROSOFT FILTERING OFFICE WATCH EMAIL? Many readers have asked if Microsoft is trying to stop Office Watch being read! They’ve noticed that our newsletters are sometimes caught in the Outlook