We look at some more interesting Small Business Server 2003 features, web sites and some alternatives to SBS that are out there. Our look at Small Business Server concludes this week with a look at some more interesting features, as well as some useful SBS books and web sites, and some
You might have thought that the once dominant word processor, WordPerfect has long since gone but it’s still out there. You might have thought that the once dominant word processor, WordPerfect has long since gone but it’s still out there. Corel have just released WordPerfect Office 12 Home Edition which
If you want to seem really wizardly with Word then try turning on the function key display. If you want to seem really wizardly with Word then try turning on the function key display. This is an extra bar at the bottom of the Word window. It shows all the
PowerPoint Action buttons are a handy tool for creating side trips within your presentation. By Helen Bradley While you might think of PowerPoint presentations as proceeding from the first slide to the last without interruption, that’s not always the best solution for your presentation needs. Just like traveling on side
We’ll tell you about some of the features in Small Business Server 2003 that we really like and which, in some cases, don’t get the attention that they deserve. NEAT STUFF TO DO WITH SBS There are plenty of things that you can do with Windows Server 2003 and the
The Data table tool in Excel has been around for years and makes data tables very quickly and easily. By Helen Bradley Consider this situation, you’re about to borrow money for a house and you need a quick reference of loan amounts, interest rates and payments. You want it on
Microsoft’s Small Business Server has been around for many years but we’ve been pleasantly surprised with the Small Business Server 2003 release. SBS ROCKS Microsoft’s Small Business Server (SBS) has been around for many years but we’ve been pleasantly surprised with the Small Business Server 2003 release. We’ve been trying
Collaborating with Word documents has become much easier over the years, it is a great way for someone to review, edit and comment on a document without altering the original text. Collaborating with Word documents has become much easier over the years, it is a great way for someone to
With more and more people using LCD screens on the desktop and on portable computers there are more people who would benefit from the Windows ClearType Tuner option now rather than when it first came out. With more and more people using LCD screens on the desktop and on portable
Even poor old Microsoft Word can’t miss getting involved in the US election. Even poor old Microsoft Word can’t miss getting involved in the US election. First there was ‘Rathergate’ with documents supposedly from the 70’s being produced on more modern software. We didn’t cover that here in Office Watch
We’ve had a spate of messages from Outlook users who report that they cannot turn off their Junk Mail filter. These people have switched the filter off and yet messages still go to their Junk Mail folder. We’ve had a spate of messages from Outlook users who report that they
We explain what the “Student and Teacher” edition of Office 2003 is and why it’s a good choice and great value for many people. One of the cute marketing tricks of recent years has been Microsoft’s bundling of some Office components into a ‘Student and Teacher’ edition. We’ve mentioned this
Microsoft has released its monthly batch of security updates for September 2004 and there are some that affect Office as well as Windows generally. Microsoft has released its monthly batch of security updates and there are some that affect Office as well as Windows generally. In this issue we’ll try to
The dust has settled around Office 2003 Service Pack 1 and now its possible to make some informed judgments about updating Office 2003. The dust has settled around Office 2003 Service Pack 1 and now its possible to make some informed judgments about updating Office 2003. For all the basic
Many of you will remember the Copernic web search program from years past. Well now they’ve entered the market for finding documents and emails on your computer with Copernic Desktop Search. Many of you will remember the Copernic web search program from years past. Well now they’ve entered the market
With the release of the Windows XP Service Pack 2 it makes updating to Office 2003 Service Pack 1 even more worrying than usual. With all the talk about the Windows XP update there’s almost no talk about the other large update from Microsoft – for Office 2003. The last
It’s taken too long but Microsoft has finally realized that OneNote is a good product but overpriced. The retail price is now $99.95 but you can find it for less than that. It’s taken too long but Microsoft has finally realized that OneNote is a good product but overpriced. The
The last few versions of Powerpoint have included “Presenter view” which takes advantage of multi-screen mode in Windows to give presenters a much more effective way to manage their speeches. At the moment Office Watch editor-in-chief Peter Deegan is sailing the high seas on the Radisson Diamond and has been giving
There’s a new update for Office 2003 called Service Pack 1. We tell you what is supposed to be in SP1 and how you can install it. There’s a new update for Office 2003 called Service Pack 1 (SP1 to its friends). As regular Office Watch readers know, updates to
Our Macintosh friends can consider getting a new version of Office, though like Windows users it is getting harder to find compelling reasons to upgrade. Our Macintosh friends can consider getting a new version of Office, though like Windows users it is getting harder to find compelling reasons to upgrade.
Desktop are being infested by a particularly deceptive pop-up browser window which might mislead you into downloading something you don’t want or need, so here’s a warning. Desktop are being infested by a particularly deceptive pop-up browser window which might mislead you into downloading something you don’t want or need,
OneNote 2003, the great notetaking program, is getting some improvements in an upcoming Service Pack 1. OneNote 2003, the great notetaking program, is getting some improvements in an upcoming Service Pack 1. While other parts of Microsoft mess around with their products, the OneNote team continues to show the way
We show you how you can change the Junk mail filters you’ve made for Outlook 2003. In the last issue of Office Watch we showed you a quick way to delete a message and mark it as Junk. At the time we warned that it’s easy to hit the new Junk
Spam blocking is not a ‘one size fits all’ affair, despite what some anti-spam proponents will have you believe. Outlook 2003 has a Junk Mail filter and we get mixed reports on its effectiveness. Some people think it’s great (usually on the High setting) while others think it’s lousy. Part