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
One of the best ways to share photos with friends is to post them to a web site. It’s more efficient and practical than sending lots of emails with attachments. One of the best ways to share photos with friends is to post them to a web site. It’s more
There’s a security problem in Word where an SQL query to get addresses for a mail merge can be misused by a bad guy. In the last issue of Office Watch we mentioned a strange message from a Microsoft staffer in a public forum. This message detailed the fix for an undocumented
Office XP Service Pack 3 does fix some problems and patch some security lapses but it can also be a minefield of problems either with the installation itself or various conflicts with other programs. It’s like deja vu all over again – another Office service pack is released – on
There’s a service pack for Office XP users but before you go rushing off to get it make sure you get any necessary updates to other software. Yup, there’s a service pack for Office XP users but before you go rushing off to get it make sure you get any
We look at a particular timesaving technique that involves setting up a PowerPoint slide show so it runs all by itself. This week we look at a particular timesaving technique that involves setting up a PowerPoint slide show so it runs all by itself. That may sound like a ho-hum feature, but
We look at how to add Template tabs into Office’s File New dialog boxes. One tip that I’ve been meaning to publish for many months now has to do with those confounding tabs in Office’s File New dialog boxes. Most of you know that you can specify two different locations
Looks like the Prime Minister of Denmark won’t be sending out press releases in Word DOC format any more. Looks like the Prime Minister of Denmark won’t be sending out press releases in Word DOC format any more. He got stung by embarrassing data hidden in the DOC files. Henceforth,
A company called MAPIlab has released a thorough, accurate, independent evaluation of the junk mail filter in Outlook 2003. A company called MAPIlab has released a thorough, accurate, independent evaluation of the junk mail filter in Outlook 2003. If you’re using Outlook 2003’s spam filter, I suggest you take a
There is no Office Shortcut Bar in Office 2003 – and your choices aren’t very good. I get at least one message a week from someone who’s upgraded to Office 2003, and discovered that they can’t use the Office Shortcut Bar. Alas, there is no Office Shortcut Bar in Office
One reader informs us of an error when trying to modify the Outlook 2003 contacts form. Here’s a strange one, sent to me by Office Watch reader JC. In Outlook 2003, open a Contact. Click Tools | Form | Design This Form. You would expect that a copy of the
I’ve been trying to coerce Word 2003 into saving a bunch of documents in WordPerfect format. I’ve been trying to coerce Word 2003 into saving a bunch of documents in WordPerfect format for my attorney. Yes, many lawyers still use WordPerfect – and they charge extra if they have to
Last week, Microsoft re-released a tool that removes swastikas from the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font, this time billing it as a “critical update” to Office 2003. Some days I just have to shake my head in wonder… Two months ago in Office Watch, I showed you a new font in Office
Most of the original 12,000 beta testers thought they’d get a copy of Office 2003 in return for their participation. Instead, they got a cheesey clip-on radio. Many Office 2003 beta testers are carping about the slap-in-the-face “gift” they received for testing. Most of the original 12,000 beta testers thought
We look at the different ways to print Word macro key assignments. Office Watch reader Jim Harris writes: “I have written quite a few MS Word macros, and assigned them to key combinations. Of course, I forget the key assignments of ones I seldom use, and I see no way in MS
If your Word document contains a password in the “Password to modify box”, and you insert the document into another Word document as a linked object, you may be able to make changes to the original document without typing the password. Quoth Microsoft: “If your Microsoft Word document contains a
The symptom: you File | Exit out of Outlook 2003, but it keeps on running, down in the Windows notification area (next to the clock). I’ve had reports from many of you that you still can’t get Outlook 2003 to quit, even after applying the nostrums in a recent article of