Piecemeal Office 2003 patches continue to roll in at a breathtaking pace. Piecemeal Office 2003 patches continue to roll in at a breathtaking pace. In addition to the Excel 2003 RAND() function patch that you have to beg for, there’s a raft of Word 2003 patches, all bundled into one file. The Word 2003 patch […]
There is an even-easier way to bypass “Password for Forms” passwords in Word. Last week I told you about the bogus “Word security exposure” that made it into the computer press, when writers should’ve known better. In a nutshell, a very bright guy discovered that he could zap out a Word “Password for Forms” password […]
A reader problem tells us the symptoms of and solution to an unusual problem in Word 2002 related to having too many fonts installed. Office Watch reader Francine Millman, founder of PROMPT Consulting, writes: “Recently, I had a problem in Word 2002 whereby every single time I went to insert a Symbol into my document, […]
Microsoft’s “Remove Hidden Data” add-in is currently a mess. I warned ya last week. Microsoft’s “Remove Hidden Data” add-in is a mess. The add-in is supposed to strip all that potentially embarrassing hidden text out of Office files. In fact, it does a pretty good job most of the time, but it’s riddled with errors. […]
The debate is on as to whether or not Microsoft “borrowed” the Word 2003 Reading Layout View from Eric Wilson. You tell me. Take a look at the screen shots and tell me if you think Microsoft, uh, “borrowed” Word 2003’s Reading Layout View from Eric Wilson. I dunno how they get away with it. […]