Our new ebook – Protecting your information from prying eyes, theft and deliberate attack We’re delighted to announce the latest book from Office Watch Privacy and Security in Microsoft Office “Protecting your information from prying eyes, theft and deliberate attack” Privacy & Security in Microsoft Officefocuses on using the security
How to stop typing replacing or overwriting text. Daysha B writes “What I type replaces my existing text. How do I turn this off? Thank you.” As usual with Microsoft Office, nothing is as simple as it first appears. Most people probably know that the immediate answer is ‘Press the
An add-in puts the coming Excel 2010 feature into Excel 2007, 2003 and XP. As we’ve already noted, the Excel 2010 feature Sparklines isn’t a new idea. The idea of small graphs next to the numbers it was originally named by Edward Tufte. If you like the idea of Sparklines
Information on an unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP). Microsoft has disclosed a unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP) only,click here for more …
A reader reported that the Office XP templates for my Time & Expense Billing application don’t work in Office 2003, so I’ve provided a new set. Dan Gifford wrote to report that the Office XP templates for my Time & Expense Billing application (Code Sample #29on my Web site) don’t
How to easily make appointments with other people using Outlook. Outlook has some great features for making appointments and sharing those details with others. The main features can be used by anyone to setup dinner, movies or any personal event. Outlook lets you create an appointment in your calendar then
Which versions of Office are approved on the server OS? As we mentioned last year, Windows Server 2008 can be used as a very stable and fast workstation operating system – it’s certainly more stable than Windows Vista in many situations. In addition, Office can run on Windows Server and
From: Microsoft Facility is center of innovation for Microsoft and retailers addressing changing consumer expectations and economic conditions; elements of center to be on display at NRF event. Showcasing new and emerging technologies that create connected and differentiated experiences for consumers throughout the retail environment, Microsoft Corp. today announced its
A global travellers guide to saving money and flying to interesting places on low cost airlines around the world. Regular travellers can get a nasty shock when they first fly on one of the new ‘low cost carriers’ (LCCs). Sure the fares are very low (US$15 or less at times)
‘Remote Code Execution’ is the phrase for August 08 updates for a wide range of Office products. August 2008 brings two security updates for Access plus Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher and Office. It’s really a case of ‘once more around the roundabout’ with most of the patches fixing yet more
Here’s our questions to Microsoft about COFEE and the full, unedited, response from Microsoft to those questions. Office Watch likes to present facts not supposition – and in the case of the COFEE tool there’s far too much guesswork going on. That fact and our specific interest in Microsoft Office
What to do when you get the Windows Defender expiry message Come back to your computer in 2007 and you’ll probably see a message about the expiry of Windows Defender – Microsoft’s anti-spyware tool for Windows XP. Windows Defender was in public beta testing for most of 2006, despite it’s
From: Microsoft Expression Web shipping, Expression Media announced; latest technology previews deliver product and new platform advancements with first CTP of WPF/E. REDMOND, Wash. — Dec 4, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced significant product line enhancements along with pricing and availability of the Microsoft® Expression® Studio for creative professionals.
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
More information on Microsoft’s ‘request’ to update Office Many questions have recently from our readers about Microsoft’s demand for all new installations of Office 2003 and Office XP to use the latest releases. In short, Microsoft lost a patent case and has to remove a feature from Office XP and
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
