The Comic Sans haters have risen again as a TV show is plastered with the hated Comic Sans font Stephen Fry’s latest TV show uses Comic Sans as its primary font, so the haters of the common font have risen in protest. We’ve talked about Comic Sans before. It’s not
Microsoft has given reporters a brief ‘hands on’ look at Windows 8 – what does it mean for Office users? Windows 8 will have two interfaces – a traditional mouse/keyboard system similar to Windows 7/Vista/XP plus ‘Metro’. Metro is a ‘grown up’ version of the tiles system seen on new
From: OfficeRecovery Innovative Online Data Recovery Technology Allows Users to Repair Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access Files from Web Browsers Faster Than Ever Mountain View, CA, September 2011 – OfficeRecovery, a long-standing leader in corrupted data repair technologies, has announced a breakthrough cloud-based online service that cuts significantly the
We had a great time on Australia’s Gold Coast for Microsoft’s annual Aussie nerd-fest. Had a great time at TechEd 2011 on Australia’s Gold Coast. For Office users all the talk at this year’s event was Office 365. Plenty of sessions for organizations on how to migrate in whole or
How to copy your Office documents onto ebook readers like the Kindle, Nook etc. Click here for Chalkboard Effect in Word – apologies for the wrong link … The rise of ebooks means there’s more interest in converting documents into formats that the devices can read – we’ll show you how
‘Gmail man’ is Microsoft latest promotional tool – is it really that great? Lots of people are getting excited about Microsoft’s Gmail Man video which is now doing the rounds. The video (allegedly only for internal Microsoft use) is a humorous attempt to denigrate Gmail in favor of Microsoft’s Office
Office 365 is available now – is it anything really new? Office 365 is the latest incarnation of the Microsoft Office family and is now publicly available. It isn’t anything new from a technical point of view. Office 365 is a marketing move to bundle online and software services into
Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available for download, if you want to be a guinea pig for Microsoft. Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available for download, if you want to be a guinea pig for Microsoft. The major update to Office 2010 can be
Where is the Select All command and why you don’t need to find it. “As software changes so do the tool bars. A simple change for the location of the “select all” button is frustrating’ – Anthony C. We assume Anthony is asking about the ribbon in Office 2007 and
An alternative way to view Office documents and many other file formats. Free Opener is a new, free tool that lets you open and view over 70 different file formats including most of the types used by Microsoft Office. The concept is for a single download that can let you
A free way to get your Office Product Key from a variety of sources. ProduKey is another of the clever programs from Nirsoft. It reads a variety of Windows registry sources to display the Windows, Office and some other software product keys. Most key recovery programs only operate only on
Gmail hack from China has lessons for everyone and there’s one simple thing you can do to protect yourself. The latest attack on Gmail accounts could happen to anyone with any online email account – here’s how to avoid being hacked with one simple trick that will save you from
Some enhancements to our popular Word 2010 commands finder Thanks to all the Office-Watch.com readers who sent in suggestions and thanks about our Word 2010 Command Finder. We’ve acted on those comments and added a few improvements: Type in your text then press Enter to start the search. The command
So Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 billion, does it mean anything for Office users? Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 billion, does it mean anything for Office users? To keep Microsoft Office as the market leader, Redmond’s main aim is to entwine people into not just Windows and Office
Why the Office command list isn’t comprehensive and how to add ‘missing’ items. Our Command Finder list is the list supplied by Microsoft in the command customization dialog. We’ve provided an easier way to find that information but are limited to what Redmond has provided all Office users. Not everything
Microsoft’s latest results show that Office 2010 is very popular. Microsoft’s third quarter results include a report that Office 2010 has become the fastest selling version of the productivity suite ever. More important for Microsoft, sales are gathering more dollars into the company coffers. The company’s Business Division includes Office
Save money putting old copies of Microsoft Office on new computers. Jack C. from Colorado writes: ” I’m buying 5 new computers to replace the old ones in my office. The salesman is quoting me for 5 new copies of Microsoft Office but I have Office 2003 running on my
And you thought Word 2010 was new? Microsoft has released a cute video on YouTube showing how the US Declaration of Independance was ‘made’ with Word 2010 and collaboration tools. You can slow down or stop the video to show how some Word features are done. The font
What’s the difference between the WAH and HUP programs from Microsoft? Microsoft has two different programs to let staff use Office software at home, the Work at Home (WAH) programs and the Home Use Program (HUP). From the program names you might think they are similar but they are not.
Trim down those enormous PPT/PPTX files. While it’s not the problem it was a few years ago, there’s still a need to reduce the file size of a PowerPoint presentation to something more portable for transport or even use on older machines which may have trouble dealing with large file
Another step towards cloud based MS Office with Office 365. Microsoft has announced ‘Office 365’ a further merging of Office software with online services, mostly aimed at small and medium sized businesses. Office365.microsoft.com Office 365 is a marketing bundle of online and, optionally, software licensing that can be paid for
There’s a portable version of Office 2010 you can carry on a USB stick. Many people would like a portable version of Microsoft Office that you can carry on a USB memory drive and run from any computer. It is possible for some people with Office 2010 on a new
Can you run Office 2000 on Windows 7? Gene writes asking about running his Office 2000 software on his new computer with Windows 7. Office 2000 is shown as ‘NOT compatible’ on the official Windows 7 software compatibility list. Office XP (2002), Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010 are
The second edition of “Office 2010: the real startup guide” is now available for new and past purchasers. We’re delighted to announce that a second edition of Office 2010: the real startup guide is now available for new and past purchasers. The new edition has over 150 extra pages covering
