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
Macintosh users can get their ‘catch up’ version of Office soon. Office 2011 for Macintosh will be on sale from 26 October 2011. Office 2011 will have some interesting changes like a totally revamped Email and PIM program called ‘Outlook for Mac’ which will be able to integrate with the
The next release of SBS will include Office Web Apps. We’ve always liked Microsoft’s Small Business Server – a relatively cheap way to get centralized email, document storage and sharing. You get the considerable power of Exchange Server and Sharepoint in an easy to configure system. Office Watch has used
Why would existing Mac users pay more than they need to for Office 2011? Sandy J writes: “For many Macintosh users, I cannot see they would need to pay for the ‘Business’ box of Office 2011. The only important addition is Outlook for Mac which most Mac users don’t need.
A curious marketing match – buy Office 2010 and get $100 to fly Southwest Airlines. Amazon currently has a promotion where you get $100 to spend on Southwest Airlines flights if you buy Office 2010 Home and Business. It’s not a bad deal as long as you’re a business customer
Take advantage of the Technology Guarantee to get a small discount on the upcoming Office for Mac There is a small opportunity to save money on Office 2011 for Mac Home and Business edition. The Technology Guarantee is now in effect for anyone buying Office 2008 for Mac until 30
Microsoft isn’t really cutting the prices of Office for Mac – it just looks that way. We’ve been intrigued to see press reports of Microsoft ‘cutting’ the prices on Office 2011 for Mac. It looks that way at first glance but, as usual, a closer look shows that Office 2011
Our friends in the Macintosh world will get a new incarnation of Office for Mac in October. Our friends in the Macintosh world will get a new incarnation of Office for Mac in October. Called Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 it will have the usual grab bag of new features
Office-Watch.com titles are now available on the Kindle We’re delighted to announce that three Office-Watch.com titles are now available on the Kindle. You can now get our popular Office-Watch.com ebooks to read in the Kindle format – either on a Kindle device or on a PC, Mac, iPad or even
Office 2007 and Office 2010 has tools to edit photos and pictures in your document. Office 2007 and Office 2010 has tools to edit photos and pictures in your document. In olden days (ie 10 years ago) to put an image into a document you had to carefully edit the
Can Office 2010 read documents made in earlier versions of MS Office – yes, of course. Kellye H writes: “The only version of Microsoft Office for Home and Students at Best Buy is 2010. Can the older programs, since that is what most have, read the new one? I have
Only a few of the many security patches are for Microsoft Office. In June 2010 there are many patches for security lapses in Microsoft products, but only a few for Office software directly. They are all variations on the familiar problems of a hacked document which, when opened, can run
For some, the ‘Ultimate Steal’ really is a steal – they get nothing for their money. John L is just the latest to write to us on this topic: “You have mentioned several times that MS Office Ultimate can be bought for $59.95 by qualified college students (‘Stealing’ Office 2007
Type in many languages from one keyboard. Here’s how you can type in other languages using a single keyboard into any Window program including Microsoft Office. Google has added a virtual keyboard to its search pages. On some search pages like google.co.th and google.ru you can now click on a
Office 2010 is out of beta and moving to the real world. Microsoft has announced that Office 2010 is out of development and is now RTM – Released to Manufacture. The beta testing has ended and the final product will be available soon. Some long suffering cynics might say that
How to install the 64-bit version of Office 2010. How to install the 64-bit version of Office 2010. Office 2010 on a DVD disk will install the 32-bit software by default. If you choose to install the 64-bit software requires some special steps. A downloaded Office 2010 should be offered
What can you do if Office product activation is refused? From time to time we get messages from readers who are having problems activating their copy of Microsoft Office. If you’re not getting what you think you paid for, ask Microsoft to explain. What you see on the screen isn’t
