A clever option to print a foldable booklet that won’t cost you anything. One of the eternal requests for Microsoft Office is the ability to make a booklet. That is a set of two pages on one side of paper but double-sided and ordered so you can fold the lot
How to print a document when the paper sizes are different. On our new Twitter account we saw this question: “When I send an Excel file to someone, should I have to set it up so they can print? I don’t know the printer/size they use.” Part of that answer
Pricing hint, versions of Windows, Office on the web and other Office 14 news. From no less a mouth than Steve Ballmer comes word that the next version of Office won’t grace our desktops until 2010. That’s no real surprise, Microsoft seems to be focusing on the next Windows –
About 32-bit & 64-bit editions of Microsoft Office in Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010. Gradually, oh so gradually, we’re changing from a world of 32-bit computers to 64 bit computers. What does this mean for Microsoft Office? Microsoft Office and 64-bit Microsoft Office 2007 only has one version
How to format a Word or Excel document to print on someone else’s computer. On our new Twitter account we saw this question: ” When I send an Excel file to someone, should I have to set it up so they can print it? I don’t know the printer/size paper
How to remove single entries from the most recently used list. In Office for Mere Mortals we recently covered the basics of the most recently used (MRU) list in Office. Removing individual entries It is possible to an individual ‘recently used document’ but it’s not obvious and a far cry
We clear up some of the misunderstandings about the MS Office Home Use Program, one of the cheapest ways to buy Microsoft Office. In our article Get Office 2007 from your boss for $30 we explained how many companies can let their staff buy Office Professional for much less than
If you make your own shortcuts, Word 2007 will mislead you about in-built shortcuts that will conflict with your own. If you make your own shortcuts, Word 2007 will mislead you about in-built shortcuts that will conflict with your own. In our article about the Full Screen View in Word
How to configure the list of recently used documents in Office and the glaring omission. The Most Recently Used (MRU) list is the list of documents you’ve recently opened in Word, Excel or PowerPoint. It is a handy way to reopen documents you’re currently working on but could be better.
There is a full screen editing mode in Word 2007, if you know where to look. We’re obliged to Rob G from Pennsylvania who found the full screen mode in Word 2007. Full screen editing is great on smaller displays like laptops or netbooks as well as anyone who likes
Getting the most from the small screen. We look at options for making Office 2003 or Office 2007 work better in the smaller netbook screens. In the final part of our series, we’ll look at options for making Office 2003 or Office 2007 work better in the smaller netbook screens.
Microsoft has a ‘Military Appreciation Edition’ of Office 2007 for qualified purchasers but there is one more qualification you need … patience. Ever since we wrote about the Office 2007 Military Appreciation Edition (MAE) we’ve received messages from military and former military who’ve had trouble getting a copy. In-Store In
Sections are in every Word document – here’s how to use them to make Word do what you need. In the last issue I described how to omit the page number on the last page of a document by using a section break and “de-linking” the header/footer between the sections.
We continue our look at using MS Office on the small netbook devices. A look at what office suite software to install on the netbook. This week we continue our look at using MS Office on the small netbook devices. In part one we had some buying suggestions for a
Microsoft has released the Office 2007 Resource Kit as a free download. Microsoft has released the Office 2007 Resource Kit as a free download. The Office 2007 Resource Kit is a pile of extra information for developers and managers working with Office 2007. The topics covered are: Getting started Planning
If you’re trying out the beta version of Windows 7 then you can open Word 2007 documents (.docx) and OpenDocument ODF (.odt) just using Wordpad 7. But you can’t open the older .doc files used by Word 2003 and earlier versions. If you’re trying out the beta version of Windows
The first images of Office 14 have been leaked plus a rough timeline — check it out here .. A Russian web site wzor.net has leaked images from the alpha (early) tests of Office 14 – the next release of Microsoft Office. With a alpha test version out to a
Are you a more efficient Office user with larger or more screens? A few years ago, having several monitors on one computer was the preserve of financial screen jockeys and extreme techies, but not any more. Low cost LCD screens have brought it to people on a relatively modest budget.
Tips for buying a netbook computer and using Microsoft Office on the popular new, small screen, devices. The popularity of netbook computers has taken both hardware and software makers by surprise. What was considered a niche market has become the new growth area for computer hardware. Netbooks are smaller than
There is an error on the Microsoft Support web site regarding the date and version of the latest Junk Email filter update for Outlook 2007. ” I like to ensure I have the latest spam filter for Outlook 2007 but the details on the Microsoft web site don’t match what
At the very end of 2008, Microsoft finally admitted to something Excel users had long suspected … that adding a lot of shapes to a worksheet can greatly affect Excel’s performance. At the very end of 2008, Microsoft finally admitted to something Excel 2007 users had long suspected … that
Microsoft has released a Word 2007 patch for a problem with .docx files being opened in Word 2003. Microsoft has released a Word 2007 patch for a problem with .docx files being opened in Word 2003. Confused yet? It’s a problem when Word 2003 (with the Office Compatibility Pack installed)
Microsoft has released a December 2008 patch for a grab-bag of problems with Word 2007. Microsoft has released a December 2008 patch for a grab-bag of problems with Word 2007. You have to apply to Microsoft for the patch – details here – but unless you have one of the
From: Microsoft Company encourages greater transparency in the pursuit of interoperability by publishing ODF and Open XML implementation notes. To help foster interoperability among office productivity applications, Microsoft Corp. today published documentation detailing its implementation of OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) version 1.1 support in Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack
