Microsoft’s Black Friday offer for Office 2007 may have ended but the strangeness of buying Office direct from Microsoft continues. Microsoft’s Black Friday offer for Office 2007 may have ended but the strangeness of buying Office direct from Microsoft continues. Not only does it pay to shop around – it
Microsoft is offering half-price on one of their Office 2007 bundles just until 1 December 2008. But, as usual with Microsoft, there are traps for the unwary. We explain the traps and suggest a way to buy for the advertised price elsewhere. UPDATE: the Black Friday offer has now expired,
Even after two years, the Lords and Members of Parliament in the UK can’t easily open Office 2007 documents. We explain the simple options available to the honorable members. Silicon.com is reporting that the UK’s Members of Parliament and the House of Lords are having trouble opening documents that are
It’s a simple question about ordering monthly data in Word – there’s many answers which give a glimpse into what you can do with Office. ” I want to have a monthly log of items, each month separated by a page or section break, but be able to “toggle” the
New wrinkles on an old Microsoft Office =rand() ‘random’ or filler text trick Old Word hands know there’s a quick way to enter text into a document as a placeholder for testing or to help formatting while you’re waiting for the real content to arrive. Type =rand() and some text
Microsoft has launched its new online store for buying their products – you can download most right away but you’ll pay at least 20% more for the privilege. Microsoft has launched its new online store for buying their products – you can download most right away but you’ll pay at
If you’re thinking of buying Office 2008 for Mac there’s an interesting pricing anomaly that you might take advantage of, while it lasts. While comparing the prices of Office products on the new Microsoft Store we came across a strange little pricing anomaly that could save you around $50 on
Microsoft has released a series of updated help files for Office 2007 programs. Microsoft has released a series of updated help files for Office 2007 programs. Each program has a separate download. In most cases the download includes updates for both the main user help file and the developers help
We’ve seen the demos, read the press release then the inevitable rumors and supposition – now Office Watch has to opine on Microsoft’s announcement of a light-weight version of Office available via a web browser. We’ve seen the demos, read the press release then the inevitable rumors and supposition –
A few days ago Microsoft announced something that they didn’t want to do but everyone knew they had to do – start the roll out of an online browser-based version of Microsoft Office. A few days ago Microsoft announced something that they didn’t want to do but everyone knew they
Soon Apple iPhone and iTouch users will be able to edit MS Office documents on a tiny but crisp screen. When Apple released the latest iPhone with direct support for Microsoft Exchange Server, it left the question of access to other parts of the Office suite. DataViz has announced that
Live Mesh is useful now even in technical beta – here a few wish list items plus a little crystal ball gazing. Update: about the time we published this article there were major changes to Live Mesh. It’s now advanced to ‘beta’ form and not ‘Technical Preview’. It can be installed by
From: Microsoft Q&A: Microsoft Senior Vice President Chris Capossela discusses how extending Office applications to the browser will increase choice and flexibility for customers. Here’s the full text of the announcement made by Microsoft today about their future plans for Office Web applications. Q&A: Microsoft Senior Vice President Chris Capossela
Is Office 2003 SP2 ‘dead’ – should you update to Service Pack 3 despite the problems in the latest update? ” I’ve heard that Office 2003 SP2 is no longer supported, is that true? That’s a problem for my company because Service Pack 3 breaks access to many file types
There are now reports of a 40% price drop in Office 2007 Home & Student edition for customers in Pakistan. There are now reports of a 40% price drop in Office 2007 Home & Student edition for customers in Pakistan. This is part of a global effort by Microsoft to
Live Mesh is real cloud computing available now and free – not vague promises for the future. Office Watch has a primer on using it now. Live Mesh is Microsoft’s file sharing ‘cloud’ technology. The ‘technical preview’ is currently available to people in some countries for free so you can
Microsoft has released more details about the next Service Pack for Office 2007 users. This isn’t the first time SP2 has been ‘announced’ and it won’t be the last. Microsoft has released more details about the next Service Pack for Office 2007 users. This isn’t the first time SP2 has
Do you need to reindex your computer after installing new plug-ins for Windows Search? ” After I install the October 08 iFilters pack do I have to reindex my computer? The download page doesn’t say. Thanks. ” Billy M – Ohio, USA. That’s a good question and there’s no clear
Microsoft has released a new pack of ‘iFilter’ extras to support Office 2007 documents with their various search technologies. Microsoft has released a new pack of ‘iFilter’ extras to support Office 2007 documents with their various search technologies. iFilter is Microsoft’s name for plug-ins that will let you index and
A strange spelling anomaly appeared in Word 2003 and Word 2007 — all to do with a possessive Donna. ” At some point “recently” (like within the past year?) the last name Donna, when you add a possessive, Office 2007 spell checker thinks it is spelled wrong. Try it with
More comparisons between the legendary comedy team and Microsoft Office. I suppose it was inevitable .. after mentioning Monty Python and the MS Word dictionary last week (admittedly tongue-in-cheek) someone has asked about more comparisons between the legendary comedy team and Microsoft Office. “Great point about Monty – if mere
Australian customers of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Exchange Server and other programs are about to suffer another upheaval courtesy of Microsoft itself. Australian customers of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Exchange Server and other programs are about to suffer another upheaval courtesy of Microsoft itself. While the immediate problem is ‘down under’, the
There are plenty of ways to make an Adobe Acrobat PDF files from Microsoft Office programs. Here’s a quick guide to some of the options including free downloads. There are plenty of ways to make an Adobe Acrobat PDF files from Microsoft Office programs. PDF files retain most of the
Only two Office-related security updates in September 2008 – both are very wide-ranging affecting Office XP, 2003 and 2007. Only two Office-related security updates in September 2008 – both are very wide-ranging affecting Office XP, 2003 and 2007. Both are yet more variants on security problems we’ve seen in the
