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
If you get confused by the documentation for Office updates, don’t think it’s your fault, some of the Microsoft’s documentation is very poor. Just one exhibit is a recent article about a cumulative update for Office 2003. If you get confused by the documentation for Office updates, don’t think it’s
The announcement of Office 2007 cumulative update for August 2008 is astonishingly light on any information that might be useful for Microsoft’s paying customers. The announcement of Office 2007 cumulative update for August 2008 is astonishingly light on any information that might be useful for Microsoft’s paying customers. As already
It’s a shock headline, Microsoft apparently patents keyboard keys that have been around for decades. The reality isn’t as bad or ridiculous. If you read some headlines in the tech press it seems that Microsoft now has a patent for the ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page Down’ keys! The patent was
Microsoft Office Home and Student pack will now cost 40% less in parts of Africa, but that’s still expensive for many. Microsoft Office Home and Student pack will now cost 40% less in parts of Africa. The Home & Student bundle has the 2007 versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and
‘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
The Office 2007 can disappear to make more screen room available for your document – not only that but it does so intelligently. The Office 2007 can disappear to make more screen room available for your document – not only that but it does so intelligently. The ribbon can be
A little used feature in Windows Server will let you assign a fixed path to a folder even if you later change the server setup to a new physical location “You said that network administrators didn’t have to use drive letters assignments to network shares but that’s not true. On
The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Office 2007 programs have their own shortcut keys using the number keys. The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Office 2007 programs have their own shortcut keys using the number keys. Alt + 1 for the first icon on the QAT, Alt + 2 for
Here’s some more tips for using Office 2007 without the mouse. Here’s some more tips for using Office 2007 without the mouse. As we’ve mentioned before, much of the same shortcuts that applied for earlier versions of Office will also apply with Office 2007. Plus there’s new features that make
