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
How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that. How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that. Word can have some quirky results
From: Microsoft Actions enhance opportunities for developers to work with Microsoft’s high-volume products. Microsoft Corp. today announced several new actions that deliver upon the commitments set in its Interoperability Principles to increase the openness of its products, drive greater interoperability, and provide increased opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers
At long last … an OOXML (docx, xlsx, pptz etc) converter for Mac finally appears. At long last … an OOXML (docx etc) converter for Mac finally appears Microsoft has released an ‘Open XML converter’ for Office 2004 and v X for Mac users. This means users of those ‘Office
Microsoft has released a set of programming tools to let developers work with Office 2007 documents without the Office applications themselves. Microsoft has released a set of programming tools to let developers work with Office 2007 documents without the Office applications themselves. The Open XML SDK v1.0 is available from
A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now available. The Windows Search technology is one way to find documents and messages quickly. It’s essential to using the ‘instant’ search features in Outlook 2007 and Onenote 2007. A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now
Office 2003 SP3 has a bug in the Documening Imaging program – Microsoft has a fix if you need the hotfix and if you can find a way to ask for it! Microsoft has released a ‘hotfix’ to a repair a bug that arises in Office 2003 Service Pack 3.
From: Microsoft Move enhances customer choice and interoperability with Microsoft’s flagship productivity suite. REDMOND, Wash. – May 21, 2008 – Microsoft Corp. is offering customers greater choice and more flexibility among document formats, as well as creating additional opportunities for developer and competitors, by expanding the range of document formats
