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The long-standing viewer software for Word, Excel or PowerPoint are going to that Bit Black Hole to which all software must eventually go. The Word Viewer, Excel Viewer and PowerPoint Viewer are being ‘retired’ in Microsoft parlance. That only means they won’t be available for download from Microsoft. Nor will the company release any more […]
There’s been a whopping big security hole in Microsoft Office for the last 17 years, via the old Equation Editor and a less than vigilant Microsoft. We have details of the problem, how to fix it and why there’s more to come …. In the November 2017 patches there are some that are innocently labelled […]
Microsoft’s investment in LinkedIn now has a result for Office users with the release of a Resume Assistant for Word 2016. Before we go into details, keep in mind that Resume Assistant is only available for a few Office users at the moment. Not even all Office 2016 Fast Insiders can now access Resume Assistant. […]
Microsoft’s mail hosting Outlook.com now comes with extras for Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers, as we foretold a while ago. In short, the ‘Premium’ $50/$20 a year Outlook.com is dead. The Premium benefits are now available to all Office 365 Home and Personal users. If you’re one of the five people linked to an […]
Apple has introduced a new image and video format for iPhone and iPad, here’s how to handle it in Microsoft Office documents. .HEIC image files are made by default in some Apple devices with iOS 11. Microsoft Office and Windows don’t support the new format yet but there’s workarounds available in the meantime. Automatic HEIC […]
