All Windows versions get security patches, Mac users have to wait. PowerPoint is the only program needing security patches in May 2009 but only the Windows versions of the presentation software are updated, for Office for Mac users will have to just wait. Here’s a list of the affected programs
A threat to PPT 2000 thru PPT 2007 will be patched next Tuesday Microsoft has given advance notice of a security patch for many versions of PowerPoint, which will be released on Tuesday 12 May 2009. This may be a fix for the security hole in Powerpoint first mentioned by
Speaker notes can have images and charts as well as printing options. In PowerPoint, Notes Pages show thumbnail images of the slide along with an area below for notes which would help the presenter during the presentation or it can be given to the audience as well. In PowerPoint 2003
Even after Service Pack 2, there are more fixes for Office 2007. Service Pack 2 has been out less than a week and already there are more fixes for Office 2007. These ‘hotfixes’ are temporary and ‘ not fully tested’ updates. Most are dated 30 April 2009 – only a
Six new patches for Office 2003, Word 2003, Excel 2003 and PowerPoint 2003. The update ‘fun’ this week users isn’t limited to Office 2007 – there are also several ‘hotfixes’ for Office 2003. These ‘hotfixes’ are temporary and ‘ not fully tested’ updates. Only install them if you have the
Official fix list for PowerPoint 2007 SP2 both the summary and the complete list Here’s the official fix list for PowerPoint 2007 SP2 both the summary and the complete list. We’ve published it here for easy reference instead of hunting around Microsoft’s web site and an Excel worksheet. This list
Printed support materials that make your presentations better PowerPoint support materials come to the rescue of both the presenter and the attendees. PowerPoint has greatly advanced from being just a tool to prepare slides and organize it. It has come up with various support materials like handouts, notes which can
A trick for quickly printing part of a document, worksheet or slides plus when it does NOT work. Sometimes you just want to print part of a document, maybe a few paragraphs or many pages. One option available is to print the current selection. The basics are simple. In Word,
New threat for PPT 2003, 2002 and 2000 Microsoft has advised a new security threat involving .PPT .POT and .PPS files. It is possible for one of those file types to be infected with a new virus which takes advantage of an unpatched security hole in PowerPoint. You can get
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
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 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
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
‘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
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 a list of the October 2006 security updates for Microsoft Office for Windows. There are five security updates for Microsoft Office this month, all of which are rated ‘Critical’ by Microsoft. Powerpoint for Windows and Mac See https://office-watch.com/kb?924163 PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003, Excel 2004 for Mac, Excel
How to save your entire Powerpoint presentation to another folder or CD Some Office features have been there for so long that it’s easy to forget they are there. Most of the coverage is of new features and long standing stuff gets overlooked. And so it was yesterday when I
We look at the bells and whistles available in Producer for PowerPoint 2003. By Helen Bradley You might be excused for thinking that PowerPoint is getting a little long in the tooth. Not much in the way of features have been added to the program in the last few years
Adding a few pictures or images to your PowerPoint presentation is quite simple. There are many ways to do it, the official way and others. Adding a few pictures or images to your Powerpoint presentation is quite simple. There are many ways to do it, the official way and others.
MS Office Picture Manager is a good choice of photo management software because many people already have the software even though they may not realize it. By Helen Bradley About two weeks into getting a new digital camera you’ll have discovered that photos, like wire coat hangers, have a habit
