From: Office watch The latest desktop search tool from Microsoft drops the MSN moniker in part and becomes just Windows Desktop Search. Microsoft has finally realized that there was nothing to be made out of desktop search tools with Google providing a better product for free. So the latest desktop
In this article we cover some curiously hidden print functions in Office 2003. You would think that printing documents was core function of Microsoft Word and such a function would be openly documented with plenty of options. Well there’s plenty of options but finding them is another matter and therein
We talk about the Print Dialog options available in most versions of Office and also some printer specific options that you might find. Despite all the options now available for disseminating information, we still rely on ink upon dried wood pulp. Today let’s have a look at the Print dialog
We talk about some of the less obvious things you can do with the File Open and File Save dialog boxes in Microsoft Office (and many other programs for that matter). BEHIND FILE SAVE AND OPEN Over in an Office Watch article we’ve started a discussion on how people choose to
You Software has a utility that can move Outlook file attachments to one or more folders on your hard drive. We’re not too concerned about the size of our Outlook PST/OST file especially since Outlook 2003 has lifted the size limit on the main data file. We like having the
We look at Outlook’s drag feature which lets you can drag an item from one Outlook folder to another and create a new item based on the old one. After last week’s issue of Office for Mere Mortals on Outlook tips we had a lot of similar letters from readers, and
We share some of our readers’ thoughts and tips regarding Outlook’s “Shared Calendar” functionality. A recent article in Office for Mere Mortals takes you through the basics of sharing an appointment among friends via email. While Microsoft concentrates on gee-whiz shared resources with server connections, Outlook itself will let you setup appointments
Helen Bradley continues her series on the hidden and undocumented functions of Excel 2003. By Helen Bradley This article continues on from part 1 of Helen’s series on the not so obvious in Excel 2003. EVALUATE A STATEMENT There are some hidden or undocumented functions you can use in Excel. For example,
There seems to be a fundamental and worrying problem with encrypted documents in Word and Excel – and not just the recent versions. The latest Office news isn’t good news – there seems to be a fundamental and worrying problem with encrypted documents in Word and Excel – and not
Excel worksheets are great tools for recording data. By Helen Bradley Excel worksheets are great tools for recording data. While some people use worksheets to record thousands of entries at a time, all some of us need is help recording and organizing the sort of day to day stuff that
We look at the interface and performance of some of the major desktop search contenders. In part one of this Office Watch series we looked at the possibilities of the new range of desktop searching tools, how the work, what to look for, security implications and pitfalls. This issue will
We’ll tell you about some of the features in Small Business Server 2003 that we really like and which, in some cases, don’t get the attention that they deserve. NEAT STUFF TO DO WITH SBS There are plenty of things that you can do with Windows Server 2003 and the
The Data table tool in Excel has been around for years and makes data tables very quickly and easily. By Helen Bradley Consider this situation, you’re about to borrow money for a house and you need a quick reference of loan amounts, interest rates and payments. You want it on
We explain what the “Student and Teacher” edition of Office 2003 is and why it’s a good choice and great value for many people. One of the cute marketing tricks of recent years has been Microsoft’s bundling of some Office components into a ‘Student and Teacher’ edition. We’ve mentioned this
Many of you will remember the Copernic web search program from years past. Well now they’ve entered the market for finding documents and emails on your computer with Copernic Desktop Search. Many of you will remember the Copernic web search program from years past. Well now they’ve entered the market
One of the best ways to share photos with friends is to post them to a web site. It’s more efficient and practical than sending lots of emails with attachments. One of the best ways to share photos with friends is to post them to a web site. It’s more
There’s a service pack for Office XP users but before you go rushing off to get it make sure you get any necessary updates to other software. Yup, there’s a service pack for Office XP users but before you go rushing off to get it make sure you get any
A company called MAPIlab has released a thorough, accurate, independent evaluation of the junk mail filter in Outlook 2003. A company called MAPIlab has released a thorough, accurate, independent evaluation of the junk mail filter in Outlook 2003. If you’re using Outlook 2003’s spam filter, I suggest you take a
Last week, Microsoft re-released a tool that removes swastikas from the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font, this time billing it as a “critical update” to Office 2003. Some days I just have to shake my head in wonder… Two months ago in Office Watch, I showed you a new font in Office
The symptom: you File | Exit out of Outlook 2003, but it keeps on running, down in the Windows notification area (next to the clock). I’ve had reports from many of you that you still can’t get Outlook 2003 to quit, even after applying the nostrums in a recent article of
Will Microsoft’s new XML patent filings affect you? Our friends in Redmond say that “Microsoft may have patents and/or patent applications that are necessary for you to license in order to make, sell, or distribute software programs that read or write files that comply with the Microsoft specifications for the
Another major tech news organization has picked up and flogged another red herring about a hack to Word’s password-protection feature. Another major tech news organization has picked up and flogged another red herring. “A simple hack to Word’s password-protection feature means documents may not be as secure as users believe.
What’s causing Outlook 2003 to exit with the message “Changes have been made that affect the global template, Normal.dot. Do you want to save those changes?” If WinFax Pro is the source of the Outlook 2003 hang problem, what’s causing Outlook 2003 to exit with the message “Changes have been
Microsoft isn’t the only group that’s waving its dirty laundry in the wind. Last week I talked about the importance of stripping “hidden” information from Word documents before posting them on the Internet. I took you through a bunch of examples of docs on Microsoft’s own site that included detailed
