Outlook 2013 takes a backward step in readability. Grab a ruler and it’s easy to see how Microsoft has wasted screen space with Outlook 2013. The message view with preview turned off uses about 20% more vertical space than Outlook 2007 – That means less messages visible on the screen
Unread messages view returns in Outlook 2013. Viewing ‘Unread mails only’ has returned as a classic ‘flip flop’ from Microsoft. Outlook 2010 dropped the ‘Unread messages’ view because Microsoft assured us their testing showed that people didn’t want or use that feature. Really? People didn’t want to see just unread
What you need to know about Office 2013 and getting the preview. Office 2013 is now available for public preview. As you’d expect Office-Watch.com has been and will be looking at Office 2013 in detail. We don’t rely on the glib promises and cozy half-truths sent out by Microsoft. Instead
All Office 2013 programs have a full screen mode. Up in the top right corner of Office 2013 programs is a useful new button – Full Screen Mode. Word already has a full screen mode just for reading but this is different. The new full screen mode works in all
A PDF editing mode arrives in Word 2013. For a long time people have asked for a way to edit PDF files – Word 2013 has it, sort of. It’s an understandable feature request even though it’s a bit like asking to edit a paper book or a stained glass
Finding the stand-alone version of Office 2013 isn’t made easy – here’s how. Microsoft’s preference for the public trial of Office 2012 is the cloud based system with their ‘click to run’ technology and streaming services. You can do that starting here. That might suit some people however why be the guinea
The Office 2010 Starter edition won’t continue for Office 2013 but not for the reason Microsoft says. The Office 2010 Starter Edition, included with some new computers, won’t be returning for Office 2013. According to Microsoft the Starter Edition isn’t compatible with Windows 8 so they can’t have an Office
Microsoft’s Surface offers a new way to buy and use Office. After the super-secret prelude, Microsoft announced what most commentators said they would – a tablet device made by Microsoft to rival the iPad – called Surface. Surface with Windows and Office in one bundle represents a new way to
Buried in today’s Microsoft announcement is the name of the next Office version. While most commentators are looking at the glossy Surface device from Microsoft – Office-Watch.com looks for Office news. Down in the specs for the Surface with Windows RT is the name of the next version of Office.
Google buys QuickOffice in an effort to keep up with Microsoft’s move into tablets with Office. Google has announced the purchase of QuickOffice for the traditional amount in these situations ie ‘undisclosed’. To understand why, you need a summary of the three main players. QuickOffice has a set of well
Reports that Office for iPad and even Android are due later this year. Boy Genius Report is reporting that Microsoft will release versions of Microsoft Office for both Apple iPad’s and Android devices. By this rumor, Redmond is aiming for a November 2012 release date. This would put it in
One Windows 8 product will include Office – but only in part and expect to pay more later. There are four Windows 8 products (actually three since one is the only choice for the upcoming Windows tablets): Windows 8 – the equivalent of the current ‘Home’ editions of Windows 7
A brief peek at Office 15 with hints of what’s to come. The preview video for Windows 8 on ARM devices (called WOA) has some views of the next version of Office – aka Office 15. It gives a small idea of what the next Office will look like on
Will Windows 8 really ‘include’ Office 15? Some commentators have jumped to the conclusion that Windows 8 on ARM (WOA) will come with Office 15 applications based on a blog post that said “WOA includes desktop versions of the new Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.”. We’ve been around Microsoft
Office 15 has a ‘Sign in’ option on the title bar. On the top left of Word 15, Excel 15 and Powerpoint 15 in the preview video is a new option ‘Sign In’. This suggests there’s to be even more obvious integrations between Office and online storage options like Sharepoint
A hint about new ‘Design’ features in Word 15 A close look at a Windows 8 preview video gives a clue about features in the next version of Word. There is a new tab called ‘Design’ which suggests there’s new Word features to make easier to create complex documents –
The Office 15 Technical Preview has begun. And so it begins …. Microsoft has started testing the next version of Office (called ‘Office 15’ for the moment) to a small group of people outside the company. They aren’t saying much else at this stage except the usual platitudes that have
How to get table or other information from the net into Excel (or Word). Ever seen some data on the Internet and want to copy it for yourself? From small tables to large data chunks, there’s several ways to do it. Simple copying Almost any table or grid on a
The Comic Sans haters have risen again as a TV show is plastered with the hated Comic Sans font Stephen Fry’s latest TV show uses Comic Sans as its primary font, so the haters of the common font have risen in protest. We’ve talked about Comic Sans before. It’s not
It’s easy to make an Excel list into an HTML table. Excel has great list making features. It’s often the best way to manage a simple list or database. There’s features for sorting, filtering, auto-complete and calculated fields. But using the finished list isn’t always obvious, especially if you want
If and how to use Outlook’s AutoArchive feature – by Kara Monroe. STORING OLD EMAIL WITH AUTOARCHIVE AND OTHER OPTIONS by Kara Monroe Chances are if you’ve used Microsoft Outlook for any period of time, you’ve been prompted to AutoArchive your old items. AutoArchive is a tool that backs up
Microsoft Outlook has provided the capability to work with multiple calendars in a single installation of Outlook since at least Outlook 97. However, in Outlook 2003, new functionality was added that makes this feature far more practical and easy to use. By Kara Monroe Microsoft Outlook has provided the capability
The Track Changes or Reviewing feature has been in Microsoft Word for many years though it has changed name and undergone many changes and improvements in each version. In a recent article we mentioned a submission to a US Senate committee and the use of the track changes feature in Word.
