One of the non-AirPrint options for iPad printing. Office for iPad now has printing but only Airprint which leaves a lot of printers not available to iPad user, especially if they have a Windows computer. One alternative is “Printer Pro”. Printer Pro for iPad supports printing to network linked printers
Group calling returns to the Skype ‘free’ list. Good news for Skype lovers, group calling has returned to the list of free features. You can now add group calling to our list of Skype hidden extras Group calling is having three or more people on the same video/audio call. Microsoft
Court confirms that any US controlled cloud server is vulnerable to US government access. Here’s a story that got little coverage but deserves a lot more. A US district court has confirmed what has been known for the last decade, that US companies have to supply data to the US
OneDrive for Business customers get a 4,000% increase. Microsoft continues to push their cloud services with a big jump in available storage in OneDrive for Business from a default of 25GB to 1 Terabyte. It’s a whopping increase intended to put pressure on Google, Dropbox, Box etc to compete or
Some nice new tricks and a lot of secrets in the first update of Office for iPad. Right at the end of April 2014, we have the first update to the Office for iPad apps to version 1.0.1. The main change is AirPrint support that we’ve covered separately and our
Office for iPad apps get an update including printing … of a sort anyway. Right at the end of April 2014, we have the first update to the Office for iPad apps. The main change is printing support … well Airprint support anyway. Airprint is Apple’s proprietary printing system which
We asked Microsoft eight simple questions and got one response. To accompany our story about OneDrive for Business changing documents and files without notice or trace we asked Microsoft for answers to some questions. Alas the reply came too late for the Office Watch newsletter but here it is, in
Without a clear reason, Microsoft has started blocking paid OneDrive accounts. MyCE.com is reporting a disturbing new trend from Microsoft … locking customers out of their OneDrive accounts without notice or clear reason. According to the report, customers may get a message like this when they login to OneDrive Your
Why does OneDrive for Business change the Office documents and files you upload? MyCE.com has a worrying report on OneDrive for Business which appears to change the uploaded files. Microsoft seems to be adding information to customers uploaded files. We can’t find anywhere that discloses that and the reasons for
As promised, there’s now a cheaper Office 365 option. Microsoft has now released Office 365 Personal, a lower cost rental option for Office software. The ‘Personal’ subscription/rental option costs US$6.99 per month (US$69.99 a year) plus any state taxes. For that you get: Use of the current Office software for
What’s in Windows Phone 8.1? Windows Phone 8.1 is now being pushed out to compatible Windows Phones. Some changes of interest to Office users. Password protected documents are now supported in the Office apps – at last. S/MIME is available to secure and identify emails – again long overdue. Calendar
The Drop Dropbox campaign is poorly aimed. The Drop Dropbox campaign is a shameful waste of time and effort. It’s making a scapegoat of one lady while ignoring much bigger problems. Drop Dropbox came about after the announcement that Condoleezza Rice, former adviser to President George W. Bush and US
We’re delighted to announce a brand new title from Office Watch. Office for iPad: The Complete Guide is now available. After the success of Office 2013: the real startup guide we decided to do something similar for the newest incarnation of Microsoft Office, released just over a week ago. Office
An Office 365 Home package now allows five tablet app installs – though you’d not know it. A change to Office 365 Home subscription allowances was made with the release of Office for iPad. Until recently, a Office 365 Home package was limited to 5 mobile devices. Each mobile app
The features in Excel for iPad. Here’s a look at the major features in Excel for iPad, looking over the five main tabs. The buttons will be familiar in most cases, though the underlying menus/galleries are different and limited compared to Excel for Windows or Mac. Shameless plug:Office for iPad:
A quick look over the Word for iPad features, Here’s a look at the major features in Word for iPad, looking over the four main tabs. The buttons will be familiar in most cases though the underlying menus/galleries are different and limited compared to Word for Windows or Mac. Shameless
A close look at the new Formula Keyboard in Excel for iPad. One of the highlighted innovations in Excel for iPad is a dedicated Formula Keyboard which looks like this: It’s necessary because none of the supplied iPad virtual keyboards work well when you’re trying to enter Excel formula. Hunting
Tips for beating the rush to get Office for iPad. If you’re having trouble getting Office for iPad on launch day, join the loooong line. Apple is probably having a record or near-record day and it’s hard to get the new apps … but there are tricks available. Don’t try
A preview of Office for iPad. The presentation is just over .. what do we know before looking at the Office for iPad apps ourselves? Office for iPad has Word, Excel and PowerPoint components (OneNote for iPad already exists). Shameless plug:Office for iPad: The Complete Guide is now available. Every tab,
Also updated today … OneNote for iPad Amidst all the hype over Office for iPad there were some other announcements. OneNote for iPad was updated to version 2.2 promising “Beautifully redesigned for iOS 7” and “Photos of whiteboards and documents are now autocropped and enhanced”. See Also Office for
We predict crowds at Microsoft Stores tomorrow. Microsoft Stores are offering a very limited number of people a years worth of Office 365. The first 50 people to arrive at a Microsoft Store on Friday 28th March 2014 with an iPad will get Office 365 (probably Home Premium) for a
You can secure cloud documents with a password but Microsoft makes them hard to use. Password locking Office documents is one way to keep your OneDrive stored documents safe from prying eyes (e.g. hackers, Microsoft etc.). It’s a nice idea but Microsoft’s poor support for password protected documents makes that
