Wrapping up our look at Master Documents in Word with some extra tips. We’ve been looking at Master Documents in Word and here’s some extra tips to help you get the most from this once feared Word feature that’s come good … · Feature like Page number, Header and
Don’t be afraid – Word’s Master Documents is stable and worth using. The term ‘Master Document’ may cause many to scorn if not outright panic especially those who have been using Word 97 or 2000 version. The most common problem which people faced earlier was the corruption of master documents
March 2010 is the month for many Excel security patches This month Microsoft has released patches for many security breaches in Excel – from Excel 2002 onwards plus Office for Mac. More embarrassing, but probably inevitable, the ‘new’ OpenXML document formats have been breached for the first time. A hacked
Our new ebook – Protecting your information from prying eyes, theft and deliberate attack We’re delighted to announce the latest book from Office Watch Privacy and Security in Microsoft Office “Protecting your information from prying eyes, theft and deliberate attack” Privacy & Security in Microsoft Officefocuses on using the security
How to stop typing replacing or overwriting text. Daysha B writes “What I type replaces my existing text. How do I turn this off? Thank you.” As usual with Microsoft Office, nothing is as simple as it first appears. Most people probably know that the immediate answer is ‘Press the
An add-in puts the coming Excel 2010 feature into Excel 2007, 2003 and XP. As we’ve already noted, the Excel 2010 feature Sparklines isn’t a new idea. The idea of small graphs next to the numbers it was originally named by Edward Tufte. If you like the idea of Sparklines
Information on an unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP). Microsoft has disclosed a unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP) only,click here for more …
A reader reported that the Office XP templates for my Time & Expense Billing application don’t work in Office 2003, so I’ve provided a new set. Dan Gifford wrote to report that the Office XP templates for my Time & Expense Billing application (Code Sample #29on my Web site) don’t
How to easily make appointments with other people using Outlook. Outlook has some great features for making appointments and sharing those details with others. The main features can be used by anyone to setup dinner, movies or any personal event. Outlook lets you create an appointment in your calendar then
Which versions of Office are approved on the server OS? As we mentioned last year, Windows Server 2008 can be used as a very stable and fast workstation operating system – it’s certainly more stable than Windows Vista in many situations. In addition, Office can run on Windows Server and
‘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
What to do when you get the Windows Defender expiry message Come back to your computer in 2007 and you’ll probably see a message about the expiry of Windows Defender – Microsoft’s anti-spyware tool for Windows XP. Windows Defender was in public beta testing for most of 2006, despite it’s
There’s only one Microsoft Office related security update this month. There’s only one Microsoft Office related security update this month. It applies to users of Publisher only – the 2000, 2002 (XP) and 2003 versions. Publisher 2000 Update needs Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 – download here Publisher 2002
More information on Microsoft’s ‘request’ to update Office Many questions have recently from our readers about Microsoft’s demand for all new installations of Office 2003 and Office XP to use the latest releases. In short, Microsoft lost a patent case and has to remove a feature from Office XP and
A reader problem tells us the symptoms of and solution to an unusual problem in Word 2002 related to having too many fonts installed. Office Watch reader Francine Millman, founder of PROMPT Consulting, writes: “Recently, I had a problem in Word 2002 whereby every single time I went to insert