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Two Outlook patches – which one to choose?
Microsoft currently has two overlapping and potentially conflicting patches available for Outlook 2007. Trying to work out which one to use is made more difficult by a less than open response by Microsoft
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Automatically open the last Word document you edited
If you frequently find yourself wanting to edit the same document you were using in your last Word session, you can create a shortcut which does just this.
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Delete an open Word document
Here's how to delete the Microsoft Word document you’re currently editing.
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Zero Day’ problem for Word 2002 users
Microsoft has disclosed a unpatched security glitch in Word 2002 (Office XP) only,
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Outlook 2007 ‘new profiles’ bug is now patched - twice
Since March 2008 there has been a ‘hotfixes’ for a problem in Outlook 2007 when you create a new profile. That interim hotfix has now been replaced with a permanent and fully tested fix – but before you rush to download the chances are good you already have the fix.
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Word 2003: Obama or Osama
How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that.
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Excel 2007 hotfix: Shapes not selected in chart
In a chart within an Excel 2007 worksheet you cannot select shapes by dragging a box around multiple shapes (after click Find & Select in the Editing group of the Home tab, and then you click Select Objects).
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Viewing an email message header in Outlook
Most of the time all you need is the basic message information – From, To and Subject but occasionally you need to dig a bit deeper into the ‘raw’ email message header. Here's how to do it in Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003 and before.
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Office for Mac get docx converter - finally
At long last … an OOXML (docx, xlsx, pptz etc) converter for Mac finally appears.
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Office 2007 for half price - in China
From 1 July 2008, Office 2007 will be sold by their online store, franchised stores and Amazon.cn for a much lower price.
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Copying Word revisions to another document
How to copy revision information from one Word document to another. The Word's Spike feature will cut and paste revisions in a document plus standard paste will work if you know the trick.
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Rearranging text with Spike
Word's Spike lets you quickly reorganize snippets of text and graphics. You grab the snippets from different locations in your document, place them one by one on the spike, then use the Insert From Spike command to paste them as a block into your document.
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Programming tools for Office 2007 documents now available
Microsoft has released a set of programming tools to let developers work with Office 2007 documents without the Office applications themselves.
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iPhone 3G and Microsoft Office
Yes, everyone is talking about the second generation iPhone – the iPhone 3G. Here we’ll focus on the features that relate to Microsoft Office users.
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Excel 2007 hotfix for WordArt bug
Excel 2007 has a bug related to Excel 2003 and WordArt - Microsoft has a fix if you need the hotfix.
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Office News Wire
US Patent for ContacTree Collaboration
ContacTree Ltd - " ContacTree now has a US Patent for its collaboration processes in Outlook and SharePoint. "
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Microsoft Launches Consumer Subscription Offering That Combines Microsoft Office and Windows Live OneCare
Microsoft - " Microsoft Equipt gives consumers powerful productivity and security protection technologies in a single package through Circuit City. "
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Microsoft Takes Additional Steps in Implementing Interoperability Principles
Microsoft - " Actions enhance opportunities for developers to work with Microsoft’s high-volume products. "
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Concentric and Microsoft Launch Hosted E-Mail Service for SMEs
Microsoft - " Microsoft Corp. and Concentric announced new hosted e-mail service offerings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). "
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What would you like in the next Office?
Office Watch - " Microsoft is working on the next version of Office - what's on your wish list? "
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