Office 2010
News and tips for Microsoft Office 2010 - beyond the MS spin doctors - from Office Watch the people who've brought you independant news about Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint and Access since 1996.
Outlook’s alternative to Gmail’s Priority Inbox
Some options for making a Gmail like ‘Priority Inbox’ in Outlook.
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Time running out for ‘free’ Office 2010
Only a month to go for the Office 2010 ‘free’ updates.
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Office Web Apps - dive in and try 'em
The free browser version of Office is worth trying out.
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Getting the right Office 2010 at the lowest price
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Blue Beauty - a nice PowerPoint presentation
A nice and informative PowerPoint presentation we made a little smaller and safer.
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Buy Office 2010 and fly Southwest
A curious marketing match – buy Office 2010 and get $100 to fly Southwest Airlines.
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Manage Audio Clips in PowerPoint 2010
Improved features related to inserting audio clips in PowerPoint 2010.
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‘Summary of Payments’ infected ‘Excel’ email
A new spam email, ignored by Outlook’s spam filter, is supposed to have a spreadsheet file for Excel.
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How we made the ‘Adjust your monitor’ sign
Some comments on re-creating the " Don't be a Spock " sign.
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When is a Word version not a version?
Just because it has the same name doesn't mean Word 2010 has the same 'version' feature.
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Versions in Word 2010
In Word 2010 there is a ‘version’ feature but it’s quite different from the feature of the same name in Word 97 to Word 2007.
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More Text Effects in Word 2010
Text effects in Word 2010 have wide range of options like applying shadow, reflection or glow to transform the appearance of text and give it an altogether new look.
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Travel time add-in for Outlook
Instyler’s Travel add-in for Outlook lets you block the travel time around an appointment in Outlook calendar.
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Image Correction in Office 2010
Some new image changing options in Office 2010.
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Background Removal Tool in Office 2010
In Office 2010 there’s Background Removal tool which suggests you can neatly remove the background of images with just one click. It’s really more than that. It’s a powerful editing tool that lets you grab segments of a photo.
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New features for all Outlook 2007 & Outlook 2003 customers
How to get useful extras for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 without ‘social’ connections.
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Outlook Social Connector configuration options
Some registry/policy options to control the Outlook Social Connector.
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Facebook for Outlook
See what Facebook friends are doing while using Outlook.
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Social connections for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007
Microsoft extends the social connections in Outlook 2010 to earlier versions of Outlook.
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Editing pictures inside Office
Office 2007 and Office 2010 has tools to edit photos and pictures in your document.
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Outlook 2010 64-bit and Windows Mobile – forget it
Microsoft leaves Outlook 2010 64-bit customers with no hope of Windows Mobile support.
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Office 2010 prices – a week on
It’s still cheaper to buy Office 2007 even though Office 2010 has been out for a week.
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Office 2010 Military Appreciation Edition
Microsoft has a reasonable deal for active US military, but it’s not as good as the similar Office 2007 package.
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Put the World Cup calendar into Outlook
Outlook’s Internet Calendar feature can be used to follow the round ball game or interesting things.
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Fake emails missed by Outlook
There has been a rush of fake emails that are being missed by Outlook Junk email filters even in Outlook 2010 with the latest updates.
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Office 2010 document compatibility
Can Office 2010 read documents made in earlier versions of MS Office - yes, of course.
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OpenType Ligatures in Office 2010
An easy way to make headings with extra style and flourish in Word 2010.
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TechNet value for Office testers
Microsoft TechNet is re-released with a new low cost package for IT professionals.
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Home Use Program and Technology Guarantee
Can someone with a Home Use license for Office buy the version upgrade Office 2007?
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Office 2010: the real startup guide
Things you should know that Microsoft won’t tell you: saving money, installing, configuring and using Office 2010.
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Saving on Office 2010 by getting Office 2007 now
A complete guide to saving money on Office 2010 by getting Office 2007 now.
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Canadian prices for Office 2010
A mixed bag of price changes for Office 2010 in Canada.
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Alert! - Amazon Canada - Office 2010 price error
A price error on Amazon.ca would get you a cheap copy of Office 2010 - but there's an even cheaper option.
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Office 2010 – change the Product Key
How to change the Product Key in Office 2010
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Properties options in Office 2010
There are various places to see and change document properties in Office 2010.
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Office 2010 on 15 June 2010
Your choice for getting Office 2010 on release day.
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Control Powerpoint from your phone
The PowerPoint Presentation Companion lets you run a slideshow from a phone.
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Info pane in Word 2010
In-depth with the new Info pane 'Backstage' in Word 2010.
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Hash # web link problem in Word
Web links with the vital hash character aren’t always properly exported by Word 2007 or Word 2010.
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Measurement Converter Smart Tag / Action
Switch from imperial/metric from inside Word 2002/XP to Word 2010.
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Smart Tags or Actions in Word 2010 and before
A look at Smart Tags from Word 2002 to Word 2010.
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Why no upgrade price for Office 2010?
Why does Microsoft expect loyal customers to pay more for Office 2010?
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Access 2010 runtime now available
The distributable code for Access 2010 developers is now available, but beware bugs.
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Another victim of Word ‘metadata’
It’s so easy to avoid being caught by Word’s hidden data, yet it still happens.
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Suggested Contacts in Outlook 2010
What the new Suggested Contacts folder does - and does not do.
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Delaying email in Outlook
How to write an email now and send it later.
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Navigation Pane in Word 2010
A new way to access common features on Word 2010.
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Office 2010 ‘Kill switch’?
The licence for Office 2010 makes Microsoft’s intention to use a ‘kill switch’ even clearer.
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First official Office 2010 downloads now available
Office 2010 is now officially available for download.
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Office 2010 price increases in Australia
Wanna pay 40% more for Office 2010 Professional? Buy it in Australia.
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Who can download Office 2010 first?
MSDN customers can download Office 2010 real soon.
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Office 2010 Aussie prices
Price increases for most Aussies wanting Office 2010.
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Office 2010 download trap
Office 2010 will be available soon – but not now.
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Oracle charges for ODF – MS Office converter
Now you have to pay for the ODF converter, what are the alternatives?
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Office 2010 released to the world
Office 2010 is out of beta and moving to the real world.
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Nudge, nudge PowerPoint
Moving objects around your PowerPoint slides in tiny, tiny little jumps.
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Master your PowerPoint slides
Make a base for all your slides, then later global changes are easy.
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PowerPoint 2007 photo albums
The fast way to make a photo album presentation in Powerpoint 2007 and 2010.
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Chemistry in Word
Microsoft Research has a Word add-in for chemists.
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Cloud storage is a hackers dream come true
Webmail dangers and what you can do about it.
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64-bit Office - is it worth the trouble?
So much for the difficulties of 64-bit Office 2010 – is it worth it?
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Excel – a history of rows and columns
How many rows and columns does Excel have?
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Preparing for Office 2010 64-bit
Installing 64-bit Office 2010 is all in the preparation …
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Office 32 and 64 bit on the same machine
How can you run Office 2010 32-bit and 64-bit on the one machine?
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Office 32-bit or 64-bit - which version is installed?
How can you tell if 32-bit or 64-bit Office 2010 is installed?
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Installing Office 2010 64-bit
How to install the 64-bit version of Office 2010.
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Office 2010 - about the 64-bit version
Office 2010 will have a 64-bit version but don’t get too excited.
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Outlook 2010 – calendar preview of appointments
Another little change in Outlook 2010 is the way an incoming appointment request is displayed.
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Onenote ‘Printing’ for 64-bit Windows
How to 'print' to OneNote on a 64-bit computer.
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Master Document Tips
Wrapping up our look at Master Documents in Word with some extra tips.
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Opening a Master Document
Opening a master document doesn't display as you'd expect.
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Master Documents without pain
Don't be afraid - Word's Master Documents is stable and worth using.
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Outlook 2010 – Save As Picture
A long desired feature finally appears in Outlook 2010.
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Office 2010 in the UK at more reasonable prices
Microsoft UK isn’t gouging Office users as much as in the past.
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Office 2007 for $1 and Office 2010 as well?
“I’ve seen an offer of Office 2007 for just $1 – would this qualify for a free Office 2010? “
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Live Mesh, Live Sync and Skydrive
What’s the difference between Microsoft’s Live Sync, Live Mesh and Skydrive?
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Do Office 2007 version upgrades really qualify for Office 2010?
There’s a gap between what Microsoft says and their written policy.
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Status Bar stats in Excel
Excel 2007 and 2010 have a quick way to see basic stats on a list of numbers.
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Office 2010 savings – available now.
Use the Technology Guarantee to buy Office 2010 cheaper than retail.
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Office 2010 ‘free upgrade’ revealed
At last, after various strategic leaks, the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee is fully unveiled.
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Google gets Docverse
Google increases the pressure on the Microsoft Office online service.
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More on Office 2010 Technology Guarantee
Dates confirmed .. more 'drip feed' info on buying Office 2007 and getting Office 2010 later.
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Buy Office 2007 – Get Office 2010
Prepare for buying Office 2007 now and get Office 2010 later.
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Privacy and Security in Microsoft Office
Our new ebook - Protecting your information from prying eyes, theft and deliberate attack
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Stopping Overtype
How to stop typing replacing or overwriting text.
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Qualifying for Office Web Applications
How to qualify for Microsoft Office on the web
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Office 2010 under-stated system requirements
Microsoft plays their usual self-serving game with Office 2010 hardware needs.
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Getting started with Office Web Applications
Step by Step preparing for Office Web Applications
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More Sparklines tips
Delving deeper into Sparklines in Excel 2010.
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Sparklines in Excel 2010
A strange name but Sparklines is a useful new part of Excel 2010
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