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Upgrading to Windows 7
The US Inside Office Online blog recently published some great tips in you’re considering upgrading to Windows 7. Read first and you can’t go far wrong :). Windows 7: Links for life in the fast lane Read More...
Store your docs safely online
Have you ever lost a memory stick, had a laptop stolen or suffered a hard-drive failure? Yep – it’s likely the the answer is ‘yes’. An easy way to back up important files is to use an internet-based storage system like Office Live Workspace . You can Read More...
Add train journey details to Outlook appointments
I recently heard about an extremely useful add-in for Outlook 2007 from National Rail Enquiries, which allows you to plan and add train journey details to your Outlook appointments. Great idea and it’s really nicely put together too :). The screenshots Read More...
Top tips for using Office 2007 on your netbook
I wanted to share this article which my colleague in Mexico, Adriana , recently published. Hope you find it useful :). Thanks Adriana! First things first: Everything you need to know about installing Office 2007 on your netbook Most netbooks come with Read More...
Changing the standard VAT rate in Office Accounting 2008
Well, Gordon Brown has surprised us all by reducing the standard VAT rate for Christmas. Great news, but if you're a small business you may wondering just how you're going to implement it - or keep track of it! Fortunately, if you're using Office Accounting Read More...
Have yourself a merry little Christmas – with OneNote
As you may have guessed, we've gone a bit OneNote crazy in the team. We love it. It's just so.... useful. Leading on from my last post, here are some more thoughts around how OneNote can help you this Christmas. Whether you’re preparing to celebrate Christmas, Read More...
The At Work Holiday Survival Guide Part 1
Well, it seems winter is well and truly here. It’s cold, it’s dark, and it’s wet. But at least the holidays are coming! However, alongside the lovely upsides of Christmas - such as cake abundance and inbound gifts - there are also hazards such as present Read More...
Scanning into Microsoft Word 2007
I've had a number of questions about scanning images into Microsoft Word 2007 so I asked one of my colleagues to dig into the situation. He's confirmed that this is an area where we've changed the functionality since Word 2003 . Instead, you need to scan Read More...
How to take a screen-shot
One of the great parts of my job is that I get to spend time talking with other users of Microsoft Office about how they use the product and I'm regularly surprised (and even inspired) by the myriad of different ways the same product is used. Inevitably Read More...
Do you love Office Online?
So, this is my first ever blog post. A little lame perhaps, given that I’ve been working with the internet for… hmmm… around 12 years, but what can I say except ‘better late than never’! I have the great pleasure of managing the Office Online web site Read More...
(Probably) the most useful Office tip ever
With a computer, correcting your work is completely taken for granted. For example, I've rewritten this paragraph about six times which, twenty years ago, would have required at least two pieces of paper and lots of crossing out (I still remember my Dad's Read More...
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