(Toney Sisk is a writer for Microsoft Office, and his focus is on Project and Project Server.) No, computing in the clouds doesn't mean your computer (or you) can suddenly float. But you might ask yourself, Why would anyone want to leave the security...

(Radhika Shankar was an international journalist before she boarded the technical and marketing content writing train about 10 years ago. She has enjoyed her writing journey that took her to creating advertising campaigns, documenting the nuts and bolts...

(Darla Crass is a technical writer for the Microsoft Office Online Web site. She started her career at Microsoft in Product Support answering questions about Windows 3.0. When she’s not at work, Darla enjoys remodeling her house and taking her two dogs...

(Toni Saddler-French has been swimming in the waters of content creation for years and years, starting with Microsoft Word 1.1. She has worked with various Microsoft Office products, Internet Explorer, and server products and technologies. In this column...

Ed McKillop has been writing and editing technical and marketing content for over ten years. He has written catchy phrases and many manuals (some boring, some not so boring) for aircraft, servers, hardware, software, cell phones, and a machine that tested...

(Darla Crass is a technical writer for the Microsoft Office Online Web site. She started her career at Microsoft in Product Support answering questions about Windows 3.0. When she’s not at work, Darla enjoys remodeling her house and taking her two dogs...

(This column was written with Kevin McDowell, who besides being a college basketball fan, is a Microsoft jack-of-all-trades, having worked in product support, training, user assistance, internal tools development and currently testing for Office Online...

(Shellie Tucker writes training courses and videos about PowerPoint and other Office programs. She also spouts off on this blog about both bad and good PowerPoint slides.) Maggie, Aeron, and Hannah are fifth graders who had the challenge of presenting...

( Loreen La Penna is site manager of an internal Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 site and a technical trainer who, at the start of her Microsoft career, fielded Windows 3.0 and Excel 4.0 support calls. Now, when she’s not nagging people to update their...

( Holly Thomas is a technical editor by occupational hazard who has segued into writing for this blog and for Inside Office Online. At work and at home she tends to lunge for bright shiny ideas. Learn more about her art and writing at www.mindzayestudio...

Eric Schmidt is a recent addition to the Microsoft PowerPoint User Assistance writing team. He is amazed that he now gets paid to play with PowerPoint slides. Follow him on Twitter (Schmidt_Eric)! As mentioned previously , students almost effortlessly...

The Office Ninja returns! Many readers enjoyed the Top 10 most useful secret ninja moves article, so Office Ninja continues the tradition of hidden shortcuts and time-saving tips here. You use Excel all the time for sorting lists. You already know...

Kristin Beck is a Writer/Editor at Office Online.  She has come to regard PowerPoint as an artistic medium. Eric Schmidt is a recent addition to the Microsoft PowerPoint User Assistance writing team. He is amazed that he now gets paid to play with...

Besides writing and publishing technical content about PowerPoint to Microsoft Office Online, in my spare time, Joy Miller is the mother of twin, ten year-old boys. My boys are in an accelerated 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classroom. The proud parent that...

Ed McKillop has been writing and editing technical and marketing content for over ten years. He has written catchy phrases and many manuals (some boring, some not so boring) for aircraft, servers, hardware, software, cell phones, and a machine that tested...

(Richard Bready’s last office hours at Microsoft will be on February 27. This column was written so that his colleagues know where to look for candy when he’s gone. )   Here at Office Online, we do a lot of writing. Writing is brain work. A busy...

Jenni French is a Microsoft veteran who has been working at the company since the turn of the century. She’s filled roles in site management, business development, product planning, and market research. She currently crunches a lot of numbers as a Product...

Leslie Cole is a technical writer and site manager for the newly minted Office Podcasts directory. When she’s not chewing her nails on the Microsoft Redmond campus, Leslie can be found in West Seattle herding three children, a dog, a cat, two chickens...

Kristin Beck is the editor of Columns & Outlook Help on Office Online. When not braving the elements in Redmond, she can be found in Seattle, trying to convince her two children to eat less pasta, more vegetables. It's impossible not to notice...

Judy Safran-Aasen & John D. Berry: Text wrangling in Office 2007 Two of Microsoft's top typography experts offer examples that will help you make your text as readable as it can be. Frederique Klitgaard: Good worksheet design Good worksheet design...

In the unforgettable words of Marvin Gaye — "What's goin' on?" We've looked at Web 2.0 jargon and social media tools we can use every day. But there's a bigger event unfolding — a pivotal change in the who and how of work. ...

This article demystifies Web 2.0 by exploring its many parts and people. From social networking to blogs, you'll find it all explained here....

Are you a 1.0 person living in a 2.0 world? Here is one information worker's take on what Web 2.0 means for information work, some techniques and tools for adapting, and why you should care....

Office is a treasure trove of hidden features that make everyday life easier. Although each version of Office has made improvements in helping users discover the available features, I find that some of my favorite features are still not well-known amongst friends and family....

It was a gamble. And it gave us pause. Could we give a PowerPoint presentation and use NO BULLET POINTS? Could we divorce ourselves from the tried and true — and deadly boring? We decided to try....