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All things Microsoft Office Word, from the Word team.

December 2006 - Posts

Holiday Wishes
As we approach the new year (& regaining power in Seattle area ), I'd love to know what you'd like to see covered in this blog moving forward. Put differently, which posts have you found the most interesting/helpful? What posts haven't you seen yet Read More...
New Formats on the Go
We've talked about the compatibility of Word's new default file format (.docx) with previous versions of Office and Office for Mac, but what about compatibility with Windows Mobile? Will you be able to read and edit .docx files on the go? Yes. Pocket Read More...
Setting the default to your liking
While most people are thrilled with the flexibility provided by the Quick Styles and seem to really like the new default look, I am frequently asked about adjusting the space on the standard paragraph in a document. Some people prefer a tighter spacing Read More...
Office for Mac Compatibility
In a previous post on the Compatibility Pack , I mentioned that a similar compatibility experience will be available to Office for Mac users. Yesterday, The Office for Mac Team Blog posted with more specifics on the release of these converters . In short: Read More...
60 Day Trial of Word 2007 Available
You can download and try out fully functional Word 2007 (along with the rest of the 2007 Office system) for 60 days here . This gives you a good two months to play with the real thing before it available on shelves in January. Nice. PS Beta 2 Technical Read More...
Themes: Changing the colors and fonts of your document
You can further refine the look of the styles in your document switching out the fonts or colors used by selecting new sets from the Change Styles menu. For longer, printed documents, you may prefer to use Cambria rather than Calibri as your body font Read More...
What’s in a name
Fun fact: It was almost exactly thirty years ago (11/26/76) that the trade name, Microsoft, was registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico. The spelling of the name was kicked around for almost a year beforehand, varying from Read More...
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