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What Should Microsoft Do With Office 2012?

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1:00PM November 29, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Rumour has it that the next release of Microsoft’s Office suite, Office 2012, will make its first public beta appearance in late January. A radical interface redesign is on the cards, but what else does Microsoft need to do to remain dominant in the office suits space? More »


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Efficiency Trains You To Use Windows And Microsoft Office Keyboard Shortcuts

10:30PM September 1, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Windows: Efficiency is a free program that trains you to use keyboard shortcuts in Windows and Microsoft Office (2010 and 2007) Word and Excel. The app shows you the keyboard shortcuts associated with your mouse movements to help you learn them. More »


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Troubleshoot Microsoft Office Crashes By Loading In Safe Mode

4:00AM July 5, 2011 | David Galloway

Most of us who tinker with MS Office experience application crashes from time-to-time; fortunately you can load all of the Office applications in safe mode to troubleshoot any problems you’re having. More »


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Microsoft Office 365 Drops The Beta Tag, Announces Pricing

12:45AM June 29, 2011 | Alan Henry

Microsoft Office 365, the company’s competitor to Google Apps, shed its beta label this morning. Microsoft published release notes and unveiled tiered pricing plans that start at $7.90/month per user for small businesses and ranges between $15.70 and $40.10/month per user for large enterprises depending on the features needed. More »


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Ask LH: Am I Missing Out By Sticking With Open Source And Not Buying Microsoft Office?

3:00AM June 14, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

Dear Lifehacker, I’ve been using LibreOffice and OpenOffice for some time now, and it has suited my needs just fine. I am curious about the supposed superiority of MS Office. I haven’t been able to find concrete answers as to why MS Office is better that LibreOffice and I was hoping you could clear this up for me. More »


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Force Outlook To Prompt You Before It Closes

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10:00AM January 5, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Outlook is a pretty slow program to launch, so if you accidentally click on the close control, it’s a teeth-gnashing moment. Use some email trickery to force Outlook to check before you quit. More »


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Crop Images More Effectively In PowerPoint 2010

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2:00PM December 30, 2010 | Angus Kidman

PowerPoint 2010 offers a host of image cropping options, but where to find them isn’t always obvious. Office blogger Helen Bradley walks through image cropping in the latest version of Microsoft’s presentation application, including how to handle making images fill the available size. More »


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How To Disable Outlook 2010′s Favorites Pane

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2:30PM September 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Outlook’s 2010′s Favorites pane looks unmovable — you can hide the whole left-hand navigation pane with a single click, but not Favorites itself. If you’d rather keep that space purely for a standard list of folders, Tech Recipes reminds us how to get rid of it for good. More »


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Spend A Semester Without Microsoft Office

10:30PM August 16, 2010 | Shep McAllister

You could shell out your hard-earned money for Microsoft Office, or you could check out some free solutions that work even better. More »


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Read Your Paid Software’s Fine Print For Unexpected Savings

10:00PM August 3, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Sometimes the fine print can actually save you money. Case in point: the latest copies of Microsoft Office. Many assume Microsoft wants money for every installation, but Office is technically licensed for at least two installations. More »