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Money
1:30PM Angus Kidman | We’ve told you recently that buyers of Office 2007 will get a free upgrade when Office 2010 ships, and we’ve often noted student discounts on Microsoft products. Reader Chris W points out you can connect the two for a super-cheap Office deal. More »
Students Can Score Office 2010 On The Cheap
1:30PM Angus Kidman | We’ve told you recently that buyers of Office 2007 will get a free upgrade when Office 2010 ships, and we’ve often noted student discounts on Microsoft products. Reader Chris W points out you can connect the two for a super-cheap Office deal. More » 
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12:30PM Angus Kidman |
Despite its reputation as a search slug, in its most recent incarnations Outlook has some handy ways to filter messages and find what you need fast. Here’s the most useful operators to apply to your Outlook 2007 searches. More »
Refine Your Searches In Outlook 2007
12:30PM Angus Kidman |
Despite its reputation as a search slug, in its most recent incarnations Outlook has some handy ways to filter messages and find what you need fast. Here’s the most useful operators to apply to your Outlook 2007 searches. More »
Work
3:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’ve spent time assembling a distribution list in Outlook, then accidentally deleting it with an unplanned keystroke can seem like a major catastrophe. However, fixing the problem is easier than you might think. More »
Retrieve A Deleted Distribution List In Outlook
3:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’ve spent time assembling a distribution list in Outlook, then accidentally deleting it with an unplanned keystroke can seem like a major catastrophe. However, fixing the problem is easier than you might think. More »
Work
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Office 2010 now has an official Australian release date of May 13 (for business users) and “sometime” in June for retail copies. Anyone who purchases the 2007 version between now and September 30 will be entitled to download a free copy of 2010 when it’s released (though given the file sizes involved, I’d hang back for the Office 2010 DVD unless you badly need the software in the meantime).
Office 2010 Upgrades Free For New Office 2007 Buyers
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Office 2010 now has an official Australian release date of May 13 (for business users) and “sometime” in June for retail copies. Anyone who purchases the 2007 version between now and September 30 will be entitled to download a free copy of 2010 when it’s released (though given the file sizes involved, I’d hang back for the Office 2010 DVD unless you badly need the software in the meantime).
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10:30AM Angus Kidman | When Microsoft Office 2010 debuts in June, consumers will be able to choose for the first time between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the suite. Microsoft’s own Office blog offers a quick primer on which version you might want to select. More »
Choosing Between 32 Or 64-Bit Office 2010
10:30AM Angus Kidman | When Microsoft Office 2010 debuts in June, consumers will be able to choose for the first time between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the suite. Microsoft’s own Office blog offers a quick primer on which version you might want to select. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | Prefer your zeros to include a slash through them? The Crabby Office Lady points out you can effectively fake one in most Office apps using Control-/ then Control-O. If you regularly use one then setting up a macro or keyboard shortcut might be worthwhile, but for occasional use it beats hunting through the Insert Symbol menu option. [Crabby Office Lady]
Fast Way To Type A Slashed Zero In Office
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Prefer your zeros to include a slash through them? The Crabby Office Lady points out you can effectively fake one in most Office apps using Control-/ then Control-O. If you regularly use one then setting up a macro or keyboard shortcut might be worthwhile, but for occasional use it beats hunting through the Insert Symbol menu option. [Crabby Office Lady]
Work
2:30PM Angus Kidman | According to Microsoft’s user tracking data, the most common action in Word is pasting, and the most common way of doing it is to use the Control-V shortcut (followed by the right mouse button). This raises two interesting issues: given the popularity of using the keyboard, why did Microsoft spend so much time on the ribbon? And if paste is so popular, why did Microsoft make something of a mess of improving it in Office 2010? [Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering]
Keyboard Shortcuts? We’ll Take Control-V, Thanks
2:30PM Angus Kidman | According to Microsoft’s user tracking data, the most common action in Word is pasting, and the most common way of doing it is to use the Control-V shortcut (followed by the right mouse button). This raises two interesting issues: given the popularity of using the keyboard, why did Microsoft spend so much time on the ribbon? And if paste is so popular, why did Microsoft make something of a mess of improving it in Office 2010? [Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering]
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Microsoft Office 2010 Arriving In June 2010
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | A Microsoft representative confirmed a June 2010 ship date to BetaNews for its Office 2010 desktop suite and the free-for-all-but-probably-very-limited Office Web Apps. More »
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Make Small Changes To Greatly Improve Your Physical Workspace
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Many of us spend quite a lot of time in our workplaces yet spend precious little time thinking about how that workspace is laid out. It’s time to assess the state of your workplace and improve it. More »
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