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- Find All Your Old Office 2003 Commands in the Office 2007 Ribbon
- Change is hard â€" that’s why you’re not supposed to bite pennies. Changing software is hard too â€" just ask anyone who has upgraded from Office 2003 to Office 2007. Though the new ribbon interface exposes commands that were hard to find in older version of Office, it also hides,...
- Blog posts 2009-01-19
- Learn the New Office 2007 Keyboard Shortcuts
- Upgrading from Office 2003 to Office 2007? You'll have to adjust to the new ribbon interface, a new file format, and the fact that some trusty old keyboard shortcuts don't work the same as they used to. Fear not; I've got the skinny on how they've changed right here: ...
- Blog posts 2009-02-01
- Change the Default Save Location in Office 2007
- Microsoft would like you to save your files anywhere you like, as long as it's the My Documents folder. The Office apps are complicit in this Draconian conspiracy by opening the Documents location by default when you try to save or open a file. Well, you don't have to stand...
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Get More Screen Space by Hiding the Office 2007 Ribbon
- One complaint I hear about the new Office 2007 ribbon is that it takes up too much real estate on the screen (screen estate, if you will). What you might not realize is that the ribbon is easy to hide, freeing up a big chunk of the screen. ...
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Put Your Favorite Office 2007 Commands One Click Away
- I'm a big fan of the new ribbon in Office 2007 -- it makes it easy to tap into all sorts of features that used to be neigh on undiscoverable in older versions of Office. The tradeoff is that I can no longer customize the old toolbars for easy access...
- Blog posts 2009-02-22
- Add High-Quality Illustrations to Your Documents with Office 2007's SmartArt
- Even though I consider myself a good writer (better than Rick, at least), I freely admit to having virtually no sense of graphic design. Since I'm all thumbs with design software, I love using Microsoft Office's SmartArt to inject simple but professional graphics into my documents and presentations. If you're...
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- Get Instant Access to Your Favorite Office 2007 Features
- Want to spend less time hunting for commands in the Office 2007 ribbon? Then watch the exclusive Business Hacks video after the jump (for best results, switch to full-screen mode)Â to learn how to add your favorite commands to the toolbar that's right next to the big Office button. ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
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- Learn Handy Microsoft Office Tips with BizHacks Videos
- While you're off playing with your kids, watching your TiVo, and taking your dog for walks in the woods, I'm here at Business Hacks headquarters recording video tutorials about how to become more efficient using Microsoft Office. Each three-minute video is packed with handy tips and tricks. But don't take...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Edit Your Google Docs Offline in Microsoft Office with OffiSync
- Google Docs is great for storing your files in the cloud and interactively collaborating with others, but you've got to admit that using the browser-based editor is akin to working in Notepad. No problem -- as you can see in the video, now you can use OfficSync to work on...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Freedom of Choice: Read and Edit Microsoft Office Documents on Your Android Phone
- Android users might sometimes feel like they're missing out on some document editing love, but things are starting to look up. A few months ago, we told you that Documents to Go is now available, and now we've gotten wind that not only is ThinkFree Mobile also available, but Documents...
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- Microsoft Office Master Tips: Quickly Copy, Move, and Fill Cells in Excel
- I was watching someone work in Excel recently. She needed to copy into every cell in a 200 cell-long column, and she did it in just about the most time-consuming manner humanly possible, with long trips to the ribbon for the copy and paste buttons. There's a...
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Get 5GB of Free Online Collaboration Space with Office Live Workspace
- Imagine a world in which you can save documents directly to the cloud from within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Imagine that it's a dedicated, shared space in which you can invite others edit, read, and collaborate on those documents, easily accessed from within their own copy of Microsoft Office. And...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Get an Early Look at Office 2010
- Ah, it seems like just yesterday that Office 2007 was released, and many of us learned how to use the new ribbon interface. Apparently, Office 2010 is well underway, and Microsoft is now accepting applications for the Office 2010 Technical Preview Program. You...
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Mashable's Weekly Guide to Social Media Conferences and Events
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Super Smart Charts and Graphs: Let Excel 2007 Figure Out the Best Way to Display Your Data
- We all know that Excel can make some gorgeous charts and graphs, but if you are like 30 Rock's Liz Lemon and don't know your scatter plot from your triangle graph ("I don't know. It sounded real!"), then you should let Excel analyze your data and choose the best kind...
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Get Ready For Paid Windows XP Support
- Still using an older version of Windows or Office? You might want to start planning now for alternative support options, or upgrade to a newer version. That's because your free support is about to expire. On April 14 -- that's tomorrow -- Microsoft...
- Blog posts 2009-04-13
- Mashable's Weekly Guide to Events in Social Media
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-10-26
- Recover from an Outlook Mailpocalypse
- A few weeks ago, a buddy of mine was struck down by the worst calamity imaginable. No, his local Cold Stone Creamery didn't close. Rather, his Outlook PST file got corrupted, meaning he couldn't access his e-mail. Any of it. As you know, losing an e-mail store...
- Blog posts 2009-01-07
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