People often want to add the location of their document--the filename and the file path--to the header or footer.

In Word 2010, you can do this by using field codes. It sounds more complicated than it is, so let's take a look.

 

For more information on field codes, see Insert and format field codes in Word.

-- Joannie Stangeland

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Before we begin our whirlwind tour of all things Excel, I thought I’d give you a quick glance at the things we’ve done. The “table of contents” if you will. That way you’ll have an idea of what to expect in the coming weeks, and I hope it gives you a sense of the amount of work we’ve put into this release. Many of our investments in this release are a continuation of the goals and vision that started in the 2007 release. A few examples: Excel 2007 debuted brand new conditional formatting features...

We've been patiently waiting to talk with you about what we've been working on for the last two years, and the wait is over. Today we'll introduce Word 2010 at a very high-level, and then dig deeper and deeper into specific topics and features in the coming months. Of course, please let us know what you want to hear about. Word 2010 from 30,000 Feet The way we work with documents has changed dramatically. In the past, individuals worked on relatively simple, local documents, from their office . Today...

Do you have questions about Office 2010? Want to learn more about Windows 7? For the first time ever MVPs from both Windows and Office have come together as a collaborative group for a special live chat. This event is a great opportunity to tap into the vast knowledge of these industry professionals who are regarded as the best in their field. All levels of experience are welcome from beginners and students to intermediate power users. Please join us for this informative Q&A style chat and bring...

About 18 months ago, I wrote a post on keyboard shortcuts: http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/archive/2006/02/23/538311.aspx . It was a well-read post that generated a lot of comments and a lot of follow-up email. To this day, I get emails about this post, a number of which have been people asking for an XLS version of this PDF ( http://isamrad.com/dgainer/1_02-23-2006.pdf ), presumably so folks can layer their own stuff on top. Accordingly, I thought it was time for a another post on the topic. Here is...

Today Eric Patterson returns with a few more guest posts on Compatibility. Thus far the discussion about compatibility has been focused on how new features in Excel 2007 are handled when saving files to previous versions or when working in Compatibility Mode. The flip side of the discussion is the list of features that are being deprecated for Excel 2007. That will be the topic for today’s post. Why Remove Anything? Before jumping to the list of which features are being deprecated or removed, let...

Note: See the full post for updates on Office Web Apps.

In just over 100 days since we launched, more than 20 million people have used Office Web Apps to view, edit, and share Office documents from anywhere with a browser and an internet connection. Today we're releasing more new features—based on your feedback (more than 25,000 comments so far)—and we're making Office Web Apps available in 7 more countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Russia, and Switzerland (in addition to countries we're already live in: US, UK, Canada, and Ireland). 

Starting today, you can embed a PowerPoint presentation or Excel spreadsheet in a blog or website. With PowerPoint presentations, viewers can page through a mini version of the slides or view in full screen. For example, you might embed a PowerPoint presentation of photos from your last vacation, share slides from a lecture or talk that you enjoyed, or broadcast your knowledge of a special subject.

After this interview highlighting the new features you'll see two examples of embedded files and more info about the updates. 

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Didn't it seem like only yesterday when we made the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta available? Actually, it's been nearly a year! This is our gentle reminder that the Beta is set to expire on Halloween. For those of you who live outside of North America, that's Sunday, October 31, 2010.

Personally, I've decided that I can no longer live without the Ignore Conversation button in Outlook 2010, linked notes in OneNote 2010, photo editing in Word 2010, using video in my PowerPoint 2010 presentations, or making walls of numbers come alive with Sparklines in Excel 2010.

Read my full blog post for information about uninstalling the Beta, where to get the released versions of Office 2010, and how you can test-drive some of the programs a bit more if you need to.

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By Betsy Frost Webb It’s a game changer for Microsoft, and it’s going to be a game changer for businesses of all sizes, government agencies and even for education. Announced just today, Office 365 is the next step in the future of productivity. Is this what’s next for BPOS? Yes. Is this what’s next for Office Live Small Business? Yes. Is this what’s next for Live@edu ? Yes. Will Office desktop software be available as part of a cloud service? Yes. Is this productivity...

A few weeks ago, we announced the new Office for consumers, including the all new Office 365 Home Premium, Office 365 University for college and university students, and traditional Office suites: Office Home and Student 2013, Office Home and Business 2013 and Office Professional 2013. Since then we've received questions about the number of installations people get with the traditional Office suites, transferability, and how they compare to Office 2010. With that in mind, we want to offer some clarity on the matter, to help customers make the best purchasing decision.

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