• Do revision marks have you seeing red?

    Inserted and deleted text, formatting changes, moved paragraphs... Yikes! Tracked changes can turn a Word document into a maddening, frightful mess even though you know the editor's only trying to help. With all those revision marks, you might have trouble envisioning the final document, right? Actually, Word makes it handy to review a document in its original and final forms without having to save multiple versions or even leave the document.

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  • How the Cloud Helps Small Businesses
    Cloud computing is truly a savior—especially in today’s economy where small businesses must do everything within their power to boost productivity and cut costs. Nearly all 9.6 million small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the United States – 98 percent-- say technology is important to their success. Yet 42 percent report having no IT department. The cloud provides a cost-effective way for small businesses to meet their technology needs. It offers a complete solution that...
  • Now where on the network did I save my workbook?

    Document Location Box in Excel 2010If you commonly share workbooks that are saved on your network, consider adding the Document Location box to your Quick Access Toolbar. This box shows you exactly where your workbook is located. If you can see the path, you can easily paste it into an email message and send it to people. This is way better than sending around big file attachments!

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  • Office on a Windows Phone (video)

    Windows Phone includes mobile versions of Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint. This Office Hub is your home away from your desktop: Start a Word doc or Excel workbook on your phone, then sync it to SkyDrive so you can write or edit some more on your computer later. Let me show you a few things in this short video, including some of the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” updates and improvements.

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  • Outlook Today: Your morning coffee before the onslaught

    Man with coffee and pastryLet's take a look at your morning. Chances are it takes you a while to wake up. You may need a shower, a shave, some coffee, breakfast, and maybe a chat with your loved one. Then—and only then—will you feel steady enough to wrestle with that onerous inbox of yours. I am very much this way: The last thing I want to do first thing is jump right into email. It's tempting, I know. How beautiful those bolded folders are with their brilliant blue unread mail counts, just itching to take over your brain, your time, and your life.

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  • PCU3ED, TPG and UMT –Three Project Conference 2012 Premier Sponsors
    Today – we launched the Sponsors & Exhibitors portal for the Microsoft Project Conference 2012 (#PC12). Microsoft Project Conference 2012 is the premiere Microsoft-led event to showcase Project and Portfolio Management best practices and connect with your peers from around the globe - the registration is open now ! We are proud to introduce three Premier sponsors for the conference – PCU3ED , TPG and UMT . These top level sponsors are all Microsoft Gold Partners, trusted advisors...
  • Free update for OneNote 2010 improves SkyDrive and sync features

    Free update for OneNote 2010 improves SkyDrive and sync featuresIn response to customer feedback that many of you have reported on the OneNote forums on Microsoft Answers in the past months, the OneNote development team has released a free update for the desktop client version of Microsoft OneNote 2010. When applied, this update improves the user experience for SkyDrive integration features and the sync status interface for shared notebooks on SkyDrive and on SharePoint.

    Read the full blog post to learn more about this update and where to download it!

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  • Savoring the Season: Tips & Tricks + Free Office 2010 Templates

    OneNote Holiday Recipe BookThe Halloween candy isn't even gone and you've likely started thinking about the 2011 holiday season. It's that time to collect wish lists, decide where to shop, and prepare for all those big meals with family and friends. This is certainly one of the busiest times of the year. But all that time and effort serves a purpose-to enrich the moments when you can pause and savor good food and good conversation with loved ones.

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  • 7 tips on using photos in PowerPoint

    Using Photos in PowerPointA PowerPoint presentation whiz in a workshop told you not to use more than three bullet points on a slide. She also said that adding visual images in PowerPoint--especially photographs--will tell your story better than words, charts, or tables. Photographs of people can be neighborly. They can be like a welcoming handshake with your audience. The next time you're putting together a presentation, you try adding one.

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  • Just What We Need to Run Lean and Mean
    By Jody Leon Guerrero, Finance Manager, Thomas Kemper Soda Company I am the Finance Manager for Thomas Kemper Soda Company. Our company is four years old, and we run a lean and mean operation in Portland, Oregon. We make small-batch, craft-brewed soft drinks sold throughout the western U.S. Our CEO and sales reps are always on the go—working from their home offices, airplanes, or anywhere with an Internet connection. The rest of us work from the office. Like other companies, we’ve become...

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