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• Windows 8 apps available for Office Webinars

  11 Apr 2013

  Videos of the Office 15-Minute Webinars are available in new apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 . These videos can help you get the most out of Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, and other Office applications. Watch on your phone or Windows 8 computer, or use the app as a second screen as...
• Webinar: Working with Office on Windows 8

  1 Apr 2013

  If you are working with Windows 8--or your business will be using Windows 8 soon--check out this week's webinar. We will go over shortcuts and quick navigation for keyboard and mouse, plus answer your questions. Can't view this video? It's also available at Microsoft Showcase . Need a sneak peek? Here...
• Your top 10 favorite Office posts of 2012

  11 Jan 2013

  The Office Blogs is really 14 blogs rolled up into one. The posts on this list were the most popular across all of them. Find out what most piqued people's curiosity about the new Office and which how-to's they found the most useful. If you haven't yet tried the new Office, visit the Customer Preview...
• Hey, parents! Do you know what your kids really need for back to school?

  1 Aug 2011

  This post about selecting the right computer hardware and software for your back-to-school needs was written by Chris Dawson. Chris writes ZDNet's Education Technology column and is the Vice President of Business Development for WizIQ , a virtual classroom and e-learning services company. My mother-in...
• Windows Live tools quickly find a fan in Charlene at the Mom 2.0 Summit (video)

  15 Apr 2011

  Charlene DeLoach Oliver's blog, the Charlene Chronicles , focuses on health and exercise for moms and families. After a few minutes in the Office/Windows Live lounge at the Mom 2.0 Summit, Charlene focused in on some of the free tools available to her from Windows Live Essentials . Find more Office Blog...
• How come Cindy uses Live Writer for her WordPress blog? (video)

  15 Apr 2011

  Blogger and social media watcher Cindy Meltzer uses Windows Live Writer , a free download from Windows Live Essentials, to write thesocialcraft.com blog, even though the blog is on WordPress. Hear why in this brief interview with Doug Thomas, almost live from the Mom 2.0 conference in New Orleans. You...
• Live Writer: A great tool for blogging…and did we mention it’s free? (video)

  15 Apr 2011

  Sure, I work for Microsoft. Yes, I use our tools. And yes, some of them I really, really love. For blogging I use Windows Live Writer 2011 . It’s a free tool from Windows Live, and I’m using it to write this post. Why do I love it? Let me count the ways: See the roundup of the Office Blog...
• The 96 languages of Office 2010 and Windows 7

  21 Feb 2011

  Could you name 96 languages on a bet? That's how many languages Office 2010 and Windows 7 support, from Yoruba to Afrikaans, and from Quechua to Basque. What with localized products, language packs, and language interface packs, sorting through the possible configurations can get complex, so in honor...
• Free online Q&A October 14 about Office 2010 + Windows 7

  13 Oct 2010

  Quick reminder: The live online chat we announced last week is happening tomorrow October 14 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. To listen in or ask questions of a slew of Windows and Office MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals), read our post for key links and info or go straight to Communities or Technet and...
• Live chat October 14 : Ask the experts about Office 2010 and Windows 7

  5 Oct 2010

  Got a question about Office 2010 or Windows 7? Looking for some productivity tips? Wondering how to get started with the newest versions of Office and Windows, or what they can do that the earlier versions can't? Need info on protecting your computer from malware and viruses? Or are you stuck on a problem...
• It’s 10:00 a.m. Do you know where your data is?

  28 Jun 2010

  Nearly 70% of Americans already use some form of cloud computing (Pew Research). 80% of Office Web Apps beta users found it easier to access and edit their docs from anywhere--doing so via the cloud. More than 10,000 businesses of all sizes are already using the Windows Azure cloud computing system....
• 5 steps to spring clean your PC: Confessions of an April Fool

  1 Apr 2010

  This morning our esteemed admin, Nicki, emailed our entire group that she had 25 spanking new laptops ready to distribute first come, first served. So I raced next door to building 16 and sprinted the long hallway to Nicki's office, hoping to snag one of those beauties. Yes, I had noticed that it was...
• Updated! Windows Live Skydrive gets better with Office Web Apps

  9 Mar 2010

  Today we're featuring guest blogger Evan Lew, product manager for Office Web Apps. New! See the end of this post for new information about Office Web Apps. David Pogue of the New York Times wrote a great article on Thursday about his discovery of Windows Live SkyDrive, "a free, 25-gigabyte virtual hard...
• CES Office 2010: "A really fantastic tool"

  9 Jan 2010

  Video and PowerPoint 2010 go together like gin and vermouth, coffee and cream, Windows 7 and Office 2010. Meet designer Jodi Deros of ATOMdesign and hear her take on the video and broadcast features in PowerPoint 2010. -- Doug Thomas
• Office Casual on saving time with Windows 7

  22 Oct 2009

  Today, Windows 7 goes on sale . There have been many excellent reviews (including CNET , PCWorld , and the New York Times ), but as an employee, I just gotta say I’m standing a bit taller today (full disclosure: I know people working on the product). We’ve been able to work on W7 (as we write it) for...
• Crabby finds answers to some of her own problems

  31 Jul 2009

  (You can read Cabby's full blog post at on the Crabby Office Lady blog ) Everybody has problems. You think Angelina Jolie doesn’t have problems? Two words: 6 kids. (OK, three more words: 7 and under.) You think Warren Buffett doesn’t have problems? What about Margaritaville’s Jimmy Buffett ? What about...