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--== OFFICE WATCH ==--
Your independent source for MS Office advice and news since 1996 "The Desktop Search Handbook" http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ 8 June 2005 Vol 10 No 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find stuff fast - don't wait for sluggish Windows search to crawl along - choose a faster, free tool and get the most from it. From the people who bring you this newsletter each week, check out the Desktop Search Handbook http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ 1. Office 12 moves to more XML 2. Desktop Search Handbook 3. Office Password Recovery 4. Outlook Picture Viewer 5. Easy Mail Merge 6. Licensing Microsoft fonts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Got Office? Get OfficeRecovery! There is up to 99% of useful data in a file that won't open anymore. Get it back with data recovery utilities for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SQL Server, Outlook, Exchange and other applications. Available standalone and in OfficeRecovery suites. Use yourself, tell colleagues. *** Click http://ref.OfficeRecovery.com/?wow for a free demo. *** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Need a new PC but cannot afford one? Buy ReCertified DELL with full warranty from http://www.tkoeducation.com - from $119! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. OFFICE 12 MOVES TO MORE XML The news about the next version of Office, aka Office 12, continues even though the release is probably a year away. Unlike most of these announcements, this one has some substance and it looks like good news. Therefore it deserves to get some coverage here in Office Watch. In Office 2003 you have the choice of a native document format for Word and Excel - the .doc and .xls that we're long used to. There is also the little used OfficeML formats - an XML version of the document formats. In Office 12 those OfficeML formats will be revised to include ZIP compression to make the documents smaller than the current OfficeML formats and also the native formats. In theory this means you won't have to worry about compressing a document before emailing it - the document itself will already be compressed. OfficeML in Office 12 will be the default document format. Of course you'll be able to open documents created with earlier versions of Office and Microsoft has said it will release a filter so Office 2003 and earlier versions will be able to open the new OfficeML format. For many people this change will go largely unnoticed unless you do a mass conversion of existing documents and there is a significant disk space saving. But if OfficeML lives up to expectations (and that's always a big if with Redmond product promises) then we could see a new range of document extendibility and compatibility. While I would not go so far as to say this is 'exciting' news (as Microsoft is wont to say) it certainly is interesting for all sorts of reasons. So much so that we'll devote much of an upcoming Office Watch to this announcement. That's once we've read all the announcements in depth and peppered Microsoft with questions g. As always we welcome your comments and questions on this development -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Put Microsoft Word on steroids. WordToys gives you Excel-like workspaces and navigation tabs, one-click print jobs, unlimited document history, complete metadata removal, automatic backups, easy accents, personalized font, style and symbol menus, multiple identities, and dozens more great tools. Users love it, the press raves about it. Click for your free download: http://www.wordtoys.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For nearly three decades, ILTA (International Legal Technology Association) has provided peer-networking and information resources to those who support technology in law firms and law departments worldwide. The non-profit user group is truly peer-powered. For information about ILTA, the upcoming conference or to obtain a membership application, visit http://www.iltanet.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. DESKTOP SEARCH HANDBOOK an Office Watch guide http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ Over 75 pages of in-depth and original info and how to's on the major desktop search products. Searchable text and color images throughout - naturally. * All new and expanded content * NO advertising - 75 pages plus appendices. * In depth reviews and how to for the major Desktop Search products o Google Desktop Search (now expanded and updated) o Copernic Desktop o Lookout for Outlook o MSN Toolbar Suite o Yahoo Desktop (a version of X1) * Simple guide to making desktop searching work even better for you. o Effective indexing o Simple searching and beyond. o Tips on how to effectively index audio, video, OneNote, web caches and PDF's. o Search Command Reference $5 DISCOUNT for all Office Watch subscribers. Check it out at http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. OFFICE PASSWORD RECOVERY There's plenty of tools out there to unlock a password protected document including the long-time Office Watch supporter http://www.lostpassword.com/ but it's always nice to see new players in a software market. Intelore has a series of recovery tools for Word, Excel, Access and Outlook plus Project and Outlook Express http://www.intelore.com/password-recovery.php Some passwords can be recovered quickly because they are not that well stored but for Word and Excel it can take some time as the recovery program goes through the millions of possible combinations. Password recovery is a touchy subject with some people who think its main purpose is to spy on others. While it's true such tools can be applied to nefarious purposes, they are mostly used by the document's original owner. Either the author has forgotten the password or has left the company leaving documents behind that cannot be opened. Our advice regards most security devices is that it stops "honest" people from accessing things that they shouldn't. Those who are serious about computer security don't rely solely on password-protecting documents, and other measures need to be taken to prevent unauthorized access. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a list of Outlook add-ins that can save time and improve your productivity: * Attachment Save - automatically saves attachments to a Windows folder * Contact Duplicates Eliminator - easily remove duplicate contacts * Add Email Address - automatically add people you reply to as contacts * Plus 27 other Outlook add-ins http://www.SperrySoftware.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. OUTLOOK PICTURE VIEWER Microsoft adds a nuisance to Office and there's usually someone out there ready to provide a solution ... In Outlook you get an email with more than one image attachments - that's fine except you have to open each one individually. You can't select more than one attachment and open them all at once. There is the option to save the images to a folder then open them but not to do it directly from Outlook. Outlook Picture Viewer http://www.outlookpictureviewer.com/ works by intercepting the file association for image formats like JPG and GIF then passing your viewing request along to the image viewer of your choice. As long as that viewer has the ability to view more than one image (Windows Picture viewer does but others like MS Picture Editor does not) you'll get a single window open with all the selected images available. It seems to work nicely and the FAQ covers the configuration options for various incarnations of Office and Windows. $9.95 for the registered version isn't a lot to ask if this is a particular nuisance for you. There is a shareware trail version available. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. EASY MAIL MERGE Word has had powerful mail merge facilities ever since Winword v1 - and since then mail merge has become much easier to use with features like email merging added as well. But Word mail merge is still a rocky road for most people and there's definitely a market for add-ons like Easy Mail Merge from DS Development. Some of the listed features are in Word itself but others are welcome improvements. The conditions options are much easier to understand than the complex Word options. With anti-spam provisions in place you have to be a little discreet about sending out many emails at the one time. Easy Mail Merge gives you the option to schedule an email run for a later time or spread the mailing out over a period of time. Sadly there's no trial version but you can check out the details at http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/mail_merge.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. LICENSING MICROSOFT FONTS We all get the standard Microsoft fonts with Windows and Office with the right to use them in our documents and emails. But developers cannot use the same fonts in their applications without a special licence. Ascender now has permission from Microsoft to license their high-quality fonts to developers. This includes the MS Office fonts like Arial, Century and Wingdings. http://ascenderfonts.com/Merchant2/m...=o fficewatch |
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I notice that although you posted 10 KB of copyrighted material in the NG,
you snipped the copyright notice. It would have been much more "useful" to post a link to http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx, where users can get the information "straight from the horse's mouth." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cynthia" wrote in message ... --== OFFICE WATCH ==-- Your independent source for MS Office advice and news since 1996 "The Desktop Search Handbook" http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ 8 June 2005 Vol 10 No 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Find stuff fast - don't wait for sluggish Windows search to crawl along - choose a faster, free tool and get the most from it. From the people who bring you this newsletter each week, check out the Desktop Search Handbook http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ 1. Office 12 moves to more XML 2. Desktop Search Handbook 3. Office Password Recovery 4. Outlook Picture Viewer 5. Easy Mail Merge 6. Licensing Microsoft fonts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Got Office? Get OfficeRecovery! There is up to 99% of useful data in a file that won't open anymore. Get it back with data recovery utilities for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SQL Server, Outlook, Exchange and other applications. Available standalone and in OfficeRecovery suites. Use yourself, tell colleagues. *** Click http://ref.OfficeRecovery.com/?wow for a free demo. *** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Need a new PC but cannot afford one? Buy ReCertified DELL with full warranty from http://www.tkoeducation.com - from $119! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 1. OFFICE 12 MOVES TO MORE XML The news about the next version of Office, aka Office 12, continues even though the release is probably a year away. Unlike most of these announcements, this one has some substance and it looks like good news. Therefore it deserves to get some coverage here in Office Watch. In Office 2003 you have the choice of a native document format for Word and Excel - the .doc and .xls that we're long used to. There is also the little used OfficeML formats - an XML version of the document formats. In Office 12 those OfficeML formats will be revised to include ZIP compression to make the documents smaller than the current OfficeML formats and also the native formats. In theory this means you won't have to worry about compressing a document before emailing it - the document itself will already be compressed. OfficeML in Office 12 will be the default document format. Of course you'll be able to open documents created with earlier versions of Office and Microsoft has said it will release a filter so Office 2003 and earlier versions will be able to open the new OfficeML format. For many people this change will go largely unnoticed unless you do a mass conversion of existing documents and there is a significant disk space saving. But if OfficeML lives up to expectations (and that's always a big if with Redmond product promises) then we could see a new range of document extendibility and compatibility. While I would not go so far as to say this is 'exciting' news (as Microsoft is wont to say) it certainly is interesting for all sorts of reasons. So much so that we'll devote much of an upcoming Office Watch to this announcement. That's once we've read all the announcements in depth and peppered Microsoft with questions g. As always we welcome your comments and questions on this development -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Put Microsoft Word on steroids. WordToys gives you Excel-like workspaces and navigation tabs, one-click print jobs, unlimited document history, complete metadata removal, automatic backups, easy accents, personalized font, style and symbol menus, multiple identities, and dozens more great tools. Users love it, the press raves about it. Click for your free download: http://www.wordtoys.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ For nearly three decades, ILTA (International Legal Technology Association) has provided peer-networking and information resources to those who support technology in law firms and law departments worldwide. The non-profit user group is truly peer-powered. For information about ILTA, the upcoming conference or to obtain a membership application, visit http://www.iltanet.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 2. DESKTOP SEARCH HANDBOOK an Office Watch guide http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ Over 75 pages of in-depth and original info and how to's on the major desktop search products. Searchable text and color images throughout - naturally. * All new and expanded content * NO advertising - 75 pages plus appendices. * In depth reviews and how to for the major Desktop Search products o Google Desktop Search (now expanded and updated) o Copernic Desktop o Lookout for Outlook o MSN Toolbar Suite o Yahoo Desktop (a version of X1) * Simple guide to making desktop searching work even better for you. o Effective indexing o Simple searching and beyond. o Tips on how to effectively index audio, video, OneNote, web caches and PDF's. o Search Command Reference $5 DISCOUNT for all Office Watch subscribers. Check it out at http://shop.office-watch.com/dsh/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 3. OFFICE PASSWORD RECOVERY There's plenty of tools out there to unlock a password protected document including the long-time Office Watch supporter http://www.lostpassword.com/ but it's always nice to see new players in a software market. Intelore has a series of recovery tools for Word, Excel, Access and Outlook plus Project and Outlook Express http://www.intelore.com/password-recovery.php Some passwords can be recovered quickly because they are not that well stored but for Word and Excel it can take some time as the recovery program goes through the millions of possible combinations. Password recovery is a touchy subject with some people who think its main purpose is to spy on others. While it's true such tools can be applied to nefarious purposes, they are mostly used by the document's original owner. Either the author has forgotten the password or has left the company leaving documents behind that cannot be opened. Our advice regards most security devices is that it stops "honest" people from accessing things that they shouldn't. Those who are serious about computer security don't rely solely on password-protecting documents, and other measures need to be taken to prevent unauthorized access. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Here's a list of Outlook add-ins that can save time and improve your productivity: * Attachment Save - automatically saves attachments to a Windows folder * Contact Duplicates Eliminator - easily remove duplicate contacts * Add Email Address - automatically add people you reply to as contacts * Plus 27 other Outlook add-ins http://www.SperrySoftware.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 4. OUTLOOK PICTURE VIEWER Microsoft adds a nuisance to Office and there's usually someone out there ready to provide a solution ... In Outlook you get an email with more than one image attachments - that's fine except you have to open each one individually. You can't select more than one attachment and open them all at once. There is the option to save the images to a folder then open them but not to do it directly from Outlook. Outlook Picture Viewer http://www.outlookpictureviewer.com/ works by intercepting the file association for image formats like JPG and GIF then passing your viewing request along to the image viewer of your choice. As long as that viewer has the ability to view more than one image (Windows Picture viewer does but others like MS Picture Editor does not) you'll get a single window open with all the selected images available. It seems to work nicely and the FAQ covers the configuration options for various incarnations of Office and Windows. $9.95 for the registered version isn't a lot to ask if this is a particular nuisance for you. There is a shareware trail version available. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 5. EASY MAIL MERGE Word has had powerful mail merge facilities ever since Winword v1 - and since then mail merge has become much easier to use with features like merging added as well. But Word mail merge is still a rocky road for most people and there's definitely a market for add-ons like Easy Mail Merge from DS Development. Some of the listed features are in Word itself but others are welcome improvements. The conditions options are much easier to understand than the complex Word options. With anti-spam provisions in place you have to be a little discreet about sending out many emails at the one time. Easy Mail Merge gives you the option to schedule an email run for a later time or spread the mailing out over a period of time. Sadly there's no trial version but you can check out the details at http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/mail_merge.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 6. LICENSING MICROSOFT FONTS We all get the standard Microsoft fonts with Windows and Office with the right to use them in our documents and emails. But developers cannot use the same fonts in their applications without a special licence. Ascender now has permission from Microsoft to license their high-quality fonts to developers. This includes the MS Office fonts like Arial, Century and Wingdings. http://ascenderfonts.com/Merchant2/m...=o fficewatch |
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You know, it seems like Office Watch it has been reduced to a bunch of
advertising these days. Each time the latest copy arrives in my inbox I can't help but say "ow!" after reading it. grin I suspect Peter may appreciate the fact that someone is spamming the newsgroups with his latest issue - it only helps him hock his products under the guise of "useful information about Office "... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I notice that although you posted 10 KB of copyrighted material in the NG, you snipped the copyright notice. It would have been much more "useful" to post a link to http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx, where users can get the information "straight from the horse's mouth." |
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