Mouse goes on strike in Word Documents

Posted January 11th, 2008 by Peggy Baker
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Last night I was as usual rushing to meet a deadline. I opened a document created previously, and then saved it with a new name, to use as a template. Tried to highlight some text to change, but horrors! Couldn't select any text. I tried doing the same thing in Excel, with no problem. Changed mice, no luck. Used the built in track pad, no luck. Turned to my best friend Google and found this, which worked fine, so I'm sharing it here too. One more place for the registry to gum things up, it turns out:  

Open Office 2007 documents, spreadsheets in earlier versions of Office

Posted November 8th, 2007 by Steve Backman
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Microsoft has released an update to Microsoft Office 2003, XP (2002) and 2000. With this update, you will have the ability to open, edit, save Office 2007 documents in their new format. This update will cover word processing, spreadsheets and powerpoint presentations.  

Outlook 2007 Performance revisited

Posted October 14th, 2007 by Steve Backman
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There's hope for Outlook 2007 performance sufferers.

If you have been reading this blog by some chance, you know that I took a leap into the void last winter and upgraded to Office 2007. I will begrudingly admit that after getting used to it for 10 months or so, I do like some aspects of the new "ribbon" navigation system. I also still have more trouble finding familiar functions than I do finding my keys in the morning (often no small challenge). Word, Excel and Powerpoint have nudged over into the net gain column; Access still not fun.  

Future of the desktop: Microsoft vs. Open Office vs Google

Posted October 8th, 2007 by Steve Backman
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Global battles over computer technology’s future have spread from the server world to your desktop. It’s not just about whether your web site runs on Windows or Linux, it’s about how you will do your work day in and day out. And this new battle is not a two-way, but a three-way confrontation. The competition for the desktop will come to affect how we think about software and daily office work generally.