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Word, PowerPoint blocked by Office 2003 update

Word, PowerPoint blocked by Office 2003 update

The latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003 has made a range of older files inaccessible, including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, it emerged this week.

04/01/2008 10:39 AM

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft plans to release Office for Mac 2008 on January 15, making this the first update in about four years. We've tested beta versions of the new applications over the last month without running into glitches.

03/01/2008 12:31 PM

Microsoft moves first elements of Office online

Microsoft will soon release a beta of Office Live Workspace, a free tool for viewing, sharing and storing, but not editing, Office documents online.

02/10/2007 09:23 AM

Microsoft Office alternatives

Microsoft Office alternatives

Are you always rooting for the underdog? In the world of productivity suites, you don't need to pay a lot to get the basic tools for reading, writing and arithmetic. Read the reviews to find out what's in each bundle, from the freebies to the full-featured suites.

01/10/2007 02:26 PM

Apple iWork '08

Apple iWork '08

Apple's new iWork becomes a more well-rounded productivity package by adding Numbers for spreadsheets. Pages and Keynote include some nifty visual enhancements too.

20/08/2007 12:06 PM

Microsoft delays Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft has pushed back the release of Office 2008 for Mac, from the second half of this year to next January because it wasn't satisifed with the product.

06/08/2007 11:41 AM

How to use RSS in Outlook 2007

How to use RSS in Outlook 2007

An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed is an alert that tells you when your favourite Web site or blog has posted new information. With Outlook 2007, you can set up RSS feeds to deliver to your inbox.

19/07/2007 12:51 PM

Google Docs & Spreadsheets: 5 things you probably didn't know you could do

Google Docs & Spreadsheets: 5 things you probably didn't know you could do

Google's product experts share their favourite features that often don't get the limelight or that people simply don't know about.

22/06/2007 03:19 PM

Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.

30/05/2007 06:28 PM

Microsoft delays Office converters for Mac

As it tries to finish the next version of Office for the Mac, Microsoft has delayed efforts to enable current users of the productivity software to work with the new file formats used in the latest Windows version of the desktop software.

16/05/2007 10:09 AM

Office 2003 to get security upgrade

Microsoft plans to make some of the security improvements and features it built into Office 2007 available for Office 2003, a company representative said on Thursday.

27/04/2007 12:11 PM

Wikipedia woos the offline world

A CD featuring about 2,000 of the online encyclopedia's "best" articles will be aimed at those without Internet access.

26/04/2007 12:20 PM

Microsoft starts testing Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft has started private testing of the next version of Office for the Macintosh, which is due out in the second half of the year.

02/04/2007 10:18 AM

Wikipedia rival makes its debut

Citizendium offers community-contributed encyclopedia content with a few editorial controls (like full-name registration).

27/03/2007 10:47 AM

Microsoft's rocky road to Mac Office 97

According to court documents, the founder of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit fought a hard battle to keep Mac Office 97 alive.

07/03/2007 03:46 PM

Flaw found in Office 2007

Researchers have discovered a "highly critical" security flaw in newly released Office 2007, despite Microsoft's efforts to deliver its most secure version yet of the productivity software.

26/02/2007 10:27 AM

Zero-day attack hits Word

A new, yet-to-be-patched security hole in Word is being used in targeted cyberattacks, Microsoft has warned.

16/02/2007 12:54 PM

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better.

15/02/2007 12:05 PM

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

PowerPoint's new graphics features may make better-looking slide shows, but its new file format can require extra steps for sharing presentations.

13/02/2007 04:26 PM

Microsoft Word 2007

Microsoft Word 2007

If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and want to make sleeker-looking documents, Microsoft Word 2007 is worth the upgrade. However, less-expensive alternatives handle its core features without the clutter.

09/02/2007 04:12 PM

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