Written by The New Paperclip on February 1, 2007 – 8:45 pm
Did you wake up this morning and realise that the early Office 2007 beta version you were running no longer works? The 1st of February marks the date that beta 1 versions of Office 2007 around the world expire. Stop working. Cause Havoc
But… exclusively to The New Paperclip… THERE IS A SOLUTION! Just like the [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on January 18, 2007 – 7:59 pm
Signatures mean different things to different people, depending on where you work, and what job you are in. Some companies have very strict guidelines on what you can and can not include in your signature, even telling you exactly what font and font size you have to use! And then there are other organisations that [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on January 12, 2007 – 9:58 pm
… everyone who has ever worked in an office knows that Blind Carbon Copy (or Bcc as it is usually referred to) is how most organisations operate. Without Bcc you could not spread rumors, embarrass your colleagues… whoops I mean you could not inform others of important business communications whilst protecting their identity.
The problem is that by [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on January 7, 2007 – 11:55 pm
Inserting tables in Word 2007 has changed slightly from previous versions of Office, however it really is a piece of cake with the new Ribbon user interface, and my favourite feature of all… live preview!
On the ribbon, click “Insert” (because we want to “Insert” a table)
Click on the “Table” button, and a grid will appear [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on January 7, 2007 – 11:24 pm
Thats right… 23 Sleeps, thats 552 hours, or 33120 minutes until Office 2007, and Windows Vista will be available in the shops. January 30 is not that far away!
You can pre-order your copy of Windows Vista or Office 2007 now on Amazon.com! They can even gift wrap it for you!
Over the next three weeks I will [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on December 8, 2006 – 7:18 pm
So you are going on holiday and need to let everyone know that you are not going to be answering their emails, looking at their funny forwards, or reading about Nigerian money scams in your junk mail folder!
The Out of Office Assistant looks after your inbox whilst you are away, by replying with a custom [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on November 28, 2006 – 8:20 pm
Do you love creating documents that are full of pictures? Are you sick and tired of the same old Clip Art that comes included with Word? Do you need more Clip Art for Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Publisher 2007, or any of the Microsoft Office 2007 programs?
You are in luck!
Microsoft have a website [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on November 28, 2006 – 8:08 pm
Have you upgraded from Excel 2003 to Excel 2007 but are unsure where some of your favourite commands are in the new ribbon user interface? Don’t worry… here is a quick guide for some of my (and hopefully your) favourite Excel commands:
Create a New Spreadsheet in Excel 2007Click on the Microsoft Office button (the circle [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on November 7, 2006 – 8:51 pm
Exciting news!!! My sources at Microsoft have all been spruiking that Microsoft Office 2007 has now reached the magic milestone that is RTM.
If you are a MSDN subscriber, you can expect the gold code to be available in the next few days.
If you are a consumer, we still need to wait until early next year [...]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 24, 2006 – 8:38 pm
Need to break up you document to make it more… presentable? Breaks have been a part of Word for a long time, but where are they and what do they do in Word 2007?
“Page Layout” -> “Page Setup” Group -> “Breaks”. Still can’t find them, the screenshot below will help.
What is a Page Break?
A [...]