Jun 4, 2013 | Microsoft, Office, Office tips, OneDrive, software, web_services
TAKEAWAY If you experience long delays or freezes when Word or Excel are saving files to Skydrive, disable the Skydrive setting that creates a direct connection between the Office programs and the online Skydrive folders. BACKGROUND I’m fully committed to Skydrive. I...
May 10, 2013 | Microsoft, Office, Office tips, OneDrive, web_services
Previously: The Difference Between A Microsoft Account And An Office 365 Account Understanding Skydrive, Part 1: Skydrive vs. Skydrive Pro Understanding Skydrive, Part 2: The Basics Skydrive has become more compelling for business users because it is integrated with...
Apr 24, 2013 | mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Office tips, Outlook, web_services
Office 365 is in the middle of a major upgrade. Many small business subscribers have already been upgraded and Microsoft intends to have all subscribers upgraded in the next few months. Hosted Exchange mailboxes are being upgraded to new servers running Exchange 2013;...
Apr 18, 2013 | Office, Office tips, software
Here’s a very basic tip about Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You already know the basic concept. When you’ve prepared something that you might re-use, you can save it as a template. Click File / Save As / Save as type / Word Template (*.dotx). When you create a new file...
Mar 13, 2013 | Adobe, Office, Office 365, Office tips, software, Windows7, Windows8
A new feature in Office 2013 that deserves explanation: Word 2013 can convert PDF files into editable Word documents with a high degree of accuracy. If you browse to a PDF file in Word 2013 and click to open it, you will see this window: “Word will now convert your...
Mar 3, 2013 | Office, Office 365, Office tips, shopping, software
There are three different paths to buy Office 2013. Choose your path based on whether you are: – a home user (or a business that’s so small that everyone feels like family) – a business with an existing Office 365 subscription – a...
