b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Technology Channel Subscribe to this Feed

Office Tweaks

April 30th, 2008

Google Docs, What’s New This Month?

What’s new with Google Docs this month of April? It was for sure a busy month for Google Docs Team as they released many updates and functionalities.

google-docs.jpg

Better yet list them down here to showcase their recent developments. Here it goes…

  • Saved searches
  • More search options and savable, search history
  • Saving presentations as .ppt
  • Offline Accessibility
  • Inserting YouTube videos into your presentations
  • Speaker notes for presentations
  • Editing CSS for documents
  • Old-style printing for documents
  • Browser right-click menu
  • More sharing options in Docs list

For more latest updates with Google Docs, visit them here.

Tags:

By Jerome Locson -- 1 comment

April 30th, 2008

Excel & Word Shortcuts

I found these lists of quick keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel and Word, thought of sharing this to you might help you in one way or the other.

Here’s for MS Word Shortcuts:

Ctrl+B Make selected text bold
Ctrl+U Underline selected text
Ctrl+I Make selected text italic
Ctrl+L Align selection or paragraph to the left of the screen
Ctrl+E Align selection or paragraph to the centre of the screen
Ctrl+M Indent paragraph or selection
Ctrl+1 Single-space all the lines in selection
Ctrl+2 Double-space all the lines in selection
Ctrl+5 1.5-space all the lines in selection
Ctrl+Space Toggle AutoCorrect
Ctrl+Del Delete the word to the right of the cursor
Ctrl+Backspace Delete the word to the left of the cursor
Ctrl+Shift+8 Toggle hidden characters that mark spaces, carriage returns, and so on
F7 Run a spelling and grammar check
Shift+F7 Use the Thesaurus

For MS Excel:

Ctrl+- Delete the current cell or selection
Ctrl+Shift++ Insert cell or selection
Ctrl+; Insert current date at the selected cell
Ctrl+Shift+; Insert current time at the selected cell
Ctrl+K
Insert a hyperlink or web link
Ctrl+Tab Switch to the next worksheet in the workbook
Shift+F3 Open the formula window
F11 Create a chart
Ctrl+Space Select all of the current column
Shift+Space Select all of the current row
Ctrl+Shift+1 Format the current cell with commas
Ctrl+Shift+4 Format the current cell as currency
Ctrl+Shift+5 Format the current cell as a percentage
Ctrl+Arrow key Move to the next used cell in the direction of the arrow key
Ctrl+F Open the search box

[ via VNUNET ]

Tags: ,

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 28th, 2008

Speaker Notes & Youtube Videos for Google Presentations

A couple of exciting features for Google Docs Presentation was released last week. Now, Google Presentation can have speaker notes that will serve as a guideline for presenters, keeping them guided throughout their presentation. You may print the notes or use it during the presentation.

Also, you can embed YouTube Videos to your presentation, adding more visualization to attract more audiences. Below is an example of an embedded YouTube Video in Google Presentation.

Tags:

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 26th, 2008

Google Apps + Salesforce = Success?

Salesforce.com and Google Apps now works together to deliver CRM application for your business. See the product tour video below, how Salesforce integrates Google Apps to their system.

[ via Salesforce.com ]

Tags: ,

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 25th, 2008

Work with your Google Presentation and Spreadsheet Offline

With Google Docs initial rollout of its Offline functionalities (via Google Gears) last month, you can work as well offline with presentation and spreadsheet files. Remember that an this stage, it only allows view-only offline access to spreadsheets and presentations. Again, see the video below for a brief overview on how Google Docs Offline works.

So keep it touch for more updates with Google Docs Offline functionalities.

[ via Google Docs Blog ]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 24th, 2008

QuickOffice for Android?

QuickOffice, the leading software developer for mobile office productivity, recently showed their latest development of office suite and now for Android platforms. With the partnership between QuickOffice and SoonR, users will now the access of documents on PC via the internet, remotely. Below are some screenshot of the application.

android-office.jpg

[ via PC Mag ]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 23rd, 2008

The new WordPerfect Office X4

The latest installment of Corel Office Suite is the WordPerfect Office X4 which allows users to do more with words, numbers, and ideas… as their tag line goes. WordPerfect Office X4 has 3 editions namely, Standard Edition, Professional Edition, and Home & Student Edition.

wordperfect-office-x4.jpg

Standard Edition is the essential office suite for home and business users to create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and manage e-mail. Open, edit and save Microsoft® Office documents. Save hundreds with the built-in PDF tools. Take notes and collect and reuse information, ideas and images from virtually anywhere with a new digital notebook. Also includes data analysis software to get insight from your data and online services to help you stay connected.

There are lots of product reviews online but I would like to share to you this review from PC Mag: WordPerfect Office X4 Standard Edition . For pricing and other product details visit them at here.

Tags:

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Know more about Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage Notifications

In the effort of Microsoft in reduce software piracy, they launched Genuine Microsoft Software which includes Windows Genuine and Office Genuine.

genuine-microsoft-software.jpg

Office Genuine does validation for your Microsoft Office if it’s a valid copy you have installed in your PC. With Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage Notification Software, you have the following benefits:

  • Know that you are getting the most secure version of Office available.
  • Have the confidence that you got what you paid for.
  • Increase your productivity with free downloads, training, and other resources.
  • Have access to support from Microsoft or a trusted partner.
  • Stay better protected with the latest enhancements.
  • Enjoy access to the latest offers exclusively reserved for genuine Microsoft software users.

To know more and why, click here.

What are some Notification messages that you might receive:

  • Program startup
    This copy of Microsoft Office is not genuine.
    Please excuse this interruption. This copy of Microsoft Office did not pass validation. Click Learn More for details and for help identifying the best way to get genuine Microsoft Office.
  • Toolbar & Ribbon
    This copy of Office is not genuine. Click here to learn more.

[ via Microsoft Knowledge Base Help & Support ]

Tags:

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 21st, 2008

Personal Folders Backup for Outlook 2003/2002

Here’s a Microsoft Outlook 2003/2002 Add-in that might be helpful to you if you are a heavy user of Outlook.

Outlook 2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup

Backing up your Microsoft Outlook information is quicker and easier with the Personal Folders Backup feature. Personal Folders Backup creates backup copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002 and later versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed up.

With Personal Folders Backup, you can choose which of your .PST files you wish to back up, and how often you wish to back them up.

Each .PST file contains all of your Outlook folders, including the Inbox, Calendar, and Contacts. You can have a single .PST file (usually called “Internet Folders” or “Personal Folders” in your Folder List), but you might also have an additional .PST file that you use for archiving (”Archiving Folders”). Personal Folders Backup lets you back up any or all of these .PST files.

(Remember that this download requires Genuine Microsoft Validation)

[ via Microsoft Office Downloads ]

Tags:

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

The Confirmation of ‘Albany’

microsoft_office.jpgEarlier this month, we received many alerts that Microsoft is planning to launch a new project codenamed ‘Albany’ and indeed rumors were true. Microsoft officially release a press statement about this combined package of Office, Office Live Workspaces, Windows Live OneCare, and Windows Live Suite. Stated in their PressPass website, a Q&A with Group Product Manager Bryson Gordon, he says,

“Albany” is the codename for a new all-in-one subscription service of essential software and services consumers told us were most important to them. We’ve pulled together the productivity tools people need to organize their lives, security to help keep their personal information safe and online services that make it easy for them to keep in touch with friends and family, and folded them all into a single service that also ensures the user’s PC is running the latest security and productivity software.

“Albany” is not the next version of Microsoft Office; it’s just another way to get the current version plus other software and services that consumers consider indispensable for getting the most out of their PC. With the subscription model, when the next release of Microsoft Office comes out, “Albany” customers with an active subscription will automatically get an upgrade to this version – at no extra cost, as part of their subscription.

To read the full Q&A, click here.

Tags:

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

Site Meter
Close
E-mail It