ms office News and Other Resources

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Smarten your mobile office with Smart Office 2

April 25, 2013 10:46am PDT

Smart Office Lite and Smart Office 2 are worthy contenders for alternative office suite applications. Find out if this app will fit your mobile document needs.

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Word's disappearing white space and control defaults

April 22, 2013 11:57am PDT

These two Word tips aren't related, but users often inquire about them: what happened to my white space and how do I make a formatted control the default?

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Whitepapers

Business-Class Servers for a PC Budget

April 18, 2013 12:00am PDT

Edison Group interviewed a number of business owners running office or franchise workloads and consultants/resellers who cater to them, to assess the server-related challenges faced by these...

Provided by: IBM

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Business-Class Servers for a PC Budget

April 18, 2013 12:00am PDT

Edison Group interviewed a number of business owners running office or franchise workloads and consultants/resellers who cater to them, to assess the server-related challenges faced by these...

Provided by: IBM

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Use color to identify messages in Microsoft Outlook

April 16, 2013 7:32am PDT

Use color to identify people and subjects when you download them to your Outlook Inbox. Copying the format to other views will retain the color, even if you move the message to another folder.

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Case Studies

Gold Fields Limited: Gold Mining Firm Deploys Office 365 ProPlus to Reduce Costs, Boost Productivity

April 16, 2013 12:00am PDT

Gold Fields Limited is a South African gold mining firm. Headquartered in Johannesburg, the company owns and operates mines on several continents including Africa, Australia, and South America....

Provided by: Microsoft

Discussion Threads

OneNote Mobile app for Android

April 15, 2013 12:55am PDT

OneNote Mobile app for Android article root Great "manual" One thing that is dire about OneNote, and especially the mobile app, is the documentation. With large screen(s), desktop apps can get...

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Case Studies

FHI 360 Nonprofit Organization Chooses Microsoft Office 365, Gains Global Productivity

April 15, 2013 12:00am PDT

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization working to improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Following an acquisition, half of its employees...

Provided by: Microsoft

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OneNote Mobile app for Android

April 12, 2013 11:35am PDT

Donovan Colbert takes a look at OneNote Mobile and how a corporate user might leverage this free Microsoft application.

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10 steps to linking PowerPoint slides

April 11, 2013 6:58am PDT

Build a little navigation into your slide shows by putting PowerPoint action buttons and links to work.

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10 steps to linking PowerPoint slides: Demo files

April 11, 2013 12:00am PDT

These sample PowerPoint presentations (ppt and pptx versions) demonstrate the techniques described in this 10 Things blog post.

Provided by: Susan Harkins

Whitepapers

Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection - Analyst Report by Dennis Technology Labs

April 9, 2013 12:00am PDT

The results are in. Symantec Endpoint Protection rated best overall in total accuracy in independent, real-world tests recently published by Dennis Technology Labs.This report by Dennis Technology...

Provided by: Symantec

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Three tips for using Excel's conditional formatting more efficiently

April 8, 2013 8:06am PDT

These three tips will help you work more efficiently when using Excel's conditional formatting feature.

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Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better?

April 5, 2013 12:47pm PDT

Ian Hardenburgh sums up his research on the Google Apps and Office 365 suites. He has a preference, but it still comes down to individual needs and your number of users.

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Five Apps for better desktop publishing

April 5, 2013 11:43am PDT

Desktop publishing plays a huge role in crafting catchy advertisements, business cards, banners, billboards and more.

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Google Apps v. Office 365: Apps and professional services marketplaces

April 5, 2013 5:16am PDT

Ian Hardenburgh compares the apps and professional services marketplaces for both Google and Office 365.

Case Studies

Correct Solutions: IT Provider Gives SMB Customers Flexibility with Mixed Cloud and On-Premises Solutions

April 5, 2013 12:00am PDT

Correct Solutions is an IT consultancy that serves small businesses in the Sydney, Australia, area. It prides itself on understanding each customer's business problems and finding technology that...

Provided by: Microsoft

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10+ advanced formatting tips for Word users

April 4, 2013 1:43pm PDT

You can waste a lot of time trying to get a document to look right. These power user tricks will help speed your formatting chores.

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Google Apps v. Office 365: Content and document management

April 4, 2013 12:50pm PDT

Ian Hardenburgh compares the content and document management features between Microsoft's SharePoint Online (in Office 365 plans) with analogous features in Google Apps.

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