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Microsoft Office 2010 Home & Student (Disc Version) |
 - Rich and powerful new ways to deliver your work on your computer, Windows Mobile-based smart phone or a web browser
- Easy-to-use Tools, customizable templates, color schemes, and photo-editing capabilities
- Work with people from different places at the same time with the new co-authoring experience
- More ways to access your files from almost anywhere, Office 2010 puts you in control of getting things done according to your schedule
- Simplifies your tasks and creates amazing results
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| 10 Things to Look Forward to in LibreOffice 3.5 |
| Hard on the heels of the release of the bug-fixing LibreOffice 3.4.5 last Monday, the Document Foundation on Friday published a release candidate version of LibreOffice 3.5, which will be the next major version of the office productivity software. |
| January 23, 2012 |
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| A free Microsoft Office alternative that's actually good |
| About a week ago I featured Kingsoft Office Suite Professional 2012 in a bonus deal. Since then I've been test-driving the software on an old laptop. And you know what? I like it! |
| January 24, 2012 |
| After OpenOffice and Hudson, Will Oracle Stick With Open Source? |
| In recent weeks, Oracle has taken two premier open source technologies gained through the company's 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems -- the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and the Project Hudson continuous integration server -- and donated them to the Apache Software Foundation and Eclipse Foundation, respectively. |
| June 29, 2011 |
| Apache forges ahead with OpenOffice.org suite |
| Developer release planned; open source organization asserts trademark protection |
| December 20, 2011 |
| Apache vows to develop, protect OpenOffice |
| The Apache Software Foundation issued a statement today officially naming the open source project Apache OpenOffice.org and emphasizing to naysayers that it will continue to develop the open source office suite and prevent fragmentation. |
| October 14, 2011 |
| Assign a keystroke shortcut to insert a symbol or special character |
| If you insert the same symbol or special character often, you should use a custom shortcut to bypass the ribbon route and save yourself time. |
| July 13, 2011 |
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| Cabinet Office publishes open source procurement toolkit |
| The Cabinet Office has published an open source procurement toolkit for the public sector on its website. |
| November 3, 2011 |
| Cheat Sheet: 10 Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Word |
| The name's practically synonymous with "productivity app." If you're reading this article at work you've probably got a Word doc open right now, and you might think you've got a good handle on Microsoft's word processor. We'll bet you don't know as much as you think you do. Don't believe us? Read on for 10 quick tips and tricks for Microsoft Word. |
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| Checksum for a Spreadsheet |
| I'd like to create a cell in Excel that does the equivalent of a "hash" or sum of the entire active workbook. I need to check quickly, but with some confidence, that a printout of the spreadsheet is the same as the electronic one. |
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| Cisco Buys Microsoft Office App Developer |
| Cisco Monday announced that it has acquired privately held Versly, a maker of collaboration software for Microsoft Office applications. |
| August 29, 2011 |
| Clear Named Ranges from Excel |
| I use Excel 2003 for tracking and managing my investments. There are separate worksheets for groups of stocks I own or have owned. The active holdings are linked to a single summary page. Over the years, I have somehow accumulated a long list of named ranges that were applicable once upon a time but no longer are. |
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| Create a two-column document template in Microsoft Word |
| I recently finished working on a project that generated a dozen separate reports published together in a single booklet. Each report was from three to eight pages long, and most of them included at least one table or chart. |
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| Document Foundation declares LibreOffice 3.4.3 enterprise ready |
| The Document Foundation has announced that LibreOffice 3.4.3 has been released, signalling the latest version of its open-source office application is now suitable for wide deployment on an enterprise scale. |
| September 1, 2011 |
| Does Office 365 keep its promises? |
| The end of June marks the launch of Microsoft's biggest cloud initiative so far: Office 365. Some of you will have been playing with the beta, some of you will have it scheduled for the future, and some of you will see it implemented over your dead bodies. |
| June 27, 2011 |
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| Excel 2007 Cheat Sheet |
| Here's how to find your way around and get the most out of Excel 2007. |
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| FAQ: What's the future of OpenOffice.org? |
| Oracle suddenly announced Wednesday it was submitting the codebase for OpenOffice.org to the Apache Software Foundation, ending speculation about the open-source productivity suite's fate following Oracle's recent announcement it would be transitioned to a "solely community-based project." |
| June 2, 2011 |
| First look at Microsoft Office 365 |
| Microsoft might not be the first name you think of when considering enterprise cloud offerings. But then again, the company does handle 10 billion Hotmail and Windows Live messages a day and has a 15-year history of deploying and managing massive data centers. |
| April 18, 2011 |
| Five Open Source Technologies for 2012 |
| Next year, if all goes according to plan, Red Hat will become the first open source software company to generate more than US$1 billion a year in revenue. It will be a watershed moment for the open source community, who have long seen their approach of community-based development as a viable, even superior, alternative to traditional notions of how software should be written. |
| December 28, 2011 |
| Free Software Foundation favors LibreOffice over OpenOffice |
| When Oracle, IBM, and the Apache Software Foundation jointly announced last week that OpenOffice.org would become an official Apache project, some open-source developers were not happy. The Document Foundation's LibreOffice programmers were really not pleased. Now, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is coming out against the deal. |
| June 10, 2011 |
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| Google Docs reconsidered |
| Since Google Docs officially went out of beta on July 7, 2009, the Web-based office application suite has steadily gone through a series of changes and tweaks. |
| August 11, 2011 |
| Google Throws Its Weight Behind LibreOffice |
| LibreOffice gained a fresh burst of momentum last week as the makers of productivity software not only released a new, stable update but also announced the participation of Google and other big-name sponsors in its brand-new advisory board. |
| June 20, 2011 |
| Got iPad and need Microsoft Office? Try CloudOn |
| There are a number of Office compatible office suites to choose from in Apple's App Store, so anything that wants to stand out from the crowd needs to offer something special. After a brief appearance followed by a rapid vanishing act, CloudOn for iPad has returned to the App Store. What makes this app different from any of the other suites you could choose to install? Well, not only is it free of charge, but the suite is not only Office-compatible, it is a cloud-based version of Microsoft’s flagship suite. |
| January 6, 2012 |
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| Hard-up OpenOffice whips out begging-cap website |
| Hamburg-based open-source project OpenOffice will embark upon a major fundraising campaign this week to defend itself against a looming shutdown. |
| October 11, 2011 |
| How HP And Open Source Can Save WebOS |
| If HP wants a future for struggling WebOS, it must invest in the platform, not abandon it, writes Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister. 'It seems HP may only be truly committed to the platform if it can offload the cost of developing and maintaining it. |
| December 15, 2011 |
| How to create custom toolbars for Microsoft Word 2011 |
| If you work with Microsoft Word 2011, you may find the program's toolbars and ribbon practical ways to access functions you use often, such as formatting, alignment, and highlighting. But the toolbars and ribbon are stacked at the top of the program's windows, reducing your vertical space. |
| March 24, 2011 |
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| IBM bequeaths Symphony code to Apache |
| Hoping to further sharpen OpenOffice's competitive viability against Microsoft Office, IBM is donating the code of its Symphony open source office suite to the nonprofit Apache Software Foundation. |
| July 14, 2011 |
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| Kingsoft Office Suite Free 2012: Another Microsoft Office wannabe |
| Not long ago, investing in an office suite meant parting with a fairly substantial amount of cash, and while it is still possible to pay a great deal for a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation tool, there are also an increasing number of free options available. One newcomer is Kingsoft Office Suite Free 2012 which can be used both at home and in the office as an alternative for Microsoft Office. |
| October 03, 2011 |
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| LibreOffice 3.4.2 Released |
| The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced the release of version 3.4.2 of the open source LibreOffice office suite. According to TDF Steering Committee member Italo Vignoli, the third release in the 3.4.x branch of LibreOffice is now ready for both individuals and enterprises, and can be used for production. |
| August 8, 2011 |
| LibreOffice Backers Want Community to Join 'bug Hunt' |
| The organization behind LibreOffice is hoping community members will help it uncover problems with an upcoming release of the open-source office suite via an international "bug hunt" next week. |
| December 21, 2011 |
| LibreOffice fixes virus-friendly Word import flaw |
| LibreOffice users ought to update their software: a security hole has been discovered in the code used to import Microsoft Word documents into the open-source productivity suite. The latest version of the software contains a fix for the problem. |
| October 06, 2011 |
| LibreOffice Releases 'enterprise-ready' Version 3.4.2 |
| Version 3.4.2 of the open-source LibreOffice suite is now available and "enterprise-ready," project backers The Document Foundation announced Monday. |
| August 1, 2011 |
| Like browser tabs? Now you can have them in Microsoft Office |
| If you're the kind of person who finds themselves moving backwards and forwards between multiple documents in Word, Excel or PowerPoint, you'll know how frustrating and fiddly it can be. Office opens each document in a separate window, which can prove bothersome if you're constantly copying and pasting from one document to another, or need to reference two or three while editing a fourth. |
| May 24, 2011 |
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| Metro version of Microsoft Office in development |
| Among the many revelations about Windows 8 at BUILD this week came further confirmation from Microsoft that x86 applications won't run on hardware powered by ARM processors. |
| September 17, 2011 |
| Microsoft Adds Co-Authoring Feature to Word Web App |
| When Office 365 rolled out just a couple weeks ago, one of most obvious ways it was lacking in comparison to the rival Google Docs apps was that there was no way to collaborate in real-time on Word documents using the Word Web App. Well, as of today that is no longer an issue--Microsoft has added a co-authoring capability to the Word Web App. |
| July 6, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office 15 technical preview kicks off |
| Microsoft is making available to select testers the technical preview of Office 15 client, server and services as of January 30. |
| January 30, 2012 |
| Microsoft Office 365 and SQL Azure updates: What's on tap |
| Microsoft is set to begin rolling out new updates to its Office 365, SQL Azure and Dynamics CRM Online services in the coming weeks/months. |
| October 14, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office 365 Goes Live |
| Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched the much-awaited Office 365 on Tuesday, after a beta program of about nine months, as the company responds -- some critics say belatedly -- to the rising popularity of cloud-based applications for collaboration and communication. |
| June 28, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office 2010 SP1 coming this June |
| Microsoft Office is a product that is used around the world by millions of individuals every day. The product is Microsoft's crown jewel of productivity software and Office 2010 is about to receive its first major update. |
| May 16, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office 2010 takes on all comers |
| Ask most people to name a productivity suite and chances are they'll say Microsoft Office, but they might also name one of the numerous competitors that have sprung up. None have completely displaced the Microsoft monolith, but they've made inroads. |
| May 4, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office 2010 Turns One, Is Fastest Selling Version Ever |
| Microsoft this week celebrated the first year of its Office 2010 family of products in the market, noting that the office productivity suite has sold over 30 million units, a record pace that amounts to one copy of Office sold every second. And after just one year in the market, Microsoft's free web-based Office Web Apps (OWA) solution has blown past the Google Docs competition: OWA now has about 50 million active users, Microsoft says, double the 25 million active users Google claims. |
| June 16, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office Alternatives: Many Are Trying, Few Are Buying |
| When it comes to deploying Microsoft Office alternatives such as Google Apps, Zoho or Lotus Symphony, enterprise IT managers are in a state of intense curiosity but are still not ready for widespread adoption, according to a new Forrester research report entitled "Market Update: Office Productivity Alternatives." |
| May 12, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office Web Apps to officially support Chrome with Office 2010 Service Pack 1 |
| Microsoft's Office Web Apps — the Webified versions of Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint — already work with Google's Chrome browser. But as of the release of Service Pack 1 of Office 2010, they'll be officially supported by Microsoft in Chrome. |
| May 16, 2011 |
| Microsoft Office XP extended support ends July 11 |
| In just a few short days, one of Microsoft's most successful products will have its official support shut down. As the company previously announced many years ago, the extended but official support for its Office XP productivity software suite will be shut down on July 11. The primary support level for Office XP shut down back in 2006. This new deadline means that after July 11 there will be no further support for the product. That includes no more software update. |
| July 5, 2011 |
| Microsoft tells you why Office is better than Google Docs |
| There is a war over Cloud right now and Microsoft and Google are fighting to get you to use their products. The two platforms, Google Docs and Office + SkyDrive each have their own benefits but Microsoft is attempting to sway you to their ship with the video posted below. |
| January 17, 2012 |
| Microsoft to focus on HTML5 and JavaScript for Office 15 extensions |
| Microsoft officials have made it clear that HTML5 and JavaScript are going to be key for developing for Windows 8. But Microsoft's HTML5/JS love doesn't stop there. |
| August 3, 2011 |
| Microsoft: Metro Doesn't Necessarily Scale Well To Office |
| Windows 8 will be one of the most significant releases for Microsoft ever, since it pretty much rethinks the entire graphical user interface. One of the problems I personally see with Metro is that it doesn't appear to be particularly conducive to getting actual work done. In an interview with The Verge, Microsoft design director Steve Kaneko confirmed that it's hard to adapt applications like Office to use Metro. |
| December 21, 2011 |
| Microsoft's Office 365 - a discussion with John Betz |
| After my first experiences with Microsoft's Office 365 (see Trying out Microsoft Office 365 beta. for my initial comments on the Office 365 beta), I had an opportunity to talk with John Betz, Director of Online Services at Microsoft. We had a frank discussion about what the product was and was not. Thanks for taking the time to reach out to me, John. |
| April 26, 2011 |
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| Needed: A Great Office for Windows 8 |
| My friend Jeremy Toeman says that it's imperative that Microsoft come up with a great version of Office that uses Windows 8's new Metro interface. He's right, of course—without one, there's little reason for any business to consider an upgrade, and a really good one could be a major selling point. And I'll eat a Windows 8 tablet if Microsoft doesn't have a pretty ambitious one ready by the time Windows 8 PCs go on sale. |
| September 14, 2011 |
| Now Available: Microsoft Office 365 Integration Module for Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Beta |
| And with this, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials finally gets interesting. Microsoft announced today that a beta version of the Office 365 Integration Module (OIM) for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials is finally available, proving integration between its new SMB-focused server offering and its market-leading cloud productivity service. |
| November 1, 2011 |
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| Office 15 will be Windows 8 friendly, but its individual apps will not be designed with the Metro sleekness. |
| Office 15 will be Windows 8 friendly, but its individual apps will not be designed with the Metro sleekness. |
| February 1, 2012 |
| Office 365: Non-Profit Moves to Cloud for Global Relief |
| If you're an emergency response agency providing relief after a natural disaster and you can't communicate and share resources, you're in for a disaster of your own. |
| October 05, 2011 |
| Office 2010 SP1 download links now live |
| For the Office team at Microsoft, it has been an eventful morning. Microsoft has launched Office 365 globally and now the download links for SP1 for Office 2010 are now live. |
| June 28, 2011 |
| Office suite alternatives for Android tablets |
| Donovan Colbert takes a close look at several Office suites for Android tablets, including Polaris Office, Documents To Go, OfficeSuite Pro 5, and Google Docs as a native app or via a web browser. |
| November 9, 2011 |
| OpenOffice.org |
| the free, open source office suite. |
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| Oracle gives up on commercial Open Office |
| Oracle announced Friday that it will no longer sell a commercial version of the Open Office productivity suite, and that the open-source OpenOffice.org will be transitioned to "a purely community-based open-source project." |
| April 15, 2011 |
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| Post-PC LibreOffice heads for Web, iOS, Android |
| LibreOffice, the project forked from OpenOffice.org, is moving into the modern era with developers working on versions that run in Web browsers and on iOS and Android devices. |
| October 14, 2011 |
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| Save keystrokes with this simple shortcut for copying in Word |
| Save a few keystrokes by using this keyboard shortcut for duplicating text and objects in Word. |
| January 10, 2012 |
| SoftMaker Office 2008: Good enough, if Microsoft Office 2007/2010 compatibility doesn't matter |
| SoftMaker Office 2010 is an interesting productivity suite that delivers much of the power of Microsoft Office, at a considerably lower price. If you prefer your office suites to come without any price tag at all, though, you could always try the previous version, SoftMaker Office 2008. It includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation package and scripting tool, and is now available for free. |
| May 26, 2011 |
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| Use a built-in Microsoft Office color scheme to reduce visual noise |
| If you find the Office screens a bit "loud," switch to a more soothing color scheme. Susan Harkins shows you how. |
| May 18, 2011 |
| Users can reduce typing and avoid errors by using Word's AutoText feature |
| Do your users type a lot of repetitive text? If so, show them how to save keystrokes and reduce errors by using Word's AutoText feature. |
| June 3, 2011 |
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| Word 2007 Cheat Sheet |
| Microsoft Word 2007's new interface is likely to confound veteran Word users. Here's everything you need to know to make the switch. |
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