I just came across a nifty UI thing when printing in Word 365.
When the printing dialog comes up and you select all pages you get this nice description of Print all Pages:
Not sure if this is really necessary, but it made me smile.
Windows Live Writer dürfte auf der Windows Plattform derzeit eines der beliebtesten Blogging-Tools sein. Mit Anbindung an die meisten Blogging-Plattformen und zahlreichen Plug-Ins lässt das Tool kaum wünsche offen. Allerdings ist bisher keine deutsche Rechtschreibprüfung vorhanden. Anstelle dessen konnten unterschiedlichste English-Derivate (es gibt eben Englisch und Englisch) ausgewählt werden. Die Möglichkeit die deutsche Rechtschreibkorrektur zu aktivieren oder eine zusätzliche Sprache hinzuzufügen fehlt bisher gänzlich.
Die Lösung ist recht jedoch einfach. Vorausgesetz auf der betreffenden Maschine ist Office 2010 (32-bit) mit deutscher Rechtschreibkorrektur installiert. Ein Blick in den Ordner
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\PROOF
sollte Gewissheit verschaffen. Hier gilt es die Dateien
MSSP7GE.DLL MSSP7GE.dub MSSP7GE.LX
in den Ordner
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live Writer\Dictionaries
zu kopieren. Nach einem Neustart von Windows Live Writer sollte nun unter Options / Spelling auch der Eintrag German (Reform).
The Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office 2007 allows you to embed Creative Commons licenses directly into PowerPoint, Word as well as Excel.
“This add-in enables you to embed a Creative Commons license into a document that you create using Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or Microsoft Office Excel. With a Creative Commons license, authors can express their intentions regarding how their works may be used by others. The add-in downloads the Creative Commons license you designate from the Creative Commons Web site and inserts it directly into your creative work.”
Once installed, you’ll find a new tab at your ribbon called Creative Commons. The License button allows you to create a new license for the document.
For me, it was always a pain to browse through the CC licenses to find the appropriate one. The add-in allows you to step through all options:
Finally, you select the license and assign it to the document. Visuals will be added automatically by the add-in and the license is then downloaded fro the CC web site.
Quite nice add-in that gives you some boost in productivity, especially when you deal often with Word and PowerPoint documents you hand out to the public.
Did you now where to find the shortcuts for Word 2007? Pressing F1 does not provide too much help. With some luck you end up at this Knowledge Base article providing you this list:
All Caps CTRL+SHIFT+A Annotation ALT+CTRL+M App Maximize ALT+F10 App Restore ALT+F5 Apply Heading1 ALT+CTRL+1 Apply Heading2 ALT+CTRL+2 Apply Heading3 ALT+CTRL+3 Apply List Bullet CTRL+SHIFT+L Auto Format ALT+CTRL+K Auto Text F3 or ALT+CTRL+V Bold CTRL+B or CTRL+SHIFT+B Bookmark CTRL+SHIFT+F5 Browse Next CTRL+PAGE DOWN Browse Previous CTRL+PAGE UP Browse Sel ALT+CTRL+HOME Cancel ESC Center Para CTRL+E Change Case SHIFT+F3 Char Left LEFT Char Left Extend SHIFT+LEFT Char Right RIGHT Char Right Extend SHIFT+RIGHT Clear DELETE Close or Exit ALT+F4 Close Pane ALT+SHIFT+C Column Break CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER Column Select CTRL+SHIFT+F8 Copy CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT Copy Format CTRL+SHIFT+C Copy Text SHIFT+F2 Create Auto Text ALT+F3 Customize Add Menu ALT+CTRL+= Customize Keyboard ALT+CTRL+NUM + Customize Remove Menu ALT+CTRL+- Cut CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE Date Field ALT+SHIFT+D Delete Back Word CTRL+BACKSPACE Delete Word CTRL+DELETE Dictionary ALT+SHIFT+F7 Do Field Click ALT+SHIFT+F9 Doc Close CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 Doc Maximize CTRL+F10 Doc Move CTRL+F7 Doc Restore CTRL+F5 Doc Size CTRL+F8 Doc Split ALT+CTRL+S Double Underline CTRL+SHIFT+D End of Column ALT+PAGE DOWN End of Column ALT+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN End of Doc Extend CTRL+SHIFT+END End of Document CTRL+END End of Line END End of Line Extend SHIFT+END End of Row ALT+END End of Row ALT+SHIFT+END End of Window ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN End of Window Extend ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN Endnote Now ALT+CTRL+D Extend Selection F8 Field Chars CTRL+F9 Field Codes ALT+F9 Find CTRL+F Font CTRL+D or CTRL+SHIFT+F Font Size Select CTRL+SHIFT+P Footnote Now ALT+CTRL+F Go Back SHIFT+F5 or ALT+CTRL+Z Go To CTRL+G or F5 Grow Font CTRL+SHIFT+. Grow Font One Point CTRL+] Hanging Indent CTRL+T Header Footer Link ALT+SHIFT+R Help F1 Hidden CTRL+SHIFT+H Hyperlink CTRL+K Indent CTRL+M Italic CTRL+I or CTRL+SHIFT+I Justify Para CTRL+J Left Para CTRL+L Line Down DOWN Line Down Extend SHIFT+DOWN Line Up UP Line Up Extend SHIFT+UP List Num Field ALT+CTRL+L Lock Fields CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11 Macro ALT+F8 Mail Merge Check ALT+SHIFT+K Mail Merge Edit Data Source ALT+SHIFT+E Mail Merge to Doc ALT+SHIFT+N Mail Merge to Printer ALT+SHIFT+M Mark Citation ALT+SHIFT+I Mark Index Entry ALT+SHIFT+X Mark Table of Contents Entry ALT+SHIFT+O Menu Mode F10 Merge Field ALT+SHIFT+F Microsoft Script Editor ALT+SHIFT+F11 Microsoft System Info ALT+CTRL+F1 Move Text F2 New CTRL+N Next Cell TAB Next Field F11 or ALT+F1 Next Misspelling ALT+F7 Next Object ALT+DOWN Next Window CTRL+F6 or ALT+F6 Normal ALT+CTRL+N Normal Style CTRL+SHIFT+N or ALT+SHIFT+CLEAR (NUM 5) Open CTRL+O or CTRL+F12 or ALT+CTRL+F2 Open or Close Up Para CTRL+0 Other Pane F6 or SHIFT+F6 Outline ALT+CTRL+O Outline Collapse ALT+SHIFT+- or ALT+SHIFT+NUM - Outline Demote ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT Outline Expand ALT+SHIFT+= Outline Expand ALT+SHIFT+NUM + Outline Move Down ALT+SHIFT+DOWN Outline Move Up ALT+SHIFT+UP Outline Promote ALT+SHIFT+LEFT Outline Show First Line ALT+SHIFT+L Overtype INSERT Page ALT+CTRL+P Page Break CTRL+ENTER Page Down PAGE DOWN Page Down Extend SHIFT+PAGE DOWN Page Field ALT+SHIFT+P Page Up PAGE UP Page Up Extend SHIFT+PAGE UP Para Down CTRL+DOWN Para Down Extend CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN Para Up CTRL+UP Para Up Extend CTRL+SHIFT+UP Paste CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT Paste Format CTRL+SHIFT+V Prev Cell SHIFT+TAB Prev Field SHIFT+F11 or ALT+SHIFT+F1 Prev Object ALT+UP Prev Window CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or ALT+SHIFT+F6 Print CTRL+P or CTRL+SHIFT+F12 Print Preview CTRL+F2 or ALT+CTRL+I Proofing F7 Redo ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE Redo or Repeat CTRL+Y or F4 or ALT+ENTER Repeat Find SHIFT+F4 or ALT+CTRL+Y Replace CTRL+H Reset Char CTRL+SPACE or CTRL+SHIFT+Z Reset Para CTRL+Q Revision Marks Toggle CTRL+SHIFT+E Right Para CTRL+R Save CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2 Save As F12 Select All CTRL+A or CTRL+CLEAR (NUM 5) or CTRL+NUM 5 Select Table ALT+CLEAR (NUM 5) Show All CTRL+SHIFT+8 Show All Headings ALT+SHIFT+A Show Heading1 ALT+SHIFT+1 Show Heading2 ALT+SHIFT+2 Show Heading3 ALT+SHIFT+3 Show Heading4 ALT+SHIFT+4 Show Heading5 ALT+SHIFT+5 Show Heading6 ALT+SHIFT+6 Show Heading7 ALT+SHIFT+7 Show Heading8 ALT+SHIFT+8 Show Heading9 ALT+SHIFT+9 Shrink Font CTRL+SHIFT+, Shrink Font One Point CTRL+[ Small Caps CTRL+SHIFT+K Space Para1 CTRL+1 Space Para15 CTRL+5 Space Para2 CTRL+2 Spike CTRL+SHIFT+F3 or CTRL+F3 Start of Column ALT+PAGE UP Start of Column ALT+SHIFT+PAGE UP Start of Doc Extend CTRL+SHIFT+HOME Start of Document CTRL+HOME Start of Line HOME Start of Line Extend SHIFT+HOME Start of Row ALT+HOME Start of Row ALT+SHIFT+HOME Start of Window ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP Start of Window Extend ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP Style CTRL+SHIFT+S Subscript CTRL+= Superscript CTRL+SHIFT+= Symbol Font CTRL+SHIFT+Q Thesaurus SHIFT+F7 Time Field ALT+SHIFT+T Toggle Field Display SHIFT+F9 Toggle Master Subdocs CTRL+ Tool SHIFT+F1 Un Hang CTRL+SHIFT+T Un Indent CTRL+SHIFT+M Underline CTRL+U or CTRL+SHIFT+U Undo CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE Unlink Fields CTRL+6 or CTRL+SHIFT+F9 Unlock Fields CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11 Update Auto Format ALT+CTRL+U Update Fields F9 or ALT+SHIFT+U Update Source CTRL+SHIFT+F7 VBCode ALT+F11 Web Go Back ALT+LEFT Web Go Forward ALT+RIGHT Word Left CTRL+LEFT Word Left Extend CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT Word Right CTRL+RIGHT Word Right Extend CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT Word Underline CTRL+SHIFT+W
To keep updated, I am just starting publishing my free/busy times to Office Online. First of all, register with Office Online, this shouldn’t take that long if you have already a Windows Live account.
Open Outlook and chose the calendar you want to publish by right-clicking it in the task pane.
Now select ‘Publish to Internet’ and then ‘Publish to Office Online…’. After doing some registration you can finally choose the options for publishing the calendar.
We are going to choose the granularity of details we want to publish. In my case I choose the ‘Availability only’ option.
Then I am going to allow everybody to see these availability times. If you are going to publish more details, you might want to consider to share your calendar only with invited users.
At the end I am going to check the ‘Advanced Options’.
In this case, I am fine with the automatic uploads. After confirming, the initial upload is performed. In the task pane you’ll now find another icon for your calendar indicating that it is shared.
Finally, my free/busy times are now available.
This update finally supports the new file formats of Office 2007 on your mobile device:
To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications. This upgrade to the Office Mobile applications allows viewing and editing of Word documents and Excel workbooks and viewing of PowerPoint slideshows created by using Microsoft Office 2007.
Other improvements include:
• Enhanced viewing experience for charts in Excel Mobile.
• Ability to view SmartArt in PowerPoint Mobile.
• Ability to view and extract files from compressed (.zip) folders.
The update need approximately 7 Mb on your device. Therefore, I would recommend using a memory card for the installation.
Ever stuck in sorting a huge bullet list? One of the 90% unknown Word features.
The Sort Text command can be used to alphabetize lists instantly.
After getting a licence and re-installing the MAPILap NNTP Outlook plug-in I was kind of frustrated that the plug-in did not work anymore. Basically I found the reason in the registry settings of the tool. There the account was still disabled since I have chosen this option during a test installation before.
Just delete the folder with the deactivated profile name. After the next start of Outlook the plug-in wizard appears again.
While writing papers, there are some really useful hints you must know. If you write down topics, usually it’s a royal pain on your back always to pick the mouse to choose the Heading 1 formatting. Just press [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[1] to [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[3] to mark the lines as a heading. Unfortunately this doesn’t work for Heading 4.
Another great thing is the rand macro. Sometimes it is useful to have some arbitrary text between all the headings which make the structure of you document. Just type in =rand() for some paragraphs of text or =rand(2) if you want exact two paragraphs. Of course you can choose any other number as well.
Word provides you some text to fill your empty space:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.