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The stick-with-it or throw-in-the-towel decision tree :)
This isn't about technology, per se--the kind of evaluating we do with a mouse, keyboard, and spreadsheet. It is about a deeper kind of "felt sense" evaluation that can help us determine whether what...
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Coming soon to a bookstore (online or otherwise) near you! :)
I just received my author copies of Microsoft Office 2013 Plain & Simple, and I love the new look! The cover is vibrant and the interior is easy-to-navigate and pretty. (Okay, I'm a little...
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Crazed merge field destruction
Often tech problems look at first like they are going to be hopelessly complex and knotted (which means they are beyond my depth), but as I get curious about them and start to pull on the nearest...
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Office 2013 season
Hello! Long time no post, I know. I have been buried with multiple writing projects, ranging from Windows 8 to Office 2013 to SkyDrive. It's been a busy fall! I'm able to raise my head for a moment...
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Windows 8 CP--try it, you'll like it (I think)
Well, I must say I'm a bit baffled by the backlash of bad sentiment about Windows 8 I've been seeing in the tweets and posts of many of my tech writer colleagues--especially those who have been doing...
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Too many labels!
I get a number of messages--for good reason!--about problems with Word's mail merge process. Even though the whole task has been simplified a bit through the years, it does still require some...
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Lots of Q&A coming!
This is relaxed hippie me when I don't have a looming book deadline :) Hi everyone, coming soon--a series of Q&A responses to reader questions that have been piling up in my Inbox! Thanks for your...
View ArticleThis is only a test :)
Hi all--my apologies to those of you who receive this by RSS, but I'm testing BlogOffice to see what's up with the site. For some reason Blogger is giving me a Page Not Found error, which makes no...
View ArticleSolving Word mail merge ZIP code problems
A reader wrote to me yesterday explaining a frustrating issue she is experiencing with Word mail merge. When she runs labels with data she imported from an Excel worksheet, everything works fine as...
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A "touchable" Ribbon
I got to play with a Windows 8 Samsung tablet yesterday, tapping and flipping and pinching and snapping it's colorful little cheeks. :) My reaction was similar to the reaction of many so far:...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office Metro-style
Last week Microsoft showed us all kinds of color and movement and flexibility as they demonstrated the new "metro-style" look for Windows 8. Similar to the touch functionality on the Windows Phone 7,...
View ArticleNext BUILD keynote coming up!
Hi there--I'm sitting here listening to this jazzy music, waiting for the BUILD keynote (day 2) to begin streaming. You can watch it here with me if you like: http://www.buildwindows.com/ Earlier today...
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Just in case you're curious: Here are some photos from the keynote.Thanks for reading! :) Katherine
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Filling in the gaps on Win 8
Well, the big Microsoft BUILD conference kicks off in Anaheim in just a few hours. I have all systems go (literally) for the keynotes, the blog posts, the tweets, the articles. But mostly I am ready...
View ArticleTrying for publishing convergence :)
This is more of an update than a Microsoft Office tip, trick, or snafu...but since creating the Office 365: Connect & Collaborate site, I've been trying to streamline my communication efforts so...
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Changing the default font in Word 2010
I just had a good reminder that when you've worked with technology for a long time, it's easy to overlook some of the basic techniques that can be really helpful in regular day-to-day work. A reader...
View ArticleWindows Live and Office 365: What's the difference?
Good morning! I have a new article out today in Windows Secrets: How to tell Windows Live from Office 365. I wrote this article in response to some reader questions about the overlap of online...
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Getting Site Stats in Office 365
If you were a former Office Live Small Business user, you are probably familiar with the webtools included with Office 365. It's a nice set of basic tools for creating pages, adding text and images,...
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My Office 365 book is now a free ebook!
This is exciting. :) In keeping with the green practices encouraged by cloud computing, Microsoft Press has decided to offer Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime...
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Ah, the lazy beauty of Homegroups
This morning I'm sitting in my sunroom writing a new batch of articles for CNET's TechRepublic (hi, Jody) and wanted to use a cool Excel worksheet I'd created a while back for one of the examples. The...
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