Microsoft Office

Blogging tools OneNote and SharePoint Server 2007

Brian S. Tucker — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:09:51 GMT

Blogging tools are all over the news today with the release of the new Microsoft blogging tool, Microsoft Windows Live Writer which is now in beta.

The tool is really great. I am really impressed by it. You just put in the URL to your blog and does the rest. The editor seems to create a WYSIWYG post in the same theme as your blog (very nice). I'll try it on a few different blogging platforms and report back to you.

Other blogging functionality that we have in the 2007 release of Office includes the new capability to blog direct from Word 2007 and from OneNote 2007. I have been using this for a while now so I thought I would record another blogcast demo of it. I've also included a demo of how to set up the new SharePoint Server 2007 blog template and then I show how to use OneNote to post to it. Hope you find it useful..

Yes, you can post a blog entry using Word 2007!

Brian S. Tucker — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:43:07 GMT

I just learned about a feature that is coming in Microsoft Word 2007 (part of the 2007 Office System) that has me pretty excited. And I asked permission to post this to my blog today. The feature will be seen for the first time (although incomplete) in the soon-to-be-released “beta 2” of 2007 Office.

Would you like to post to your blog right from Word? Well… who wouldn’t?

Outlook 2007

Brian S. Tucker — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:43:18 GMT

In this blogcast I demo some of the new features of Outlook 2007. In particular I look at how it can consume RSS feeds and show off some of the great integration with SharePoint Server 2007 as well. Also have a look at the OneNote 2007 blogcast which shows further Outlook integration.

If you watch it, please tell me what you think in a comment - its great for me to know what your favourite part of the demo was or ask any questions you may have.

OneNote 2007

Brian S. Tucker — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:43:58 GMT

I've been meaning to record a OneNote 2007 demo for a while so here it is. OneNote 2007 is a very important application now in Office. You will see it is included in both the Home and Student Edition and in the Enterprise Edition. It really is a very sophisticated product with superb integration with other applications. This demo shows you some of the integration with Outlook 2007 as well as other applications as well as a showing off some of the new look and capabilities. I've boosted the audio bit rate on this blogcast so it should be easier to follow.

Intro to the Office 12 user interface

Brian S. Tucker — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:43:43 GMT

Sometimes its better to show than to tell so I thought I'd have a go at recording one of my demos of the new user interface in Office 12. It is recorded with only 16 colours so it will look a lot nicer in real life. I'm attaching the spreadsheet that I used in the excel 12 demo in case you have beta 1 and fancy doing this demo yourself.
I think the sound went a bit dodgy in the word section for a few seconds but it recovers. If people like the idea, I'll look at doing more of these so let me know.

Submitting Forms with Email

Thom Robbins — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:44:34 GMT

InfoPath 2003 provides a variety of ways to submit completed forms. One of the most common ways is to leverage email. In this BlogCast Thom takes a look at how you can submit an InfoPath form using email.

Exploring InfoPath and Views

Thom Robbins — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:44:17 GMT

Views are an important part of designing an InfoPath form. They enable the presentation of data in a variety of formats. In this BlogCast Thom takes a look at using views within InfoPath 2003.

Connecting a Drop Down List Box to a SQL Server database using InfoPath 2003

Thom Robbins — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:44:53 GMT

InfoPath 2003 allows you to connect your forms and controls to a variety of different data sources. One of the most common scenarios is to connect to a SQL Server database to populate a drop down list box. In this example, we take a look at how this can be done.

Office 2003 Resource Kit: Profile Wizard

Brian S. Tucker — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

The Profile Wizard will allow you to make a backup of all Office 2003 application settings. You can use the .OPS file to restore the settings to one or all of the workstations in your organization. Click on my name above to learn more about the Profile Wizard.

Word 2003 Template Series Part 1: Creating a Letterhead

Brian S. Tucker — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 02:00:58 GMT

Creating your own letterhead template in Word is very easy. Once the template is created, it can be used in the same manner as letterhead you would purchase from a office supply store or printing company.

How to Calculate your Grade Average in Excel 2003

Brian S. Tucker — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:03:21 GMT

Interested in knowing your grade average before your parents? A few simple steps will show you how to calculate your average grade for all your classes or a single class.

Office 2003 Custom Maintenance Wizard Part 1

Brian S. Tucker — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Have you deployed Office 2003 and need to make modifications? The CMW will allow you to make changes on the fly which will not require you to uninstall the full suite and reinstall. Save time and end user down time by using the tools designed to get the job done right the first time!

Office 2003 Custom Maintenance Wizard Part 2

Brian S. Tucker — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Learn how to use the command line to deploy changes to your workstations. You can't use a .MSI or a transform file to make the changes for you. See how a few simple well planned steps make changes easy on the fly!

Outlook Productivity Task Tips - Part 2

Brian S. Tucker — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:10:29 GMT

In part 2 of this blogcast series you’ll discover how to customize your Outlook Task view to suit your way of working. Not only will this help you make your ‘to do’ list more manageable, you’ll also find out how to get Outlook to do much of the hard work and format your tasks for you.

Outlook Productivity Task Tips - Part 1

Brian S. Tucker — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:04:49 GMT

Having a task list in Microsoft Outlook is just like having a computerized 'to do' list. And knowing how to use tasks properly is a great way to get on top of email overload. In this blogcast you'll learn how to use tasks to become more productive, to convert other items in Outlook into tasks and even delegate jobs to other people.