A robust family of business productivity software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook (or Entourage) are the main programs available on OS X.
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In Lion, how can I configure to not automatically re-open recent files that weren't closed?
For example: I opened some files in Excel, then I close Excel, without close each file (ex.: command + Q). In the next time that I will open Excel, it is going to open my recent files that weren't ...
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Mail.app - keyboard shortcuts to move mail and jump to folder
I'm coming to Mail.app with a background using both Outlook (on the PC) and GMail. In every mail client I've used, there are easy keyboard shortcuts to do these:
jump to any folder I want, just by ...
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Why does Microsoft Word need to allow incoming network connections?
When I turn on the Mac firewall I get prompted to allow the MS office apps (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) to accept incoming connections. Why is this, and is it safe to allow it ?
I'm running Mac OS ...
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What is the keyboard shortcut for editing a cell in Excel?
I can't find the keyboard shortcut for this on the mac. It's F2 on a windows machine.
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Corporate alternatives to DropBox for iPad
I am currently the only iPad user in a large company, and am loving using it, especially for meetings. I keep a lot of information relevant to meetings on DropBox, such as minutes, reports, ...
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Can I sync Outlook 2011 with an iCalendar feed?
I want to sync my calendar with a Basecamp generated ical feed, like:
webcal://test.basecamphq.com/feed/project_ical?token=c9d3d7b7d0a77ce8b9f615c8b4c2295eproject_id=8024071
Can it be done?
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How do I modify Word 2011 for Mac so I can see tracked changes inline and notes simultaneously?
Background:
In Word 2011 for the Mac, it's possible to view tracked changes inline -- that is, see the changes made on the screen within the text itself, as opposed seeing them in a balloon off to ...
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How similar is Microsoft Excel for Mac to Excel for Windows?
Like the title says - how similar is Microsoft Excel for Mac to Excel for Windows? Is it confusing when you have to keep switching from one to the other when working on a complicated excel file? (For ...
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Comparison of Microsoft Word to Apple Pages
I'm thinking about getting a word processor for my Mac. The two most popular options are probably Microsoft's Word or Apple's Pages. Before I decide to buy one I need to make sure that it will have ...
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How to convert .number file to any of the readble format including excel and pdf without having mac
I have an important .number iworks file. My Mac is now no more... How do I convert .number file to any of the readble format including excel and pdf without having mac.
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Is there a quick, free viewer for Word docs?
TextEdit will open them, but often doesn't display them correctly.
I really like QuickLook, but it won't stay open and doesn't allow for copying text.
OpenOffice seems to read the files adequately, ...
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Sent items listed by sender's name (my name!) not recipient in Outlook for Mac 2011
Outlook 2011 on a Mac (OS X 10.7 Lion), on a (mostly PC) office network using Microsoft Exchange server.
In Outlook 2011, in the network "Sent Items" folder, all emails are listed showing the ...
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Is it possible to mount SharePoint as a volume in 10.6?
Background
My office uses:
Microsoft SharePoint to store and version our documents
Microsoft Office, with Microsoft Document Connection to connect to the SharePoint site.
Question 1
Can Finder ...
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How do I open MS Word and MS Excel documents with Google Docs as default?
Is it possible to use Google Docs as the default document viewer for MS Word and Excel files?
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How can I work in other applications while using PowerPoint presenter view on mac?
In Windows it is possible to switch between and work with open applications when PowerPoint is open in presenter view. In this mode, the audience sees only the PowerPoint presentation, while you use ...
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Note taking for school
I'm considering getting a Macbook or a Macbook Pro (I use Windows on my desktop computer), and I'm thinking about how note taking could be done.
Most I'm thinking would use Microsoft Word/Pages, but ...
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How can I change the shortcut keys for my MacBook Pro so it doesn't conflict with my remote Windows shortcuts?
From my MacBook Pro, I use a Java program that allows me to remotely connect to my Windows computer. I use Outlook on this Windows computer where normally I use shortcut keys like ControlF2 or ...
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Excel CSV export encoding
According to my tests, Excel on Mac, when asked to save data as CSV file, uses MacRoman encoding. My questions are:
Does it always happen or there is some setting that controls it?
If there's a ...
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How can I find the product key of Office 2011 after restoring from backup?
I had to restore my iMac from a Time Machine backup.
Everything seemed fine until I tried to start Office 2011 and it is asking me to re-enter my product key. I am trying to locate my key (I believe ...
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Why doesn't Microsoft Office/2008(& later) support RTL languages?
I have Microsoft Office/2008 on my MacBook Pro. Office doesn't support RTL languages like Farsi and Arabic, and I know that Office/2010 (for Windows) also has the same problem.
Do you think the lack ...
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Do the “Print to PDF” / “Save to PDF” options embed fonts in the PDF file?
Specifically:
When doing this within the MS Office suite (Powerpoint, Word etc.), does the font get embedded within the PDF?
Does Preview.app embed fonts when “Saving as PDF”?
If I’m generating the ...
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Office '08 Can't Read Chinese Characters in Windows-Created Docs?
One of my friends had recently purchased a MacBook Pro 13" and had been astounded to find that he couldn't read some of his old documents that were in Chinese in Office 2008.
All the characters had ...
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What is the best way to move Microsoft Office 2011 to a new Mac?
I've purchased Microsoft Office for Mac Home & Office 2011 (single computer), and have installed and activated on my current Mac.
Given that I've already activated the software for my current ...
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Stop Office for Mac from loading with earlier documents on top of the one I opened?
Here's an irritation that annoys me almost every working day:
I need to work from a Word or Excel (for Mac, Office 2011) document.
So, I find the document on the shared server, and open it.
The ...
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Can Keynote on iOS play PowerPoint files with audio?
I have a family member who's considering buying an iPad. The biggest needs she has is to see PowerPoint presentations with music/audio.
She currently has an iMac with Microsoft Office installed, and ...
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How can I hide the unread counter from Outlook 2011 Dock icon?
I find the unread counter on Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac distracting. Whenever it's there I feel the need to click on it. How can I hide the unread count?
Mail.app provides an option to disable ...
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Free .CSV text file editor for Mac OS X 10.7?
I am looking for a free editor to edit comma-delimited text files, or .csv format. I cannot use LibreOffice or OpenOffice.org because they do not work in 10.7 yet.
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Markdown to .doc or .rtf
I'm interested in using a variation of Markdown for my work, but my target format is Word files (this is what my clients use, it's non-negotiable). Most implementations of Markdown would leave me with ...
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2answers
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How can I zoom in TextEdit?
I am given documents from various different sources in various different formats to work with. I use TextEdit to read and make small edits to them.
TextEdit can read and edit all of the formats I ...
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2answers
270 views
How to batch convert word documents to pdf?
Is there a scriptable way that I can convert several MS Word documents to PDF? I thought this might be possible using python, but I am unable to find any advice online on how best to do this.
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1answer
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Is there a way to stop MS Word from automatically opening previously opened documents?
I know there's probably a setting in preferences, but I need to be able to do it without Word being open.
The problem is one of my docx has become corrupt, so every time Word opens it immediately ...
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Font Book finds duplicate fonts installed by Microsoft Office
Once you install Microsoft Office on a Mac, you get a bunch of new fonts. This is great, except many of them conflict with existing fonts that shipped with OS X.
Open Font Book.
Select all fonts in ...
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Is there a way to make Windows-style SMB share paths launch correctly?
We have a mixed Windows/Mac network, with Windows fileservers, and an Exchange/Outlook mailsystem.
The Windows users send out emails with links to the shared files that look like:
...
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1answer
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How do I view comments in Microsoft Word 2011 for OSX?
How do I view comments in Microsoft Word 2011 for OSX? I can turn on the review pane, but that shows me every edit I've done to this document and it's impossible to find the comments. I just want a ...
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Curve text in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
How can I make my text follow a curve or arch shape in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011?
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Office for Mac buy from Sweden
I am interested in buying Office for Mac 2011. I am in Sweden. Whenever I want to buy it from a website it shows like Office för Mac Hem och Student 2011 - 1 Paket (Svenska). Does it means software ...
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How do I disable Microsoft Outlook 2010 calendar notifications?
I use "Mail" as my default mail client and "iCal" as my default calendar. However I have to use outlook when sending emails to work because their outlook for windows clients don't support inlining and ...
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Is there a way to assign a keyboard shortcut Outlook 2011 to move email to a specified folder?
In Microsoft Outlook 2011, I'd like to be able to quickly highlight an email and move it to a folder (e.g. "Processed") with a simple keyboard shortcut.
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Why is Outlook 2011 constantly writing to my hard disk?
I recently installed a hard disk write monitoring program (MenuMeters), and for some reason it was reporting that my drive is constantly being written to. By closing programs one at a time, I've ...
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Is there any way to view word documents within Safari on the Mac?
The title pretty much sums up the question. I have looked, and could not find anything, neither paid, nor free. I know about the DocPreview plugin, however that does not work in Safari 5.1+. There is ...
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Does Powerpoint 2003 work with Keynote
I have created a presentation in Powerpoint 2003 and have opened it in Keynote, however, when I veiw the presentation on the iPad the colors in the graphs have changed as well as the font alignment. ...
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1answer
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How do I set up an Exchange Account in Mac Mail?
I am having trouble transferring my account settings from Entourage to Mac Mail. Specifically, what is the equivalent setting in Mac Mail for the Domain setting in Entourage?
In Entourage I have the ...
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1answer
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Spaces and some other fonts are changed to rectangles?
I installed Microsoft Office 2011 yesterday on my MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. I already had Microsoft Office 2008 on this device and simply added 2011. Now for some reason, many of my fonts have ...
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Outlook for Mac 2011 - How to sync with iCal (Google Calendar)?
This seems to be a common problem, but I couldn't find any solutions.
I want to sync my Google Calendar with Outlook 2011
I tried this solution:
Sync Google Calendar with iCal
Then sync iCal ...
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2answers
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Completely removing old version of MS Office
I have been migrating my account from Mac to Mac for years now. Every time a new Office version is out, I'd install it (X, 2004, 2008, and now 2011) and remove the old one after some time.
Every ...
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1answer
994 views
Is there a dashboard widget for Microsoft Outlook/Exchange calendar?
Does there exist a dashboard widget which displays my Outlook/Entourage and Exchange calendar?
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1answer
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How to disable all notifications in MS Office 2008, Entourage?
The subject says it all, but for further explanation, MS Office has this (what I consider annoying feature) of notifying me of pretty much anything that happens in Entourage—emails, calendar events, ...
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“Remove personal information” default save in Office for Mac 2011?
Is anyone aware of a way of setting Office for Mac 2011 to automatically use the "remove personal information" option on every save?
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1answer
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How to fix icloud outlook calendar pasting?
I have a client that has outlook 2007 on windows 7. He's unable to right click and paste into the notes section of an appointment (the contextual menu doesn't even appear). I've seen other people ...
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How can I solve false duplicate in Mail.app?
I recently switched to Mail.app from Outlook 2011 and have been importing some of my archive messages. The problem is that for many of the messages, Mail.app seems to think they are duplicates so it ...
