Blog changes

New Year - New Template !!

I thought I would just refresh the Blog site and change templates to a more wintery, icy feel especially in these times of snow and ice we are all having.

KEEP WARM !!

Jamie

BT Vault for useful files - EXCEL

Hi everyone, many thanks for your comments on the Blog DBUI who ever you are !!

I have now sorted out some web space to post files for you all, so use the link below to gain access to EXCEL TOOLS, to begin with. it contains Duplicate Master and Excel Dictionary.


http://digitalvault.bt.com/invite/login?c=383730393732&i=17852a-11ef224ac95-gemini05&t=d966a1c919f343f8&r=mg&lang=en

More to follow,

enjoy

Jamie

Happy New Year 2009 to all Bloggers ...

Jamie

Microsoft Video Website

http://preview.microsoft.com/video/


A new site , here you can watch videos about new MS Products inc Office and Vista.
Check it out on the above link.

JJ

Microsoft Office Labs

Fancy doing some undercover Microsoft Research into new products and up and coming ideas/software betas ???
then have a look at this link below ...

http://www.officelabs.com/Pages/About.aspx

go to the home page once you have looked at the about page.


... dont tell anyone else !

Jamie

PowerPoint Delivery Shortcuts ....

When the pressure is on and you need to deliver the goods during your Presentation don't forget the following shortcut blags :

F5 to run the Presentation, shift F5 to run from current slide in PPT 02 and 03/07

1. Use B or W to Blackout oe Whiteout the screen during talk time or using a whiteboard.
2. Use Spacebar to progress the slides and backspace if someone asks a question and you need to go back to a previous slide.
3. ESC quits the presentation
4. You can use N for next and P for Previous slide
5. dont forget Annotations, right click and choose a pen colour to then write notes on ths slides during delivery and save them at the end of your presentation for further use later !

Good luck and relax/smile and crack a few jokes ....

JJ

Blog from your Email to your Blogsite DIRECT !

Yes,

Hi Folks

I have now discovered you can email from anywhere you have web access straight into your blog site, either as a draft or straight to live !! via a configurable email address on blogspot.

Very useful !!

This message was emailed via Outlook 2007 to the Blog site !

Jamie

Office 2007 Certification Program [MCAS/MCAP]

Hi all,
If you are now happily playing with Office 2007 then isnt it time you got some qualifications on it ?
try out this MS Link below to take you to the new certification for Office 07 and Vista via Certiport, we at QA-IQ use them to test and take exams with for our delegates and our own staff !

http://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?page=common/pagelibrary/mbc_mcas.html

Jamie

You turn your back and ...

IE8 is on the doormat ...

Well not quite on general release yet but it's coming soon , watch out !!
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/

JJ

IE for the Web !

Internet Explorer has it's own blogsite, oohh get you !


http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/

Vista Blog for the masses !!!

Link below for Vista News

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/

Any Office Zealots out there ??

This site has some up to the minute office news and interesting articles.
Plus its now moved onto a SharePoint platform !

http://www.officezealot.com/Pages/index.aspx


enjoy !!!

JJ

News for Developers and Microsoft people from Redmond, USA

http://reddevnews.com/default.aspx

Visio and Infopath Blogs

http://blogs.msdn.com/visio
http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath

I still keep finding 'em !! :)

JJ

Groovy Project

http://blogs.msdn.com/groove
http://blogs.msdn.com/project

more links to useful blogs, telling us all about the funky stuff in 2007 products !!!

JJ

More Blogs from those nice MSDN people

http://blogs.msdn.com/access/
http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook
http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint

MSDN Excel Bloggers

MSDN provide a wealth of MS Office related Blogs, so try one for Excel for a start :

http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/


JJ

Office 2007 Bible

http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/10/09/58

Use this link above to peruse the why's and wherefore's of Office 2007, from it's innception to it's features and menu's.

Many thanks to it's contributor's and collaborator's. [it is their views, so take that into account !]
This was from 2006

Jamie

Microsoft keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for use with Microsoft keyboards.
Press this key To do this
Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu
Windows logo key +BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
Windows logo key +D Display the desktop
Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows
Windows logo key +SHIFT+M Restore minimized windows to the desktop
Windows logo key +E Open Computer
Windows logo key +F Search for a file or folder
CTRL+Windows logo key +F Search for computers (if you are on a network)
Windows logo key +L Lock your computer (if you are connected to a network domain), or switch users (if you're not connected to a network domain)
Windows logo key +R Open the Run dialog box
Windows logo key +T Cycle through programs on the taskbar
Windows logo key +TAB Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D
CTRL+Windows logo key +TAB Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D
Windows logo key +SPACEBAR Bring all gadgets to the front and select Windows Sidebar
Windows logo key +G Cycle through Sidebar gadgets
Windows logo key +U Open Ease of Access Center
Windows logo key +X Open Windows Mobility Center

UAC is a pain in the AC

There you are with your brand spanking new Vista laptop and everything is fine but every time you want to do something a little more “adventurous” the screen dims and you have to click Continue to the security prompt just to run a utility. Its YOUR LAPTOP why keep asking for raised privileges all the time just to run stuff in the Control Panel !

Well with help from the Dummies Guide to Vista ! I managed to switch off this annoying facility, its probably great for users on a network where the stressed out admin guys are sick of users trying to install games and screen savers etc but if its your own machine why have all the extra security ?

Its called UAC, “User Account Control” and it can be disabled for all users via:

Control Panel – Administrative Tools – System Configuration -Tools – Disable UAC
(Requires a reboot unfortunately!)