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How to measure the success of a new IT system

Simon Jones reveals how to measure the impact a new software application has had on your business

Office 2013: the best features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote

Simon Jones reveals what he likes most about each of the apps in Office 2013

How to stop Microsoft Word changing your spellcheck language

Simon Jones reveals how to stop Microsoft Word's spellchecker from slipping into a foreign language

What is Word's Compatibility Mode?

Simon Jones explains how Microsoft's Words Compatibility Mode works

Making sense of Office 2013's file formats

Simon Jones reveals some subtle changes to the file formats used in the latest version of Microsoft Office

Office 2013's unhealthy obsession with an internet connection

Simon Jones wonders if Microsoft's latest Office suite puts too much emphasis on connectivity

Creating stand-out graphics in PowerPoint

Simon Jones reveals how to add special effects to photos in PowerPoint

Hidden commands of Windows 8

Simon Jones wonders why Microsoft is abandoning the Fluent UI for Metro style apps, putting commands where most users won't find them

Why you can't force Outlook to send email in HTML

Simon Jones delves into the issue of which format is most appropriate for email messages

Metro Style apps vs desktop applications

Simon Jones takes a look at how applications can and will change in Windows 8

Creating the perfect email signature

Simon Jones reveals best practices for setting up your email signatures

Sprucing up presentations with SmartArt

Simon Jones shows how to turn boring lists of bullet points into colourful diagrams with Word's SmartArt features

Turn on to Microsoft's LightSwitch

Simon Jones looks at the latest addition to Microsoft's Visual Studio, which promises to make light work of writing business applications

Taking control of shapes in Word

Shapes are easier in other Office applications, but knowing how to use a drawing canvas gives you more control in Word

The missing features in Office for Windows Phone 7

Simon Jones takes a closer look at Office Mobile for Windows Phone 7 - and finds it's missing a few features

Outlook 2010: why you might not get all its features

Simon Jones reveals why your copy of Outlook 2010 might not contain all the features promised on the box

What Microsoft got right in Office 365

Simon Jones reveals why Office 365 tops Business Productivity Online Suite - and it's not only the name that's better

How to stop Windows Live Messenger leaking information

Simon Jones shows you how to master Microsoft's ever-more complex messaging tool

Improve your Office skills

Many people use only a fraction of Office's capabilities, but a little time and training can unlock users' potential and boost productivity

The end of OpenOffice?

Simon Jones is bemused by Oracle's attitude to OpenOffice

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