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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

Getting rid of unwanted lines in Word tables

Simon Jones explains how to remove extra lines in table cells at page breaks in Word 2007

Why Excel won't show more than 15 digits

Simon Jones helps a reader crack a problem with long digits in Excel

How to scan into Word 2010

Word no longer lets you insert a scanned image directly into a document, but Simon Jones explains how to design a button that allows you to do just that

Inside OpenOffice 3.2

Simon Jones gets down and dirty with the latest version of OpenOffice

Lotus Symphony 3: hands-on review

Simon Jones gives his verdict on Lotus Symphony 3's overhauled user interface

Exploring Microsoft Office 2010 beta

Simon Jones explores the changes between the technical preview and beta of Office 2010

Automated printing of SQL Server Reports

Simon Jones wrestles with the printing of SQL Server Reporting Services Reports

Five “Nice Little Things” in Word 2010

Simon Jones rounds up five little features that will improve Word 2010 for users

Redesigning the Office 2010 Ribbon

Simon Jones examines the thinking behind the Ribbon's redesign in Office 2010, and the new features in Excel 2010

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