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Do I need MS Office updates if I only have the viewers?
The view-only Microsoft Office components may, or may not be affected by the updates to their full versions. We'll look at what to consider. (Continue reading...)

How can I open Office 2007 files in older versions of Office?
Office 2007 introduces a new XML based file format for its documents. There's a download for older versions off office to read and write the new format. (Continue reading...)

How do I convert a Word document into a PDF file?
PDF, or Portable Document Format, is a common format for sharing documents. Turning your Word document into a PDF can be as simple as printing. (Continue reading...)

How do I copy a picture out of a PowerPoint presentation?
We often see beautiful pictures being passed around in PowerPoint files. It's not difficult to copy a single image for other purposes. (Continue reading...)

How do I give multiple PST files different names within Outlook?

How do I install a pre-installed Microsoft Office on another machine?
Office is a popular pre-install on many new computers. If you didn't also get a CD, you should. Installing or reinstalling is a problem without it. (Continue reading...)

How do I make the WHOLE menu display always?
Microsoft Office Applications attempt to show you only the most commonly used menu items. There's a simple setting if you always want to see them all. (Continue reading...)

How do I remove Microsoft Outlook's Favorite Folders pane?
Microsoft Outlook's Favorite Folders pane is a handy shortcut to frequently used folders. If you don't want Microsoft Outlook's Favorite Folders your options are limited. (Continue reading...)

How do I scan a document into Excel?
Scanners are handy ways to get information from paper into your computer. However spreadsheets are highly structured which makes things very difficult. (Continue reading...)

How do I uninstall only Microsoft Outlook?
Microsoft Office includes several programs, including Word, Excel and Outlook. Uninstalling only one of them is fairly easy using Office Setup. (Continue reading...)

How do I upgrade my Outlook PST to 2003 format?
Outlook's file format changed from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2003. Unfortunately upgrading your existing Outlook PST is not automatic, and not easy. (Continue reading...)

How do I use different signatures with different email accounts?

How do I view "PPS" files?
PPS files are PowerPoint presentations and you'll need a compatible viewer to view them. You may also need to create or repair the PPS file association. (Continue reading...)

How do you link cells in different Workbooks in Excel?
You can easily link cells across workbooks in Excel. In fact, Excel itself will do most of the work for you. (Continue reading...)

How many machines can I install a single copy of Microsoft Office on?
Depending on the situation, the number of machines you can install a single copy of Microsoft Office on is unclear. (Continue reading...)

Is Office 2003 compatible with Windows Vista?
Various issues are leading people to wonder if Office 2003 will work on Windows Vista. Yes, it will. We'll look at some of the possible problems. (Continue reading...)

PPS files still don't work even after I created an association - what do I do?
PPS files seem to cause many people problems. We'll look at how to go about configuring your system to view PPS files. (Continue reading...)

Personal Folders: why am I seeing them listed more than once in Outlook?
Personal Folders is how Outlook Labels your PST or Personal mail STore by default. Outlook can get confused and display the same Personal Folders more than once. (Continue reading...)

What's "Msocache"?

Why are my revisions visible when I send out a Word document?

Why does Outlook ask me "Do you want to save changes?"
'Do you want to save changes?' happens when you download some email messages. You can take steps to avoid the 'Do you want to save changes?' message. (Continue reading...)

Why does my Microsoft Word document display differently on different computers?
Microsoft Word documents display differently on different systems because of differences between the systems. Getting Microsoft Word documents to display identically typically means processing them into something else. (Continue reading...)

Why doesn't my email format properly in Outlook?
Outlook's email formatting can occasionally cause issues when viewed by others. I have a couple of suggestions on how to reduce the problem. (Continue reading...)