Office software stories

  • Microsoft Office 2010 beta: First take

    20 Nov 2009 10:45 AM

    The beta for Microsoft Office 2010 is here and we've had a chance to check out the latest version. Though the changes are more incremental than they are major, there are some useful new enhancements worth noting in this revision.

  • Office 2010 beta gets LinkedIn

    19 Nov 2009 1:02 PM

    Microsoft has released a beta of Office 2010 at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. The beta integrates social network LinkedIn with Outlook, offers a stripped back Excel for browser editing, and video editing tools for PowerPoint.

  • Seven essential free software apps for a new PC

    18 Nov 2009 2:55 PM

    Once you get that new Windows 7 computer, here are the apps you need to install.

  • Microsoft introduces 'Starter' version of Office

    09 Oct 2009 1:35 PM

    The new ad-supported, limited feature version of Office will come preloaded on certain new PCs. The replacement for Microsoft Works is one of several new ways Microsoft is trying to create new customers for its productivity suite.

  • Microsoft Office Web Apps: Hands on

    21 Sep 2009 12:46 PM

    Microsoft has finally started to open up its web-based versions of Office apps to early testers. We got access to a "technical preview" of Excel and PowerPoint on the web (not, notably, Word).

  • Ask Us: How do I undelete files?

    09 Sep 2009 3:58 PM

    Had a change of heart about a file you thought you didn't need? Here are some tips to rescue deleted data.

  • Video: Outlook 2010 technical preview

    07 Sep 2009 11:20 AM

    Microsoft's workhorse Outlook program gets an update in the 2010 suite, but is it enough to upgrade?

  • Microsoft Word 2010 technical preview

    21 Aug 2009 4:10 PM

    Molly Wood takes you inside the new features of Word, including some cool cut-and-paste tricks.

  • Google links Apps to Groups for quicker sharing

    19 Aug 2009 4:19 PM

    Until now, Google Apps users wanting to share items had either to make them entirely public, or share them on a person-by-person basis.

  • Next Mac Office, due by 2010's end, gets Outlook

    14 Aug 2009 12:38 PM

    The software maker says it is working on a new version of its Mac Office product, which will include a Mac version of Outlook, replacing Entourage.

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  • Corel Home Office

    Despite some compatibility setbacks, Corel Home Office suite is useful for creating documents. Its conscientious size, small-screen optimisations, and attractive price make it a good buy for a Netbook office suite, or for saving space by shedding advanced features.

  • Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview

    The next Microsoft Office may not be hitting computer screens until 2010, but we got to test drive the invite-only Technical Preview. See what Redmond has in store for its powerhouse suite.

  • Apple iWork '09

    Intuitive interface design and easy access to useful features make iWork the best office suite choice on the Mac. Though it lacks some of Microsoft Office's advanced options, iWork '09 is an emerging powerhouse in its own right.