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Microsoft Office 2010 beta: First take

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.

• Microsoft Office heads to the browser

  After years of questioning the value of net-based productivity applications, Microsoft confirmed overnight that it would offer new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that can run from within a standard web browser.

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  Protect your spreadsheets: Hackers attack Excel

  Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning that attackers are targeting versions of its Office Excel with vulnerabilities.

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  Office SP3: Are new formats more secure?

  Blocking old file formats in the Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) release was meant to bolster security for Microsoft customers, but whether the new formats are any more secure than older ones is debatable.

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  Word, PowerPoint blocked by Office 2003 update

  The latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003 has made a range of older files inaccessible, including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, it emerged this week.

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  Add SmartArt to your Excel 2007 spreadsheet

  SmartArt is a great new feature of Microsoft Office 2007 that lets you quickly add colour and emphasis to your documents.

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• Quick All to PDF

  Converts any printable file to PDF.

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  I Spend

  Keep track of how much you spend and how much you have in each account.

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  Piano ChordTrainer

  Learn to play piano chords by connecting a midi keyboard to your computer.

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  Excel OCX

  Exchange information between Visual Basic and Excel via COM technology.

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