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January 11th, 2007

A Closer Look at Word 2004’s Status Bar

There’s a lot of information there.

Word 2004 (and other versions of Word, for that matter) packs a lot of information into the status bar at the bottom of the document window. Here’s an example of what it looks like:

What appears depends on the view of the document, its contents, and the features you have enabled

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January 1st, 2007

Word QuickProject Sample Files

Files from Creating Resumes Letters, Business Cards, & Flyers in Word: Visual QuickProject Guide.

December 19th, 2006

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.2 Update Now Available

Information from Microsoft AutoUpdate.

December 4th, 2006

Office 2007 for Windows Now Available

Office 2007 has gone Gold Master, meaning it’s being prepared for distribution. It’s available for corporate users now and will be available for everyone else on January 30, 2007.

Why wait? You can download a trial version of Office from the Microsoft Web site at www.trymicrosoftoffice.com. It’ll give you 100% functionality for 60 days.

You can

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October 16th, 2006

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.0 Update Now Available

Information from Microsoft.com.

This update contains several updates to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. In addition, this update includes all of the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates.

Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/autoupdate/description/AUOffice20041130EN.htm

Technorati Tags: Microsoft, update

September 30th, 2006

Mac OS X 10.4.8 Now Available

Information from Software Update.

The 10.4.8 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies:

connecting to wireless networks using the EAP-FAST protocol
Apple USB modem reliability
using OpenType fonts in Microsoft Word
compatibility with 3rd party USB hubs
scanner performance
RAW camera support
printing documents with Asian language

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September 29th, 2006

Solutions for Failing Eyesight

Don’t make the font size larger — zoom it!

Yesterday, I reread a blog entry I wrote earlier this year about my failing eyesight (“The Eyes Had It“). My far vision has always been bad, but now I’m beginning to lose my close vision, too. Miraz, my co-author on the WordPress book, commented that she’s going

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September 18th, 2006

FAQ System Replaced with Comment-Based Q & A System

I retire the old, underutilized system and replace it with a simpler, spam-protected solution.

One of the biggest challenges I have as an author is providing clarifications and corrections of my work to readers on request.

In the beginning, I used to just answer questions submitted via e-mail. But when I started getting dozens of questions a

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September 18th, 2006

Moving a WordPress Blog to GoDaddy Hosting Account, Part 1

The first part of a series with instructions for making the move.

As reported elsewhere, I recently moved my WordPress blogs from my own server to GoDaddy.com. I was looking primarily for reliability — my G4 was simply dropping the ball (or the connection) too often to rely on. The solution, move all my sites, shut

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September 7th, 2006

My macProVideo for Word Now Available

The video is out and selling briskly.

Last month, I flew to Vancouver to record a training video for macProVideo. I was there a week and I needed all five workdays to get the approximately four hours of video they needed for their newest product, Microsoft Word 101.

macProVideo’s product is interesting. It combines a full view

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August 9th, 2006

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.6 Update Now Available

Information from Microsoft Office Updater.

This update fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.

Learn more at Microsoft’s Web Site.

Technorati Tags: Microsoft, Office, update

July 12th, 2006

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.5 Update Now Available

Information from Microsoft AutoUpdate

This update fixes vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. This update also fixes issues in Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac and includes all of the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates.

Click here for

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June 13th, 2006

On the Intelligence of Quotes

Maria Speaks Episode 27: On the Intelligence of Quotes.

This short podcast is a reading from a recent article I wrote on my book support site for Microsoft Word users. It explains the difference between smart and straight quotes and tells you how to work with them in Microsoft Word. You can read the transcript of

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June 13th, 2006

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.4 Update

Information from Microsoft’s Web site.

This update fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 for Mac that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. This update also fixes issues in Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 and Entourage 2004, and it includes all of the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates.

System

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April 15th, 2006

RSS Feed Links Added to Book Support Sites

I make it possible to subscribe to the RSS feed for a specific book support site.

I use a WordPress plugin (of course) called UsersOnline to monitor site visitors. The plugin identifies what page the user is visiting. When I see a visitor on the “Oops! Page Not Found” page, I can point to a link

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March 20th, 2006

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.3 Update Now Available

Information from Microsoft’s Web site.

Microsoft has released Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.3 Update, which includes many improvements for all Microsoft Office applications. You can learn more on Microsoft’s Web site.

January 1st, 2006

Word Books Q & A

Have a question about something in one of my Word books? Here’s how to get the answer:

Browse through the comments at the end of this article to see if someone else has already asked your question. You might get the answer without even asking!
If your question is not asked (or answered), use the Leave a

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October 9th, 2005

Word Can Drive You Crazy

Maria Speaks Episode 5: Three Ways Word Can Drive You Crazy…And What You Can Do About Them

This episode is the first audio recording of one of the many articles I’ve written for the Informit.com Web site. Informit is the Web publishing arm of Pearson Education, which is the company that owns Peachpit Press. Most of

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October 29th, 2004

Three Ways Word Can Drive You Crazy[er] and What You Can Do About Them

Informit.com Article.