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Add a shortcut in the File/ Open dialogue box in Office 2007 or 2010 when on Windows XP

Posted by Barbara Welvaarts on 19/12/2012.

Over these last few years, I have been involved in a lot of Office migration projects, where companies went from Office 2003 to Office 2007 or 2010. Most companies have combined their Office and Windows migration, but it is perfectly possible to run Office 2007 in a Windows XP environment.

A recurring question has been the following:
How can I add a shortcut in the File/ Open or File/ Save as dialogue box?
Well, here’s how you proceed...

How can I modify the format of my text (Caps, lowercase, …) when using the Word Mail Merge feature?

Posted by Barbara Welvaarts on 14/11/2012.

In a previous blog post we saw how to change the Date format of Word Mail merge fields. In this one I will explain how you can apply a lowercase, uppercase, … format to your text mail merge fields.

How can I modify the format of my numbers when using the Word Mail Merge feature?

Posted by Barbara Welvaarts on 12/09/2012.

In a previous blog post we saw how to change the Date format of Word Mail Merge fields. In this one I will explain how you can apply a specific Number format to your Number Mail Merge fields.

Microsoft Word: Modify the format of your dates when using the Word Mail Merge feature

Posted by Barbara Welvaarts on 26/07/2012.

Have you ever used the Mail Merge feature in Word? Normally, it works like a charm. But ever so often the retrieved dates are not formatted as they should be.

Does this mean you need to discard the Mail Merge feature and input your data manually? Of course not, and here’s how you can change the format of your date mail merge fields.

Do’s and Don’t’s on incorporating your visual identity in your Microsoft Office 2010 templates

Posted by Barbara Welvaarts on 23/05/2012.

Including your corporate identity and branding in your company’s documents has become increasingly important. Everything changes.. not only our visual identity, but also the software and the way you use your programs.

We send more and more documents electronically and we wish to transmit a clear corporate identity, so of course we wish to project a uniform image externally.

That’s why Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 now includes a lot of features on the integration of your visual identity in your Office templates (Word, PowerPoint, ...),

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