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Is Microsoft Office in Danger?
Having spent some of my professional life as a technical writer and consultant and then writing for technology industry web sites and publications like WebWorkerDaily and Projects@Work, I’ve gotten...
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3 Bad Microsoft Word Template Decisions to Avoid
Microsoft Word templates can be an incredible productivity tool because they ensure a consistent look and feel across your documents freeing you up to focus on other things regarding the document you...
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3 MS Word Survival Tips: Alternative Document Formats
Microsoft Word can be a wonderful productivity tool and then turn around to be one of the biggest productivity sinks known to man. As a web worker who has to provide my own Microsoft Word technical...
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SharePoint Productivity for Project Teams: Out of the Box
The popularity of Microsoft SharePoint has given rise to a whole slew of third party application add ins and professional services that organization’s can use to customize and add functionality to...
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My Initial Thoughts about Google Cloud Connect
Google Cloud Connect launched last week and it plays nicely with the complementary model vision I have for Google Apps and Microsoft Office. While I know Google Apps is chocking up some...
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OffiSync: Another Google Docs/Microsoft Office Syncing Option
I’ve long been a proponent of a complementary model for Google Docs and Microsoft Office. While Google Cloud Connect is a great tool, I need to mention OffiSync — available in the Google Apps...
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My Microsoft Word Template Manifesto
For reasons that continue to elude me, I’ve come across a lot of Microsoft Word template issues in my time. Some so bad that what should be a simple productivity tool ends up hobbling documentation...
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Building Basic Microsoft Word Skills With Non-Writers
One of the challenging aspects of my current position is working with a lot of non-writers or those in what I consider allied professions – trainers, instructional designers, and project managers – and...
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Microsoft Office Isn’t Due Retirement Papers Just Yet
Eric Lundquist’s recent article about the need for Microsoft Office to retire furthers my opinion of the wide gulf that exists between some technology journalists and real life out there in cubicle...
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Book Review: The Secret Life of Word by Robert Delwood
One of the dirty secrets about Microsoft Word in the technical communications world is that you have to put in the time to make it work. The Secret Life of Word by Robert Delwood from XML Press...
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