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Microsoft Security Advisory (929433) - Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution
According to Microsoft Security Advisory (929433), "Microsoft is investigating a new report of limited “zero-day” attacks using a vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac, and Microsoft Word v. X for Mac, as well as Microsoft...
Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word
Blog posts 2006-12-08
Critical vulnerability affecting Microsoft Word 2000, 2002 discovered
A new remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word has been found. It can be triggered simply by opening a malicious Word file. A successful exploit would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-in user. Affected products are Microsoft Word 2000 SP3...
Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-10-10
Microsoft Word gets ODF support
Users of Microsoft’s Word 2003 are now able to read, edit and save files in ODF format OpenDocument. The OpenDocument format is based on XML but can also take the form of a compressed archive which in turn contains files graphics, directories and other useful data. Despite the...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Open Source, OpenDocument Format, Openoffice
Blog posts 2007-02-26
How do I... Create holiday cards in Microsoft Word?
Holiday greeting cards are a great way to recognize and remember business contacts, friends, and family that you'd rather not buy gifts for, but do want to wish a Merry Holiday and Happy New Year. If you want to add a personal touch, try making your own holiday cards -...
Tags: Card, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., Printing, Nicole Bremer Nash
Blog posts 2007-11-30
Video: Cool, lesser-known Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts
Bill Detwiler shares 10+ lesser-known Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts that let you format text with ease. by Bill Detwiler
Tags: Video, Microsoft Corp., Keyboard Shortcut, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2010-02-08
How do I... Integrate Excel information and objects in Word documents?
This blog entry was originally published as an article on March 28, 2006..You already know that you can use mini-spreadsheets in your Microsoft Word documents through the use of Word's table feature. Further, in a previous article, you learned how to use an internal Word database to create form letters,...
Tags: Office and Productivity, How do I
Blog posts 2007-07-16
Diagnose problems in Word 2007 with Microsoft Office Diagnostics
Remember how well Office 2007 ran after your first installed it? If your computer is crashing or simply sluggish, it's probably time to run Microsoft Office Diagnostics. Microsoft Office Diagnostics is a series of diagnostic tests that can help determine what is wrong and guide you in repair. To begin...
Tags: Word 2007, Office 2007, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Excel 2007, Excel, Access 2007, Access
Blog posts 2007-07-10
Three's company with MS Word zero-day flaws
No sooner did I finish writing "Is MS Office becoming a zero-day liability all year long" did a second zero-day vulnerability appear for Microsoft Word. But before I even managed to catch my breath a third zero-day vulnerability for Microsoft Word appeared. These zero-day vulnerabilities affect all recent...
Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Security, vulnerability
Blog posts 2006-12-15
When will Microsoft fully embrace Web standards?
I recently revisited the issue of using Web standards when working with Microsoft SharePoint 2007 and Outlook 2007. The products' lack of adherence to Web standards was surprising given the advancements incorporated in Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft's slow push towards standards compliance with strides in Internet Explorer 7 gave me...
Tags: Web, HTML, Microsoft Outlook, W3C, Microsoft SharePoint, Product, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Standards, Web Site Position, HTML E-mail, SharePoint 2007 SharePoint 2007, Quality, Channel Management, Business Operations, Marketing, Tony Patton
Blog posts 2007-10-18
How do I... Dynamically fill Microsoft Word fields using Access data?
This blog post is also available in PDF form as a TechRepublic download. The download includes a sample Access database and Word form.Each Microsoft Office application specializes in a specific job. Word lets you create and edit documents and Excel analyzes your data. Storing data is Access' claim to fame....
Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Data, Field, Microsoft Corp., Form, Susan Harkins
Blog posts 2007-08-23
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is bug ridden and missing parts
After a nearly four-year wait, Steve Jobs announced at Macworld that Office 2008 for Mac was ready to ship. For Mac users everywhere, this was a sigh of relief. However, Microsoft also announced that there was a bug in Excel that affects Excel 2004 for Mac, and no patch...
Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., Family Pack, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-01-17
Backward compatibility problems have long plagued Microsoft Office users
With every new version of Office, Micrsoft keeps doing things to 'improve' the product. Mostly these are in the form of new features like Office 2007's ribbon, which is supposed to make it easier to use, but just gets in the way. One of the things that...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Font, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-04-28
How do I... use Microsoft Word's Mail Merge feature to save time and effort
This blog post was originally published as an article on September 12, 2006.Mailing a form letter to all clients living in a particular city. Creating a slew of envelopes addressed to all customers that purchased your latest gizmo. Printing labels for each employee in your organization. What do these tasks...
Tags: Office and Productivity, How do I
Blog posts 2007-07-16
Add the Date Picker control to Word 2007 forms
With Word 2007's new Date Picker control, you can make it easy for customers to enter dates in your forms. For example, suppose you create a Project Requirements form that lets customers list the requirements for their next system upgrade. You would like them to suggest the best times to...
Tags: Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Ann Richardson
Blog posts 2007-12-18
How do I... Modify Word documents using C#?
Accessing Word components from C# isn't quite as straightforward as many other features of C# and the .NET Framework. With that said -- it's not rocket science either. You simply need to know what to reference and how to use the components. This blog post is also...
Tags: Document, Component, C#, Figure C, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zach Smith
Blog posts 2008-01-09
Save time with these Word 2007 edit options
If your Word documents need reformatting every time you paste an item, you can save time by having Word 2007 take over some of those formatting chores. For example, after you delete a single word, does Word leave an extra space behind? Or, when you cut and paste a paragraph,...
Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word 2007, Mary Ann Richardson
Blog posts 2007-08-29
Use Word 2007's contextual Spell Checker to avoid embarrassing errors
Word's spell checker can help you cut down on spelling errors, but what if you type the word right, and it should be write? Until Word 2007, the spell checker would have ignored the error.For those of us who consistently type to for too, there for their, or site for...
Tags: Word 2007, tip, Office 2007, Microsoft Office
Blog posts 2007-07-24
Microsoft Word exploit spotted right after Patch Tuesday
It seems that the trend for exploiting vulnerabilities around the same time as Patch Tuesday continues. "Exploit Wednesday" this week saw an exploit targeting a just-patched Word vulnerability making its rounds. Excerpt from The Register: Symantec reports that the vulnerability is now being exploited in more widespread...
Tags: Symantec Corp., Vulnerability, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Security, Microsoft Office, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-10-11
How do I... Set my own default file locations in Word 2007?
Out of the box, Word 2007 is set to save documents to My Documents in Windows XP and to your Documents folder in Windows Vista. User templates are stored by default in C:Documents And Settings<Username>Application DataMicrosoftTemplates in XP and in C:Users<Username>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWord in Vista. If these locations work...
Tags: Microsoft Word 2007, Dialog Box, OK, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Jody Gilbert
Blog posts 2007-10-11
Let Word's Mail Merge feature insert Access data into your Word documents
If you need to report on the latest data in the company's employee database and don't have Access, you can use Word's Mail Merge Directory feature. With this feature, you can quickly add data from any Access table into a table in any Word document. Follow these steps: ...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Mail Merge, Cell, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Ann Richardson
Blog posts 2008-06-10


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