Microsoft Office

Give Microsoft credit; it never does anything small. Its successes rock the world. And when it screws up, it screws up big time.

Windows is modular; different pieces for different functions, working together in the same machine. Microsoft's diagnostics should know if a module is broken, but can't always tell if a falling out means two won't talk, or if one has become corrupt, but won't admit it.

Cisco Monday announced that it has acquired privately held Versly, a maker of collaboration software for Microsoft Office applications.

LibreOffice is already phasing out the use of OpenOffice for many users. But what about Microsoft Office? Well if you're thinking about moving from MS Office to LibreOffice here are a few tips to help you get started.

I'm finally starting to use Google Docs for word processing and creating spreadsheets on a regular basis. Like a lot of users, however, I'm still more comfortable working in Microsoft Office on my desktop. Google Docs however, provides a very handy service in that you can sign in from any computer anywhere in the world and access all your files. So how can you get the best of both worlds--comfortable desktop editing and the convenience of having your files in the cloud? A program called Syncdocs (free) has the solution.

The Ribbon interface that Microsoft introduced with Office 2007--and refined in Office 2010--makes it easier to get at all of Office's features. But there's one small, annoying problem with it: When you want to go from one tab to another, you're forced to click that second tab, rather than merely moving your mouse over it. Office add-in Ribbon Helper for Office ($15) solves the problem.

Combine the power of Microsoft Office with Google Docs with the free Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office.

Microsoft is telling Mac Office users it doesn't yet have a fix for a PowerPoint bug that it patched for Windows customers.

Microsoft today issued a fix for a problem in its Outlook 2007 email client caused by an update that shipped two weeks ago.

Microsoft Office brings support for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros back to the Mac. But if you haven't used VBA before, you might be wondering what you can actually use it for and how difficult it is to use. I've got a sample project that will provide some answers to both questions.

Sales of Office 2010 -- especially to consumers -- fueled Microsoft's record quarter, the company and analysts said last week.