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Office 14 rodando na Web

Galileu — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Não preciso falar muito. Clique em "read the full post" e veja o Office Web Applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint e OneNote 2007 rodando na Web.

A primeira vez que vi essa demonstração em julho eu fiquei muito empolgado. Há tempos muita gente cobra da Microsoft uma versão do Office para rodar na Web. Já existia o Office Live Workspace, que é um espaço para armazenamento de documentos e colaboração no estilo do Sharepoint. Para essa finalidade, o Office Live Workspace funciona muito bem. Porém, a maioria queria ver algo que permitisse a edição de documentos online e não somente a visualização que o Office Live Workspace permite.

Bom, hoje no PDC a Microsoft revelou que a próxima versão do Office permitirá a edição de documentos Word, Excel, PowerPoint e OneNote na Internet através do Office Web Applications. Não só isso, ele terá toda a riqueza do Office 2007 como:

Faixa de opções (ribbon)
Pre-visualização das alterações
Formatação condicional
Publicação para a Web via iframe
Edição colaborativa em tempo real

Visualização do Word Online

Edição no Word Online

Visualização do OneNote Online

Edição do OneNote Online

São somente algumas das novidades. O Office Online utiliza a plataforma Live Mesh para sincronizar os dados e informações em tempo real. Por exemplo, se você publicar uma planilha ou gráfico Excel no seu blog e alterar esse gráfico, ele será automaticamente atualizado no seu blog também. E essa mesma plataforma permite a edição colaborativa em tempo real via Web.

Essa era a surpresa do PDC que eu disse que ninguém esperava. Disponibilidade do Office Web Applications será mais para o final desse ano em forma de beta. Quem quiser utilizar terá que se cadastrar no Office Live Workspace. O serviço será gratuito para usuários finais e terá propagandas. Espero que tenham gostado!

Filter Pack For Windows Search

sarahintampa — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:28:00 GMT

I had been using the latest and greatest search tool for my XP PC, Windows Search 4.0, but somehow I had missed this: the Filter Pack for searching in Office documents. With the the Microsoft Filter Pack installed, Windows Search 4.0 is able to search within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office 2007 documents based on the text they contain. It also works for Vista too, adding new search capabilities which can be accessed right from Vista’s search bar. Now when you do a search, the Windows indexing service doesn’t just search for file names but also knows what’s in the files themselves, and that makes finding the right file so much easier.

IT admins will want to read further instructions found on the download page about how the new Filter pack can be installed into Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server, and other Server products. The Filter Pack also works on Windows Server 2003, Vista, and XP. You can download it from here.

Office 2007 "Legacy" Mode

sarahintampa — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:40:00 GMT

No, it's not really a secret setting. It's an add-in for Office 2007 that will finally give IT admins relief from that one user who resists change in all possible forms. The one that reminds you every day that how they had everything the way they liked it in Office 2003 and why did you have to go and change it on them? Who cares that Office 2007 offers awesome new features, they want it to be exactly the same. Had enough? Just download the Ribbon Customizer, an Office add-in that is available in a free starter edition or a paid Professional Edition. Using the tool's built in "Classic UI Tabs" you can turn back time and make Office 2007's ribbon turn into Office 2003's classic look.

However, it would be wrong if I didn't mention that Ribbon Customizer can do a lot more than just enabling a legacy mode of sorts - the tool can also be used for redesigning the Office 2007 ribbon UI in any way you see fit. You can add, remove, and edit tabs, reorder them, create groups, move commands around, make customized tabs you can turn on and off, and much more. The Ribbon Customizer is available here if you want to download and try it for yourself.

(via Aaron Tiensivu)

Saving files as PDF

brianjo — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:23:00 GMT

I caught a great article from Codswallop on PDF writers via Digg today. PDF can be useful for sharing documents with users who don't have Office installed, for archiving, or for when you want to print out something and you suddenly realize that your printer is out of ink.

I don't save files to PDF that often, but when I need to, I've got a couple of specific tools that I use that makes the process really simple.

Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS

This utility lets you save files as PDF from within Office applications. This Office 2007 add-in lets you optimize your saved files for print or online use.

CutePDF

CutePDF comes in both freeware and a commercial versions. The freeware version is free for both personal and commercial use. The commercial version offers a list of great features and is currently priced at around $50.00 US.

If you use PDF a lot, you should also check out Sarah's post: Outlook 2007 Tip: Preview PDFs Automatically.

Back to work, Mac

Larry — Wed, 16 May 2007 06:23:00 GMT

According to the Office for Mac Team Blog, a free converter for Office 2007 Word documents is available for OSX. Geoff Price writes:

"Why a stand-alone converter application? We chose this route because it supports both Office 2004 and Office v.X for Mac users, while providing some bonus functionality such as batch conversion... The user interface for the converter actually began life as an internal test tool (where you can imagine the batch processing comes in handy) - it was so slick it quickly became obvious that it was a great solution for the converter. You can drag and drop files onto the converter icon or application of course, but can also simply double-click .docx files to invoke it."

The aptly named Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 0.1b, otherwise known as MOOXFFCM.1b (pronounced mōō-zffc-mmm-dŏt-wŭn-be, it helps if you speak the Tlingit dialect of Na-Dene) can be found here.

New Audio-cast: Windows Vista, Office 2007 and SharePoint Server in Healthcare

bcrounse — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:49:00 GMT

Whether you are a technical, business, clinical leader or anybody else in your healthcare organization you are confronted with challenges unique to healthcare. Now, new technologies such as Microsoft Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and complementary solutions such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, are transforming the healthcare industry. They are facilitating breakthrough innovations in areas that matter most to healthcare organizations, whether it’s optimizing desktop infrastructure; protecting patient data; empowering healthcare professionals; enabling your mobile workforce; or reaching new heights in communication, collaboration, and data analysis.

Recently I had an opportunity to sit down for a conversation with some representative customers to talk about their experiences with the new Windows Vista operating system, the 2007 Microsoft Office System and SharePoint Server. What I liked most about doing this particular program is that we feature solutions that span from the complex environment of a typical community hospital to an individual physician practice. Representatives from Englewood Hospital in New Jersey tell us how they transformed HR in their institution using these solutions. Meanwhile, Dr. Benjamin Albano at Twin Cities Internal Medicine is typical of the new breed of younger physicians who are leveraging every aspect of information technology to practice higher quality, safer care while maximizing office and personal productivity.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Bill Crounse, MD Worldwide Health Director Microsoft

Better Together: Windows Vista and Office 2007—Making a difference in healthcare
This program is also available in MP3 for download.

Tune into this audio broadcast to find out how executives and clinicians at Englewood Hospital and Twin Cities Internal Medicine are using technology to help improve business processes, increase productivity, create more satisfied users, and offer better patient care.

Panel guests

Gary Wilhelm, Sr., Business and Financial Systems Manager, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, is responsible for the organization’s Intranet, employee portal, Microsoft SQL Server, and business and financial management systems. He enrolled the Medical Center in the Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system early adopter programs.

Jeanette M. Matesic, Director, Benefits/Human Resources Information Systems, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, manages a $10+ million benefits budget and is responsible for continually improving automation of human capital management processes. She administers a benefits program for 2,300 employees and PeopleSoft, a program that tracks employee data of all kinds. Jeanette holds a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) designation from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Benjamin Albano, M.D., Internist, Twin Cities Internal Medicine, Festus, Missouri. He is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine and did his residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.

Brad Cassity, Managing Partner, Curas, Inc., an information technology (IT) consulting firm that provides professional advisory services to small and midsize physician practices, focusing specifically on implementing eClinicalWorks, the leading electronic medical records and practice management solution. Brad provides enterprise-level consulting and IT expertise to healthcare businesses, bringing with him extensive prior experience serving companies in various roles such as lead IT strategy consultant, customer relationship management (CRM) practice manager, managing consultant, CIO, and IT director.

Chris Sullivan, Healthcare Industry Solution Director, Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences.

Microsoft in the Healthcare Industry - Consumer Health World video interview

bcrounse — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:53:00 GMT

I'm back in the office after a two week Holiday break. 2007 is upon us, and I look forward to a very exciting year with the introduction of Windows Vista, Office 2007, and some of the first new solutions from our Health Solutions Group here at Microsoft.

Just before vacation, I attended Consumer Health World in Washington, D.C., where I had the opportunity to serve on a couple of panel discussions with other colleagues from global technology companies as well as some distinguished healthcare industry leaders.

In the conference exhibit hall I met up with longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Mike Magee. Dr. Magee is a prolific writer and blogger who hosts the popular Health Politics site sponsored by Pfizer's Medical Humanities Initiative. Dr. Magee asked me to sit down for a video interview to share some thoughts about healthcare information technology and Microsoft's role in the industry. We also touched on a variety of other topics including the future of blogging, consumerism in healthcare, what's new at Microsoft, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and more. You can link to the streaming video here.

The next two months will be busy with Microsoft healthcare executive forum events in Minneapolis, Austin, Kansas City, and New York. I will also be keynoting at the Dallas Health Industry Council annual meeting, and the Healthcare Price and Quality Transparency Conference in Las Vegas. Then of course comes one of this year's biggest events, HIMSS 2007 and MSHUG in New Orleans. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer will be on the podium this year at HIMSS. I hope to see you there.

Happy New Year!

Bill Crounse, MD Healthcare Industry Director Microsoft