Excel 2010 – The 10,000 ft. View

Before we begin our whirlwind tour of all things Excel, I thought I’d give you a quick glance at the things we’ve done.  The “table of contents” if you will.

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Excel 2010 – The 10,000 ft. View

Sneak Preview of Project Gemini

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Sneak Preview of Project Gemini

On the topic of “teasers”, one of the things we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks is project Gemini.  I won’t get into the details just yet (otherwise it wouldn’t be a teaser), other than to say it’s a powerful data analysis feature, it’s an add-in to Excel (i.e. not a built-in Excel feature), and it’s the result of collaboration between the Excel and SQL teams.  The BI Blog has been covering all news related to Gemini .  From the BI Blog, here are a couple sneak peak videos : BI Power Hour: Sneak Preview of Gemini – part 1 Get a sneak preview of the new functionality for BI within Excel with Project Gemini. This demo shows how you can quickly analyze massive amounts of data, create connections to data, and share insights all within the familiar Excel environment

ClearContext Brings Outlook 2010 Features to Outlook 2003 2007 Users

It's been a long wait, but the Office team is finally giving the public a preview of Outlook 2010 , slated for release in the first half of next year.  Check out the end of this post to read more about Outlook 2010. But why wait for 2010 when ClearContext Personal and Pro have Outlook 2003 and 2007 users covered already?  Here’s a breakdown of some of the new Outlook 2010 features and their ClearContext counterparts. Ignore Thread Unsubscribe Outlook 2010’s new Ignore Thread feature moves all messages in the current conversation to the Deleted Items folder.  Future messages are also automatically removed from the Inbox.  ClearContext’s Unsubscribe performs the same function, plus lets you review the messages later or resubscribe to a conversation.

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Update on Windows 7 RTM

I’d like to offer up a little insight into the “Release to Manufacturing” (RTM) for Windows 7. Over the past week, there have been many rumors surrounding RTM. We are close, but have not yet signed off on Windows 7

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Sample: Adding Contacts and Sending E-mail in Access 2007 by Using Outlook 2007 (Visual How To)

Explore sample code as you learn to use Automation to create Outlook 2007 contacts from a contact list in Access 2007, and then send Outlook 2007 e-mail from within Access.

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Sample: Adding Contacts and Sending E-mail in Access 2007 by Using Outlook 2007 (Visual How To)

Creating mashups in SharePoint 2007: Recruiting scenario

Creating mashups in SharePoint 2007: Recruiting scenario

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SharePoint 2010 Technical Preview Released Today

Waking up this Monday morning, there is tons of information on SharePoint 2010 Technical Preview from Microsoft.  More then its’ typical for pre-beta.  With the initial information that is coming out of the technical preview of SharePoint 2010, I have a strong belief that this version of SharePoint, will be its finest.  Sure there are huge improvements coming but I’m taking about getting them right.    Web-Based Office The biggest news to come out of Redmond, most certainly a direct challenge to Google Apps, Microsoft is rolling out lightweight FREE Web browser versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote.  What’s even bigger news is that Microsoft says that its browser versions have been tested on all major browsers aside from Internet Explorer, including Firefox and Safari.    SharePoint 2010 Changes What changes are coming to the sneap peak of SharePoint 2010 ?  Here is a complete list that will be updated: New User Interface including new Ribbon Web Edit Silverlight Web Part Rich Theming Multiple Browser Support Visio Services SharePoint Designer Business Connectivity Services (the evolution of the Business Data Catalog) SharePoint Workspace Rich Meda Support Streamlined Central Administration SharePoint Best Practices Analyzer Usage Reporting and Logging Large List Resource Throttling Unattached Content Database Recovery Visual Upgrade Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Tools Language Integrated (LINQ) for SharePoint Developer Dashboard Business Connectivity Services Client Object Model (OM) If you would like to see how the improved the interface, experience and approach has been with SharePoint 2010, then check out the first link below.   Additional Reading http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/ The Complete Guide To Microsoft’s Office 2010 First Take: Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview Office 2010 revealed in great detail via Microsoft videos Microsoft unveils Office Web Applications 2010, Mobile 2010  

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Get a Sneak Peek at SharePoint 2010

Today, Microsoft posted sneak peak screencasts for SharePoint 2010.

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Get a Sneak Peek at SharePoint 2010

SharePoint Automation: Custom SharePoint 2007 Site Collection …

A lot of people that are using SharePoint 2007 (WSS or MOSS) for collaboration have either enabled self service site creation in which they allow their end-users to create a page using the scsignup.aspx page or they have some process in … SharePoint Automation – http://stsadm.blogspot.com/

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Free Zoho Plug-in Continues Microsoft Migration to The Cloud

As the moniker suggests, Zoho Plug-in for Microsoft Access lets users import their database information from Microsoft Office Access, a database application … See all stories on this topic

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