http://www.brighthub.com/office/home.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/10550.aspxThu, 17 Sep 2009 02:20:51 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10550merylKeep your messages without cluttering your mailbox. Archive Your Email for an Uncluttered Inbox You might be on top of your home office mailbox and keep it well organized. Regardless, you will want to store older messages to conserve storage space. Outlook archives old items to an archive file, deletes expired items or both. A good way to go about ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/5513.aspxTue, 17 Feb 2009 19:04:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5513JoliBallewYou can open Office 2007 .XML files without having Office 2007&#59; you just need to download and install the Office Compatibility Pack on your home office PCs. Office Compatibility Pack You may not be able to afford Microsoft’s newest office suite of applications, Office 2007, but that shouldn’t prevent you from opening Office 2007 files when clie...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/1080.aspxTue, 17 Feb 2009 16:26:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1080JoliBallewWord 2007 uses a new filename extension: .docx while Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and all of the other applications include an x at the end of their file names too. Find out what this means for you, especially if you telecommute and use multiple editions of Office. Microsoft Office’s new files formats are based on XML, or Extensible Markup Langua...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/3086.aspxFri, 13 Feb 2009 23:03:36 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:3086JoliBallewIf you only need Word, Excel, and Outlook in your home office, you need Microsoft Office 2007 Basic. If you own a home-based business, you probably want Small Business or Professional. In a home office setting though, it’s highly unlikely you’ll need Enterprise edition - but hey, you never know. Enterprise's Interesting Features and...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/5038.aspxFri, 13 Feb 2009 22:58:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5038JoliBallewIf you’ve recently purchased Office 2007 to serve as your home office suite of applications, you may be wondering what the new XML file format is. This file format isn’t compatible by earlier versions of office, but there are additional attributes that offset this downside. XML File Formats Data you access daily comes from databases, We...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/5043.aspxFri, 13 Feb 2009 22:55:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5043JoliBallewIf you’re still on the fence about purchasing Office 2007 for your home office, these five features should convince you it’s worth the money (and the time it will take to make the transition). Top 5 Features Microsoft has certainly changed the Microsoft Office interface, but the features you’ve always depended on are still there...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/1077.aspxFri, 13 Feb 2009 22:35:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1077JoliBallewYou can’t depend on Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or any other part of Vista’s Security Center to protect you from viruses&#59; you have to protect yourself with third party anti-virus software. Computer viruses are an inherent part of computing. You can obtain a virus by downloading something from a dishonest Web site, installing...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/1073.aspxFri, 13 Feb 2009 22:33:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1073JoliBallewThe first thing you’ll notice about Office 2007 is the Ribbon. The drop-down menus are gone and there’s a completely new interface. If you’re comfortable with a previous version of Office, you might not appreciate Microsoft Office 2007’s new look, as it will take some time to get used to. Microsoft Office 2007 -- it’s comple...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/10540.aspxSat, 11 Oct 2008 15:35:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10540merylSet email options, organize the inbox, print messages, save an email as a file, and create tasks from an email. Note : If you have multiple e-mail accounts in Outlook, you can specifically send/receive e-mail messages from one account. Click the arrow next to "Send/Receive," select the account and click an item from its submenu. "All...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/10548.aspxFri, 10 Oct 2008 14:53:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10548merylKeep your email looking sharp by formatting text and links. Format Text Those on a Microsoft Exchange server can format e-mail messages with colors, fonts, bulleted lists and other options. Home office workers can format messages, but the recipient may not see the formatting depending on the email software he/she uses. Note : In HTML formatted e-ma...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/10547.aspxFri, 10 Oct 2008 14:52:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10547merylPrint messages, save an email as a file, and create tasks from an email. Print Messages Print messages when you need a copy for a meeting or for making notes by hand. You can quickly print a message, change printing styles before printing and do a print preview. Note : Connect your computer to a printer and ensure it's on before using printing opti...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/10539.aspxFri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:24 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10539merylRead and reply to emails, save drafts, and delete messages. Read and Reply to E-mail Messages You can control when Outlook checks for new e-mail messages. Do the following to automatically receive e-mail on a schedule: Select Options from the Tools menu. Click the Mail Setup tab. Click Send/Receive. Select the right Group Name. Check the box next t...http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/10542.aspxFri, 10 Oct 2008 14:29:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10542merylGet things done with a well-organized email box! Task management experts recommend having few email messages in your inbox. It doesn't mean you need to delete them, but to act on them and file them in a folder structure that works for you. You can find the folders in the Navigation Pane under either Personal Folders or Mailbox. You can also acc...