Microsoft Office – Sven Aelterman

Access Projects (.adp) and Invalid Values in Extended Properties Cause Error

How do you deal with errors opening a SQL Server table in Datasheet view in an Access Data Project when you have bad Extended Properties values?

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Changing the Font Color in PowerPoint using Animation

For the longest time, I thought it couldn't be done: add an "emphasis" animation to text in a PowerPoint slide by changing the color of the text. Turns out it is possible after all, and here is how to do it (in PowerPoint 2007 - haven't tried older or 2010): Open the Custom Animation pane. … Continue reading Changing the Font Color in PowerPoint using Animation

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Office 14 Ship Date in 2010

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft: Office 14 won't ship until 2010 Is it the economy? I wonder how Software Assurance customers feel about this... After all, they are the ones who have already paid for it!

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An Improved Excel Color Banding Solution

Today, someone asked me if it was possible to make Excel highlight the column and the row of the cell that is selected. Excel already highlights the column and row header, but when working on a high-resolution screen, that does not help much in ensuring that you are actually entering data in the right cell. … Continue reading An Improved Excel Color Banding Solution

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