Microsoft said Thursday that XML would be the default file format for three applications when it ships Office 12 late next year. The company said its new Microsoft Office Open XML Formats would be ...

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Chris Capossela, who runs product management for the Office family of products, dropped by to see me to dribble out more details about the next version of Microsoft Office (currently dubbed "12"), ...

Google is changing the way its browser handles PDF files, starting with the Chrome Canary channel. Citing security concerns, the company wants Chrome to open PDF files by default, bypassing any ...

As an industrywide tussle rages over standardized word-processing and spreadsheet formats, end users say the real issues are the costs of reformatting archived documents, support and training, and the ...

Outlook lets you set the default printing format—sometimes. Does Outlook retain the setting you want? Earlier in the week, I showed you how to change Outlook’s default message format, and that ...

If you've followed our advice and installed Lotus Symphony, you've no doubt discovered that it's a damn fine Microsoft Office substitute-- especially considering that it costs zero dollars. Just one ...

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