In Mac OS X Lion, applications can make use of a feature to auto-save and version files. This feature locks files that are inactive for editing and when the file is unlocked then starts automatically saving versions. If you have a problem with the file you can then always step back to a previous version of the file. The feature is manifested in the title bar and the file menu of applications that make use of it. When you open a file, it can be locked. Viewing the file in the Finder also shows that it is locked. Clicking on locked provides the option to unlock. Once unlocked you can…
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OpenOffice 3.0
OpenOffice.org, the increasingly popular Office-like productivity suite is finally native on the Mac with the latest releases, still in Release Candidate, although hopefully close to a stable full release. Since Sun has bought OpenOffice it’s been looming in the background as a potential Office killer. But OpenOffice has never taken that step. People seem leery about it, not wanting to retrain users, not trusting of a new, weird app. Understandably, most everyone on the planet seems pretty darn used to using Office at this point, and users don’t typically take well to change. The new document formats for Office, .docx (for Word), pptx (for Power Point) and .xlsx (for Excel)…
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Windows XP: Deploying Policies for Microsoft Office
You can set various policies for Microsoft Office. When you install the Office Resource Kit (orktools.exe) you will be able to go into the Start->Programs->Microsoft Office Tools-> Microsoft Office Resource Kit -> System Policy Editor to do so.