MacNN | Word News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Word, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.3 fixes stability, security issues http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/also.makes.tweaks.to.specific.features/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/office2008biz.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft has posted a fresh update for Office 2008 for Mac, v12.2.3. The patch primarily addresses stability problems, such as one affecting the entire suite which could result in application crashes after a program was opened. Several unique crash scenarios have been fixed in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Document Connection. Security has also been upgraded, closing a hole which could be used t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/also.makes.tweaks.to.specific.features/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT Keynote Objects FX 4.0 adds 50 new 3D images http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/expands.collection.to.150/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/keytemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Jumsoft has announced Keynote Objects FX 4.0, an update to its 3D image collection for Appleís iWork suite. The upgrade brings the total number of objects up to 150, covering items ranging from classic furniture to gift boxes. The 50 new ones are geared towards sports and leisure. Each image is optimized for Keynote presentation use, at a resolution of 1024x768.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/expands.collection.to.150/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT Documents To Go iPhone app adds Excel editing, creation http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/app.now.enables.editing.of.doc.and.xls.files/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/docssml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DataViz has launched the latest version of its Documents To Go app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Following through with the company's earlier promises, v2.0 adds full support for creating and editing Excel documents. The previous release limited users to just viewing the spreadsheet content.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/app.now.enables.editing.of.doc.and.xls.files/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:00:00 GMT Microsoft granted stay on Word sales ban http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/court.says.ms.can.sell.word.until.appeal.is.done/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/gavel-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The US federal Court of Appeals today granted Microsoft a temporary stay on an injunction that would have banned sales of Word until the conclusion of an appeal against the successful lawsuit filed by Canadian firm i4i. Originally, the developer would have had to stop sales on October 10th and would have forced Microsoft to shut down sales of virtually all copies of Office unless it could plead i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/court.says.ms.can.sell.word.until.appeal.is.done/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:10:00 GMT EndNote X3 adds new referencing tools, styles http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/endnote.x3.update.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/endnotesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Thomson Reuters has released an update to its bibliography software, EndNote. The latest edition, X3, adds a variety of new referencing options and styles. Users can create multiple bibliographies within a single Word document, while references can be organized with both custom and smart groups. For chemistry journals, the software now allows composite styles that group citations by number and let... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/endnote.x3.update.ships/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:35:00 GMT Microsoft makes Office Web free, shows 2010 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/ms.office.web.and.2010/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/microsoftoffice2010.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today used its Windows Partners Conference to expand the details of Office 2010, including its web version. Initially considered separate, Microsoft now says Office Web is a counterpart to 2010 but will make it freely available to anyone with a Windows Live account. It will also be free to use on the local network for companies that buy volume licenses of Office 2010, though companies ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/ms.office.web.and.2010/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:10:00 GMT Microsoft to launch Office web apps Monday? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/ms.office.web.apps.monday/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/microsoftofficeweb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft's Monday event should mark a more formal debut for the company's Office Web suite, tipsters said on Thursday. Although announced nine months ago, the suite is now said by Neowin to be getting a demonstration. It's not known if Microsoft will commit to a public release at the gathering.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/ms.office.web.apps.monday/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:30:00 GMT First Look: Pages '09, word processor http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/09/first.look.pages.09/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/08-pages-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pages has always been a decent word processor, but itís never been powerful enough to replace Microsoft Word. Apple has, fortunately, boosted Pages '09 with more features in order to make it a better word processor, and an easier desktop publishing program. It may still not match Word feature-for-feature, but that could be a good thing, as what it does offer may be what you really need.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/09/first.look.pages.09/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:40:00 GMT Keynote Objects FX 3.0 expands collection http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/06/keynote.objects.fx.30.out/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/keyobjectsfx3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Jumsoft is shipping Keynote Objects FX 3.0, its latest art collection for Mac apps. Objects FX is in particular aimed at both Keynote and Pages, and supplies a variety of pre-rendered 3D images for inclusion in presentations or documents. Version 3.0 doubles the collection size from 50 to 100, in categories including the likes of parties, plants, and soft or metallic objects.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/06/keynote.objects.fx.30.out/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:30:00 GMT Nisus Writer Pro 1.2 improves import, export options http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/06/nisus.writer.pro.12.patch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0709/nisuswriterexpress3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nisus has released a v1.2 update to Writer Pro, its flagship word processing software. Pro differentiates itself from Express with features such as comments, mail merges, and the ability to create indexes and tables of contents. New to v1.2 is an upgraded import component, said to improve the accuracy of file translations, particularly in terms of Microsoft Word documents.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/06/nisus.writer.pro.12.patch/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:35:00 GMT