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Gray Knowlton's blog on Microsoft Office
Office 2007 SP2 and PDF version support - @Pot&Kettle
I wanted to discuss a specific coverage area for Office 2007 SP2. I was recently directed toward the...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 05/04/2009
Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Kiosk, with more staples
Read this first if you're looking for SP2 details:...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 04/28/2009
Service Pack Uninstall tool example
C:\Users[filepath]>oarpman /? Uninstalls 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack updates from...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 04/28/2009
Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Kiosk
UPDATE: The links for the downloads for SP2 are in the process of replicating across mirrors for our...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 04/27/2009
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) in Office 2007
Coming soon to a portal near you.. One of the things we spend time on in my group is education and...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 04/20/2009
TextGlow Silverlight Open XML Viewer Source Code available
TextGlow, the prototype Open XML Viewer for Silverlight is one of the most popular posts in the...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/23/2009
DAISY Translator for Word gets an update: Save as MP3 from Word?
In case you missed it yesterday, DAISY Consortium announced the release of the second version of the...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/19/2009
The value of a checkbox as defined by a standard
Just keeping tabs on the state of matters for document format standards. I thought I'd share some of...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/12/2009
Microsoft Employees Give $87.7M to Charity in 2008
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/24/2009
Open XML Tools Index
It's great to see the adoption of Open XML accelerating. The Compatibility Pack for Open XML has...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/24/2009
Q & A For Gray
Are you landing on this page because you are searching for more information about Producer? Stumped...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/17/2009
“Interoperability” = Solutions?
You don't have to look hard to see the impact that Office 2007 and SharePoint Server 2007 (aka MOSS)...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/16/2009
Advertising for two blogs that I read
Dealing with Product Management for both IT Professionals and Developers for Office requires a lot...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/13/2009
Bits on Boxes
One could presumably begin every sentence with the phrase "in this economy…" It seems like more than...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/20/2009
Breaking down the 4th wall; the typical end of year fun
Winding down the year causes a variety of reactions from people. Some (like me) have a mild panic...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 12/12/2008
Gartner: Open XML “would have been a better choice than ODF as the single standard”
Gartner has published a report about document format standards. They have pointed out a number of...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 11/19/2008
Interesting adoption data for Open XML and ODF
I recall this Rob Weir post. "Now we shouldn't be so careless as to say that there are only 2,000...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 10/14/2008
Whoopsie
It was pointed out to me today that some folks were unable to comment on the material. I was...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 09/03/2008
Document Encryption in Office 2007 with Open XML
I was asked recently to comment on "security" of Office 2007. Conversations like this tend to unfold...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 09/02/2008
Redmond ODF workshop feels pretty good
You'll see some blog traffic on this, so I thought I'd throw my own log onto the fire. I attended...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 07/31/2008
Regarding the future of Open XML
As I troll the blogosphere and reporting on Open XML and ODF, I notice a question has surfaced...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 06/24/2008
PowerPoint Producer 2007 Beta
Today we will release the beta version of Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 06/05/2008
Microsoft adds “Save as ODF” to Office 2007 Service Pack 2
Updated. April 28, 2009. Office 2007 SP2 is available for download. For more information:...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 05/21/2008
DAISY Translator Released!
The Open XML to DAISY Translator is available in release form now. You can download the tool and...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 05/07/2008
Rested, relaxed
It's a pretty rare opportunity to have an entire month away from work. I was getting acquainted to...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 05/05/2008
Unification of ODF and Open XML: An army without a general
It is interesting to witness vocal minority who insist Open XML and ODF become the same format. It...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/24/2008
Bill Gates at the U.S. House of Representatives
Coming on the back of the "Approve" confirmation of the United States national body (guess Bob Sutor...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/20/2008
Critical questions for national bodies considering OOXML/DIS 29500
Bob Sutor has emerged from blogging about Second Life to once again attempt to threaten and...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/20/2008
Open Office to support Open XML?
Interesting post here: https://www.oooninja.com/2008/03/openofficeorg-30-new-features.html "Microsoft...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/19/2008
Ooh’s and Aaah’s for March 19th
Ooh.. (should I say Ouch!):...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/19/2008
Shamelessly out of context
I've seen a few comments this week quoting my comments in PC World, and claiming that I have somehow...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/18/2008
St. Patrick’s Day Letter from Chris Capossela
Chris Capossela, SVP at Microsoft (somewhere high in the altitude of my management chain) has...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/17/2008
Open XML Scorecard for St. Patrick's Day 2008
I used to live in Dublin (on Mount Street, just above Grafton Street)... I spent many, many days in...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/17/2008
“Someone is wrong on the internet”
A great way to wind down for the weekend. This is a wonderful site. Happy Friday!
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/14/2008
A disappointing surprise from the SFLC
I could make a full time job of tearing down the "say anything we possibly can" approach to Open XML...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/13/2008
Within Minutes
I can keep this post nice and short. Patrick Durusau has responded to some pretty harsh accusations...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/12/2008
Silverlight viewer for Open XML
Updated: The Source Code for this tool is now available: Here's an interesting development (anyone...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/07/2008
What a difference a week makes
While folks were busy at the BRM, I was becoming a new father. My daughter was born on February...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 03/03/2008
Friday Afternoon Fun
Yesterday was a big day, filled with lots of goodness on openness and interoperability. Today I...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/22/2008
Microsoft on Interoperability: “Significant, Strategic Change”
Today is a very important day in the history of Microsoft; it's a moment with which I am very happy...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/21/2008
“Harmonization” vs. “Unification”
Patrick Durusau, Editor of the ODF specification(s) has offered another post in the vein of "can't...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/20/2008
Open XML in the world
This week Mike Walker announced a new "OBA Component Library" for Financial Services (OBA == Office...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/19/2008
Interop Vendor Alliance Tests Open XML Interoperability
https://interopvendoralliance.org/labs/ The Interop Vendor Alliance has been testing various...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/18/2008
ODF Alliance: The widening gap between fact and fiction
I was pointed at a document created by the ODF alliance (with a creation date of Feb 6th) that...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/15/2008
“I am rubber, you are glue…”
Rob Weir is apparently offended that someone would suggest that ODF is controlled by a single...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/12/2008