Open XML

In this screencast, Office program manager Brian Jones shows how to use content controls, data binding, and the custom XML data store to push/pull data to/from a Word 2007 document.   Microsoft has adopted the Office Open XML file format, as the new default file format for Word,…

If you save an Office 2007 document in its default format, and then review the XML files stored in the .docx (zip) container, you might conclude that Office Open XML is complex. And it can be, because it has to be able to represent everything in that Office document. But it doesn't have to be.…

In this screencast, Word program manager Jonathan Bailor shows how to how to create a professional looking document in less than five minutes using Live Preview, Theming, Quick Styles, Document Parts, and more, in Word 2007 Related Links: Microsoft Office Word team blog Brian Jones'…

MindManager Pro 7 is a visual outliner from Mindjet that "enables companies and individuals to work smarter, think creatively and save time by revolutionizing the way they visually capture and manage information." In this screencast, Mindjet's Michael Scherotter demonstrates a…