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PowerPoint 2010 Beta: What’s New that Will Make a Difference to You

Steve Kang — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:51:00 GMT

It’s the Little Things that Just Might Make a Big Difference Microsoft’s ubiquitous Office suite is back in a free public beta, available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx . PowerPoint 14 continues to evolve...(read more)

Outlook 2010: Formatting an HTML Email for Printing

Steve Kang — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:59:00 GMT

Formatting an HTML email for printing can provide an interesting challenge in Outlook 2010. HTML nominally formats to fit the width of the display device. There is a significant disparity between the size of a printed page and an open email on a 1280...(read more)

Microsoft Outlook 2010 (RC1): Major Changes to Charts

Steve Kang — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:19:00 GMT

Microsoft made a significant change in how charts are handled in Outlook 2010. Charting in Outlook 2007 saved the charts as an image on completion. This did not allow for any changes to the structure or data of the chart beyond the picture formatting...(read more)

Microsoft Excel 2010 (RC1): Column Size Distortion

Steve Kang — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:24:00 GMT

Excel in the Beta and RC1 releases has been stable and very functional. One major issue that we have encountered is the distortion in the column size between Normal and Page Layout views. The Excel 2010 ATS IF file EX4TH1C3.xlsx uses absolute measurements...(read more)

What's New in PageSense 7

Steve Kang — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:13:00 GMT

The latest release of PageSense, Version 7, includes support for the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, as well as Windows Vista SP2 and Windows XP SP3, all in 32- or 64-bit configurations. PageSense 7 currently supports 15 of the latest, most popular...(read more)

Microsoft Access 2010: Print Anomolies

Steve Kang — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:04:00 GMT

Print Anomalies In a previous blog, we reported a black background being displayed on transparent picture controls using an HP Color LaserJet 4700n PCL5 driver. We’ve continued to see a similar anomaly presented in the Pivot Chart printed output...(read more)

Microsoft Excel 2010 (Beta): Expanded Picture Tools

Steve Kang — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:50:00 GMT

Microsoft has expanded the control and effect the user has on images. The Excel 2010 ATS IF file EX4TG1D3.xlsx explores the many modifications that can be applied to images. Below is an example of the built-in artistic effect available. The selected image...(read more)

Microsoft Office 2010 Word (Beta): Improvements and New Features

Steve Kang — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:17:00 GMT

Microsoft’s ubiquitous Office suite is back in a free public beta available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx . Word continues to evolve, and this version 14.0 (13 was skipped due to triskaidekaphobia ) includes...(read more)

Microsoft Excel 2010 (Beta): Sparklines

Steve Kang — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:43:00 GMT

The most noticeable charting addition to Excel 2010 is Sparklines. Sparklines is a simple graph that is imbedded in a single cell to provide the user with a quick visual reference to nearby data. A Line, Column, or Win/Loss graph can be added to a cell...(read more)

Microsoft Access 2010 (Beta): Beta Bugs

Steve Kang — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:05:00 GMT

Microsoft has streamlined the capability of Access to publish content online, including to SharePoint. They’ve also made minor changes to the interface, including new MRU (Most Recently Used) file list and a new “File” button which replaced...(read more)

New Internet Explorer Test Pages (ATS-IF)

Steve Kang — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:55:00 GMT

Internet Explorer 8 continues the evolution of Internet Explorer as a more standards compliant, java savvy, and user friendly web browser. One of the printing features we found especially interesting is the new Page Setup dialog, which is significantly...(read more)

Windows 7 Logo program adds XPS and HD imaging certification

Steve Kang — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:28:00 GMT

Microsoft has expanded the Windows 7 logo programs with HD Imaging Additional Qualification for those HW manufactureres that can process XPS and High Definition (HDPhoto or JPEG XR) high fidelity content. This program addition rewards those manufacturers...(read more)

ISO 24734 and 24735 Support in PageSense 6.2

Steve Kang — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:46:00 GMT

QualityLogic is proud to announce support for ISO 24734 and 24735 performance measurement standards for printing and copying in the upcoming PageSense 6.2 product. To provide our customers with a sneak preview into this feature, we have written this white...(read more)

PC Magazine's use of PageSense Printer Performance Automation System

Steve Kang — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:45:00 GMT

PageSense is the defacto standard in measurming printer performance from "click to clunk". PageSense system is produced by QualityLogic and has been used by PC Magazine and printer companies for many years. Recently, David Stone from PC Magazine...(read more)

Effective PDF Testing Strategy for PDF Printers and Applications

Steve Kang — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:42:00 GMT

This white paper presents an effective PDF testing strategy for PDF printers and applications. It includes a discussion on some of the most common misunderstanding about how ineffective testing can be using just PDF files that are produced by common applications...(read more)