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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, and this version, although it does not include...
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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 pixel wide display. The pictures and text in the screen...
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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 controls. Outlook 2010 maintains the embedded connection...
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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 to help printer manufacturers discern distortion...
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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 software applications, and 10 more are coming...
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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. Rendered on screen, the chart looks like the image...
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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 has been changed to look like a chalk sketch...
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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 a number of improvements (like enhanced themes)...
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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 and the range for the data is defined in the familiar...
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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 the circular button found in their previous...
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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 recently published an article about how he has...
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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. Here are the main topics covered in this...
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For as long as I can remember, printer performance has been reported using terms like Return to Application (RTA), Time to First Page (TFP), and Time to Last Page (TLP). Over the past few years, RTA has disappeared from many reviews as processing power on the PC has increased and returning access to...
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The New York Times wrote an article yesterday about a new cost of ink calculator made available from the American Consumer Institute that allows consumers to calculate printing costs using data from QualityLogic Test Reports. As more and more printer OEM's report their yields using ISO Yield Standards...
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QualityLogic's TestJob Sender, a powerful application that allows you to send any file format to a printing device, is now available as a free download . Included with TestJob Sender are samples of QualityLogic's ATS , FTS , and CET products for both PostScript and PCL. User documentation for...