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Open Recent Office 2008 Docs by Date

Office 2008 applications like Word and Excel now list recently opened documents on a File > Open Recent submenu. Choose More from that menu, and you'll get a multifunction Project Gallery dialog. Click the Recent button at the top and then select a date range in the Dates list to find files that were last opened today, yesterday, earlier in the week, last week, and so forth. (The Settings pane in the Project Gallery dialog lets you set how many recently opened files show in the File > Open Recent submenu.)

 
 

Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/05-Dec-05

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Is anti-virus protection necessary? Macs don't suffer from the virus problems seen in the PC world; should Mac users even bother with anti-virus software? (21 messages)

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Keyboard application switching -- The gift suggestion of LiteSwitch generates discussion of keyboard application switching tips. (4 messages)

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Blogs vs wiki vs forums? When should you use a blog versus a wiki versus a discussion forum? (3 messages)

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Finding and using power outlets in airports -- TidBITS Talk readers take the topic of PowerBook power adapters and morph it into a discussion of how to find power outlets in airports. (12 messages)

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Digital photography books -- TidBITS talk readers suggest useful books about digital photography. (7 messages)

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Music file conversions -- A complaint about not being able to burn an MP3 CD from AAC originals prompts a discussion of music file formats and conversions. (8 messages)

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Protecting a PowerBook from unauthorized use -- How do you keep your PowerBook entirely secure? (3 messages)

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Proper format for audiobooks -- When ripping CDs of audiobooks, what are the best encoding settings to use? (4 messages)

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