Windows 8.1 Preview and a workaround for your favorite Win+S shortcut key

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Today Microsoft released the Consumer Preview for Windows 8.1, also known as Windows Blue. If you try it out you'll notice a lot of awesome changes. But try out the Windows + S shortcut for screen clipping in OneNote and you'll find it doesn't work as expected! Don't panic, a fix is coming soon and in the meantime, you can use the workaround below.

The most loved keyboard shortcut in OneNote desktop, you can press Windows + S to invoke the screen clipper. This lets you select areas of your screen to send to your notes and puts it on to your clipboard to paste (CTRL + V) anywhere.

You can read about other OneNote shortcuts here: OneNote 2013 Keyboard Shortcuts

New in Windows 8.1, Windows + S brings up a Search experience designed to help you find things more quickly from any application. The new OneNote shortcut key will be Windows + Shift + S, but this won't be available until later in the year as an update.  We know how useful the old Windows + S shortcut key is, so we're providing a workaround in the meantime.

For now, you can manually set a shortcut key to Windows + A. You'll have to change the shortcut key through your registry. (Note: Unintended changes in your registry can cause problems, so make sure you follow these instructions exactly.)

1. Use Windows + R to pull up this dialog, and type regedit.

2. Now in the folders on the left, navigate down this path:

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\OneNote\Options\Other

Note: The path requires the specific version of Office. In the path above, 15.0 refers to Office 2013. If you're using Office 2010, type 14.0 in place of 15.0 at the end of the path.  Replace 15.0 with 12.0 if you're using Office 2007.  

3. In the folder named Other, right-click the white space underneath the files in that folder and select New, then select DWORD (32-bit) Value.

 

4. In the text entry field that pops up, type ScreenClippingShortcutKey. You just created a new DWORD. (If you are in Office 12.0, this DWORD will already exist.)

5. Right click this DWORD and select Modify, then in the Value field, type 41.

Your new shortcut key has been assigned to Windows + A. Now log off and log on again and you should be all set!

Remember, the Windows + Shift + S fix is coming later this year, but hopefully this will help you out until then!

For a full article on this topic, see an earlier blog post: Changing the OneNote Screen Clipping and New Side Note keyboard shortcuts.

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Your top 10 favorite Word posts of 2012

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We looked at the year-end numbers to discover which things--so far--interest you most about the new Word and which posts about the current version you find most useful.

If you haven't yet tried the new Office, visit the Customer Preview site.

Introducing Word 2013
The blast-off got the most people to take a look. Provides a good overview of key improvements, including working with headers and footers, styles, figures, and revision marks.

Unlock PDFs with the new Word
How often have you wished you could cut and paste content from a PDF without having to re-format it in Word? With the new Word you can.

Changing your style in the new Word
You probably already use Styles in Word to save time formatting your documents, but you might search too hard to find all of Word's formatting features. In the new Word, we've gathered them in one place--the Design tab.

Top 10 reasons students will love the new Word
The title says "students" but this post is for anyone who wants their documents to stand out and get them finished before dawn.

Comments and Revisions in Word 2013
Imagine using revision marks and adding comments without making a multi-colored abstract painting. Improvements to revision tools make it simpler to collaborate. Tip: How to cut and paste without messing up formatting
Why does formatting sometimes get messed up when you cut and paste text? And what is that thing that appears at the end of the last sentence every time you paste? Learn about the Paste Option button.

Five table of contents tricks
Five tips on working with a table of contents in Word, including how to add one at the beginning of each chapter, add or subtract the number of levels, and more.

Office 15-Minute Webinar: Creating Forms in Word
Learn about using forms in Word, including working with templates, and personalizing and locking them.

Guy Kawasaki's Guide to Writing a Business Plan
Author, influencer, and venture capitalist, @Guy Kawasaki shows you how to write an effective business plan using Microsoft Word. Also includes free business plan guide and template.

Five easy ways to use Picture Effects to rescue ho-hum photos
Learn how to take advantage of Word's Picture Effects and get a photography lesson at the same time.

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Your top 10 favorite PowerPoint posts of 2012

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In 2012, you were doing more than adding data to slides--you really put PowerPoint to work to create visual representations of your hard work, bright ideas, and personal style.  Charts, themes, animations, color-matching, and tips for presenters were just some of your favorite topics for polishing your PowerPoint presentations. 

If you haven't yet tried the new Office, visit the Customer Preview site.

Tips for turning your Excel data into PowerPoint charts 
Ever wish you could get the critical data from your Excel charts into a PowerPoint slide without having to manually add it again? PowerPoint MVP Ellen Finkelstein provides a step-by-step guide to make adding an Excel chart to PowerPoint work like magic.

PowerPoint 2013: Presentation is Everything 
The themes in the new PowerPoint give you a fast way to have a professional presentation that also expresses your individual style.

Use PowerPoint slide layouts to make presentations memorable
Help your audience to follow your presentation and remember your main points by making key slides distinctive.

Free training: Learn to create PowerPoint animations
Add some visual pizzazz to your presentation by reading these tutorials on how to animate text, charts, shapes, and more.

Make an image within an image stand out 
Bruce Gabrielle, author of Speaking PowerPoint, gives a video demonstration of PowerPoint transitions and artistic effects to make part of an image focus while making another part fade into the background.

Crop around irregular images 
Part 2 of Bruce Gabrielle's video demo of making an image within an image stand out.

PowerPoint 2013: Eyedropper 
One of the coolest new features in PowerPoint--now you can color-match between presentations and across formats, such as a website or picture.  

Guy Kawasaki's guide on pitching to venture capitalists 
Popular guest blogger Guy Kawasaki teams up with the Office Web Apps team to give you a step-by-step guide to building a business case and a flawless PowerPoint pitch.

Webinar: Better PowerPoint Presentations 
How-tos for presenting in PowerPoint, including using the Notes section, using Presenter's View, tips for presenting in a conference room, and more.

Webinar: PowerPoint tips 
Learn how to start PowerPoint quickly, organize slides at a glance, work with the outline tab, and more.

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Join us on Monday's Premium Edition Webinar: favorite new features in Office 365 on-site at MVP Conference

You can visit us Monday for a special webinar on the MVP Conference in Redmond, where we spotlight customer of favorite new features in Office 365 Home Premium and a live Q & A with Office 365 and we create to engage webinars on Office.com. We start this Office MVP-15-minute Webinar to follow Pacific time, with a Q & A 16:30. Click on the link below to join.

https://join.Microsoft.com/meet/dougt/F274WBQZ

There are two ways, you can join: you use the free download of the Lync participants to full video and sound, or use your Web browser and call audio get: Pamet.MP3 320. 3585, Conference ID: 84172528.

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb more information, how to join the series. A video of the webinar will be posted shortly after the webinar. We organise regular Webinar Tuesday spot on the MVP Conference with tips from MVPs.

What do you learn at Monday's Webinar:

New features in Office customers tell us their tips for Timeto365.com a bit Office 15-minute Webinar series A peak at Office 365 small business (coming February 27)

References for this Webinar:

--Doug Thomas

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Your top 10 favorite Outlook posts of 2012

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E-Mail geht es um Kommunikation mit Menschen--ob Sie ein Foto-sharing sind oder planen, eine Tagung oder ein Anruf. Einige der letztjährigen beliebtesten Beiträge über die neuen Perspektiven zeigen Ihnen, wie es entwickelt ist, um Menschen an erster Stelle.

Wenn zu viele Leute über zu viele Dinge mit Ihnen kommunizieren, machen Ihren Posteingang Sie schnell überfordert fühlen. Die meisten der beliebten Beiträge über die aktuelle Version bieten Ihnen einfache Wege, die Outlook Ihnen hilft auf Ihre Nachrichten zu bleiben.

Wenn Sie das neue Office noch nicht ausprobiert, der Abnehmer Vorschau Website.

Einführung Outlook.com - moderne E-Mail für die nächsten Milliarden Postfächer
Was ist Outlook.com? Ein Upgrade auf Hotmail? Auf jeden Fall. Aber von Grund auf neu. Es ist eine völlig neue Cloud-basierte, persönlichen e-Mail Service umfasst Skype, Integration mit sozialen Netzwerken und mehr. Dieser Beitrag war seine Hello World.

Die neue IMAP in Outlook 2013
IMAP ist ein Industriestandard, der regelt, wie e-Mail-Programme Nachrichten abrufen. In den neuen Outlook ist es erheblich verbessert.

Einführung in Outlook-2013
Dieser Beitrag packt die neue Aussichten.

Das neue Drehkreuz Menschen in Outlook 2013
Wenn Sie wie viele Menschen sind, speichern Sie ganz über dem Platz - Kontaktinformationen in verschiedenen e-Mail-Programmen und soziale Netzwerke, die auf verschiedenen Geräten installiert werden. In den neuen Outlook können Sie Kontakte aus all diesen Orten an einer Stelle anzeigen.

Eine moderne, People-First-Posteingang in Outlook 2013
In den neuen Outlook haben wir das Design der Nachrichtenliste zu reflektieren, wie die meisten Menschen, die es verwenden, um die Such- und Sortierfunktionen durch e-Mails überholt. Unsere Forschung zeigte, dass Menschen dazu neigen, auf die Namen zu suchen, damit wir die Liste entwickelt, damit Sie sie zuerst sehen. Stecken e-Mail in Ihrem Postausgang? Try this.
Jemals daran gedacht, dass Sie eine e-Mail, die es nie, aus Ihrem Postausgang geschafft gesendet haben? Oder können eine löschen, da Outlook immer wieder versucht, es zu schicken? Lesen Sie diesen Beitrag nach Lösungen.

5 Tipps zur Verwendung von Bcc in Outlook E-Mail
Wie Sie hinzufügen (entfernen oder) eine BCC-Feld, so dass Sie die Namen einiger Ihrer Empfänger verbergen können? Und wie sehen Sie, wer diese Menschen sind nach dem Sie senden? Lesen Sie weiter.

E-Mail an eine Gruppe senden möchten?
Sicher, es ist einfach bei der Arbeit eine Nachricht an eine vordefinierte Gruppe von Personen senden. Aber wie machen Sie das zu Hause Wenn Sie nicht mit Microsoft Exchange Server verbunden sind?

Webinar: Unclutter Posteingang von Outlook
Sehen Sie in diesem Webinar erfahren Sie, wie Sie gesund bleiben. Es ist Teil der Philosophie und Teil-Tipps und tricks für das Verwalten von Nachrichten.

Filterung von e-Mails in Outlook
Ein e-Mail-Filter können Sie nur die Nachrichten sehen, die bestimmte Kriterien erfüllen. Sie könnten beispielsweise einen Filter auswählen, der Sie nur diejenigen mit Anhängen anzeigen können. Outlook bietet viele Möglichkeiten, zu filtern, dass Sie möglicherweise nicht kennen.

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Your top 10 favorite Excel posts of 2012

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There's an Excel community out there that continually wants to learn new tricks, and there are lots of people just discovering Excel's capabilities who want to join in. The most popular posts of 2012 that were about the current version of Excel reflect that mixed audience.

But the popularity ranking of posts about the new Excel reflects the enthusiasms of Excel professionals and geeks. They want to know how the new version will make their lives and jobs easier, especially those features that you let you work from anywhere.

If you haven't yet tried the new Office, visit the Customer Preview site.

Introducing Excel 2013
Excel has a wealth of capabilities, so sometimes it's easy to feel intimidated by all of the options. One big priority was to make the overall experience cleaner so you can take advantage of Excel's power: charts that make your data look great; more advanced, integrated business intelligence; access to Excel from anywhere; and the new Office application model.

The Excel Button - Bringing Excel Everywhere
This is one of the coolest features-it turns you into an Excel web analyst with one click. There's data all over the web. When you click the Excel Button, say when you're looking at a simple HTML table, its data becomes interactive, complete with filters, conditional formatting, sorting, and charts.

Excel Web App - What's now available in a browser near you?
Want to know what's new in the browser version of Excel? Read about improved performance, new features, better and more APIs for developers, and Spreadsheet Compliance and Control.

Introduction to the Data Model and Relationships in Excel 2013
Excel's new Data Model and Relationships features will hopefully change the way you use Excel for data analysis forever. So says Diego Oppenheimer, Microsoft Excel expert and popular blogger. He gives you a tour of the Data Model by showing you how he took advantage of it to shop for a new home.

Flash Fill
Maybe it's the simple name that makes people curious:Flash Fill. And its simplicity is an accurate representation of what it does-streamlines data extraction and manipulation. With Flash Fill, you can toss out formulas. Really. It actually generates a program, based on the inputs you give it, that is optimal for your data requirements. Read this post to see how.Using multiple criteria in Excel Lookup formulas
Want to move beyond your plain vanilla VLOOKUP skills? This post shows you how to look up a value in a table using more than one criteria. By the way: There are multiple ways to use multiple criteria. (This post is written by JP Pinto, the winner of the Great White Shark Award given for the best article written about VLOOKUP during VLOOKUP Week.)

Merge data from multiple worksheets
How do you merge data from lots of worksheets into a main worksheet? You use a feature called Consolidate--now that's an intuitive name(!).

Tricks for creating dropdown lists that let you select multiple items
An office manager had to track locations of employees and needed a dropdown list that let her select multiple names. Adding a really simple VBA snippet to her spreadsheet did the trick. (Includes sample worksheet with VBA code.)

Tip: Add a watermark to an Excel worksheet
Need to keep a budget secret until it has been approved by the higher-up's? This post walks you through adding a watermark, such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL to a spreadsheet. (Includes sample watermarks.)

Our eight best tutorials on Excel charts
Excel excels at crunching numbers, but it also helps you present them visually. These eight posts will show you how to create charts that make it easy to understand large quantities of data and the relationships among data. (Includes posts for beginner and advanced users.)

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Their top 10 favorite Office posts of the year 2012

The Office blogs is really 14 blogs to a rolled up. The posts on this list were the most popular in all of them. Find out what most people aroused curiosity about the new Office and the like - to which they found the most useful.

If the new Office haven't tried you, the Customer Preview site.

Office next - Office and the cloud
Is multiplied by the number of devices you use every day. Their content and applications wherever you are and on what device you use in a manner that is consistent and familiar to you should be for you. Learn how we have connected Office to the cloud from your favorite devices to this productivity make possible.
 Insert Outlook-blog - email in your Outbox? Try this.
Ever thought that your message is already long not only to discover, is it still in your Outbox? Check out this post for some reasons and solutions.

Blog - with multiple criteria in Excel lookup formulas in Excel
The performance of VLOOKUP! Written by JP Pinto, the great white shark-Award for the best article written in VLOOKUP week, this post answers some frequently asked questions to the use multiple criteria to return a value.

Use the new Office with touch Office next-
Learn more about the new Office-touch experience for Windows 8 developed.

Excel blog - score! Merging data from multiple worksheets
How you merge into a main worksheet data from many worksheets? Now, use a feature called consolidate-- is an intuitive name(!).

Office News - Office 365-University for students of higher education institutions
Office 365 is an attractive option for families, people with multiple devices, and small businesses. The announcement of the Office 365 University expands our subscriptions offer the University and students.

Word tip: blog - how to cut and paste without formatting mess
Find out why the Paste Options button is your friend. It simplifies the common task, cut and paste by you sure your formatting is exactly as you want it.

Outlook blog - 5 tips to use Bcc in Outlook email
Some of the email recipients must keep secret? This article shows how and why use Bcc, required to ensure that the right people receive the message.

Office blogs - Webinar: preview of the new Office
First of all the deals Office with the new Office, as well as information about Customer Previewversions and Office subscriptions.

Transform PowerPoint-blog tips for your Excel data into PowerPoint diagrams
You will find recommendations for the use of data in a presentation and a step-by-step guide to convert data from Excel into PowerPoint diagrams PowerPoint MVP Ellen Finkelstein.

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