50 ways to an easier life with Windows Vista - at work

We spend a third of our lives at work so anything that helps you to do your job better, or be more organised, will improve your life in general. Try these teamworking, time-management and software short cuts to enhance your nine-to-five.

17. Office trial

Don’t have Microsoft Office 2007? You can download a fully functional 60-day trial version from Try Microsoft Office.

18. Clean up

The Document Inspector in Microsoft Word 2007 enables you to remove hidden data that multiple document revisions generate.

19. Tips in word

Type =rand() and hit Return in a Word 2007 document to generate three paragraphs of tip text. Put a number between the brackets to change the number of paragraphs.

20. Portable files

Download a free PDF and XPS converter that works for most Office 2007 components from here.

21. Become compatible

If you’re sticking with Microsoft Office 2003 for now, you can still read fi les created in Office 2007 by downloading and installing the compatibility tool. You’ll find it tinyurl.com/y5a879.

Nick Clayton contributes to Windows Vista: The Official Magazine and is a freelance journalist.