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Microsoft Demos Office 15 & Windows Live Metro

Windows President, Steve Sinofsky’s article about Windows 8 on ARM, Microsoft shared a video demonstrating how the product looks as of now. During the demo, Microsoft showed what Office 15 will look like on a tablet and the Metro version of Microsoft’s Windows Live suite of applications. Here are the screenshots:

Microsoft Office 15 Word

Microsoft Office 15 Excel

Microsoft Office 15 PowerPoint

Microsoft Office 15 OneNote

Windows Live Calendar

Windows Live Metro Photos

Windows Live Metro Mail



How to Configure the Transparency of Window Borders in Windows 7

Microsoft may brag about how great the transparency effects of Windows 7 Aero are but I do not personally see that it adds much to my computing experience. In fact, the transparent borders on windows of Aero themes are a problem when I want to make screenshots for articles.

However, the transparency effects can be configured to suit individual preferences and here is the procedure:

  1. Right-click on an empty spot on the desktop.
  2. Select “Personalize” from the context menu.
  3. At the bottom of the Personalize dialog window, click “Windows Color”.
  4. A new window will open as illustrated in the graphic below. The section of interest is outlined in red.
  5. To disable transparency effects, remove any check by “Enable transparency”.
  6. The transparency effect can be also be kept but with the amount of transparency controlled with the slide bar marked “Color intensity”. Place the mouse pointer on the slide, hold down the left click and move the slide as desired.
  7. Any changes you apply can be seen immediately.
  8. Once you have configured the settings to your liking, click the button “Save changes”.

And there you are—make them solid or transparent, whichever way you like your windows borders.

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