Nuance's approach to the problem is to allow users to define 'grammars' for dialogues and to have a backup word recognition system to try to understand queries that fail to match the grammar. There is evidence that in repetitive tasks, speech...
A vulnerability in recent versions of Word could allow hackers to automatically run macros, which are mini-programs typically used to automate routine tasks. The flaw affects recent versions of Office applications that support VBA scripting...
Macros are mini-programs typically used to automate repetitive or time-consuming tasks in spreadsheet and word processing software, such as calculating sales commissions and formatting documents, among other uses.
The first step in the effort was building XML tools into Office 2003 that let companies easily move data in and out of Excel, Word and PowerPoint. And he said the software giant still faces the dual tasks of convincing companies to automate...
Earlier this month, Apple updated iWork, enhancing the Pages word processor and Keynote layout program with improved table capabilities but not adding a spreadsheet program as some had expected. Corel bills its WordPerfect Office software as "the...
Other features unique to Office 2008 for Mac include an improved ability to do page layout work within Microsoft Word, and a new set of templates in Excel which allow users to do things like create invoices without having to know how to create the...