Microsoft Office 2007 (or 2007 Office System) uses a new XML based file formats and extensions for new documents, workbooks, spreadsheets or presentations that been created by Word 2007, Excel 2007 and PowerPoint 2007. These new file formats (in .docx, .xclx and .pptx extensions) are not backward-compatible, meaning older version of Office suites such as Office 2003, Office XP and Office 2000 cannot open and read the XML files. And by default, Office 2007 will save the document, workbook or presentation as new XML file format, which cannot be immediately opened or viewed or edited by users with earlier version of Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

To solve the compatibility issues of new XML based Office files between various version of Office 2007, 2003 and 2002 (XP), Microsoft has released Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, which when installed on the computers of users using Microsoft Office 2003 or Office XP (2002), will allow them to open, edit and save documents in the new 2007 XML formats.

Another solution to allow a file created by Office 2007 to instantly available and readable or editable across all editions of Office suites, especially Office for Mac which also does not support new XML formats, is to save the file in an earlier Office format (97-2003) manually. To do so, a user will need to manually select “File Save As” option (cannot just simply click on Save button, which will still save as new XML format), and then select the file type and format as “Word/Excel/PowerPoint 97-2003 Document” (.doc, .xls, .ppt) format in the dialog box prompted.

Above methods are either troublesome, easily forget to perform or complicated to be implemented, as likely most user will be using old Office suites rather than upgrade to the new Office 2007. So installation of Office 2007 compatibility pack will be an massive exercise if you’re a system administrator managing thousands of clients. In this case, it would be easier to force the Office 2007 to save files in Office 97-2003 format, especially when you want to maintain a standard format for Office documents while company slowly migrate and convert to Office 2007. To save a file as old Office format automatically whenever click on “Save” in Office 2007, you can set or change the default file save options including file format or extension by using Group Policy (GPO).

To enable managing of file save options via GPO, firstly download 2007 Office System Administrative Templates (ADM), and then add the Microsoft Office 2007 Administrative Templates to the Group Policy Management Console. In the left pane of the Group Policy Management Console, double-click User Configuration, and then double-click Administrative Templates (Classic Administrative Templates (ADM) in Windows Vista). Then follows the following steps to set and change the default saving file format in Office 2007 programs.

To change default file save options in Office Excel 2007

Double-click Microsoft Office Excel 2007, double-click Excel Options, and click Save.
In the right pane, right-click Save Excel files as, and select Properties.
In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
Click Apply to save the settings.
To change default file save options in Office PowerPoint 2007

Double-click Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, double-click PowerPoint Options, and click Save.
In the right pane, right-click Save files in this format, and select Properties.
In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
Click Apply to save the settings.
To change default file save options in Office Word 2007

Double-click Microsoft Office Word 2007, double-click Word Options, and click Save.
In the right pane, right-click Save files in this format, and select Properties.
In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
Click Apply to save the settings.
The possible value for the default file save format include:

For Excel: Office Excel 2007 workbook (.xlsx), Office Excel 2007 macro-enabled workbook (.xlsm),
Office Excel 2007 binary workbook (.xlsb), Web page (.htm, .html), Excel 97-2003 workbook (.xls), Excel 5.0/95 workbook (.xls)

For PowerPoint: Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation (.pptx), Office PowerPoint 2007 macro-enabled presentation (.pptm), PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation (.ppt)

For Word: Office Word 2007 document (.docx), Office Word 2007 macro-enabled document (.docm), Office Word 2007 macro-free template (.dotx), Office Word 2007 macro-enabled template (.dotm), Single file Web page (.mht), Web page (.htm, .html), Filtered Web page (.htm, .html), Rich text format (.rtf), Plain text (.txt), Word 97-2003 document (.doc), Word 97-2003 template (.dot), Flat XML document (.xml), Word 6.0/95 document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Chinese (simplified) document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Chinese (traditional) document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Japanese document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Korean document (.doc), Word 97-2002 and Word 6.0/95 rich text format (RTF) (.doc), Word 5.1 for Macintosh (.mcw), Word 5.0 for Macintosh (.mcw), Word 2.x for Windows (.doc), Works 4.0 for Windows (.wps), WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (.doc), WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (.doc)

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Set Time, Day, Date for Toshiba DK40, DK280 and DK424 Phone Systems

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Toshiba DK40, DK280, DK424 TO SET THE TIME ON YOUR PHONE SYSTEM A. From extension 200 or 10 (Operator) phone only B. Keep Handset in the cradle (on-hook) C. Press the intercom/extension key and dial #652 D. Enter time in military 24 hour format (example: 2 P.M. is 140000 HHMMSS) Do not forget to enter the Seconds after the Hours and Minutes! E. Then press Redial and then Speaker.

TO SET THE DATE A. From extension 200 or 10 (Operator) phone only B. Keep Handset in the cradle (on-hook) C. Press the intercom/extension key and dial #651 D. Enter Year, Month, & Day format (YYMMDD) using keypad E. Then press Redial and then Speaker.

TO SET THE DAY OF THE WEEK A. From extension 200 or 10 (Operator) phone only B. Keep Handset in the cradle (on-hook) C. Press the intercom/extension key and dial #653 D. Enter digit 1 to 7 for appropriate day (Sunday=1, Monday=2, etc.) E. Then press Redial and then Speaker.

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Set Time, Day, Date for Toshiba DK8, DK16 DK24, DK56, and DK96 Phone Systems

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Timechange : Toshiba DK8, DK16, DK24, DK56, DK96

Time change must be performed at Extension 10 or 200.

To Set the Date:

1.) Press Intercom 2.) Dial Intercom “651″ 3.) Dial the Date (Dial year/month/day in the format “YYMMDD”. Enter a leading 0 for any single-digit month or day) 4.) Press the “Redial” button 5.) Press the “Spkr” button

To Set the Time:

1.) Press Intercom 2.) Dial Intercom “652″ 3.) Dial the Time (Dial hour/minute/second in the 24-hours clock format “HHMMSS”. Enter a leading 0 for any single digit entered) 4.) Press the “Redial” button 5.) Press the “Spkr” button

To Set the Day:

1.) Press Intercom 2.) Dial intercom “653″ 3.) Dial the Day (Dial “1″ =Sunday, “2″ =Monday, “3″ = Tuesday, “4″ = Wednesday, “5″ = Thursday, “6″ = Friday, “7″ = Saturday) 4.) Press “Redial” button 5.) Press the “SPKR” button. You will hear a Confirmation tone

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Norstar Meridian CICS

Time

Press “FEAT”.

Press “*”.

Press “*”.

Press “266344″ (CONFIG) or “23646″ (ADMIN).

Enter password “23456″ (ADMIN) or “72787″ (SCPLUS).

You will see “Terminals & Sets”.

Press “Next” five times.

Press “Show”

When you see “Hour”, press “Change” or “Next” to skip.

Type in the hour using military time as a 2 digit number.

Press “Next”.

When you see “Minutes”, press “Change” or “Next” to skip.

Type in the minutes using a 2 digit number.

Press “Next”.

Date:

When you see “Year”, press “Change” or “Next” to skip.

Type the year in 2-digit format.

Press “Next”.

When you see “Month”, press “Change” or “Next” to skip.

Type the month in 2-digit format.

Press “Next”.

When you see “Day”, press “Change” or “Next” to skip.

Type the day in 7-digit format.

Press “Next”.

When you see “End of List”, Press “Rls” to exit.

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Nortel Norstar

Changing the time on a Norstar system must be done using a display phone. Using a M7310 or T7316 the right 2 buttons under the display are “NEXT” and “SHOW” respectively.

To enter programming mode press “FEATURE” and “* * 2 6 6 3 4 4″
Enter password (default = 266344) – display should read “Terminals & Sets”
Press “NEXT” 5 times – display should read “Time and Date”
Press “SHOW” – display should read “Hour:___”
Press softkey “CHANGE”
Enter hour – display should read “AM OK or Change”
Select AM or PM
Press “NEXT” – display should read “Minutes:___”
Press softkey “CHANGE”
Enter minutes
Press “NEXT” – display should read “Year:___”
Press softkey “CHANGE”
Enter year
Press “NEXT” – display should read “Month:___”
Press softkey “CHANGE”
Enter month
Press “NEXT” – display should read “Day:___”
Press softkey “CHANGE”
Enter day
Press “NEXT”.

What’s New in ShoreTel 8.1

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Posted by ShoreTel on Wednesday, October 01, 2008

ShoreTel is moving forward on its promise of advancing innovative functionality and low total cost of ownership with the new ShoreTel® VPN Phone and expanded range of devices supported by ShoreWare® Mobile Call Manager, advance unified communications with improved flexibility and security for remote connectivity. ShoreWare Call Manager also opens the door to advanced collaborative applications with industry-leading high resolution video-ideal for bringing together geographically dispersed experts for mission critical activities, such as state-of-the-art telemedicine and design manufacturing.

Voice Switch Solutions

ShoreTel ShoreGear® Voice Switches deliver unified communications to organizations of every size – from large enterprises to small and medium businesses. Highly reliable and intelligent, these ShoreGear devices unify communications across multiple enterprise locations supporting both IP phones and analog devices.

New Switch Models

ShoreTel 8.1 introduces two new voice switches for use in markets outside of the United States:

ShoreGear E1k
The ShoreGear E1k is a replacement for the ShoreGear E1 switch in the new 1U half-width form factor. It supports a single E1 interface, as well as all other features and capabilities of the ShoreGear E1, yet uses only half the rack space. In addition, the ShoreGear E1k provides an audio input port for music-on-hold, plus an audio output port for overhead paging.

ShoreGear 30BRI
The ShoreGear 30BRI provides a very low-cost switch for small offices. It is functionally similar to the ShoreGear 90BRI, with telephone and trunk capacity to match the smaller office. Specifically, ShoreGear 30BRI supports up to 30 IP phones, up to two analog phones, and up to two BRI communication channels (trunks) to the central office.

The ShoreTel VPN Phone

Select models of the ShorePhone™ IP phone family can now be deployed in remote and home offices, providing a full remote IP phone experience. The solution requires a ShoreTel VPN Concentrator which is installed at the headquarter location and terminates the secure VPN tunnel that is established with the remote phones. This provides a seamless network connection to the ShoreGear switches and servers on the LAN.

ShoreTel VPN Phones require a broadband Internet connection and are extremely easy to configure. Most remote users simply connect the phone to their local broadband router to establish service.

Mid-range Gigabit IP Phone

The new ShorePhone IP 230g provides full Gig-E network connectivity for users who need high speeds at the desktop. The IP 230g is a cost-effective phone in a compact form factor—otherwise functionally equivalent to the very popular IP 230 telephone.

Mobile Call Manager Enhancements

This release of ShoreWare Mobile Call Manager provides organizations with seamless remote access to all the productivity features linked to their extensions. These enhancements offer increased versatility by supporting one of the most common Nokia business phones – a highly popular consumer-centric model – as well as expanded support to many of the most popular BlackBerry business phones. New mobile phones include:

BlackBerry 81xx series (Pearl)
BlackBerry 83xx series (Curve)
BlackBerry 88xx series
Nokia E65
Motorola Razr V3
Motorola Razr V3xx

Many non-English speaking organizations can also now deploy this great productivity tool in their specific language. The new mobile phone and language options are:

English (UK)
Danish
German
Spanish
French
Italian
Dutch
Norwegian
Swedish

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