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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile List Your Contact in the Groove Public Directory If management policies allow it, be sure to list your contact information in the Microsoft Office Groove Public Directory so that other Groove users can find you more easily. 1. From the Options menu, click Preferences. 2. From the Identities tab, select All Contact Information in the Public Groove Directory list. Gain Greater Control over Your Out-of-Office Message If you use Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, you have the increased capability to set distinct out-of-office messages and to schedule the time period when you want your messages to be sent. You retain greater control over the type of information your contacts receive, helping to ensure that it's relevant and appropriate to their needs. 1. To open Out of Office Assistant, click Tools, and then click Out of Office Assistant. 2. Explore the options. You can set the date range and time frame, and set one message for people inside your organization and a separate one for people outside your organization. Note: Your organization must be using Exchange Server 2007 for you to see these options. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2009 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Find the Correct Format for Excel Formulas You can use Microsoft IntelliSense technology in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to create formulas. If you want to type a formula in Excel 2007, start by typing the first few characters of the formula (for example, an equal sign and then a letter) to view a list of available formulas. Excel 2007 makes it easy to see all the available types of formulas; the enhanced tooltips in the 2007 Office system provide a detailed explanation of each formula. Create a Project Proposal By using proposals, you can define high-level project plans to provide key project information, milestones, and resource demands. 1. In Microsoft Office Project Web Access, click Proposals and Activity Plans in the left Action pane. 2. On the New menu, click Proposal. 3. In the New and Import section, click New. 4. Enter the name of the project, description, start date, finish date, and plan owner. You can also add details about tasks or resources with a resource plan or build team. 5. Click Publish. You have now created a complete Project proposal, pending approval. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2009 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Using the Ribbon You can think of the Ribbon of tools and commands in the 2007 Microsoft Office system as your visual gallery to create professional and visually interesting documents. In the 2007 Microsoft Office system, there are no dialog boxes for formatting text and images. The formatting tools that you are used to using still exist, but they are integrated into the Ribbon. You can use the new tabs to move across various sets of commands or Ribbons that make up the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. Additionally, while you are working on a document, the Ribbon automatically presents you with the right formatting tools at the right time and place. It reveals a visual gallery to help you quickly and easily format documents. For example, if you want to change the positioning of a picture you have imported into a Microsoft Office Word document: 1. Double-click the image. A Picture Tools tab opens a gallery that displays options to choose from. 2. Select the Position option from the gallery on the Picture Tools tab to easily define where the photo will sit within the text. Create an Electronic Business Card for Your Signature In Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, you can create and share customized electronic business cards, giving you a personalized way to communicate your information. You can customize your contact information by using electronic business cards that include logos and photos, making contacts more personally relevant and easier to locate. 1. Click the arrow next to New, and then click Contact. 2. Type your personal contact information, such as name, title, company, work phone, and work fax number. Note: As you type, a preview of your business card appears in the business card box in the upper-right corner. 3. Click the Business Card button on the Ribbon to open the Edit Business Card dialog box. 4. In the Card Design section, click the Change button next to Image to add your photograph, company logo, or other pictures. Click the Background Color button to change the background color of your business card. In the Edit section, you can change the size, justification, or color of your text. 5. To use your customized electronic business card as your signature, click the Business Card button on the Message tab of the Ribbon. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2009 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement

Microsoft Security Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1

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Welcome to the Microsoft Security Newsletter - a monthly newsletter for IT professionals and developers bringing security news, guidance, updates, and community resources direct to your inbox. To view an online version of this newsletter, please click here. If you would like to receive less technical security news, guidance and updates, please subscribe to the Microsoft Security for Home Computer Users Newsletter. Featured Article Create Powerful Connections with Office Groove 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 both provide powerful collaboration capabilities. Compare them with one another, and find out how you can integrate them to provide an easy, flexible, and secure collaboration solution that will support users at different locations. Top Stories Download Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" RC Today Need an integrated identity management solution with powerful self-service capabilities for Office users, rich administrative tools and enhanced automation for IT professionals, and .NET and Windows Server–based extensibility for developers? Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) "2" delivers unique workflow-driven solutions to manage user accounts, passwords, groups, and distribution lists as well as certificate-based credentials such as smart cards, using identity-based policies that can span across Windows and heterogeneous environments. Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 SP2: Virtual Machine Now Available Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 with Application Optimizers provides secure socket layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN), a Web application firewall, and endpoint security management that enable access control, authorization, and content inspection for a variety of line-of-business applications. Download the trial virtual machine and you'll automatically be registered to receive valuable resources delivered at strategic intervals throughout the software evaluation period. Please be advised—this virtual machine will expire on May 15, 2009. Security Guidance Security Tip of the Month: Connect Directly to Your Corpnet with IPsec and IPv6 This article outlines how to use IPv6, IPsec, NAP, and group policy to build a replacement for "clunky" VPN gateways and provides a brief rundown of the parts you'd configure on managed clients to achieve this. Improving Network Security and Operational Effectiveness with Office Groove 2007 Learn how Office Groove 2007 can aid IT professionals with improving security and operational effectiveness at a very low cost. Topics include auditing capabilities, implementing securities, handling data, and identity securities. Plan and Design Security for Office SharePoint Server 2007 Apply a methodical approach to building security into your solution design for Office SharePoint Server 2007. This topic explains practical configurations for specific server roles, offering guidance for each server role including recommended security settings for the network, the operating system, and the applications that are installed. Environment-Specific Security in Office SharePoint Server 2007 Get the guidance you need to help you plan security for internal departments, internal IT-hosted environments, external secure collaboration environments, and external anonymous access environments. These articles provide design checklists (including topology and logical architecture), security hardening recommendations for server roles, and security configurations for Office SharePoint Server 2007 features. Inside SharePoint: Maintaining Security Account Credentials In the first part of a two-part series on the standard procedures and tools for maintaining SharePoint security accounts, Pav Cherny explores the architectural details and the complicated process of accomplishing password changes. Establishing More Secure Collaboration with Other Forests Support for interforest collaboration might become necessary for a variety of reasons including organizational mergers and acquisitions, collaboration between isolated forests within an organization, and shared applications that are accessed from an application forest. Collaboration between domains in different forests can range from simply sharing e-mail to providing access to data and resources. This article presents best practices for establishing more secure collaboration with other forests with Active Directory and Windows Server 2003. Troubleshooting NAP Enforcement Troubleshooting enforcement behaviors in the Network Access Protection platform can be challenging. Learn how NAP health policy evaluation works and how you can troubleshoot the most common issues. This Month's Security Bulletins Critical: • MS09-001: Vulnerabilities in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958687) Community / MVP Update Security MVP of the Month: Dana Epp Dana Epp researches software security and focuses on strong authentication and identity assurance solutions at Scorpion Software Corp. As a computer security software architect, Dana has spent the last 15 years focusing on software development with a particular emphasis on security engineering. He has brought to market various computer security products including secure operating systems, firewalls, VPNs, authentication devices, and intrusion prevention systems (IPS). His latest research has been on identity and access control for Windows environments, focusing on strong authentication for small and midsized business. He is the author of the popular security blog "Dana Epp's Rambling at the Sanctuary." MVP Article of the Month: Safeguarding Remote Access in a Connected World By Dana Epp, Microsoft MVP, Enterprise Security and Developer Security Enhanced productivity through remote access provides many benefits to a business, but it also creates exposure to new risks. In this article, Dana Epp provides tips and tricks that may help you mitigate these risks by weighing each risk and applying the appropriate technical safeguards to reduce risks to an acceptable level. Microsoft Product Lifecycle Information Find information about your particular products on the Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle Web site. • See a List of Supported Service Packs: Microsoft provides free software updates for security and nonsecurity issues for all supported service packs. Security Events and Training Tech-Ed North America 2009: Register Now and Save $200 Tech-Ed 2009 features 20 technical tracks that offer practical insights from Microsoft and industry experts. Learn how Microsoft Forefront products, identity-based access technologies, and Windows security solutions can help you respond more quickly to viruses and other security threats. Learning Path: Securing the Client Infrastructure Learn how to help keep your security environment operational and effective even during a disaster. Use the resources in this learning path to help you lock down your infrastructure and harden security to prevent PC and desktop disruption. Upcoming Security Webcasts Solutions to Protect and Set Organizational Security Policies for SharePoint Deployment Monday, January 26, 8:00 AM Pacific Time Please join us for an overview of solutions that enhance security, help set policies, and allows easy backup of Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. In this 100 to 200 level session, we will discuss various scenarios to enhance your SharePoint deployment. IT Manager Webcast: Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 Service Pack 2 (Level 300) Tuesday, February 3, 11:00 AM Pacific Time Spend an hour with the Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 product management team as they walk through the updates in the new service pack release. Attend this webcast to learn about the IAG product and the changes in this important update. Interactive Security Webcast Calendar Find out about upcoming security webcasts by using a dynamic, interactive format. For IT Professionals • TechNet Webcast: Introducing Operations Manager 2007 R2 (Level 300) Thursday, January 15, 10:00 AM Pacific Time Sacha Dawes, Senior Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation • TechNet Webcast: Failover Cluster Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 R2 (Level 300) Thursday, January 29, 12:00 PM Pacific Time Elden Christensen, Senior Program Manager Lead, Microsoft Corporation • TechNet Labcast: Desktop Deployment: Planning, Deploying, and Managing the 2007 Office System (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200) Monday, February 2, 7:00 AM Central Time Dennis Wakefield, Senior Technical Trainer, Entirenet, LLC. • TechNet Labcast: Desktop Deployment: Planning, Deploying, and Managing the 2007 Office System (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200) Monday, February 2, 11:00 AM Central Time Dennis Wakefield, Senior Technical Trainer, Entirenet, LLC. • TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft February Security Bulletins (Level 200) Wednesday, February 11, 11:00 AM Pacific Time Adrian Stone, Senior Security Program Manager Lead, Microsoft Corporation For Developers • MSDN Webcast: SharePoint Products and Technologies for Internet Site Development: Site Customization with Silverlight 2.0 (Level 200) Thursday, January 15, 11:00 AM Pacific Time Sahil Malik, Founder and Principal, Winsmarts • MSDN Webcast: Web Performance Testing with Fiddler and neXpert (Level 200) Friday, January 23, 12:00 PM Pacific Time Eric Mattingly, Performance Engineer, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft On-Demand Webcasts • TechNet Webcast: Secure Collaboration in an Interconnected World with Rights Management Services and Active Directory Federation Services (Level 200) In this session, we look at how organizations can enable their users to collaborate securely with people in other companies by using Windows Server 2008 Rights Management Services (RMS) in conjunction with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). By applying access policies and user permissions directly to the information, you can be sure that any documents you protect will only be accessible by authorized users, whether inside or outside your organization. Join us to learn how to make your information more secure regardless of location -- even if it travels beyond your corporate boundaries. • TechNet Webcast: ISA Server 2006 in Under an Hour (Level 200) Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is an integrated network security solution that enables greater protection in key scenarios, such as branch office security, Internet access, and application publishing. In this session, we discuss these main scenarios, the product road map, and the key features and functionality of ISA Server 2006. Volume 6, No. 1 January 2009 In This Issue: Featured Article Top Stories Security Guidance This Month's Security Bulletins Community / MVP Update Microsoft Product Lifecycle Information Security Events and Training Upcoming Security Webcasts Security Program Guide • Security Awareness Materials Guidance, samples, and templates for creating a security-awareness program in your organization. • Learn Security On the Job • Learning Paths for Security - Microsoft Training References and Resources Upcoming Chats • NAP with NPS Open Forum January 22, 1:00 PM Pacific Time • View a listing of upcoming technical chats Free In-Person Events • TechNet Events Security Blogs • Michael Howard • Eric Lippert • Eric Fitzgerald • Steve Lamb • MSRC Blog • ACE Team • Jeff Jones • Windows Vista Security • Solution Accelerators - Security & Compliance • Kai Axford • Security Vulnerability Research & Defense • Steve Riley • Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Security Newsgroups • General Security issues/questions Open with newsreader • Virus issues/questions Open with newsreader • ISA Server Open with newsreader • Windows 2000: Security Open with newsreader • Window Vista: Security Open with newsreader • SQL Server: Security Open with newsreader • Windows Server: Security Open with newsreader • Other Security Newsgroups Community Web Sites • IT Pro Security Community • Security Newsgroups • Related Communities Additional Security Resources • Security Help and Support for IT Professionals • TechNet Troubleshooting and Support Page • Microsoft Security Glossary • TechNet Security Center • MSDN Security Developer Center • Midsize Business Security Center • Sign-Up for the Microsoft Security Notification Service • Security Bulletin Search Page • Home Users: Protect Your PC • MCSE/MCSA: Security Certifications • Subscribe to TechNet • Register for TechNet Flash IT Newsletter © 2009 Microsoft Corporation. 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