Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Where is it?! Moving from Office 2003 to Office 2007 tips

If you have taken the plunge and switched over to Microsoft Office 2007, you have already noticed the new interface (ribbon). Most commands are somewhat logically grouped together; occasionally, however, I can't find what I am looking for. For example, it took me a long time to find Pivot Tables -- I was very comfortable with finding it on the Tools menu in Excel 2003, but in Excel 2007, I couldn't find it!

There is a website, "Interactive: Word 2003 to Word 2007 command reference guide" that helps you to locate your favorite commands. For example, if you are trying to find the command in Word 2007 to "Paste Special" you can go to the website, and on the screen click the old Word 2003 interface and find the command you want... then, the website will automatically show you where to locate it in Word 2007 (it's under the big Paste button).

There are additional websites for Interactive: Excel2003 to Excel 2007 command reference guide and Interactive: PowerPoint 2003 to PowerPoint 2007 command reference guide.

For more help with Office 2007, you can check out Microsoft's Office 2007 website.

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