Learn Word 2007 using info from 2002 or 2003

[DougP]

Is there a conversion thingy that shows commands in 2003 and tell where they are moved to or dropped from in 2007?
ultimately it would have screen captures
and be set up searchable, so if you wnted to know how to change a word to be Heading 1 it shows you were it was in 2003 and then shows you where it is in 2007?

anything like exist?

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[DougP]

here's an example of that on-line

http://www.tips4pc.com/Word-2007/how_to_make_headings_and_titles.htm

easy to follow and to the point.


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[xlhelp]

This is one of the best guides I have come across.

I believe originally posted by our Mr Vought.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/word/HA100744321033.aspx

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[DougP]

Yep its built into the copy of Word 2007 I have, i stumbled on it in Help looking for something else. I also downloaded the Office 2007 serv pack but can't tell you which one it is?
anyway great
I did find out I you can't add more tool bars
I do a lot of editing in technical documents and had tool bars literally in the middle of the screen for FAST clicking can’t do that anymore. I found a registry hack though but I don’t have time to implement it. it lets you use your 2003 toolbars ( I think if you still have 2003 loaded along with 2007)


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[cmeagan656]

The easiest way to be sure that you've got the latest Office service pack is to download it through automatic updates.

To see what service pack you're running, in Word click on the Office button, then click on Word Options, Resources. The details will be at the bottom under "about Microsoft Office Word 2007. The latest SP is Service Pack 2. Also, be sure to check for any updates since the SP was released by using automatic updates.

Hope this helps.

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[strongm]

>I did find out I you can't add more tool bars

That is indeed one of the main drawbacks of the ribbon interface (or Fluent, as MS would like us to call it). Whilst I have read Microsoft's justifications for taking the facility out I do not find them compelling. And the fact that Office 2010 adds the capability to do this back in suggests Microsoft also don't know why they removed it ...

 

[DougP]

No
I was asked not to rant so... I won't
But it seems Microsoft has made many blunders (Windows Millenium, Office 95 without InterWEB capabilty so '97 came out quickly) The versions of Windows started with numbers 1.01, 2, 3.1, 3.11, NT 4 then went to years '95, 98, 98SE 2000, then went to words, XP for (Experience), Vista, now back to Numbers again Windows 7) then it will be Windows 2014 LoL (can't have 2013 its a unlucky number)
Uh gee can't we make up our minds???
Moving options around like "Control panel" Device Manager, Drive Manager.

which is why Apple loves it.

The real issue is that the longer you are used to doing something a cetain way the harder it is for you to change. and Remembering Word 2.0, I have been with it a very long time.
Word 6 came after Word 2 so there was no 3 4 or 5, because Word Perfect was on version 6.
Talk about


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[strongm]

>which is why Apple loves it.

Don't make the mistake of thinking Apple don't do this sort of thing

>Word 6 came after Word 2 so there was no 3 4 or 5, because Word Perfect was on version 6.

Another great urban myth. The reality is that, subsequent to Windows Word 2 the Windows Word team amalgamated with the Mac Word team, and since Mac Word was already on version 5.1 (and the version was already up to 5.5 on DOS)and the new version was a significant rewrite, it had to be 6.x - although I am sure that the marketing people were happy about this. WordPerfect, BTW, were actually on 5.x at the time, although their version 6 came out around about the time as Word 6

>there was no 3 4 or 5,

You need to recall that Word was, once upon a time, vaguely multiplatform. Versions 3, 4 and 5 of Word all existed on the Mac and under DOS

>Office 95 without InterWEB capabilty so '97 came out quickly

The gap between the release of Office 95 and Office 97 is actually a little longer than the gap between Office 4.3 and Office 95, and about the same as the gaps between Office 2000 and Office XP, and Office XP and Office 2003. So not quickly ...

 

[TonyJollans]

To be perfectly honest, if version names and numbers are high up there on your list of issues, then I would say you don't really have much to complain about.


Enjoy,
Tony

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[fumei]

touche

I certainly am no fan of what they did to Word (I hate it), as I have been using Word since it first came out. I personally think they made a mess of a good product. That being said, really, what is with this version number/name thing?

Who cares? It is Microsoft's product, and they can name/number it any darn way they like. So what if it is neither consistent, or "makes sense"?

It is not like Microsoft (or other software builders) is unknown to be inconsistent or nonsensical. IMO, version 5.x, 6, 2, no 3, 4...........WHATever.

Gerry

 

[randy700]

Is there a conversion thingy that shows commands in 2003 and tell where they are moved to or dropped from in 2007?
So far, I've found everything by using the Microsoft help. Just click on the little ? in the upper right corner.


Randy