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Phatlane
I have just aquired a new computer which came with Microsft Office 2003. Does thid version come with a tool bar like the previous editons? If so, where can I locate it and how do I configure it?
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Cerridwen
Phatlane said:
Had you bothered to RTFH, you'd have found your answer. I suggest you do so.
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)
Hi J.M.,
MS discontinued the Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) after Office XP.
Here are some options you may want to consider for the OSB:
1. 3rd party products.
There are what appear to be free 3rd party toolbars
that some folks say they like using.\
This one is is similar to use to the OSB
http://jetaudio.com/products/jettoolbar
one that has a number of configuration options
http://h-menu.com/main_en.htm
and one that is a bit more techie oriented but with
added features would be this one.
http://windowspowerpro.com/xsamplebar.htm
2. Using Windows Toolbar Customization Features
a. You can use the Quicklaunch toolbar in
Windows and drag copies of your Office shortcuts
to it, or
b. Create a new Toolbar by right clicking
on a blank spot on the Windows Taskbar, unlocking it
and creating a new toolbar(folder) and drag the Office
or other shortcut icons to it. You can tear off that
toolbar and place it and size it as needed anywhere on
your desktop.
3. Use an Older version of the Office Shortcut Bar
If you have an older version of Office with the shortcut
bar and running MSOffice.exe from Start=>Run doesn't
start it, you can do a custom install of the old version
of Office and choose just the Shortcut bar. (Note that this
may put a great deal of the core old Office files back on
the PC if you've removed the older version). The OSB
should work, but will be 'as is' and doesn't support
things like high resolution icons.
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I have just aquired a new computer which came with Microsft Office 2003. Does thid version come with a tool bar like the previous
editons? If so, where can I locate it and how do I configure it? >>
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I hope this helps you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
U.S.: MS Sweepstakes & Office 2003 Contest/Trial Software
http://microsoftofficecontest.com
Office 2003 explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.asp
MS discontinued the Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) after Office XP.
Here are some options you may want to consider for the OSB:
1. 3rd party products.
There are what appear to be free 3rd party toolbars
that some folks say they like using.\
This one is is similar to use to the OSB
http://jetaudio.com/products/jettoolbar
one that has a number of configuration options
http://h-menu.com/main_en.htm
and one that is a bit more techie oriented but with
added features would be this one.
http://windowspowerpro.com/xsamplebar.htm
2. Using Windows Toolbar Customization Features
a. You can use the Quicklaunch toolbar in
Windows and drag copies of your Office shortcuts
to it, or
b. Create a new Toolbar by right clicking
on a blank spot on the Windows Taskbar, unlocking it
and creating a new toolbar(folder) and drag the Office
or other shortcut icons to it. You can tear off that
toolbar and place it and size it as needed anywhere on
your desktop.
3. Use an Older version of the Office Shortcut Bar
If you have an older version of Office with the shortcut
bar and running MSOffice.exe from Start=>Run doesn't
start it, you can do a custom install of the old version
of Office and choose just the Shortcut bar. (Note that this
may put a great deal of the core old Office files back on
the PC if you've removed the older version). The OSB
should work, but will be 'as is' and doesn't support
things like high resolution icons.
=======
I have just aquired a new computer which came with Microsft Office 2003. Does thid version come with a tool bar like the previous
editons? If so, where can I locate it and how do I configure it? >>
--
I hope this helps you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
U.S.: MS Sweepstakes & Office 2003 Contest/Trial Software
http://microsoftofficecontest.com
Office 2003 explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.asp