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Wee Bill
Why is Office 2007 Beta so hard to use ? compaired to Office 97 and up to
2003 they were easy!
2003 they were easy!
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Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User
The 'ribbon' takes a little time, but other than that, 2007 is no more of a
learning curve than ones first encounter with Office 97..
learning curve than ones first encounter with Office 97..
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Not hard at all, in fact, considerably easier.
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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After furious head scratching, Wee Bill asked:
| Why is Office 2007 Beta so hard to use ? compaired to Office 97 and
| up to 2003 they were easy!
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, Wee Bill asked:
| Why is Office 2007 Beta so hard to use ? compaired to Office 97 and
| up to 2003 they were easy!
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Bri
I am actually a little irritated that Microsoft word does not do the auto
text anymore. It was so easy for me to insert the filename with office 2003.
Now I can't do that without typing it manually. I also used the autotext for
my school assignments when I needed to put my reference initials in it. I
have to type that manually now.
My question is...why did they take away the auto text feature and how was it
supposed to be better in 2007? The rest I like.
text anymore. It was so easy for me to insert the filename with office 2003.
Now I can't do that without typing it manually. I also used the autotext for
my school assignments when I needed to put my reference initials in it. I
have to type that manually now.
My question is...why did they take away the auto text feature and how was it
supposed to be better in 2007? The rest I like.
B
Bri
I was wondering why you took out the auto text feature in Word. I used it
alot and with 2007, I can't do any of the same things with it. I have to type
my filename and reference initials (among other things) manually. So...what
happened??????
alot and with 2007, I can't do any of the same things with it. I have to type
my filename and reference initials (among other things) manually. So...what
happened??????
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
I didn't take anything out. I don't work for Microsoft and I am not a programmer.
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, Bri asked:
| I was wondering why you took out the auto text feature in Word. I
| used it alot and with 2007, I can't do any of the same things with
| it. I have to type my filename and reference initials (among other
| things) manually. So...what happened??????
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Not hard at all, in fact, considerably easier.
||
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
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|| After furious head scratching, Wee Bill asked:
||
||| Why is Office 2007 Beta so hard to use ? compaired to Office 97 and
||| up to 2003 they were easy!
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, Bri asked:
| I was wondering why you took out the auto text feature in Word. I
| used it alot and with 2007, I can't do any of the same things with
| it. I have to type my filename and reference initials (among other
| things) manually. So...what happened??????
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Not hard at all, in fact, considerably easier.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Wee Bill asked:
||
||| Why is Office 2007 Beta so hard to use ? compaired to Office 97 and
||| up to 2003 they were easy!
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)
Hi Bri,
The Autotext feature is still there, in fact it's now part of the 'Building Blocks' section of what they call 'Document Parts' that
works across the Office core apps now. It gives you more abilities to group things and create live previews in various galleries
from the ribbon, but what they did take out was the 'screentip' for autocomplete of the Autotext, where if you typed in the first 3
or four characters of your autotext it would suggest the autotext to use.
In Word 2007 you can still use the Autotext completion feature by typing out the same characters you used before that brought up the
autocomplete screentip, and then hit the F3 key to complete the entry (if it is a unique one based on the number of characters you
typed).
In a way it's sort of like using Google for search and deciding if you want to use the 'I'm feeling lucky' button or not <g>.
Basically MS is, it appears, wanting to create a 'use the ribbon - it's always there - in the same place' approach. With the
building blocks expansion there may have been a concern that over time there could be hundreds of entries and that the
'autocomplete' suggestion would popup for almost anything you happened to type
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/word/HA100307551033.aspx?pid=CH100991571033
They're apparently retiring the Autotext name, which is leading to some unneccessary confusion.
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I am actually a little irritated that Microsoft word does not do the auto
text anymore. It was so easy for me to insert the filename with office 2003.
Now I can't do that without typing it manually. I also used the autotext for
my school assignments when I needed to put my reference initials in it. I
have to type that manually now.
My question is...why did they take away the auto text feature and how was it
supposed to be better in 2007? The rest I like. >>
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I hope this helped you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP
LINKS to the 2007 Office System
1. Free MS Office 2007 book from MS Press, 213 pages:
http://microsoft.com/learning/office2007/default.mspx#booksfrommspress
2.. Office 2007 Beta 2 Online Test Drive, Downloadable beta,
e-learning courses, doucmentation and movies:
http://microsoft.com/office/preview
3. Send 2007 Office System Beta 2 feedback directly to the MS Office 2007 product team with this feedback tool:
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/
4. Try the 2007 OfficeOnline preview website , without Office2007
a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit
http://officebeta.iponet.net
The Autotext feature is still there, in fact it's now part of the 'Building Blocks' section of what they call 'Document Parts' that
works across the Office core apps now. It gives you more abilities to group things and create live previews in various galleries
from the ribbon, but what they did take out was the 'screentip' for autocomplete of the Autotext, where if you typed in the first 3
or four characters of your autotext it would suggest the autotext to use.
In Word 2007 you can still use the Autotext completion feature by typing out the same characters you used before that brought up the
autocomplete screentip, and then hit the F3 key to complete the entry (if it is a unique one based on the number of characters you
typed).
In a way it's sort of like using Google for search and deciding if you want to use the 'I'm feeling lucky' button or not <g>.
Basically MS is, it appears, wanting to create a 'use the ribbon - it's always there - in the same place' approach. With the
building blocks expansion there may have been a concern that over time there could be hundreds of entries and that the
'autocomplete' suggestion would popup for almost anything you happened to type
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/word/HA100307551033.aspx?pid=CH100991571033
They're apparently retiring the Autotext name, which is leading to some unneccessary confusion.
=============
I am actually a little irritated that Microsoft word does not do the auto
text anymore. It was so easy for me to insert the filename with office 2003.
Now I can't do that without typing it manually. I also used the autotext for
my school assignments when I needed to put my reference initials in it. I
have to type that manually now.
My question is...why did they take away the auto text feature and how was it
supposed to be better in 2007? The rest I like. >>
--
I hope this helped you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP
LINKS to the 2007 Office System
1. Free MS Office 2007 book from MS Press, 213 pages:
http://microsoft.com/learning/office2007/default.mspx#booksfrommspress
2.. Office 2007 Beta 2 Online Test Drive, Downloadable beta,
e-learning courses, doucmentation and movies:
http://microsoft.com/office/preview
3. Send 2007 Office System Beta 2 feedback directly to the MS Office 2007 product team with this feedback tool:
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/
4. Try the 2007 OfficeOnline preview website , without Office2007
a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit
http://officebeta.iponet.net