Office 2007 FAQs

 

Q: I am new to Office 2007 and am having difficulty finding commands. Where did they go?

 

A: Microsoft has made available a set of interactive command reference guides. These guides allow you to click on a command where you were accustomed to finding it in Office 2003, then display where to find the same command in the Office 2007 interface. Note that these guides function in Internet Explorer only and are available from Microsoft's Web Site:

 

Word 2003 to Word 2007: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx?pid=CH100487431033

 

Excel 2003 to Excel 2007: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101491511033.aspx?pid=CH102457041033

 

PowerPoint 2003 to PowerPoint 2007: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101490761033.aspx?pid=CH100668131033

 

Further, Microsoft has made available a "Get Started" Tab for Word 2007 and Excel 2007. The "Get Started" Tabs add an option to the Word or Excel ribbon that provides easy access to content on Microsoft's Office Online Web Site. The site has the Interactive guides referenced above as well as further resources like training courses and video demos that can help you transition to the new program versions.

 

For the Word 2007 "Get Started" Tab: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F587370C-FDAE-4EDE-B528-AC58031A5DFF&displaylang=en

 

For the Excel 2007 "Get Started" Tab: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8A5AF9D7-08A7-41BA-8844-76BB94228957&displaylang=en

 

Q: How do I configure Word 2007 to save documents as compatible files for Word 2003?

 

A:

• Click on the Office button
• Click on the Word Options button on the lower part of the drop down menu
• Click Save on the Menu along the left side of the dialog box
• Choose to Save Files in This Format: Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc) from the drop-down menu
• Click OK

 

Q: How do I configure Excel 2007 to save spreadsheets as compatible files for Excel 2003?

 

A:

• Click on the Office button
• Click on the Excel Options button on the lower part of the drop down menu
• Click Save on the Menu along the left side of the dialog box
• Choose to Save Files in This Format: Excel 97-2003 Workbook from the drop-down menu
• Click OK

 

Q: How do I configure PowerPoint 2007 to save slide shows as compatible files for PowerPoint 2003?

 

A:

• Click on the Office button
• Click on the PowerPoint Options button on the lower part of the drop down menu
• Click Save on the Menu along the left side of the dialog box
• Choose to Save Files in This Format: PowerPoint Presentation 97-2003 from the drop-down menu
• Click OK

 

Q: How do I configure Access 2007 to save databases as compatible files for Access 2003?

 

A:

• Click on the Office button
• Click on the Access Options button on the lower part of the drop down menu
• Click Popular on the Menu along the left side of the dialog box
• Choose Default file format: Access 2000 from the drop-down menu under the Creating databases heading (Note: if you know all your database users are running at least Office 2003, you can choose Access 2002-2003 from the drop-down menu.)
• Click OK