Written by The New Paperclip on October 29, 2006 – 2:53 pm
Apart from the new Ribbon User Interface, there are a few more ‘menu concepts’ that new users of Word 2007 (and Office 2007 in general) need to get their heads around. The one that is most obvious is the “Prepare Menu”. You will find the prepare menu when you click on the Office 2007 orb, […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 29, 2006 – 11:35 am
In the corporate world, there is a tendency to want to brand every slide with your company logo. Even worse, use the company colours and washed out ‘people shaking hands’ image that the CEO demands is on every slide. How can you make sure that the logo or image appear on every slide? By putting […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 24, 2006 – 8:38 pm
Need to break up you document to make it more… presentable? Breaks have been a part of Word for a long time, but where are they and what do they do in Word 2007?
“Page Layout” -> “Page Setup” Group -> “Breaks”. Still can’t find them, the screenshot below will help.
What is a Page Break?
A […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 24, 2006 – 8:16 pm
Don’t worry! Printing in Word 2007 is just as easy as in Word 2003… in fact it is even easier.
Where do I find the button to Print in Word 2007?
First - click on the Office Orb (the circle with the office logo in the top left hand corner of the screen… where you would […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 24, 2006 – 8:04 pm
The new Ribbon user interface makes it easy to do things like superscript text in Word 2007. You no longer need to go searching through the Font dialog box to find the checkbox to do it.
On the ‘Home’ tab of the Ribbon, in the ‘Font’ group, you will find an ‘x’ with a ‘2′ in […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 24, 2006 – 7:49 pm
There are a few screencasts starting to appear on the Microsoft Office 2007 Developer Center.
For those of you who don’t know what screencasts are, they are basically videos showing you exactly how to do something in an application.
This screencast details exactly how to extend the Office 2007 UI by building a custom ribbon! Great if you want […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 15, 2006 – 2:47 pm
A colleague of mine came running over to my desk the other day in quite a pickle! He said “The New Paperclip… how on Earth do I name a range in Excel 2007?”
“Simple my friend” I replied. Little did he know that I have no idea where it was, but I put my faith into […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 7, 2006 – 3:27 pm
Groove 2007 is a fantastic tool to use to get closer to your customers, suppliers or colleagues. I know that as more people understand exactly what you can achieve with Groove, it will take off like a wild fire.
One example of functionality which has definite business value is the ability to manage meetings. Let me […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 3, 2006 – 10:10 pm
The first thing you will want to do (after setting up your Groove account) is to create a workspace, so you can start collaborating.
There are a few options to choose from when creating your workspace, depending on what you plan to collaborate about.
The Standard Groove 2007 Workspace
The Standard Groove 2007 Workspace includes a Files tool and […]
Written by The New Paperclip on October 3, 2006 – 9:43 pm
Glad you asked! Groove is one of those tools (like OneNote), that at first you think… why would I use that, but once you start, you realise that your life would suck without it!
What is Groove 2007?
Groove in the broadest sense is a piece of software which allows you to collaborate with people. But not just people […]