Comments on: Things to Hate About Office 2007 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Phil http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-63009 Phil Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:38:50 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-63009 Hi Mary, Be careful if you save in MS Word 2003 format (.DOC) from MS Word 2007 (.DOCX) as on my system it seems to make the file 4 times larger. This has caused me many problems. Phil PS had the same problems converting between text and tables. Where is a decent help system when you need it? Hi Mary,
Be careful if you save in MS Word 2003 format (.DOC) from MS Word 2007 (.DOCX) as on my system it seems to make the file 4 times larger. This has caused me many problems.
Phil
PS had the same problems converting between text and tables. Where is a decent help system when you need it?

]]> By: emily http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-59812 emily Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:01:49 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-59812 Go for WordPerfect! I love it and have been using it for at least 20 years. You wil have alearning curve, of course, but when WP upgrades they don't change the menu system. As you get used to using WP take time to learn the 'reveal codes' function. It is a god-send because it shows you absolutely which codes are controling the look of your document. And it is totally simple to delete the unwanted codes. You just make your reveal codes cursor RED so you can see it on the screen, then go to the code and delete it! best wishes :) Go for WordPerfect!

I love it and have been using it for at least 20 years.

You wil have alearning curve, of course, but when WP upgrades they don’t change the menu system.

As you get used to using WP take time to learn the ‘reveal codes’ function.

It is a god-send because it shows you absolutely which codes are controling the look of your document. And it is totally simple to delete the unwanted codes. You just make your reveal codes cursor RED so you can see it on the screen, then go to the code and delete it!

best wishes :)

]]> By: Mary http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-59320 Mary Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:04:06 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-59320 How about pasting a table in Word 2007 so you can convert it to text? Everything I want to do in Word requires me to go to Google.com and look it up. Table procedure is: Click the mouse inside the table you want to convert to text. Click the Layout tab under Table Tools. (and don't confuse it with Page Layout) From the Table group, choose Select?Select Table. (And if you select all manually you will not be allowed to convert the table) From the Data group, choose Convert to Text. Who would intuitively think convert to text would be related to DATA? Or that there would even be a group in WORD called DATA? What the? I hate Office 2007. Then I have to save every Office doc type as the older OFFICE file types so my coworkers can use them. How about pasting a table in Word 2007 so you can convert it to text? Everything I want to do in Word requires me to go to Google.com and look it up. Table procedure is:
Click the mouse inside the table you want to convert to text.
Click the Layout tab under Table Tools. (and don’t confuse it with Page Layout) From the Table group, choose Select?Select Table. (And if you select all manually you will not be allowed to convert the table) From the Data group, choose Convert to Text.
Who would intuitively think convert to text would be related to DATA? Or that there would even be a group in WORD called DATA? What the? I hate Office 2007. Then I have to save every Office doc type as the older OFFICE file types so my coworkers can use them.

]]> By: Susan http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-58747 Susan Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:15:43 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-58747 I hate office 2007 more and more everyday. Is Microsoft so arrogant as to think that they are now telling us how to think? My productivity speed has decreased 10 fold. I am a professional ppt operator (for 17 years)and used to be worth my hourly rate - not anymore. I am constantly floundering around looking for things that the almighty Microsoft thought they put in a logical place. If it is so logical why can't I find it. Everything did used to make sense - now it just doesn't. Do they really not care what we think --- stupid question. I hate office 2007 more and more everyday. Is Microsoft so arrogant as to think that they are now telling us how to think? My productivity speed has decreased 10 fold. I am a professional ppt operator (for 17 years)and used to be worth my hourly rate – not anymore. I am constantly floundering around looking for things that the almighty Microsoft thought they put in a logical place. If it is so logical why can’t I find it. Everything did used to make sense – now it just doesn’t. Do they really not care what we think — stupid question.

]]> By: MJH http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-58049 MJH Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:17:25 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-58049 I'm so happy to hear I'm not the only one pulling my hair out over this! I've been working with Word for over 10 years and I've been alright with the changes over the years but this is the worst version by far! The "ribbons" are an absolute catastrophe, I'm always lost, many of the options I had before in editing my text are now gone, there are no options in watermarks like there were before... if they meant to make it easier boy they couldn't have done a worse job it they'd tried! I liked the old commands, they were orderly and made sense and were easy to find/work with. With this new one, I've lost so much time just trying to figure out these new things and frustrated over lost options. My mom has been telling me for years to go with Corel WordPerfect and I would turn her down, I was alright with Office Word. No more. I've had enough. Microsoft, develop a way for us to go back to the old menus on Microsoft Word. Figure out an 'update' and give us back what WORKED. If it aint broke, dont fix it. In the meantime, I'll be buying WordPerfect. I’m so happy to hear I’m not the only one pulling my hair out over this!

I’ve been working with Word for over 10 years and I’ve been alright with the changes over the years but this is the worst version by far! The “ribbons” are an absolute catastrophe, I’m always lost, many of the options I had before in editing my text are now gone, there are no options in watermarks like there were before… if they meant to make it easier boy they couldn’t have done a worse job it they’d tried! I liked the old commands, they were orderly and made sense and were easy to find/work with. With this new one, I’ve lost so much time just trying to figure out these new things and frustrated over lost options.

My mom has been telling me for years to go with Corel WordPerfect and I would turn her down, I was alright with Office Word. No more. I’ve had enough. Microsoft, develop a way for us to go back to the old menus on Microsoft Word. Figure out an ‘update’ and give us back what WORKED. If it aint broke, dont fix it. In the meantime, I’ll be buying WordPerfect.

]]> By: Scott http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-57039 Scott Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:06:53 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-57039 CTRL - V should paste okay... CTRL – V should paste okay…

]]> By: CH http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-56992 CH Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:08:14 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-56992 We just installed MS Office 2007 after using Office 2003 for many years and I can honestly say it is NOT user friendly. I hate it. It's not as bad as VISTA (God forbid) but almost. P.S. How do you copy a picture from an email? It only gives me the option to copy it but then I can't paste it anywhere. We just installed MS Office 2007 after using Office 2003 for many years and I can honestly say it is NOT user friendly. I hate it. It’s not as bad as VISTA (God forbid) but almost.

P.S. How do you copy a picture from an email? It only gives me the option to copy it but then I can’t paste it anywhere.

]]> By: Scott http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-56707 Scott Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:48:11 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-56707 I've fixed the link for the Office 2007 classic Menus download - they apparently changed locations - direct download for free trial - http://bit.ly/aNW6bt product sales page here - http://bit.ly/d7eIgc I’ve fixed the link for the Office 2007 classic Menus download – they apparently changed locations –
direct download for free trial –
http://bit.ly/aNW6bt

product sales page here –
http://bit.ly/d7eIgc

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-56579 Anne-Marie Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:05:26 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-56579 ....and don't get me started on what is going on with PowerPoint. It's enough to make someone insane. ….and don’t get me started on what is going on with PowerPoint. It’s enough to make someone insane.

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/microsoft/things-to-hate-about-office-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-56578 Anne-Marie Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:04:13 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/archives/462#comment-56578 I googled "who hates Office 2007" and your notes came up. Thank God I am not in this alone. Give me back my keyboard commands NOW! What the H is wrong with you, Microsoft? I've been using those same functions since I was 10 years old....now at 30 you want change them up? Honestly, how dare you! I will do my best to never pay for single one of your products ever again. I hate you. I googled “who hates Office 2007″ and your notes came up.

Thank God I am not in this alone.

Give me back my keyboard commands NOW!

What the H is wrong with you, Microsoft? I’ve been using those same functions since I was 10 years old….now at 30 you want change them up? Honestly, how dare you! I will do my best to never pay for single one of your products ever again.

I hate you.

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