Re: Microsoft® Office 2007 Beta

Beth,

Thanks for all your help.

About Adobe:

Uninstalling Adobe caused me a new set of grief. I started to get a series
of errors that stated "compile error in hidden module: AutoExec". A search of
the Internet resulted in a site that instructed me how to remove the
pdfmaker.dot file (I had to delete the pdfmaker.dot file in the Office 11
Startup folder). Many people use Adobe products to PDF their documents . I
imagine many who are beta testers are frustrated with Microsoft and likely
don't realize the source of the problem.

About Microsoft's PDF Maker:

The Microsoft PDF Maker is okay. However, it doesn't have the advanced
features I have come to like in Adobe's product (or I just can't find them).
I like being able to customize my bookmarks and set security settings. The
Microsoft PDF Maker seems to be made for people who want an easy way to have
people view files. However, my reasons for transferring files into PDF format
are to allow people to view my files, but not be able to change them.

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Nope, I can't make keyboard shortcuts for my styles...Try this and tell me
if you get the same "screen glitch". I have found that when I press several
keyboard shortcut combinations (alt+n, alt+w) that I typically use in Word
2003, in Word 2007 my screen changes and a pile of letter buttons appear
below the ribbon icons. You can not click on the buttons, and they go away
when you click the mouse.

Sending you the File:

I am sending you the file. It is quite large so I will provide you with a
link in the email that will allow you to download it. Please note, that this
file is not the only one we are having troubles with. I have opened up
numerous documents made based on the same template and they all have the same
problem. As well, I have opened up other documents based on other templates
with different custom styles and they too have the same issue.



"Beth Melton" wrote:

Why doesn't it surprise me that the Adobe add-in is causing some of
the problems? Actually that one was my first thought!

There have been issues with the Adobe PDF add-ins in every version of
Word. It's Adobe that needs to get their act together - the problems
stem from poorly created add-ins. <sigh> I suspect you'll find the
add-in has issues in Word 2003 as well.

If you need only the pdf format then is there are reason you aren't
using Save as PDF under the Save As flyout? (Under the Office Button
menu)

So then are you able to create keyboard shortcuts for your styles now?

Could you share the document you are working on with me? I'd like to
take a look at it and see if I can determine the exact problem. You
can email it to me directly at bmelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Remove
"NoSpam4Me" to obtain a valid email address.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"technochrista" <technochrista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Beth,

Thanks for writing back.

Regarding the Shortcuts:

There is an inconsistency in my ability to use shortcuts. For
example,
standard shortcuts such as ctrl+b to make something bold, work
great. As
well, I created a macro with a keyboard shortcut and it seems to be
working.
However, I can not make shortcuts for my styles. When I do I get the
error
message "Word can not change the function of the specified key".

Add-Ins:

I checked my add-ins. I believe the pdf.maker was causing me grief.
When I
uninstalled the program I found both Outlook and Word have been a
lot more
stable. However, this leaves me in a bad spot because I can't pdf
files. My
co-worker has downloaded a trial version of the latest Adobe product
(version
7). We can use it for 30 days. We are waiting to see if Office 2007
has
issues with this software.

Header/Footers:

I took your advice and converted the document. However the page
numbers are
still incorrect. I have tried reapplying the style to the Chapter
Names but
have had no luck. I imagine this may not be a problem if I had made
the file
from scratch in the newer version. However, personally, I will want
to
migrate many of my older files into Office 2007 and I will need the
new
program to be able to read the styles that are part of the existing
file.



"Beth Melton" wrote:

You aren't the first to mention that you can't create keyboard
shortcuts for your styles. I have no problems with this either.
So...do you know if you have any add-ins installed?

Go to the Office Button and select Word options. Then select the
Add-ins section and take a look at your Active Application Add-ins.
I'm wondering if one may be causing a conflict.

Regarding your style and page numbering issues, first I'm curious
to
know if it is a compatibility issue. Create a copy of the document
and
then go to the Office Button and select Convert. See if you still
encounter the problems.

btw, the current versions for Office 2007 are version 12 but they
are
called Word 2007, Excel 2007 and so on. Version 11 is Office 2003.
:-)

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
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MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/


"technochrista" <technochrista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Beth,

You are very lucky. I wish I knew what your secret was. I have
had
numerous
problems. On Friday I was working with the new Office 2007. My
computer froze
and had to restart Word 11 times. I am working with an Office
2003
file that
has built-in styles. Office 2007 seems to have difficulties using
the
exisiting styles which are part of the file. In the document I
have
page
numbers read the chapter number (1-1, 1-2). The chapter numbers
are
based on
a style. Office 2007 can not properly create the page numbers.
That
is just
one example, of the numerous problems I have in working with the
beta version
of Word. Another example, is that I typically apply styles using
keyboard
shortcuts. I set up Word so that alt+N is the Normal style, alt+B
is
Body,
etc. Every time I try to setup these type of shortcuts in Word
2007,
the
program gives me an error message and says that it can not
perform
that
function. By the end of the day, on Friday I was very frustrated
(I
just
don't have that much time to waste). I resaved the document as an
Office 2003
file and opened it in Word 2003. My page numbers started working
properly and
my keyboard shortcuts all worked ...and more importantly I had no
more
crashes. I downloaded the "Smiley" program from Microsoft. While
working with
the beta version I sent many Smiles because there are some great
features in
the program that I know I will like to use. However, I also sent
some Frowns.

"Beth Melton" wrote:

Can you expand on some of this or provide some repro steps?

I haven't encountered Word crashing if I link page numbers to
the
heading styles or when creating macros - I've also used a lot of
the
advanced functionally.

I'm not sure what you mean about customizing the workspace but I
have
several customizations, options, keyboard shortcuts, etc and no
crashes.

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for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/


"technochrista" <technochrista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
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I find that it has some excellent features. However, it is a
bit
unstable.
If you are a person that typically uses advanced program
features
you may
find it frustrating. I have noticed that when I work with
styles,
try to
customize the workspace, create macros, design keyboard
shortcuts,
or create
custom page numbers based on heading styles the program
crashes.
If
I just do
simple things like type and make the text bold it seems to be
okay.
However,
if you are a person that needs to do more than that, you may
find
the beta
version a source of frustration.

"Premal" wrote:

I received an email from Microsoft inviting to try Office
2007
Beta. Has
anybody tried 2007 Microsoft Office system beta 2? Is it
safe
to
install?



Thanks.










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