Re: Word 2007 -- How Alone Am I?

It's definitely not an extensive list -- some of the minor changes are just
as important. :-)

I love the new selection pane in PPT and Excel too. Too bad we still don't
have it along with the complete set of new graphics features in Word. :-(

I completely forgot about the Photo Album ability in previous versions -
thanks for the reminder. :-) (Would MS consider that a plus in
'discoverability' <grin>? )

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

"Lucy Thomson" <lucy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uELmumEnIHA.2328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Beth

I was just about to get a list together of new features in 07 for a
project, so this is great thanks - very serendipitous :-)

Just FYI, in PowerPoint the photo album feature isn't new (been available
since 2002 and as an add-in for 2000) but it is improved as pictures now
come in as pictures, not autoshape fills. My fav new thing is the
selection pane.

For anyone interested, Echo has a great list of all the new PowerPoint
stuff here:
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm


"Beth Melton" <bmelton@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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There are actually quite a few new features in Office 2007. I'd have to
say substantially more than found in previous upgrades. Off the top of my
head, and a quick look around the apps to help my memory <g>, here's a
list of some of the new features.

All apps:
New file formats
Themes (help streamline formatting across the applications)
Charting has been completely revamped.
New graphic tools. SmartArt and new graphic features are *very* cool.
PDF creation
Document Inspector
Live Preview
Quick Style formatting options

Word:
Content Controls
Building Blocks
Quick Style Sets
Additional Style management tools
New Bibliography feature
New Equation editor
Contextual spell check
Several exiting features have added minor enhancements.
Additional details:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100742241033.aspx

Excel
New Page Layout view
More rows and columns (finally!) 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns
Enhanced Tables feature
Enhanced Conditional formatting
Autocomplete for functions
External connections manager
New Remove Duplicates functionality
Enhancements to named ranges
New functions
Additional details:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA100738731033.aspx

PPT
Photo albums
Slide Libraries
Custom Slide Layouts
Enhanced effects
Enhanced Presenter view
Numerous formatting features were enhanced (font formatting, tables, text
boxes, etc)
Additional details:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA100742261033.aspx

There's even more I'm sure I'm not thinking of right now.


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