Obscure details of Word 2007

[Fiance]

Hello,

could someone briefly address the following somewhat infuriating
features of Word 2007:

1) where is the option to "remove personal information on save"? I
have spent some time already searching for it in the program and
online to no avail...

2) comparing documents requires opening the cumbersome "browse"
dialogs instead of the fast access via menu in earlier Words. Can I
just compare the document which is open by opening a quick browse
dialog which points to the folder where the document that I keep open
and want to compare is located?

3) how do I make "Save as" point to the desktop by default?

4) how do I make the invisible table grid (borders) slightly visible,
i.e. gray, on at all times by default? Now they are totally
invisible...


Thank you!

 

[Victor]

Hi there. some quick answers for you.


1) The remove personal information tool is part of the DOCUMENT INSPECTOR
tool on the Prepare menu when you click the Office button.

2) The new compare docs tool on the Review tab is different from old tools
you can now compare ANY two word docs regardless of who saved/edited, etc..
no need to have tracking on or save in versions.

3) This option is in your WOrd Options under the "popular" category I believe.

4) This is the "view gridlines" option on the table DESIGN tab that appears
when you are in a table. it is way over on the left of the tab. once you
turn it on, it should stay on for future documents.

Hope that helps

 

[Graham Mayor]

3) This option is in your WOrd Options under the "popular" category I
believe.

The default document folder is actually set under the 'Advanced' category -
right at the bottom of the list - File Locations.

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[Fiance]

Hi there. some quick answers for you.
Thanks!

2) The new compare docs tool on the Review tab is different from old tools
you can now compare ANY two word docs regardless of who saved/edited, etc..
no need to have tracking on or save in versions.

mm, you did not need to have tracking in previous Words too. But now
in Word 2007 comparing is very cumbersome - you need to point to the
original document and modified document via two separate browse
dialogs... It's very confusing when you have 10 files with similar
names in one folder, and now you need to locate even the document you
keep open and want to compare...

4) This is the "view gridlines" option on the table DESIGN tab that appears
when you are in a table. it is way over on the left of the tab. once you
turn it on, it should stay on for future documents.

Stays for future NEW documents but not all the documents created
earlier with invisible tables in them.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Rentgenas,

I've found that the enhanced capabilities of the Word 2007 compare/combine feature are certainly worth the 1 extra 'browse' (you did
have to browse for the 'other' file to compare to the 'active' one).

The 'flip/flop' arrows in the Word 2007 dialog that let you, with one click, change your mind on which of the 2 documents you are
going to compare is the 'was' (original) and which is the 'is' (revised) has saved me a few times already? (Ever have to stop and
think about which document you're viewing vs the one in the Word 2003 dialog to compare it with and have deletions show as
insertions etc because you forgot which of the two similarly named ones was going to be counted as before rather than after?

Then there are the Word 2007 checkbox/radio button choices in that dialog to let you fine tune/tweak what you want 'counted' for the
comparison and when you're done you can toggle on/off the 'combined' document, the original, the revised and the Revision details
(Reviewing pane)

If you're using Office Sharepoint and collaborating on a document you can compare your copy to the last major or minor version that
someone working on it has saved to the server, not just to your own work.

Anyway, here's a bit more on it.

http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/archive/2007/01/29/who-changed-what-when.aspx

If you're handy with macros (or know someone who is you can have a macro that will use the currently open document as one of the two
to compare.

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mm, you did not need to have tracking in previous Words too. But now
in Word 2007 comparing is very cumbersome - you need to point to the
original document and modified document via two separate browse
dialogs... It's very confusing when you have 10 files with similar
names in one folder, and now you need to locate even the document you
keep open and want to compare... >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*