New Views, New Tools

Perhaps the biggest news in Office Word 2007 is the story most of the applications share—the new look and feel of the program window. The user interface makes it easy to find just what you need (and only what you need) in the command tabs; the contextual tabs appear when you select an object; the command sets relate to the command tab that is currently selected. In addition to the new look, a new live Word Count toolbar enables you to know how long your document is getting and gives you a new full-screen viewing experience.

The Design of the New Office Word 2007 Window

The command tabs on the Office Word 2007 user interface are arranged according to the sequence of tasks you are likely to accomplish as you move through ...

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