Office 2007: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks

Chapter 1. Maximize the Power of Office 2007

The various applications in Microsoft Office 2007 — in particular, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook — share a common look and feel. Indeed, you can find many of the same features in each program, such as the new Ribbon feature, the Quick Access toolbar, various program window controls, and the new Office menu.

This common look and feel is helpful when you perform certain tasks within Office applications. For example, creating a new document in Word is similar to creating a new document in Excel. The same goes for more complicated tasks, such as encrypting documents, tracking changes to a document, adding a digital signature, marking a document as final, and so on. This commonality makes mastering ...