Office 2007 Questions and Answers

 Here are some common questions related to office 2007.

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Questions
1)  Why can't I open a document I created in office 2007 on my older computer?
2)  The default documents created in Word 2007 look different than my old version of Word. Is there a way to get the old style back?
3)  I have done something which causes Office 2007 to type with editing marks on the screen. How do I make them go away.
4)  How do I mass change a mispelled or incorrect word throughout a documnet?
 
Answers
1)  Q Why can't I open a document I created in office 2007 on my older computer?
A

 

File Formats in Office 2007

The standard file saving format for any Office 2007 product is not compatible with older versions of office 2007.  Essentialy a file created with Word 2007 can not be opened with older versions of Office.

There are Sollutions:

2)  Q The default documents created in Word 2007 look different than my old version of Word. Is there a way to get the old style back?
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3)  Q I have done something which causes Office 2007 to type with editing marks on the screen. How do I make them go away.
A

In your document, you see dots where there should be spaces, arrows where there should be tabs, paragraph symbols and other characters that you don't expect.


Cause

These symbols are visible when you show the formatting marks in Word.

Resolution

Hide the formatting marks.

  • Click on the Home tab,
  • Click on the paragraph symbol "¶". 
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4)  Q How do I mass change a mispelled or incorrect word throughout a documnet?
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There are times when an incorrect word is used throughout a document.  For example suppose you misspelled a place name like the Chamma river.  Word has the ability find the mispelled word (Chamma) and replace it with the correct spelling (Chama).

The Following steps illustrate how to change the word "SPECIFICS" to "SPECIFIC" using the Replace text feature in Office 2007:

•1.   Open the file

•2.   From the "Home" tab in Word click "Replace"

•3.   Fill in "Find What:" with "SPECIFICS"

•4.   Fill in "Replace With:" with SPECIFIC

•5.   Click the "More" button

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•6.   Click the "Match Case" box

•7.   Then click "Replace All"

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