WD97: Where to Find Word 6.x or 7.x Commands and Features (157299)

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The following summarizes the Word 7.0 and 6.0 commands that have changed location or functionality in Word 97.

This Word 7.0 or 6.0 command      Changes to this in Word 97
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File Menu
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Templates                         Renamed Templates and Add-Ins. Moved to
                                  the Tools menu.

Send                              Renamed Mail Recipient (Send To
submenu).

Add Routing Slip                  Renamed Routing Recipient (Send To
                                  submenu).

Find File (Word 6.0 only)         Removed. Document searching has been
                                  moved to the Open dialog box.

Summary Info (Word 6.0 only)      Renamed Properties.

Edit Menu
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AutoText                          Moved to the Insert menu.

Bookmark                          Moved to the Insert menu.

View Menu
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Annotations                       Renamed Comments. Use this command to
                                  insert a comment marker at the insertion
                                  point or selection and display the
                                  comments pane in which you can enter a
                                  comment.

Insert Menu
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Annotation                        Renamed Comment. You can insert a
                                  comment with this command also.

Frame                             Removed. To insert text boxes, use the
                                  Text Box command. To insert pictures,
                                  use the commands on the Picture submenu.

Form Field                        Removed. Use the Forms toolbar (View
                                  menu, Toolbars submenu) to insert form
                                  fields.

Format Menu
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Heading Numbering                 Moved to the Outline Numbered tab in the
                                  Bullets and Numbering dialog box (Format
                                  menu).

Frame                             Is unavailable if no frame is selected.
                                  Use the Text Box tab in the Format
                                  Object dialog box to format text boxes.

Picture                           Is unavailable if no picture is selected.

Tools Menu
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Spelling and Grammar              Consolidated in the Spelling and Grammar
                                  command.

Thesaurus and Hyphenation         Moved to the Language submenu.

Revisions                         Renamed Highlight Changes (Track Changes
                                  submenu). The Review feature has changed
                                  to Accept or Reject Changes (Track
                                  Changes submenu). The Compare Documents
                                  feature has moved to the Track Changes
                                  submenu. The Merge Documents feature has
                                  moved to the Tools menu.

Help Menu
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Microsoft Word Help Topics        Renamed Microsoft Word Help, which
                                  displays the Office Assistant through
                                  which you view Help.

Answer Wizard                     Removed. Gain access to the Answer
Wizard
                                  feature through the Office Assistant.

Use the following table to find the features in Word 97 that you used in
Word 7.0 or 6.0.

To                                Do this
--                                -------

Add an annotation                 Click Insert Comment on the Reviewing
                                  toolbar.

Delete an annotation              Click the "annotated" text, and click
                                  Delete Comment on the Reviewing toolbar.

Turn on or off revision marks     Click Track changes on the Reviewing
                                  toolbar.

Position text and graphics        Use text boxes to position text. Insert
with frames                       graphics directly without using a text
                                  box or frame. Use a frame if the text
                                  contains a comment marker, a footnote or
                                  endnote marker, or certain fields, such
                                  as a sequence field.

Select drawing manipulation       Click Draw on the Drawing toolbar, and
tools                             select the tool you want. You can find
                                  all previous Word drawing manipulation
                                  tools, such as rotating, flipping, and
                                  grouping graphics.

Draw freeform lines or arcs       Click AutoShapes on the Drawing toolbar,
                                  and point to Lines or Basic Shapes.

Turn on the AutoSave option       Click Options on the Tools menu, click
                                  Save, and then select the Save
                                  AutoRecover Info Every check box.

Save all open files               Hold down SHIFT while you click the File
                                  menu, and then click Save All.

Insert WordArt                    Click Picture on the Insert menu.

New menu commands in Word 97
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The following summarizes new commands in Word 97.

This Word 97 command              Allows you to
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File Menu
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Save as HTML                      Convert a Word document to a web page.
                                  Available if you installed Web Page
                                  Authoring (HTML).