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Word2007 adds a wide range of formatting tools not previously available in prior versions of Microsoft® Word.
But more basic than that, Word2007 dramatically changes the look and feel of the word processing experience. Word2007 has kept (almost) all of the features of previous versions of Word, but has reorganized and reconfigured them into a radically different display that, to be quite frank, takes some getting used to. However, just like we got used to computers in the first place, and learned that the Exit button was the last entry under the Find menu, we shall get used to 2007.
Pathagoras is fully compatible with Word2007 and all of Vista’s new features as well. However, like most of Word’s other features, Pathagoras has been pushed back a screen. Initially, it will take an additional click on a tab or an icon on Words Quick Start menu to access the Pathagoras toolbar. In subsequent sections, we shall show you
| • | how you can move the toolbar a bit more toward the front. |
| • | how to personalize your Quick Access Toolbar, placing the Pathagoras functions you use the most on the Toolbar for one-click access. |
| • | how to restore Pathagoras functions in case another program disables it. (This is a rare problem, but we wanted to give you up front the steps for correcting it. |
First, let's tour.
Below is what the Word2007 screen looks like. A standard editing screen takes up the majority of the screen. At the top are the access buttons to the various editing and display tools, laid out in what Microsoft calls its Ribbons interface:
Figure 1. The Word2007 screen.
All add-in programs (of which Pathagoras is one) are located under the Word2007 tab labeled ‘Add-Ins.’ It is typically the rightmost of the tabs when Word starts up. You can tell that it is highlighted by the yellow shadowing.
When you click the ‘Add-Ins’ tab, the standard Pathagoras toolbar appears.
Figure 2. Pathagoras, along with any DropDown Lists, appears in the Add-ins tab.
| • | Pathagoras will appear alone if it is the only Add-in. |
| • | It will appear alone under the 'Custom Toolbars' section if it is the only one of your add-ins that generates a custom toolbar. |
| • | If you have created any DropDown Lists Pathagoras' exclusive point and click tool for instantly inserting a clause, image or other file into the current document., they will appear in the same section of the screen. |
| • | If any other add-ins are running that otherwise need screen space, they are shown in this same spot as well. |
| • | Word2007's default action is to revert back to the 'Home' tab, requiring the user to click the Add-Ins tab to display the Pathagoras toolbar. Pathagoras provides two options to keep Pathagoras commands 'at the ready.' |
| o | You can tell Pathagoras to activate the Add-Ins toolbar whenever it completes a Pathagoras function. Do so by clicking the "Add-Ins on Top" button in the center of the Utilities/Settings screen. |
| o | You can create a 'MyPathagoras' toolbar. This is customization of the Word2007 toolbar which puts your frequently used Pathagoras features on the Quick Access Toolbar (just beneath the ribbon). Read the next sections to create a MyPathagoras toolbar. |
Frustrated that Word2007 shuts down when you close the last document? Here is a hint that has nothing to do with Pathagoras, but which will save you countless instances of having to reopen Word2007 when it closes unexpectedly. Microsoft decided to change the rules regarding how it closes down Office applications when you 'X-out" the last document. In 2003 and prior versions, the default action was to present a totally 'blank' screen, but Word itself remained open. With 2007, Word shuts down. Gone. Kaput. To begin another document, you have to restart Word. How crazy is that? Not only that, but the only warning that you have hit the last document are the buttons at the bottom of the Windows desktop that keep track of open programs. Who looks there? (But the secret, but not a whiff of a hint, is actually in those buttons.) To set Word2007 to not close down when you X-out the last document is easy: (1) Click the round Office Button (2) Click Word Options (bottom of overlay. (3) Click Advanced. (4) Move down to the 'Display' section and uncheck "Show all windows in the taskbar." With that, you are back to normal. We hope this helps. ---Your friends at Pathagoras |
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