WD97: Where to Find Word 6.x or 7.x Commands and FeaturesLast reviewed: March 9, 1998Article ID: Q157299 |
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SUMMARYThis article describes where to find Word 6.x or 7.x commands and features in Word 97.
MORE INFORMATIONThe 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
File Menu
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
AutoText Moved to the Insert menu. Bookmark Moved to the Insert menu. View Menu
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
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
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
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
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
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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 97The following summarizes new commands in Word 97.
This Word 97 command Allows you to -------------------- ------------- File Menu
Save as HTML Convert a Word document to a web page.
Available if you installed Web Page
Authoring (HTML).
Versions Save more than one version of the active
document within a single document, and
display a version summary for the active
document.
Send To submenu commands Send a document to other people or other
programs electronically.
Edit Menu
Paste as Hyperlink Paste and format the Clipboard contents
as a hyperlink, which links to the
location the contents are copied from.
View Menu
Online Layout Switch to online layout view, which
displays your document in a format
optimized for navigating and reading on
the screen.
Document Map Display a document outline pane for
easier navigation within a large,
structured document.
Insert Menu
Picture submenu commands Select the type of drawing object or
picture you want to insert. You can now
insert a picture from a scanner.
Hyperlink Link to any Microsoft Office, HTML, or
other file on any internal or external
Web site or any file server.
Text Box Use text boxes to position text or
graphics.
Format Menu
Text Direction Change the orientation of text within
table cells, text boxes, and AutoShapes.
Results are visible only in page layout
view.
Background Change the background colors and
textures
of your document for online viewing.
Results are visible only in online
layout
view and in web browsers. Tools Menu
Language submenu commands Change thesaurus, hyphenation, and
language settings.
AutoSummarize Create a summary of the document
automatically.
Look Up Reference Find a selected word or phrase in
Bookshelf 97. (This command is available
only if Bookshelf is installed.)
Letter Wizard Open the Letter Wizard dialog box so you
can quickly create, modify, or format a
letter.
Visual Basic Editor Switch to the Visual Basic environment,
in which you create or modify Visual
Basic macro code. (Macro submenu)
Table Menu
Draw Table Draw tables and cells by using a pencil-
like mouse pointer.
Distribute Rows Evenly Make multiple selected rows or cells the
same height.
Distribute Columns Evenly Make multiple selected columns or cells
the same width.
Help Menu
Contents and Index Display Word Help.
What's This? Click any area of the screen (such as a
toolbar or menu command) to see a brief
explanation in a ScreenTip. In Word 95
and 6.0, this is the Help toolbar button
on the Standard toolbar.
Microsoft on the Web Connect to the Microsoft home page
submenu commands on the World Wide Web (requires Internet
access).
Additional New Features in Word 97Note: To locate the following features click Options on the Tools menu.
Save Word File As Allows you to specify a default format
in which to save documents, such as Word
6.0/95 or WordPerfect 5.x for Windows.
To select or clear this option, click
Options on the Tools menu, and then
click Save.
Macro Virus Protection Turns on or off a warning message that
appears whenever you open a document
that contains macros. To select or clear
this option, click Options on the Tools
menu, and then click General.
Provide Feedback With Sound Turns on or off sounds for certain
actions or events.
Provide Feedback with Animation Animates the movement of your mouse;
uses special animated cursors in place of
the standard static cursors.
Allow A4/Letter Paper Resizing Allows you to automatically adjust
documents formatted for another
country's standard paper size (for
example, A4), so they print correctly on
your country's standard paper size (for
example, Letter).
Print PostScript Over Text Prints postscript code in a converted
Word for the Macintosh document on top
of text instead of underneath it. For
example, use this option if your
converted document contains a watermark.
Allow Background Saves Saves documents in the background so
that you can continue working while Word
saves your document.
Check Grammar As You Type Automatically checks grammar in the
background, as you type.
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