Microsoft KB Archive/157299

= WD97: Where to Find Word 6.x or 7.x Commands and Features =

Article ID: 157299

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157299



SUMMARY
This article describes where to find Word 6.x or 7.x commands and features in Word 97.



MORE INFORMATION
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

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 --                               ---

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

The 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).

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