Using Software

Tips and clues for troubleshooting, solving errors and problems with various applications, utilities, and software


Excel 2003 FORMAT menu commands in Excel 2007

Have you been wondering where all the menu items from Excel 2003 Format menu are in Excel 2007? Microsoft Office Excel 2007 uses a ribbon tool. They did good job making many people confused.

The ribbon concept is quite different from menus and toolbars known from Office 2003. Everything is organized now in tabs that group drop-down menus, options, and icons.

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Excel 2003 INSERT menu commands in Excel 2007

The Microsoft Office 2007 Excel 2007 Insert menu is very much different from the one we are used to in Excel 2003. It is not there. Microsoft completely redesigned the whole Office and instead of drop down menus uses a ribbon now.

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Excel 2003 VIEW menu commands in Excel 2007

Microsoft Office 2007 uses a ribbon feature in its screen design which is quite different from menus and toolbars known from the Office 2003 package. Office 2007 especially the Excel 2007 and Word 2007 use tabs that group drop-down menus, options, and icons. Microsoft has replaced menus with tabs.

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Excel 2003 EDIT menu commands in Excel 2007

Microsoft Office 2007 uses a ribbon tool which is quite different from menus and toolbars known from Office 2003. Office 2007, especially Excel 2007 and Word 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 use tabs that group drop-down menus, options, and icons.

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Excel 2003 FILE menu commands in Excel 2007

Microsoft Office 2007 uses a new so-called ribbon interface which is much different from menus and toolbars that we know from Office 2003. Office 2007, that is namely Excel 2007 and Word 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 use tabs that group icons, options, and drop-down menus. Some say Microsoft is probably trying to converge their software to the look and feal of Macs.

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How to customize and add commands to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)

How to customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in MS Office 2007 and add commands to it? Office 2007 offers a toolbar that is very similar to the Quick Launch toolbar that we know from Office 2003. It can be customized separately for Excel 2007, Word 2007, and the other tools.

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Snap-in failed to initialize

The Snap-in failed to initialize error message can happen in several scenarios. In most cases, it is known to appear when launching the Microsoft Management Console. The Snap-in failed to initialize error message can also come up when starting the Enterprise Manager and in Internet Information Services (IIS).

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Difference between ODBC and OLEDB

What is the difference between ODBC and OLEDB?

First, let us take a look at ODBC.

ODBC

ODBC stands for Open Data Base Connectivity, which is a connection method to data sources.

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Windows Media Player cannot play DVD

Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer

You get this error message if you try to play a DVD on a computer with Windows Media Player that has not been upgraded to play DVDs. Your computer is missing so called DVD decoder.

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