How to see the about dialog and version information in office 2007

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One of our favorite readers wrote in today asking how to tell if his Word 2007 installation was running Service Pack 1, since he couldn’t find the About dialog, which got me thinking… I bet most people don’t know where it is!

So Jeff, this article is for you, but hopefully it will help somebody else as well. This same method should work for all Office applications: Word, Excel, Access, and all the rest.

First click on the Office button in the upper left-hand corner.

Now click the Word Options button in the menu (or Excel options for Excel, etc)

Select the Resources tab on the left-hand pane, and then you’ll see “about Microsoft Office Word 2007” in the list.

You can click on the About button to bring up About dialog… and look, I’m running SP1 and didn’t even realize it.

You can do the same thing for any Office application.

Open any Office application, such as Word or Excel, and select Account.

Note: If you don’t see Account or you already have a file or document open, choose File from the menu, and then select either Account or Help from the list on the left.

Under Product Information, you’ll find your Office product name and, in some cases, the full version number.

1 – Product name, such as Microsoft 365 ProPlus or Office Home and Student.

2 – Version number, which includes version, build number, and the type of installation such as Click-to-run or Windows Store.

For more information, such as the bit-version, choose About Excel. A dialog box opens, showing the full version number and bit version (32-bit or 64-bit).

See Also

Open any Office application, such as Word and create a new document.

For example, go to Word and choose About Word.

In the dialog box that opens, you can see the version number as well as the license type. In the example below, the version number is 16.18 and the license is a one-time purchase of Office 2019 for Mac.

See Also

Still not sure?

If the steps above didn’t work for you, you’re likely using an older version of Office. To learn what version you have, see Find details for other versions of Office.

One of our favorite readers wrote in today asking how to tell if his Word 2007 installation was running Service Pack 1, since he couldn’t find the About dialog, which got me thinking… I bet most people don’t know where it is!

So Jeff, this article is for you, but hopefully it will help somebody else as well. This same method should work for all Office applications: Word, Excel, Access, and all the rest.

First click on the Office button in the upper left-hand corner.

Now click the Word Options button in the menu (or Excel options for Excel, etc)

Select the Resources tab on the left-hand pane, and then you’ll see “about Microsoft Office Word 2007” in the list.

You can click on the About button to bring up About dialog… and look, I’m running SP1 and didn’t even realize it.

You can do the same thing for any Office application.

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Where is the About in Word 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365?

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Have you experienced the moment someone asked what the version of Microsoft Office you were using but you had no idea? Do you know which service pack you installed when the computer technician suggests you should install the latest patch for your Office?

Perhas you may know you are using Office 2003, Office 2007 or Office 2010, because they can be easily distinguished from the classic menu style interface and ribbon interface. But it is not easy to remember your Microsoft Office belongs to which suite and other useful version information.Take it easy, Microsoft Office itself provides About Microsoft Office to fix all. The instructions listed below can guide you how to find About dialogue and version information separately in Microsoft Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010.

About Microsoft Office Word 2003

Open one word document, click Help tab and from the drop-down menu you can see obviously About Microsoft Office Word item.

Click the About Microsoft Office Word, a new window appears. See the screen shot below, here you can view the version infomation underlined in red of your Microsoft Office 2003.

About Microsoft Office Word 2007

Click the Office Button in the upper left-hand, and then click Word Options at the bottom..

There appears Word Options window, navigate to the Resource tab at the left pane, About Microsoft Office Word 2007 is listed intuitively at the bottom of the body part. From the screen shot below, we can get such version information underlined in red. And look, I am using SP1 in my word 2007 installation.

If you want to get latest updates available for Microsoft Office, please click Check for Updates. Want more info about the version info, like the type of Microsoft Office, the license name, Product I,etc. Just click About button to bring up About dialogue.

From the above comparison, it is different to find About Microsoft Office in Office 2003 and 2007. Some users may find difficult to adjust themself from the classic style interface to Ribbon in a short time. Classic Menu for Office software helps bring the familiar Office 2003 menus and toolbar back to the Office 2007 ribbon interface.

Classic Menu 2007 Suites

Classic Menu 2007 Applications

About Microsoft Office Word 2010

Navigate to the File tab, clik the Help item and you can see all version information and Support from Microsoft Office 2010.

And look, you know you are using Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 32-bit. Why is it important to know your Office 2010 is 32-bit or 64-bit, because sometimes you need to select the right edition of some office add-ins and software to match your office 2010 in order to enhance work efficiency, like Classic Menu for Office 2010 suites, Office Tab, and Ribbon Finder and so on.

About in Word 2013

Please click File > Account, and the “About Microsoft Word” is on the right side. As follows:

What is Classic Menu for Office

The software Classic Menu for Office is designed for the people who are accustomed to the old interface of Microsoft Office 2003, XP (2002) and 2000. It brings back the classic menus and toolbars to Microsoft Office (includes Word) 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365. The classic view helps the people to smoothly upgrade to the latest version of Office, and work with Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 as if it were Office 2003 (and 2002, 2000).

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Classic Menu for Office

It includes Classic Menu for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Visio and Project 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365.

Classic Menu for Office 2007

It includes Classic Menu for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook 2007.

Microsoft Word exists in many different versions. Sometimes you need to know what Word version you have installed. For example, you may find add-ins on this site that are relevant only for specific versions of Word.

The information below will help you answer the question: “What version of Word do I have?“.

Latest updated 18-Oct-2021: Updated with information about the new Word 2021 that was released as part of Microsoft Office 2021 in October 2021.

NOTE – Microsoft has changed product names as of April 21, 2020
Office 365 has been renamed to Microsoft 365.
Correspondingly, Word for Office 365 has been renamed to Word for Microsoft 365.

How to detect the version of Word just by looking at the Word window

Figure 1. Word 2021 and Word for Microsoft 365 – no color behind Ribbon tabs – selected tab is underscored.

Figure 2. Word 2016 and Word 2019 – color behind the Ribbon tabs – selected tab has no background color. In Word 2019, you will find 3D Models on the Insert tab – it is not found in Word 2016.

Figure 3. Word 2016 and Word 2019 – Help added after the tab names in the Ribbon.

Figure 4. In Word 2021 and Word for Microsoft 365, you will see only the magnifier icon without text, and it has been moved to the Title bar.

Figure 5. Word for Microsoft 365 has Editor group on Home tab – not found in Word 2021.

Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2016, Word 2019, Word 2021

There are only a few visible differences between Word 2016 and Word 2019. Correspondingly, there are only a few visible differences between Word 2021 and Word for Microsoft 365.

All four versions have a Ribbon with several tabs, starting with the File tab followed by Home, Insert, etc.

Word 2021 and Word for Microsoft 365 have no special background color behind the Ribbon tabs. The selected tab is underlined. See Figure 1.

Word 2016 and Word 2019 have a colored background behind the Ribbon tabs. The selected tab has no background color. Word 2019 has a new command, 3D Models, on the Insert tab. It is not found in Word 2016. See Figure 2.

Word 2016 and Word 2019 have a Tell me what you want to do. help in the Ribbon. See Figure 3.

In Word 2021 and Word for Microsoft 365 , you will see only the magnifier icon without text and it has been moved to the Title bar. A Search field appears when you click the icon. See Figure 4.

Word for Microsoft 365 has e.g. an Editor group on the Home tab that is not found in Word 2021. See Figure 5.

Word for Microsoft 365 is the version you have if you have Microsoft 365 installed. With Microsoft 365 you will automatically have the latest Word version. However, you may have the version updated with a delay depending on which Channel you are on, i.e. how often your Microsoft 365 is updated (Monthly Channel, Semi-Annual Channel).

Word version – Word 2013 – tab names in uppercase.

Older Versions of Office are Incompatible with 2FA

Office 365 services are among the services protected by 2FA. Users must have Office 2016 or higher in order for 2FA to work for Outlook email (Office 2019 is recommended). To check if you are currently running an older version of Office, follow these step-by-step instructions for either Mac or Windows.

What version of Office am I using on my Mac?

Step 1

Open any Office application, such as Word, and create a new document.

Step 2

Go to the Word menu and choose About Word .

Step 3

In the dialog box that opens, you can see the version number as well as the license type. In the example below, the version number is 16.18 and the license is a one-time purchase of Office 2019 for Mac.

What version of Office am I using on my Windows device?

Step 1

Open any Office application, such as Word or Excel, and select Account .

Note: If you don’t see Account or you already have a file or document open, choose File from the menu, and then select either Account or Help from the list on the left.

Step 2

Under Product Information , you’ll find your Office product name and, in some cases, the full version number.

1 – Product name, such as Office 365 ProPlus or Office Home and Student.

2 – Version number, which includes version, build number, and the type of installation such as Click-to-run or Windows Store.

Step 3

For more information, such as the bit-version, choose About Excel . A dialog box opens, showing the full version number and bit version (32-bit or 64-bit).

Still not Sure?

If the steps above didn’t work for you, you’re likely using an older version of Office. To learn what version you have, see Find details for other versions of Office .

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Beginning spring 2019, all Northeastern University users with faculty, staff, or sponsored accounts will be required to enroll in 2FA. These community members should expect to use 2FA to log in to an increasing number of the university’s most frequently used online services and systems.

Check out the Commonly Asked Questions page for additional questions and answers regarding the university’s 2FA requirement.

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(last updated March 20, 2021)

When you first install Word, it asks you for your name so it can personalize the registration for your program. It also writes your name into the user area. This area includes your name and initials and can include your address. This information is used by various Word fields, in the document summary information, in annotations, and in the Envelopes and Labels feature.

If you need to change the user information (for instance, if your name or address changes), follow these steps:

1. Display the Word Options dialog box. (In Word 2007 click the Office button and then click Word Options. In Word 2010 or a later version, display the File tab of the ribbon and then click Options.)
2. Click Popular (Word 2007) or General (later versions of Word) at the left side of the dialog box. (It may already be selected, by default, in the dialog box.) (See Figure 1.)

Figure 1. The General options of the Word Options dialog box.

WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (9539) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Office 365. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Setting User Information.

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Один из наших любимых читателей писал сегодня о том, как рассказать, работает ли его установка Word 2007 с пакетом обновления 1, поскольку он не смог найти диалог «О программе», который заставлял меня думать . Уверен, что большинство людей не знают, где это!

Итак, Джефф, эта статья для вас, но, надеюсь, это поможет кому-то еще. Этот же метод должен работать для всех приложений Office: Word, Excel, Access и всех остальных.

Сначала нажмите кнопку «Офис» в верхнем левом углу.

Теперь нажмите кнопку «Параметры Word» в меню (или параметры Excel для Excel и т. Д.),

Перейдите на вкладку «Ресурсы» в левой панели, а затем в списке появится «о Microsoft Office Word 2007».

Вы можете нажать кнопку «О программе», чтобы открыть диалоговое окно «О программе . » и посмотреть, я запускаю SP1 и даже не понимаю.

Вы можете сделать то же самое для любого приложения Office.

This document explains how to correct Microsoft Office if it is not working or crashes frequently. These solutions apply to Office 2013, 2010 and 2007. For Office 2003 and earlier versions, see Microsoft Office 2000/XP/2003 (Win) – Repairing Corrupted Program Files. Sometimes, you have to completely remove and reinstall Microsoft Office to fix corruption issues: Windows – Office 2007 / 2010 / 2013 – Uninstalling

SYMPTOM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

• Office 2016
• Office 2010/2013
• Office 2007

Office 2016

1. Click on the start button and type in Programs and Features. This step works for Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10.
   
2. Find Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus . . If you have office installed in a different language, then ending may not be exactly the same as the picture below.Select change.
   
3. Select Online Repair for the best chance of fixing the issue. You will need to close all Microsoft programs before clicking repair, this includes Skype. This may take some time, depending on your Internet connection and your computer.
   
4. Partway through the repair process, your computer will look like the image below. This is normal, once it is fully done, click close and attempt to use a Microsoft program.
   

Office 2010/2013

To begin, click on Start and then Control Panel.

After the Control Panel window opens, click on Uninstall a Program.

A list of all installed programs should now appear. Highlight Microsoft Office 2010, and click on Change.

• Note: The exact title of Microsoft Office 2010 may depend on the version installed on your computer.

After the dialog box loads, choose the Repair option and click Continue.

This process may take a few minutes, but after completion, you will be prompted to exit and restart any open Office programs. You may then click Close. You may be prompted to reboot your computer to apply all changes and complete setup.

Office 2007

To begin, go to the Start Menu > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office Tools, and then click on Microsoft Office Diagnostics.

After Microsoft Office Diagnostics opens, click Continue on the first page.

By default, all of the diagnostic tests are enabled, so you may click on Run Diagnostics to proceed with diagnosis and repair.

For a summary of each diagnostic, visit Microsoft’s site.

Note: You may be asked to insert the Office 2007 installation disk during the Setup Diagnostic.

After running the diagnostics, a results page will be displayed. After clicking continue, your web browser will load with Microsoft’s recommendations for the next steps to resolve any discovered issues with Microsoft Office.

To determine what version of Microsoft Office is currently running on your computer, select your operating system from the list below and follow the instructions.

• Microsoft Windows users
• macOS users
• Version number table

Microsoft Windows users

1. Open any of the Office applications, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
2. Create a new document.
3. Choose File in the upper-left corner, and select either Account or Help from the list to the left.
4. Under Product Information, the Office product name and the full version number is shown.
5. If you do not your version in the current window, select About Word, About Excel, About PowerPoint, etc., and a new dialogue box should open containing the full version number.

You can compare your version number to the table below to determine the year of Microsoft Office you’re using.

macOS users

1. Open any of the Office applications, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
2. Create a new document.
3. Go to the Word/Excel/PowerPoint menu, and select About Word, About Excel, About PowerPoint, etcetera, and a new dialogue box should open containing the full version number.

You can compare your version number to the table below to determine the year of Microsoft Office you’re using.

Version number table

Once you’ve located the version number in the Microsoft Office program of your choice, you can utilize the table below to find out which year it matches. To do so, compare the first two digits in the version number with the version year on the right side of the table.

Office 2007 and later to Office 365 not only has keyboard shortcuts but in many ways they are better than previous versions of Microsoft Office. For the most part the shortcuts used in Office XP and Office 2003 still work in Office 2007 through 365 also – despite the very different look of the screen.

In Office 2007 and later you had the same menu shortcuts as in earlier Microsoft Office products even though the appearance of the screen and menus is quite different.

The trick is to hold down the Alt key – that will reveal little shortcut reminders for each option on the current ribbon.

For example here’s what you’ll see when you press the Alt key in Excel 2007.

The Office button on top left has an F so if you press Alt then F it will open than menu. F might seem like a strange choice until you remember that Alt + F took you to the File menu in earlier versions of Excel.

The shortcuts can go many levels deep, the little tags that appear after pressing the Alt key will change as you make each selection. Press Alt then G brings up the Design ribbon in Powerpoint 2007 and shows that, among other things, pressing Alt G and O will change the slide orientation.

On top of all that, the Ctrl key shortcuts are all there too – Ctrl + O still opens the File | Open dialog and so on.

The most recent version of the popular Office applications centralize security options and add a few new wrinkles.

One of the most notable additions to Microsoft’s 2007 Office System was the Trust Center, which centralizes the security options in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and the other applications in the suite. Of course, this being Office, it figures that many of the most important security features–including the new Document Inspector–also reside elsewhere.

To open the Trust Center in the 2007 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, click the Office button, select the Options button at the bottom-right of the window, choose Trust Center in the left pane, and click the Trust Center Settings button in the right pane. In Outlook 2007 and Publisher 2007, click Tools > Trust Center.

The Trust Center in Microsoft Office 2007 apps centralizes most of security options in the programs.

The security options presented in the Trust Center vary from program to program, but you’ll likely want to start by clicking the Privacy Options button. The third and fifth options under Privacy Settings in the right window are checked by default: Download a file periodically that helps determine system problems; and Check Microsoft Office documents that are from or link to suspicious Web sites (this last option is missing in Outlook 2007).

The 2007 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher list an option to remove personal information from file properties on save (this may be grayed out), as well as a Document Inspector button, which searches the file for comments, revisions, and hidden metadata. You can also access the Document Inspector in Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 by clicking the Office button and choosing Prepare > Inspect Document.

Listed under the Trusted Publishers tab are the companies and organizations whose macros and add-ins have an approved digital signature. With Office 2007’s default security settings selected, you see a warning in the Message Bar at the top of the file window whenever a macro or add-in from an entity not on this list tries to run. Click the Options button on the bar to open the Security Options dialog box, which provides information on the blocked content. Here you can choose to let the add-in run, trust all files from the publisher, or block it (the default setting). You can also click Show Signature Details to view more information.

You can also choose to allow all files from specific folders or other locations to open with no security warnings. Just click the Add new location button in the Trusted Locations window and enter the folder or network path, if you check “Allow Trusted Locations on my network (not recommended)” at the bottom of the window. Microsoft warns against enabling this option for a reason: It provides malicious VBA scripts entering via this location unfettered access to your applications, where they can wreak all sorts of havoc.

Add folder or network paths to your Trusted Locations list in Office 2007 to avoid the security warning when files they contain open.

The other Trust Center Settings tabs let you disable all add-ins, or adjust your macro and ActiveX settings. The default settings meet the needs of most users: “Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions” for ActiveX, and “Disable all macros with notification” (“Warnings for signed macros; all unsigned macros are disabled” in Outlook 2007).

Outlook 2007 adds the E-mail Security dialog box, where you can choose to encrypt outgoing messages and attachments, and to read your incoming mail as plain text rather than as HTML. This option helps prevent malicious content in a message from running automatically (see yesterday’s post ), and you can view the HTML version of messages from people you trust by clicking the warning at the top of the of the window and choosing Display as HTML.

Many of the permission-restricting options in Office 2007 apps require Microsoft’s Information Rights Management/Windows Rights Management Services, but you can limit who can read and work on your files without these services in Word 2007 by clicking Review > Protect Document > Restrict Formatting and Editing. In Excel 2007, click Review and choose one of the “Protect” options in the Changes area of the ribbon. You can restrict the Word styles that can be used, or password-protect the file, though the user-authentication options once again require IRM/WRMS. You can also assign a password to a file in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by clicking the Office button, choosing Save As, clicking Tools at the bottom of the Save As dialog box, choosing General Options in the drop-down menu, entering the password, and clicking OK.

Add a password to a file in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint via the Tools button in the Save As dialog box.

Tomorrow: keep your passwords in order, with or without a password manager.

When asking for assistance with a PowerPoint problem, it’s helpful to know what version of Microsoft PowerPoint you are using. In this post I will show you how to easily tell the versions apart and find the exact version numbers. Please note that only PowerPoint for Windows is covered.

PowerPoint 2003

PowerPoint 2003 is the last version to use a traditional menu bar and toolbar (instead of a ribbon). Follow the steps below to find your copy’s version number:

1. Select Help from the menu bar (the last entry).
2. Click on About Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
3. The version number is listed at the top of the About window.

PowerPoint 2007

PowerPoint 2007 introduces the Ribbon, a panel at the top of the window that organizes commands into tabs. You can tell PowerPoint 2007 apart from newer versions by the Office Button—a round button with the Office logo at the top left corner of the Ribbon. To to find the exact version number in PowerPoint 2007, follow these steps:

1. Click on the round Office Button in the top left corner.
2. Select PowerPoint Options from the menu.
3. Click on Resources at the bottom of the list.
4. The version number is listed at the bottom under ”about Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.”

PowerPoint 2010

In PowerPoint 2010, Microsoft replaced the round Office Button with the File tab. You can find the version number as follows:

1. Click the File tab.
2. Select Help from the menu.
3. The version number can be found on the right side below the Office logo.

PowerPoint 2013

Compared to PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint 2013’s user interface is much flatter, matching the design of Windows 8. To look up the exact version number, follow these steps:

1. Click the File tab.
2. Select Account from the backstage view.
3. Click the About PowerPoint button.
4. The version number is listed at the top of the About dialog (including whether you are using the 32- or 64-bit version of Office).

PowerPoint 2016

PowerPoint 2016 looks quite similar to PowerPoint 2013, but Ribbon tab names no longer display in all caps. The steps to find the version number are exactly the same as in PowerPoint 2013:

1. Click the File tab.
2. Select Account from the backstage view.
3. Click the About PowerPoint button.
4. The version number is listed at the top of the About dialog (including whether you are using the 32- or 64-bit version of Office).

PowerPoint Release History

PowerPoint (April 1987): 1.0
PowerPoint (May 1988): 2.0
PowerPoint 3 (May 1992): 3.0
PowerPoint 4 (February 1994): 4.0
PowerPoint 95 (July 1995): 7.0
PowerPoint 97 (January 1997): 8.0
PowerPoint 2000 (June 1999): 9.0
PowerPoint XP (May 2001): 10.0
PowerPoint 2003 (October 2003): 11.0
PowerPoint 2007 (January 2007): 12.0
PowerPoint 2010 (June 2010): 14.0
PowerPoint 2013 (January 2013): 15.0
PowerPoint 2016 (September 2015): 16.0

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Microsoft does not recommend installing multiple versions of any Office product, but it is generally possible to install and use more than one version of Office on a single Windows computer. For example, you can install and use both Office 2003 and Office 2007 on the same computer.

Warning: Office suites downloaded from IUware are incompatible with other installed versions of Office. The IUware-installed version will continually ask for an activation key.

Before deciding to install multiple versions of Microsoft Office, make sure your hard drive has enough available space. This is especially important for the initial installation of Office 2000, for which UITS recommends a minimum 900 MB of free drive space. The completed installation will not be this large, but the initial temporary files copied to the hard drive during the installation require large amounts of free drive space.

Order of installation

If you want to install and use more than one version of Office on the same computer, you must install the earliest version first. For example, if you want to use both Office 2003 and Office 2007 on the same computer, you must install Office 2003 first. This step is necessary because of the way registry keys, shared programs, file extensions, and other settings are managed for each version of Office, and for the programs that are included with each version. The order of installation for different versions of Office follows:

1. Office 95
2. Office 97
3. Office 2000
4. Office XP
5. Office 2003
6. Office 2007

Installing Office XP

By default, Office XP will install over any previous version of Microsoft Office. To keep a previous version of Microsoft Office:

Change the installation location for Office XP to something other than the default selection. For example, it is easy to change the location to:

If you don’t change the location, the installation of Microsoft Office XP will overwrite files from previous versions.

Multiple versions of Outlook

Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007 cannot coexist with any previous versions of Outlook. All previous versions of Outlook will be removed during the installation process of Office 2000, XP, 2003, or 2007 even if during Office setup, in the Removing Previous Versions dialog box, you’ve selected Keep these programs .

Potential problems with multiple versions of Office

• Microsoft Clip Art Gallery and Microsoft Graph will not run correctly when installed on a computer system running an older version of Microsoft Office. Because of the way the registry entries are used, UITS does not recommend that you install multiple versions of these programs.
• Because the Office 2000 shortcut bar uses Windows Installer shortcuts, it cannot use the existing toolbars or buttons from earlier versions of the Office shortcut bar.
• Office 95, 97, and 2000 all use the same shortcuts under the Start menu to start programs. Office 2000 will overwrite these shortcuts during installation. If you rename the Office 95 or 97 shortcuts before you install Office 2000, you can use the shortcuts for both sets of programs on the Start menu; however, this will require large amounts of available RAM to handle opening all of these programs at one time. Plan on 16MB of RAM per application launched on startup, beyond what is initially used by Windows 95 , 98 , and NT .

This information has been adapted from Microsoft Help and Support articles 218861 and 928091.

EXCEL 2007 versus EXCEL 2003 and earlier

For basic data analysis using the Data Analysis Toolpack, such as descriptive statistics and regression, versions of Microsoft Excel from 1997 on are adequate.

However, the user interface for Excel 2007 is much different from that in earlier versions. In particular

• The File Menu is replaced with the Microsoft Office Button .
  This is used to open, save and print files.
• The other Menus (Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Data, Window and Help) and drop-down dialog boxes and toolbar icons have been greatly rearranged and replaced by the Microsoft Office fluent user interface that uses Ribbons and Groups.

THE MICROSOFT OFFICE BUTTON

The office button is at the top left-hand corner of the Ribbon.
It replaces the File Menu of earlier versions of Office and Excel.
It is used to Open, Save, Print and Close files.

The commands are organized by Tab and Group.
At the highest level is the Ribbon for each Tab.
Here this is is shown for the Home Tab.

Eventually we want to get to commands that we use.
From the Ribbon the sequence is

1. Tabs:
   – The seven tabs are Home, Insert, Page Layout, Formulas, Data, Review, View.
   – The above example uses the Home tab.
2. Groups:
   – These show related items together.
   – For example, there is the Font group (within the Home tab).
3. Commands
   – A command is a button, a box to enter information, or a menu.
   – For example, there is the B button (in the Font group in the Home tab) to make text bold.
   – The Dialog Box launcher is a small arrow that gives additional commands (e.g. at bottom right of the Font group).

THE RIBBON FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN TABS

For each of the seven tabs the Ribbon looks as follows on my computer (the look of the ribbon varies with screen resolution and with the active Excel document).
The most useful Groups for basic data analysis are highlighted.

1. Home Tab – Use to read in data and save data in various formats.

2. Insert Tab – Use to create Charts.

3. Page Layout Tab

5. Data Tab – Use the Data Analysis add-in for histograms, descriptive statstics, regression, .

NOTE: If the Data Analysis tab (far right) does not appear on your computer you need to activate it – see Excel 2007: access

SUMMARY

For a two-page document showing the Office Button and the Ribbons for the seven Tabs click here.

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If the Data Analysis command is not available in your version of Excel, you need to load the Analysis ToolPak add-in program. These instructions apply to Excel 2010, Excel 2013 and Excel 2016.

1. Click the File tab, click Options, and then click the Add-Ins category.
2. In the Manage box, select Excel Add-ins and then click Go.
3. In the Add-Ins available box, select the Analysis ToolPak check box, and then click OK.

Tip: If Analysis ToolPak is not listed in the Add-Ins available box, click Browse to locate it.

If you are prompted that the Analysis ToolPak is not currently installed on your computer, click Yes to install it.

Once the add in has been successfully installed you will see data analysis when you click on the data tab (usually to the far right of the toolbar). Go back to the first screenshot in the instructions to see how it will look. The button will open the Data Analysis dialog, which offers access to a variety of analysis tools.

Quick Analysis is a similar set of tools available in Excel 2013. See Microsoft documentation for more information. it applies to Excel 2013 and Excel 2016.

Instructions provided courtesy of Excel Help

Links & Files

Media

Some trivia about Outlook version numbers;

• What are the version numbers of Outlook and their released names?
• Why does it start with version 8.0?
• Why is there no version 13.0?
• Why isn’t Office 2019 version 17.0?
• What are the build numbers of the Service Pack releases?

Version Names and Version Numbers

The version number of Outlook relates to the first 2 numbers of the entire build number as reported in Outlook’s About dialog. side from Outlook 98, this second number is always 0.

You can look up the build number of Outlook in the following way:

• Outlook 2007 and previous
  Help-> About Microsoft Office Outlook
• Outlook 2010
  File-> Help-> About-> Additional Version and Copyright Information
• Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019 and Microsoft 365
  File-> Office Account-> About Outlook

An overview of the released versions of Outlook and their version numbers;

This version number is used for stamping the installation files of Outlook and is also used in the Registry, with the most known Registry hive being;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\ \Outlook

Office 2019 is not version 17.0?

As you can see, since Outlook 2016 the version number is stuck at 16.0 and Office 2019 didn’t become version 17.0. This is because Office 2016 and Office 2019 now use the same code-base as Microsoft 365 and your license determines which features are enabled.

At the same time, this change also increases (or to be more technically correct; doesn’t decrease) compatibility with add-ins and external applications which explicitly look at the version number.

Background info

Outlook was first introduced in Office 97 which had the version number 8.0. The version numbering of Office itself skips number 5 and 6. This is because since Office 95 (version 7.0), all Office applications started sharing the same version number. Word at the time was in its 6.0 version and with that it had the highest version number. Its next version for Office 95 would become version Word 7.0 so that version number was taken for the entire Office 95 suite.

Outlook 97 replaced the applications Schedule+ and Exchange Client which were previously bundled with respectively Office and Exchange Server.

Before Outlook 97 there were already clients called Outlook bundled with Exchange. Their names are; Outlook for MS-DOS, Outlook for Windows 3.x, and Outlook for Macintosh. After “Microsoft Outlook 2001 for Macintosh” came Entourage which offered Exchange connectivity for Mac users. All these versions have their own version numbers which have nothing to to with the current versioning scheme.

Outlook 98 was initially a free download and later remained as a free upgrade for Outlook 97 users adding new features – most notably support for non-Exchange accounts. Its availability has been pulled shortly before the release of Outlook 2000. As its release was outside the normal release cycle of the Office suites (to which the version numbers have been tied), the version number of Outlook 98 could not be a full version higher than Outlook 97.

No version 13.0

At the MVP Summit in 2009, Steve Ballmer admitted (to little surprise) that there won’t be a version 13.0 for any of the Office applications because of “plain old superstition”. However, he also said that there is no “company policy for superstition” and that other product groups may release a 13.0 version of their product in the future. Obviously this superstition isn’t going to be localized for other markets where they would fear the number 14.

Other current uses of the Outlook brand

Outlook on the Web is the Web-based e-mail interface of Microsoft Exchange Server. Initially it was called Exchange Web Connect but soon replaced with Outlook Web Access. In Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013 it is called Outlook Web App and was renamed to Outlook on the Web with Exchange 2016. As it is a part of Exchange, the Outlook Team doesn’t develop it. However, the release cycle of Exchange is synchronous to the Office Suite and shares the same version number since Office 2010.

Since Office for Mac 2011, Outlook replaced Entourage but has a completely different development team (they are even located in a different State!) and originally another development cycle. While it does share the same version number, originally, Office for the Mac is released 1 year after its Windows counterpart. This is no longer the case since Office 2019.

In August 2012, it was been announced that Outlook.com would replace Hotmail. While Outlook.com takes over some design elements of Outlook 2013 and OWA 2013, this was also managed by a completely different team. Taking Outlook.com into production is part of the “Wave 15” project which again matches the version number of the Office releases. As of mid-2017, all Outlook.com mailboxes are hosted by the Microsoft 365 platform and is very similar in look and feel to the corporate Outlook on the Web experience as part of Exchange Online. For various new end-user features and changes, Outlook.com often is used as a test-bed for the corporate version.

Build Numbers

The exact build number of Outlook that is shown in the About dialog relates to which updates have been installed. This often helps with troubleshooting and is also referred to as “patch level”.

Below you’ll find an overview of some of the major build numbers.

Free tips and tricks for using Microsoft Office and Windows

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Does your document show [Compatibility Mode] in the Word title bar? You’ll be happy to know that this is a simple fix. Compatibility mode identifies to the user that a document is not using the most recent file format. Let’s take a look at how to fix compatibility mode in a Word document.

Microsoft File Formats

When dealing with Compatibility mode issues, it is important to understand how file formats work. Documents created in Microsoft Word are known to have a *.doc file extension. The file extension is a way to identify which program is used to open the file. With the introduction of Microsoft Word 2007, and every version released since, Microsoft Word uses a new file format, *.docx.

The new file extension provides many benefits including better file compression, better privacy controls, improved data recovery methods, and easier detection of files containing macros. Where possible it is best to use the latest file format for your files.

The new file format is based on XML, which stands for Extensible Markup Language. XML provides a definition of how a file will be structured and has given new functionality to the Office suite of programs.

These new file extensions now have either an m or x appended to the end. An M will allow a user to identify the file uses XML with macros, whilst a file with an X appended will identify the file uses XML with no macros.

When a file is opened which uses an old file extension or was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office, you will see [Compatibility Mode] appear in the title bar of the program. This alerts you to the fact that your file is not in the most current format. By using an old file format you will not be able to utilise the newest features of the program.

Important tip

If you create a file in the new file format, e.g. .docx, and then later open the file in a more recent version of Microsoft Office, you will often still see the [Compatibility Mode] message.

This can be confusing because the file is already saved as .docx however Word is still saying the file is in Compatibility mode.

In the time since Microsoft Office 2007 was released and the release of each version of Office since the XML structure was also upgraded. This means that any file created in an older version than what you have installed on your computer did not have the latest XML structure updates.

To be able to use the full functionality of Microsoft Office 2013, 2016 or 2019 you will need to convert your file using the method below to add the new XML structure into each file.

Convert the file format

For this exercise, I am going to show you how to convert a Word document from Office 2003 file format to the latest Office format. Be aware that it is not as easy as renaming the file to include the X on the end of the extension. You need to use the Convert tool included in the Office programs for the conversion to be successful.

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To

As part of the conversion process, the original file will be deleted and replaced with the new file. If you are concerned about this then I generally recommend that users make a copy of the original file before proceeding.

To convert a file, follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Word.
2. Open a document created in an earlier version of Word (Press Ctrl + O on the keyboard).
3. Locate the file, select it then click Open.

1. You should see [Compatibility Mode] in the Title bar area.
2. Click the File tab.
3. The Info category will be displayed.

1. Click the Convert button from the centre of the window.

1. A message will now be displayed on the screen.

As computer users we have become very complacent about reading messages which appear on our screens. Often users will just click OK without reading or press Cancel if they can’t be bothered. It’s time to change those habits, so ensure you read the message.

1. Microsoft Word is telling you that the document will be converted to the current file format. This will allow you to use all of the new features of Word and will reduce the file size. You may, however, notice some layout changes once the file has converted. The original document will be deleted and cannot be restored after the conversion. If you accept this then click OK.
2. You will now see your document again. You will see that the [Compatibility Mode] message is no longer displayed in the title bar however the file still shows as *.doc.
3. Click File >Save or press Ctrl + S on the keyboard.
4. The file will now be saved and the file extension will now update as show as *.docx.
5. You know how to convert a Word document to the latest file format.

For more articles relating to converting the file format, check out my post on:

Feel free to comment below with any questions.

How to Customize Word Options

There are plenty of additional settings found in Word’s Options window that change how it works. If some of Word’s default behavior doesn’t quite work for you, changing one of these settings may help.

Customize Word Options

1. Click the File tab.

The first tab in the Options window is General options. It contains some basic settings, such as the Mini Toolbar, your name and initials, and the theme and background of the window.

The other tabs control different sets of options:

• Display controls how content appears on the screen, whether any formatting marks appear, and how the document prints.
• Proofing controls spelling and grammar check, as well as autocorrect.
• Save controls default file types and saving locations.
• Language controls the languages used for display and editing purposes.
• Advanced controls a variety of options that don’t have a home elsewhere.

The Options window displays the options available for the selected tab.

Customize the Ribbon

The Options window is also where you can customize what ribbon tabs appear, what commands appear on the ribbon, and what commands appear on the Quick Access Toolbar.

In the Word Options window, click the Customize Ribbon tab.

The column on the left displays commands that you can add to or remove from the ribbon, while the column on the right shows the available ribbon tabs and groups.

The ribbon tabs can be toggled with the check box next to each one or expanded to show the groups and command buttons.

Select and expand a ribbon tab.

You cannot customize the commands that appear in a default ribbon group; however, you can add commands to custom groups you create yourself.

Select a custom group, or add a new one by clicking the New Group button.

The command is added to the ribbon group.

You can also remove commands from the ribbon by selecting them in the right column and clicking Remove.

Customize the Quick Access Toolbar

You can customize the Quick Access Toolbar from the Options window as well, controlling which commands are available there.

In the Word Options window, click the Quick Access Toolbar tab.

The column on the left displays commands that you can add to the Quick Access Toolbar, while the column on the right shows the commands that are already there.