Office 2003

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Can anyone tell this very new person if Office 2003 is compatible with
Windows XP. Before I try to install it, I want to make sure it will work.
Thanks for your help.
 
Beverley said:
Can anyone tell this very new person if Office 2003 is compatible with
Windows XP. Before I try to install it, I want to make sure it will
work. Thanks for your help.


Why? Are you incapable of reading a box?! If you can't read how did you
manage to post?!
 
Hi,

Yes, it is 100% compatible.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
But they have done away with "Office Shortcut bar!" So I don't want it. I
love shortcut bar, easy, compact and access to all programs with one click
:)
 
The OP has Windows XP, in which you can create toolbars with buttons, just
like the Office shortcut bar. This is precicely what I have done. The only
visible differences are that the word "Office" is missing and the buttons
cannot be separated into groups with a small space. IMHO, these are
irrelevant when compared with the improvements in Office.

My point is that with windows XP and Office 2003 you can still have "easy
compact access to all programs with one click" - as well as a lot of other
improvements.
 
Can you teach novice how to set up one of these toolbars in XP please? Must
it be on bottom of screen or can it be moved around?

Thanks
 
Crazy man said:
Can you teach novice how to set up one of these toolbars in XP please? Must
it be on bottom of screen or can it be moved around?

Thanks

Right click on your Taskbar and select Toolbars and then click on Quick
Launch. A Quick Launch Toolbar will be created on your Taskbar. The
initial Quick Launch will have some icons. You can leave them or delete
them as you choose.

Right click on your Taskbar and uncheck Lock the Taskbar. You can now move
your Quick Launch Toolbar any where you want. I have mine at the top of the
display. When done, check Lock the Taskbar.

You can then add icons to your Quick Launch Toolbar by dragging and dropping
from your Desktop. Then you can delete the Desktop icon. If you want to
add programs that are not currently Desktop icon, go to All Programs and
right click on the application and select Create Shortcut and then choose
send to desktop. Then do as above. There are other ways, I just use this
one. You can initially position a new icon on the Quick Launch Toolbar
anywhere you want and move them later if you desire.

IMO, you should then right click on the Quick Launch Toolbar and ensure
that Always on Top and Auto-Hide are checked. Checking Always on Top will
ensure that the Toolbar is available when an application is full screen.
Checking Auto-Hide ensures that the Toolbar disappears when you do not need
it. I find it convenient to disable Auto-Hide when I am adding a new icon
or moving icons on the Toolbar.

Don
 
Greetings --

Unfortunately, the Quick Launch area of the Task Bar is a woefully
inadequate substitute for the Office shortcut bar, particularly to
those of us who have become accustomed to its use over the years.
It's far, far better to have a toolbar that can be configured and
moved about independently of the Task Bar.

Bruce Chambers
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Bruce Chambers said:
Greetings --

Unfortunately, the Quick Launch area of the Task Bar is a woefully
inadequate substitute for the Office shortcut bar, particularly to
those of us who have become accustomed to its use over the years.
It's far, far better to have a toolbar that can be configured and
moved about independently of the Task Bar.

Bruce Chambers
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Bruce

While I agree that the Quick Launch Toolbar is not as good as the prior
Office Shortcut Toolbar, I do not understand your comment:

"far better to have a toolbar that can be configured and moved about
independently of the Task Bar"

I can move the Quick Launch Toolbar any place I want. Currently the QLTB is
at the top of my display and the Taskbar at the bottom.

I have seen posts in Office newsgroups that the Office Shortcut Toolbar from
prior versions of Office can be used in Office 2003. However, have not tried
to do so myself.

Don
 
-----Original Message-----
Greetings --

Unfortunately, the Quick Launch area of the Task Bar is a woefully
inadequate substitute for the Office shortcut bar, particularly to
those of us who have become accustomed to its use over the years.
It's far, far better to have a toolbar that can be configured and
moved about independently of the Task Bar.

Bruce Chambers
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Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH

You can have intelligent responses. Or you can have Bruce
Chambers. Don't ever count on having both at once. - WP
 
Greetings --

I hadn't realized that the Quick Launch Tool Bar could be
separated from the Task Bar. Your reply prompted some
experimentation, and a better solution. Thanks.

Bruce Chambers
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Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH
 
Bruce Chambers said:
Greetings --

I hadn't realized that the Quick Launch Tool Bar could be separated
from the Task Bar. Your reply prompted some experimentation, and a better
solution. Thanks.

Bruce Chambers
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Welcome

Don
 
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