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Update Office 2007 Find out more about Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Visit Office Online to download Office 2007 Service Pack 2 List of all 2007 Office system Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 SP2 packages Get help with expired beta software

Top Office 2007 help Lost your product key? How to identify, locate, and replace a product key. You’ve installed Windows 7 and need to reinstall Office but you can’t find the CD. How do you get a replacement? Troubleshoot problems when activating a 2007 Office product View the new security technology webcast Troubleshoot when scanning for updates and are offered updates for programs you don’t have installed View the Windows Vista with the 2007 Microsoft Office system Webcast Learn how to turn off automatic spelling and grammar checking Read the frequently asked questions about the Office Startup Assistant Learn more about the Office Ribbon

Transition from earlier versions of Office Use earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and save files Troubleshoot when Office 2007 upgrade fails on Office XP Student and Teacher products Convert trial versions of Office 2007 to full licensed version Find information about using Office 2007 on a computer that is running another version of Office

Installation error messages Troubleshoot “Error 1923: Service ‘Office Source Engine’ (ose) could not be installed” Find help after you remove the beta release version of Office 2007 and then try to install the original release Troubleshoot when Office 2007 Setup program will not restart after an initial installation is interrupted Get help when installation fails and you receive an error message when installing Office 2007 by double-clicking an .msi file: “Error 1713″ or “MSI Error 41″ “Error 1311: cannot locate source file” error message when you install a 2007 Office suite or Office 2003 “Error 1608. Setup could not locate a version of Microsoft Office 97, 2000 or XP on the selected drive” error message when you try to upgrade Office 2003

Top-rated error messages Troubleshoot when you receive an “Access denied” error message, and the program unexpectedly quits when you try to open or save a file Find help for “Error 25090″ error message when you start an Office program Fix error message when you try to start a 2007 Office program within a Terminal Server client session Learn how to use the Alert ID feature in the Office 2007 programs “Invalid product key” error

Keeping Office up to date Troubleshoot when scanning for updates and are offered updates for programs you don’t have installed Visit Downloads on Microsoft Office Online to get the latest updates Use Microsoft Update to keep Office up to date

Find converters and add-ins Microsoft Save as PDF download add-in Microsoft Save as XPS download add-in Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS download add-in Download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 File Formats

Office 2007 installation help Troubleshoot when Office 2007 upgrade fails on Office XP Student and Teacher products Troubleshoot when installing an Office 2007 program from the program CD View the supported installation methods for the 2007 Office suites Install and to repair Office 2007 features Get help when prompted to upgrade or customize an earlier version of Office when installing Office 2007 Find assistance when Outlook 2007 is not installed as expected when you install a trial version of an Office 2007 Find help when you are prompted to restart your computer after installing an Office service pack or update

Activate Office 2007 Find a list of helpful resources about activating Microsoft Office programs Frequently asked questions about the Office Activation Wizard

Security and privacy

• Visit the Virus and Security Solution Center
  The Virus & Security solution center provides resources to protect yourself and your PC from viruses, hoaxes, and scams.
• Learn more about the security update for Office 2007
• Find tips and guidelines for how to use your security software and how to recognize and act on threats
• Change your security settings through the Trust Center
• Download a free trial of Windows Live OneCare – all-in-one PC care from Microsoft

More information about using Office 2007 Find more information about Office End User License Agreement when starting Office 2007 applications Find missing Office templates from the New Office Document dialog box Add an Office Program to the Start menu Learn how to add clip art to Clip Organizer View the fonts that are installed with Office 2007 Frequently asked questions about the Office Shortcut bar and Office Find help with Adobe Acrobat PDF file in Office documents Learn more about the Office Ribbon

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Video: Create drop-down lists in Excel 2007
To make data entry easier, you can create a drop-down list in your worksheet. Watch this video to see how to use Excel 2007 to create a drop-down list from a range of cells.
Share Office 2007 documents with users of previous versions of Microsoft Office
If you have friends or colleagues with pre-2007 versions of Microsoft Office, they can download the Compatibility Pack and easily open, edit, and save Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 documents.
Copy Excel data or charts to PowerPoint
Learn how you can simply insert data or charts from Excel into a PowerPoint presentation by selecting what you want in Excel and then using the Paste or Paste Special commands in PowerPoint.
Why did the line-spacing change in Word 2007?
Microsoft Office Word 2007 uses a newly designed default template for creating documents. Find out more about this template and how to change it if you wish.

Open XML and Office 2007: Available and Upcoming Training and Webcast Schedule

Microsoft Press author, and Microsoft Office MVP, Stephanie Krieger, has a series of live webcasts – the first started this week. The training is free and self-paced, offered by Microsoft Office Online.

Here are the links to the Open XML series:

Open XML I: Exploring the Open XML File Formats

Open XML II: Editing documents in the XML

And here’s the series on Office 2007 – introduced in previous post.

Build Your Own Custom Themes - September 15th

Extend the 2007 Office system – September 29th

And here’s the recording of the first held earlier this week: Create Professional Quality Graphics with the 2007 Microsoft Office System (Level 200).

Much of this material builds on concepts and content found in Stephanie’s book Advanced Microsoft® Office Documents 2007 Edition Inside Out.

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Microsoft Teacher Lounge – Free popular classroom templates

One teacher’s favorite 6th and 7th grade templates

Periodic table

Multiplication table

Electronic grade book for Excel

Emergency contact info

Classroom materials sign-out sheet

Multiple choice test kit 

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How-to articles, and tips

Discover the power of the Office 2007 ribbon and toolbar
Whether you are new to Office or an Office expert, check out this overview of the ribbon and toolbar with learning options designed to meet your needs.

Speak visually in Microsoft PowerPoint
Learn how including pictures in presentations is a simple and powerful way of expanding your expressive potential as a speaker.

Manage e-mail while out of the office
Even when you’re away from the office, your e-mail doesn’t take a break and people may be expecting you to respond. Fortunately, several easy strategies can help you handle e-mail when you’re unavailable.

Get quick tips from the Microsoft Word Answer Box
Need help printing labels? Or using mail merge? Check out the Answer Box for responses to frequent questions using Microsoft Word.

Visual How Tos: Office 2007

Adding Custom Galleries to the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface

Adding Custom Buttons to the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface

Adding Custom Check Boxes to the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface

Adding Custom Combo Boxes to the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface

Adding Custom DialogBoxLauncher Controls to the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface

Adding Custom Dynamic Menus to the Office Fluent User Interface

Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface with Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition

Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar in the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface

Hiding Groups on the Office Fluent Ribbon Using a Toggle Button

Hiding Tabs on the Office Fluent Ribbon Using a Toggle Button

Inserting Excel Charts into PowerPoint 2007

Opening a Browser from a Button on the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon

Programmatically Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface

Temporarily Repurpose Commands on the Office Fluent Ribbon

Book Excerpts: Programming Microsoft Office Business Applications

Read book excerpts from the Microsoft Press book, Programming Office Business Applications.

Buy this book

The following chapters are excerpts from Programming Office Business Applications from Microsoft Press (ISBN 9780735625365, copyright Microsoft Press 2008, all rights reserved).

• Chapter 4: Integrating Web Services into Your Office Business Applications
• Chapter 7: Managing Complex Business Processes with Custom SharePoint Workflow

About the Book

Get practical guidance for creating custom applications by using the capabilities of the Microsoft Office platform. This hands-on reference illustrates how to use Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office system and Microsoft Office to create Office Business Applications (OBAs)—an emerging breed of application that bridges the gap between line-of-business (LOB) systems and end-user productivity tools. OBAs enable users to increase productivity by providing a seamless and integrated end-to-end user experience from their desktop to data in enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and other business systems. Experts on the Microsoft Office, Visual Studio Tools for Office, and OBA teams at Microsoft adeptly illustrate how to develop smart clients and Web services in the Microsoft Office environment. You’ll also find guidance on custom development for the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface and Windows SharePoint Services, application deployment, and managing workflow. Complete with code samples on the Web, this book delivers the pragmatic information enterprise developers need to know to create and deploy custom business applications to the organization.

About the Authors

• Steve Fox is a program manager for Visual Studio Tools for Office and OBAs, and coauthor of 6 Microsoft Office Business Applications for Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Rob Barker, a senior technical evangelist at Microsoft, creates developer and architectural guidance for Microsoft Office and SharePoint Products and Technologies.
• Joanna Bichsel is a program manager on the Office Platform Strategy team, where she develops architectural guidance and resources for Office-based solutions.
• Erika Ehrli Cabral is site manager for the MSDN Office Developer Center. She acquires, authors, and releases technical content for Microsoft Office and SharePoint developers.
• Paul Stubbs, a program manager on the Office team, develops programmability features for future versions of Microsoft Office. He’s also worked on the Visual Studio Tools for Office team.

Book Excerpts: Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Visual Basic for Applications Step by Step

Read book excerpts from the Microsoft Press book, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Visual Basic for Applications Step by Step.

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The following chapters are excerpts from Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Visual Basic for Applications Step by Step from Microsoft Press (ISBN c, copyright Microsoft Press 2008, all rights reserved).

Chapter 1: Make a Macro Do Simple Tasks

Chapter 4: Explore Range Objects

About the Book

The smart way to learn Microsoft Office Excel 2007 VBA—one step at a time!

Quickly teach yourself how to automate tasks and create custom spreadsheet solutions with Excel 2007 Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). With Step By Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

• Create macros to automate repetitive tasks
• Automatically format charts, shapes, and text
• Manipulate tables and other objects—even build PivotTable reports
• Write your own functions and procedures
• Use loops and conditions to add decision logic to macros
• Build custom command buttons, dialog boxes, and user formsYour all-in-one learning experience includes:
• Files for building skills and practicing the book’s lessons
• Fully searchable eBook
• Windows Vista Product Guide eReference—plus other resources on CD

About the Author

Reed Jacobson is an expert in Excel and a popular author. In addition to writing about Excel Visual Basic since its inception, other authoring credits include Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 Analysis Services STEP BY STEP, Microsoft Excel 97 STEP BY STEP, Advanced Topics, and Microsoft Office 2000 Expert Companion. He has created several training courses on Microsoft Office and Visual Basic, and is a regular presenter at SQL PASS, Tech Ed, and other Microsoft conferences and seminars. He is a senior architect for Hitachi Consulting, specializing in Business Intelligence solutions. Prior to joining Hitachi Consulting, Reed worked as a software application specialist for Hewlett Packard for 10 years and ran his own consulting firm for eight years. Reed received a BA in Japanese and Linguistics, an MBA from Brigham Young University, and he studied linguistics under a graduate fellowship at Cornell University.

Other Books by Reed Jacobson

• Microsoft® Excel 2002 Visual Basic® for Applications Step by Step
• Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Step by Step