• Keyboard shortcuts for Office Components
• Does Microsoft provide a list of How Tos?
• How Do I create a Slipstream OfficeXP SP-1 CD
• How to make a Office XP Service Pack 2 full CD?
• Remove Office files and registry entries completely
• How do I backup and restore Outlook Data Files?
• How do I turn off the Getting Started pane (Word 2003)?
• (Office 2007) Where did my Office Commands go?!

You can review shortcut keys for various versions of Word, Access, Excel and Outlook by referring to this page:

Keyboard Assistance

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by MSeng
last modified: 2003-09-19 20:26:53

Yes...there is a compilation of tips and how-to's for Office products located on this TechNet page:

Microsoft Office How-Tos

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by MSeng
last modified: 2002-09-02 12:05:53

The question was answered in this Microsoft Help forum thread by scorcho:

How To Create a Slipstream OfficeXP SP-1 CD

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by MSeng
last modified: 2003-02-11 21:04:11

•Put the Microsoft Office XP CD-ROM into the Drive (Not the SP1)•Create 2 Temporary Directory C:\Office and C:\Update•Start/Run... type: X:\SETUP.EXE /a and click OK(where x indicates ur hard disk drive)
•Browse the Install Location and type the Product Key. Click Next, accept the License Agreement and click Install
•The directory C:\Office must have the following files in it:
Files(directory)
INSTMSI(exe)
INSTMSIW(exe)
SETUP(Exe)
readme(html)
autorun(ini)
owc10
proplus•Download the Office XP Service Pack2 Administrative update from Microsoft (50224 KB)

•Unpack the oxpsp2a.exe into the create directory C:\Update (it will contain 2 files)

•Start/Run... type:
msiexec /p C:\Update\MAINSP2ff.msp /a C:\Office\PROPLUS.MSI SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qb
and click OK

•This is the new directory C:\Office containing the: Microsoft Office XP SP2 Full

•Burn it to a cd and To Install the "Microsoft Office XP SP2" click SETUP.EXE now delete the C:\Update and burn the C:\Office

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by Lanik edited by MSeng
last modified: 2003-01-15 22:37:51

Remove Office files and registry entries completely

Microsoft provides free tools for download to remove Office 97 and Office 2000 from your system:

Office 2000
Utility to Completely Remove Remaining Office CD1 Files and Registry Entries

Office 97
OFF97: Utility to Completely Remove Remaining Office 97 Files and Registry Entries

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by MSeng
last modified: 2002-12-12 20:32:07

How do I backup and restore Outlook Data Files?

Please choose the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article below specific to your version:
•OL97: How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data
•OL98: (CW) How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data
•OL2000: (IMO) How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data
•How to back up, restore, or move Outlook data in Outlook 2000 (CW)
•OL2002: How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data


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Microsoft has also provided Outlook 2000, 2002 and 2003 users with an add-on to automatically backup the .pst file on a schedule. The latest release can be found here - Personal Folders Backup.

More information on tool usage can be found by reviewing the information available at Office Online - Using the Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders Backup tool.

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How do I turn off the Getting Started pane (Word 2003)?

•From Microsoft Word 2003, choose "Tools" then "Options".•When the "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, select the "View" tab.•Uncheck "Startup Task Pane".•Click "OK" to close the dialog box.


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So simple--why didn't I see that? Thank you. - lacasagrande

2011-12-18 13:13:27




by MSeng

(Office 2007) Where did my Office Commands go?!

As you know by now, the familiar icon and menu toolbars have been replaced with 'the Ribbon'.

To assist you in both understanding the reasoning behind the new interface and to help find where your favorite commands are, you may find these links helpful.

The new Microsoft Office user interface overview

Crabby Office Lady intro to the Ribbon - and links to more help with them.
Getting to know you...again: The Ribbon

Guide to the Access 2007 user interface

Interactive: Excel 2003 to Excel 2007 command reference guide
Reference: Locations of Excel 2003 commands in Excel 2007 (there is also an Excel workbook available for download near the bottom of that page).

Interactive: Word 2003 to Word 2007 command reference guide
Reference: Locations of Word 2003 commands in Word 2007 (there is also an Excel workbook available for download near the bottom of that page).

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by SpyderWoman edited by MSeng
last modified: 2006-12-29 08:47:40