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File - New; Word 2002
Hi Gang:
I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support our computer users. The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates window. When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task pane, and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are talking about. Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? Thanks Cindy |
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Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently
written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. For more on this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy" wrote in message ... Hi Gang: I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support our computer users. The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates window. When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task pane, and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are talking about. Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? Thanks Cindy |
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Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my
sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked book. And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. For more on this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy" wrote in message ... Hi Gang: I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support our computer users. The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates window. When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task pane, and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are talking about. Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? Thanks Cindy |
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I can't imagine any legal restrictions that prevent reviewing books. Though,
if I had to guess, based on recent performance, I would suggest that the authors might be those who publish well-known online newsletters about Office. g -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy" wrote in message ... Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked book. And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. For more on this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy" wrote in message ... Hi Gang: I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support our computer users. The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates window. When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task pane, and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are talking about. Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? Thanks Cindy |
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But I'll bet if you bring that book back to the store & complain loudly
enough, you'll get your money back!!! Which you can bet that I'd do. John "Cindy" wrote in message ... Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked book. And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. For more on this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy" wrote in message ... Hi Gang: I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support our computer users. The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates window. When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task pane, and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are talking about. Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? Thanks Cindy |
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Cindy
I don't care about litigation! If it was Special Edition - Using Microsoft Office XP then I agree with Suzanne. It was probably the MOST disappointing book I have read from the authors and I am loathe to buy anything from them again. As Suzanne as suggests, it was a badly reworked version of their book. It was rushed out to print, is full of inaccuracies and just doesn't flow. -- Terry Farrell - Word MVP http://word.mvps.org/ "Cindy" wrote in message ... : Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my : sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have : found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked : book. : And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am : very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. : : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: : : Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently : written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. : File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, : you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. : For more on this, see : http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm : : -- : Suzanne S. Barnhill : Microsoft MVP (Word) : Words into Type : Fairhope, Alabama USA : Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so : all may benefit. : : "Cindy" wrote in message : ... : Hi Gang: : I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of : improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support : our : computer users. : The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open : the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates : window. : When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task : pane, : and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are : talking : about. : Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this : behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made : some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? : Thanks : Cindy : : |
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That's what I was thinking. There are too many good books out there to waste
money on poor ones. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "JohnR" wrote in message ... But I'll bet if you bring that book back to the store & complain loudly enough, you'll get your money back!!! Which you can bet that I'd do. John "Cindy" wrote in message ... Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked book. And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. For more on this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy" wrote in message ... Hi Gang: I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support our computer users. The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates window. When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task pane, and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are talking about. Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? Thanks Cindy |
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Yikes - I have the Office 2003 version!
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message ... Cindy I don't care about litigation! If it was Special Edition - Using Microsoft Office XP then I agree with Suzanne. It was probably the MOST disappointing book I have read from the authors and I am loathe to buy anything from them again. As Suzanne as suggests, it was a badly reworked version of their book. It was rushed out to print, is full of inaccuracies and just doesn't flow. -- Terry Farrell - Word MVP http://word.mvps.org/ "Cindy" wrote in message ... : Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my : sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have : found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked : book. : And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am : very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. : : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: : : Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently : written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. : File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, : you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. : For more on this, see : http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm : : -- : Suzanne S. Barnhill : Microsoft MVP (Word) : Words into Type : Fairhope, Alabama USA : Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so : all may benefit. : : "Cindy" wrote in message : ... : Hi Gang: : I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of : improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support : our : computer users. : The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open : the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates : window. : When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task : pane, : and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are : talking : about. : Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this : behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made : some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? : Thanks : Cindy : : |
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This book in Soft cover sells for $5 on amazon. Brand new
John "TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message ... Cindy I don't care about litigation! If it was Special Edition - Using Microsoft Office XP then I agree with Suzanne. It was probably the MOST disappointing book I have read from the authors and I am loathe to buy anything from them again. As Suzanne as suggests, it was a badly reworked version of their book. It was rushed out to print, is full of inaccuracies and just doesn't flow. -- Terry Farrell - Word MVP http://word.mvps.org/ "Cindy" wrote in message ... : Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my : sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have : found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked : book. : And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am : very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. : : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: : : Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently : written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. : File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, : you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. : For more on this, see : http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm : : -- : Suzanne S. Barnhill : Microsoft MVP (Word) : Words into Type : Fairhope, Alabama USA : Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so : all may benefit. : : "Cindy" wrote in message : ... : Hi Gang: : I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of : improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support : our : computer users. : The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open : the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates : window. : When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task : pane, : and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are : talking : about. : Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this : behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made : some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? : Thanks : Cindy : : |
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Yeah, I actually bought that one and was quite disappointed, but in fact I
just checked and page 476 says, "Choose File, New, click General Templates..." So I guess it's not the culprit, but Special Edition - Using Word 2002 still could be! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message ... Cindy I don't care about litigation! If it was Special Edition - Using Microsoft Office XP then I agree with Suzanne. It was probably the MOST disappointing book I have read from the authors and I am loathe to buy anything from them again. As Suzanne as suggests, it was a badly reworked version of their book. It was rushed out to print, is full of inaccuracies and just doesn't flow. -- Terry Farrell - Word MVP http://word.mvps.org/ "Cindy" wrote in message ... : Thank you Suzanne, for confirming my thoughts and helping me maintain my : sanity under somewhat trying circumstances. Having read further, I have : found more references that lead me to believe it is just a poorly reworked : book. : And I would mention whose book it is, but since I work for a law firm, I am : very well aware of potential litigation, sorry folks. : : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: : : Your latter guess is undoubtedly correct: the book you bought was evidently : written for Word 2000 and earlier and not properly updated for Word 2002. : File | New in Word 2002 does *not* open the New dialog by default. But yes, : you can customize it to do this by substituting the FileNewDialog command. : For more on this, see : http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm : : -- : Suzanne S. Barnhill : Microsoft MVP (Word) : Words into Type : Fairhope, Alabama USA : Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so : all may benefit. : : "Cindy" wrote in message : ... : Hi Gang: : I recently bought a rather expensive book on Word 2002, in the hopes of : improving my skills, given the fact that I have been directed to support : our : computer users. : The book states that when you choose New from the File menu, it will Open : the New dialog box on the General tab. I assume this is the Templates : window. : When I perform this activity, File, New displays the New Document task : pane, : and I need to click General Templates to get to the screen they are : talking : about. : Is there a setting somewhere, outside of the registry to change this : behaviour? Or is the author incorrect and just took a Word 97 book, made : some changes to it and passed it off as brand new work? : Thanks : Cindy : : |
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