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Word 2007 Cheat Sheet: Quick Reference Charts

Find your favorite Word 2003 commands in the new Word 2007 interface.

By Preston Gralla
April 3, 2007 12:00 PM ET

Editor's Note: These charts accompany our main story, "Word 2007 Cheat Sheet." Click through to that story for detailed information on getting up and running with Word 2007.

Wondering where your favorite Word 2003 commands went in Word 2007? Worry no more. Just use these quick reference charts, which list the most commonly used Windows 2003 commands and tell you where they are in Word 2007. They're listed here according to the menu on which they're found in Word 2003. We've also included keyboard shortcuts for all the commands. Most of them are the same in Word 2003 and Word 2007; we've noted where they differ.

For a full listing of every menu and submenu item, download the Word Ribbon mapping workbook from Microsoft. Microsoft also lists more Word 2007 keyboard shortcuts at its Office Online Web site.


File Menu  |  Edit Menu  |  View Menu  |  Insert Menu  |  Format Menu  |  Tools Menu  |  Table Menu  |  Window Menu


File Menu

Word 2003 Location
Word 2007 Location
Keyboard Shortcut
File > NewOffice Button > NewCtrl-N
File > OpenOffice Button > OpenCtrl-O
File > CloseOffice Button > CloseCtrl-W
File > SaveOffice Button > Save
or
Quick Access toolbar > Save icon
Ctrl-S
File > Save AsOffice Button > Save AsF12
File > Page SetupPage Layout > Page Setup (click dialog box launcher for more options)
or
Office Button > Print > Print Preview > Page Setup (click dialog box launcher for more options)
In Word 2003: Alt-F, U
In Word 2007: Alt-P, SP
File > Print PreviewOffice Button > Print > Print PreviewAlt-Ctrl-I
File > PrintOffice Button > PrintCtrl-P
File > Recently Used DocumentsOffice Button > Recent DocumentsAlt-F

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