OFFICE 2003 Versus 2007

1.2003 to 2007 Mark as Final

To make a Microsoft Office Word 2003 document read-only, you need to close the file, right-click it in Windows Explorer, click Properties, and then select the Read-only check box. If it's a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document, you can save yourself the trouble and change the document to read-only from within the program.

1. Click the Office button, and then point to Prepare.

2. Click Mark as Final. Not only is the document now read-only, but the editing commands on the Ribbon are unavailable. To enable editing again, follow the same steps to turn the Mark as Final feature off.

2.2003 to 2007 Document Information Panel

When you pause your mouse on your document in Windows Explorer, does it list the author as someone you worked with five years ago? If you started with an existing document, the document property information is probably out of date. With Microsoft Office 2003 documents, most people don't take the time to right-click the file in Windows Explorer, click Properties, and then edit the document information. With the Document Information Panel in Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 and Office Professional Plus 2007, you can edit document properties directly in the program.
1. Click the Office button, and then click Prepare.

2. Click Properties. The Document Information Panel appears below the Ribbon.3. Enter the appropriate information and save the document.
Keep in mind, search engines like the ones included in Windows Vista and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 use document properties to deliver search results that are more relevant. So if you want to make something easier to find, make sure your document properties are up to date.

3.2003 to 2007 Tri-Pane Review

In Microsoft Office Word 2003, you can use the Compare Side-by-Side command to display two documents next to each other so that you can compare them. However, this is only a view and doesn't indicate actual changes to the document. The Compare and Merge command shows document changes but automatically merges the two together, regardless of whether or not you're ready.

In Microsoft Office Word 2007, a side-by-side view is still available if you want it, but the Compare feature now offers a tri-pane review: the original document in one pane, the revised document in another pane, and a combined version of the document with changes marked in a third pane. The tri-pane view shows document changes even if the other person forgot to turn on the Track Changes feature. If you want to keep the combined document, you can simply save it as a separate file.

To use tri-pane review:1. Click the Review tab, and then click Compare in the Compare section.2. Click Compare, and then select the original and revised documents that you want to view.

4.2003 to 2007 Page Layout Tab

It’s not always easy to make page-level changes to your Microsoft Office Word 2003 document. Every time you want to adjust the margin or change the page layout, you have to browse to Page Setup on the File menu and make your changes in a dialog box that has multiple tabs.
In Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can make many of these changes from the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon. For example, if you want a slimmer margin, click the Margins button, and then click Narrow. If you're printing on legal paper, click the Size button, and then click Legal. With many of the options, like Margins, you see a live preview of your change before you apply it. If you need greater customization, click the diagonal arrow in the lower right of the Page Setup section to open the familiar dialog box.

5.2003 to 2007 Categories and Tasks

In Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, you can use colored quick flags to flag e-mail messages for follow-up based on their relation to each other. For example, you can use blue flags for action items related to an upcoming sales meeting, yellow flags for personal items, and red flags for urgent issues. However, these flags are visual cues only; they do not automatically create an Outlook task that you can track and manage.
In Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, colored quick flags are broken out into Colored Categories and Flags. If you need to visually group related items together, you can assign a color category. If you need to act on something, you can assign a flag. When you flag a message in Outlook 2007, it's automatically added to your Outlook task list, your calendar, and the To-Do Bar (which shows your upcoming appointments and tasks for the day). You can assign categories and flags by right-clicking the appropriate icon in your Inbox, or by opening the e-mail message and clicking the commands on the Ribbon.