Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office 4.2 - Part 4 of 5 |
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, version 4.2
SUMMARY
The following information was published as part four of a five-part
series in the 12/12/94 issue of MacWeek.
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE VERSION 4.2
Dear Mac User:
This is part 4 (of a five part series) of tips and tricks on the new
Microsoft Office Standard version 4.2 (which includes Microsoft Excel
5.0, Word 6.0, PowerPoint 4.0 and a Microsoft Mail 3.1 workstation
license). We hope you find this information useful as you upgrade
your organization to Office 4.2.
-The Microsoft Mac Team
PART 4: WHAT'S NEW IN THE OFFICE APPLICATIONS?
What's New in the Office 4.2 Applications?
Microsoft Office Standard version 4.2 contains hundreds of new
features that address your needs. The four major design goals were to
make Office:
- Easier to use by including features such as ToolTips to identify toolbar
buttons, context-sensitive shortcut menus, and Tip Wizard to make
capabilities more easily discoverable.
- Consistent and better integrated to leverage your learning across
programs and platforms. Menu structures, toolbars, shortcut menus and
command keys are much more similar. Drag a chart from Microsoft Excel
right into your Word document.
- A platform for your custom solutions with Visual Basic for Applications
in Microsoft Excel, WordBasic, and support for AppleScript(TM) in both
Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Optimized for Macintosh by adding support for AppleScript,
PowerTalk, QuickDraw GX Printing and of course, the Power Macintosh
native. Plus we've improved QuickTime support.
Tips On New Features To Help You!
It's easy to just add more "bells and whistles," but Microsoft makes
a science of listening to you. In fact, more than 70% of wishes
made for the three main Office programs have been answered in Office
4.2. Here are some examples:
Microsoft Excel 5.0:
- In-cell editing and rich cell text formatting.
- Automatic subtotals: Insert in a sorted list with a couple of mouse
clicks.
- Auditing tools: Microsoft Excel visually traces formulas showing
dependencies.
- Hands-on charting: Directly select, resize and format any part of a
chart to get the look you want.
- PivotTable dynamic views: Analyze numbers from multiple perspectives,
such as sales data by region, product line, or salesperson.
Word 6.0:
- Revision marking: Track revisions made by multiple editors, and accept
or reject each one.
- Macro language: Build your own solutions using WordBasic, a powerful
language with over 800 macro functions to programatically expose all of
the features within Word.
- Fully editable Print Preview: Display dozens of fully editable
"thumbnails" at once.
- Full file compatibility with Word for Windows: Edit and share documents,
and share custom solutions with no translations necessary.
- Easy table editing: Have Word automatically format tables!
PowerPoint 4.0:
- AutoContent Wizard: Get past the blank screen by using a built-in
presentation outline, such as "Recommending a Strategy" or "Selling a
Product, Service or Idea".
- Pick A Look Wizard: Easily pick templates, and customize slides and
support materials.
- AutoLayouts: Just point and click to insert a new slide that looks just
like the one you want.
- Hidden Slides: Come prepared to answer the tough questions with back up
information.
- Drag and Drop: Reuse existing content in new presentations by simply
dragging and dropping.
CUSTOMER'S TIP!
"Microsoft Word 6.0 is an effective upgrade: It's consistent with the
other applications in Office, and allows you to get up to speed very
quickly. One of my favorite features is AutoFormat - it's outstanding
for complex documents!"
"The PivotTable in Microsoft Excel 5.0 allows me to draw relations
from large quantities of raw data and break down massive amounts of
data in a remarkable amount of time. The graphic capabilities are
very impressive and enable me to make decisions much more rapidly and
efficiently."
- Frank Calabrese
Manager, Desktop Computing
Bose Corporation
Need More Information?
- By Phone: Please call Microsoft Sales Information Center at
(800) 426-9400 in the US or (800) 563-9048 in Canada, and request the
product enhancement guides, which review feature updates in detail.
Excel 5.0 Product Enhancements Guide PN 098-56691
Word 6.0 Product Enhancements Guide PN 098-56066
PowerPoint 4.0 Product Enhancement Guide PN 098-57886
- By Fax: You can call the Microsoft Sales Fax Service at (800) 727-3351
and request data sheets for any of the programs in Microsoft Office.
- On-line: See our AppleLink(R) forum - Third Parties (H-O): Microsoft:
Office. Copies of this ad series are included there for your reference.
Look out for Part 5 next issue! The topic will Word 6.0 upgrade and
configuration tips and tricks!
REFERENCES
"MacWeek," 1.16.95, "Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office Version
4.2," page 25, The Microsoft Mac Team
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