Office 2007 Settings

Word 2007

To access Word Options (settings), click on the Office Button, then at the bottom right corner, click Word Options

Common settings in Word

Popular settings

Popular settings contains the preferences that most Word users would like to manipulate.

Overtype Mode (Enable Insert Key)

Overtype mode allows a user to insert and overwrite text in a document by pushing the insert key. Overtype mode can then be turned off by pushing the insert key again. *Note: There is no notification that overtype mode is activated.

To enable Overtype Mode: Click Office Button, then Word Options, select Advanced from the left side of the menu, then check Use Insert Key to control Overtype Mode.

Autocorrect Options

Autocorrect options allows Word 2007 users to control how their computer automatically inserts text into a document. Users can specify custom text replacment where a simple combination of character would insert a generic sentence into a document or comment box.

To use Autocorrect options: Click Office Button, then Word Options, select Proofing from the left side, then click Autocorrect Options

Once on the Autocorrect screen, there are two columns on the bottom, one for a string of text (orange box) and another with the text to replace (green box). In a document, when you type the the text in the orange box, it will be replaced with the text from the green box. When finished, make sure to click the Add button so your string is saved.

Default save settings

When working with other users that don't have Office 2007, it is useful if your Office application would save in a format that is compatable with everyone else in your office.

To change the default save settings: Click Office Button, then Word Options, select Save from the menu on the left side, and at the top select the default save format.

Excel 2007

To access Excel Options (settings), click on the Office Button, then at the bottom right corner, click Excel Options

Common settings in Excel

Popular Settings

Popular settings contains the preferences that most Word users would like to manipulate.

Default save settings

When working with other users that don't have Office 2007, it is useful if your Office application would save in a format that is compatable with everyone else in your office.

To change the default save settings: Click Office Button, then Excel Options, select Save from the menu on the left side, and at the top select the default save format.

Outlook 2007

To access Outlook options, in the main Outlook window select Tools and then Options

More information about converting between file formats can be found on Microsoft's Office 2007 training page.