MS Word 7 users. PLEASE help. About to pull my hair out!!!!!

[Spyda]

Just installed this on my PC. Ugh, HATE it. How is this better than 2005 version - it's SO un-usefriendly???????

<font color="red">How do I insert a text box?</font> You know, the moveable rectangle into which you can type text.

I've no Help option in the menu bar, no manual and no idea. It's driving me NUTS. Aaaaaaargh.

(Oh why, oh why did I dispose of my old Word v5 disk??? Sob.)

PS: Sorry, I know it's not horse related but if I can't work this out I am quite likely to kill myself (and then my poor horses would be ownerless

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[charlyan]

I can sympathise- it took me a while to navigate around it but find it better than the old version- certainly better than the crappy 2000 version on my work computer- (good old NHS!)

If you click on the "Insert" tab, text boxes are along to the right of the toolbar- (Horizontal, rather than a drop down list.)

 

[Spyda]

THANK YOU!! How on Earth did I miss that there? Duh.

And thanks too for the encouraging comments to persist using it. I really was tempted to look on eBay for the older version again! I am actually helping my son with his homework and both of us gawped blankly at the new software version when it opened. It's taken me about an hour to do something I could have done in 5 minutes before. Ho hum

 

[charlyan]

Very very frustrating in the short term as, like you, i just wanted to get on and get done. Still find some of the different options a bit annoying when all you want is a simple box, etc but I suppose overall it does give you a better package.

 

[Fletch]

Thank's for this post as have just bought new home pc with the new versions on. Took one look and ran for the hills.

Will now go back and have another go! (At least I now know who to ask or help.)

 

[diggerbez]

the new versions are SO frustrating aren't they?!!

they installed it across the network at work...i could cry