Comments on: Excel 2007 Tip o’ the Day http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Johnny http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-43849 Johnny Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:44:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-43849 <p>Believe it or not, it is now 2010, and I am just making myself use 2007. It is pretty much like trying to relearn a whole new program.</p> Believe it or not, it is now 2010, and I am just making myself use 2007. It is pretty much like trying to relearn a whole new program.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32443 Suzanne Mon, 19 May 2008 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32443 <p>So dissappointing to try to make charts in Excel 2007 with the same choices for formatting.I publish quite a few charts during the coarse of the month and have copied over from 2003 my charts because if you don't use Excel's pre-set formatted charts, its just plain, plain, plain! Also, if you buy any books for help check to see that they cover Excel 2007 information.</p> So dissappointing to try to make charts in Excel 2007 with the same choices for formatting.I publish quite a few charts during the coarse of the month and have copied over from 2003 my charts because if you don’t use Excel’s pre-set formatted charts, its just plain, plain, plain! Also, if you buy any books for help check to see that they cover Excel 2007 information.

]]> By: Charu Ambekar http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32414 Charu Ambekar Sat, 17 May 2008 05:37:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32414 <p>Just started using Excel 2007. I had very high hopes from Pivot Tables. First disappointment was that I could not see 'multiple consolidation ranges' option. I have been using this option for years to convert matrix type tables to database or list type table. I had to use excel 2003 commands to do the job.<br> Second, could not find 'Off Line Cube wizard'. Is it just to force users to look at Analysis Services.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>Is it just I am missing something in ribbon.</p> <p>-Charu</p> Just started using Excel 2007. I had very high hopes from Pivot Tables. First disappointment was that I could not see ‘multiple consolidation ranges’ option. I have been using this option for years to convert matrix type tables to database or list type table. I had to use excel 2003 commands to do the job.
Second, could not find ‘Off Line Cube wizard’. Is it just to force users to look at Analysis Services.

OR

Is it just I am missing something in ribbon.

-Charu

]]> By: gruff999 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32403 gruff999 Fri, 16 May 2008 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32403 <p>Excel may have changed but the people who have to use it haven't. And nor have the handful of other apps that a home computer user or office user would use. XL07 becomes a weird experience to be avoided when it should getting more intuitive. The ribbon sounds like a step too far and it should have stayed on the testbench for a while longer.</p> Excel may have changed but the people who have to use it haven’t. And nor have the handful of other apps that a home computer user or office user would use. XL07 becomes a weird experience to be avoided when it should getting more intuitive. The ribbon sounds like a step too far and it should have stayed on the testbench for a while longer.

]]> By: DCardno http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32336 DCardno Wed, 14 May 2008 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32336 <p>John - you forgot "Developer"</p> <p>David - I'm about a 75 - 85% mouser - the only kb shortcuts I use regularly are ctrl-Insert / shift-Insert, and even then most of the time I either want to copy values or formats (but not both) so I use a paste values or paste formats icon. Anyhoo, to the extent that MS thought the Ribbon would be an improvement for me, they are dead wrong. To the extent they thought it would be an improvement for a new user, that remains to be seen - but I predict that it will be no better than the toolbar interface that they scrapped. Actually, it will be worse, since current users will not be able to help them nearly as much as they could if the interface had not been put in a mixmaster. For example, my son installed XL07 before I did - he came to me for help, since he thought that XL had an 'undo' function, but couldn't find it. It took me several minutes (I think I went through John's tab sequence - twice) until I realized that it was on that stupid thing that looked like a border up top.</p> John – you forgot “Developer”

David – I’m about a 75 – 85% mouser – the only kb shortcuts I use regularly are ctrl-Insert / shift-Insert, and even then most of the time I either want to copy values or formats (but not both) so I use a paste values or paste formats icon. Anyhoo, to the extent that MS thought the Ribbon would be an improvement for me, they are dead wrong. To the extent they thought it would be an improvement for a new user, that remains to be seen – but I predict that it will be no better than the toolbar interface that they scrapped. Actually, it will be worse, since current users will not be able to help them nearly as much as they could if the interface had not been put in a mixmaster. For example, my son installed XL07 before I did – he came to me for help, since he thought that XL had an ‘undo’ function, but couldn’t find it. It took me several minutes (I think I went through John’s tab sequence – twice) until I realized that it was on that stupid thing that looked like a border up top.

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32329 Jon Peltier Wed, 14 May 2008 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32329 <p>Simon - Does that work in VSTO? :)</p> Simon – Does that work in VSTO? :)

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32328 Jon Peltier Wed, 14 May 2008 03:44:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32328 <p>John - Is that sequence (Insert - Data - Review - Home - Formulas - Page Layout - Insert) in the Excel 2007 Bible? I missed it.</p> <p>David - It was always easy enough to find small freeware apps to make the mouse wheel work in the IDE. So that's not really a plus. The ribbon is no easier for me, a 65% mouse user, than it is for all these 95% keyboard jocks.</p> John – Is that sequence (Insert – Data – Review – Home – Formulas – Page Layout – Insert) in the Excel 2007 Bible? I missed it.

David – It was always easy enough to find small freeware apps to make the mouse wheel work in the IDE. So that’s not really a plus. The ribbon is no easier for me, a 65% mouse user, than it is for all these 95% keyboard jocks.

]]> By: David Sides http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32327 David Sides Tue, 13 May 2008 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32327 <p>I'm using Excel a lot every day now and have pretty much adjusted to the changes. I still mostly use the shortcut keys for 2003. The ribbon seems aimed at mouse users and I wonder if users new to Excel will find the ribbon easier to pick up. There was a lot of resistance to Windows from the DOS command-line community. Change is not easy and it's hard to know whether it is positive going in....</p> <p>On the clear plus side, the wheel mouse working within the VBA code window is probably my favorite improvement....</p> I’m using Excel a lot every day now and have pretty much adjusted to the changes. I still mostly use the shortcut keys for 2003. The ribbon seems aimed at mouse users and I wonder if users new to Excel will find the ribbon easier to pick up. There was a lot of resistance to Windows from the DOS command-line community. Change is not easy and it’s hard to know whether it is positive going in….

On the clear plus side, the wheel mouse working within the VBA code window is probably my favorite improvement….

]]> By: Simon Murphy http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32325 Simon Murphy Tue, 13 May 2008 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32325 <p>I believe its generally easier to drop into VBA and code into the immediate window than use the ribbon - at least you get intellisense in the IDE.</p> I believe its generally easier to drop into VBA and code into the immediate window than use the ribbon – at least you get intellisense in the IDE.

]]> By: J-Walk http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/05/12/excel-2007-tip-o-the-day/#comment-32320 J-Walk Tue, 13 May 2008 22:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1841#comment-32320 <p>And if you can't find it on the Insert tab, check the Data tab. Still not there? Try Review, Home, and then Formulas (in that order). As a last resort, check Page Layout. If that command still eludes you, check the Insert tab again because you probably overlooked it.</p> And if you can’t find it on the Insert tab, check the Data tab. Still not there? Try Review, Home, and then Formulas (in that order). As a last resort, check Page Layout. If that command still eludes you, check the Insert tab again because you probably overlooked it.

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