Datasheet

 The official name of the command (which is Format Painter in
Figure 1-13)
 The equivalent keystroke shortcut you can use to run the command
(which is Ctrl+Shift+C in the figure)
 A short explanation of what the command does
To view the ScreenTip for a command, move the mouse pointer over a com-
mand and wait a few seconds for the ScreenTip appear.
Shortcut keystrokes let you choose a command from the keyboard without
the hassle of clicking a tab and then clicking the command buried inside that
tab. Most shortcut keystrokes consist of two or three keys, such as Ctrl+P or
Ctrl+Shift+C.
Using Live Preview
In the past, you might have known what a particular command did, but you
would never know how it would affect your file until after you chose that com-
mand. Oftentimes, you might choose a command, see how it changed your file,
and then undo the change because it may not be what you really wanted.
To avoid this hassle of constant experimentation with different commands,
Office 2007 offers a feature called
Live Preview. Live Preview lets you move
the mouse pointer over certain icons displayed in a tab and then immediately
see the changes displayed in your current file.
To use Live Preview, follow these steps:
1. Move the cursor (or click the mouse) on an object (text, picture, table,
and so on) that you want to change.
2. Move the mouse pointer over any command.
Office 2007 shows you how your chosen object will look if you choose
the command, as shown in Figure 1-14.
Figure 1-13:
ScreenTips
explain
what each
command
does.
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