Datasheet

3. Click the template you want to use and then click the Download
button.
Office 2007 downloads and creates a new file based on your chosen
template.
Opening an existing file
When you load an Office 2007 program, you’ll probably want to edit a file that
you had created and modified before. To open an existing file, you need to
tell Office 2007 the location and name of the file you want to open. Just follow
these steps:
1. Click the Office Button and then choose Open.
An Open dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 1-6.
2. (Optional) To choose a different drive to look for files, click Computer
under the Favorite Links panel (see the left side of Figure 1-6). Then
click the drive where you want to load the file, such as the C: drive.
3. (Optional) Click a folder and then click Open to search for a file inside
a folder. Repeat this step as many times as necessary.
4. Click the file you want to open and then click Open.
Your chosen file appears ready for editing.
Figure 1-6:
The Open
dialog box
lets you
change
drives and
folders to
find the file
you want
to use.
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