ARCHIVED: Locations of commonly used Word 2003 menu commands in Word 2010 and 2007

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Following are some of the commonly used menu commands in Word 2003, with information about where to find these commands in Word 2007:

Note: The Office button is the colorful round button in the upper left corner of Word.

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The File menu
The Edit menu
The Insert menu
The Format menu
The Tools menu

The File menu
Word 2003	Word 2007	Word 2010
Open new document	Click the Office button and select New.	From the File tab, click New.
Open existing document	Click the Office button and select Open.	From the File tab, click Open.
Close document	Click the Office button and select Close.	From the File tab, click Close.
Save document	Click the Office button and select Save. Alternatively, on the Quick Access toolbar, click Save.	From the File tab, click Save (or click the Save button on the top left corner of the window).
Save document in a different format	Click the Office button and select Save As.	From the File tab, click Save As.
Preview print document	Click the Office button and select Print..., and then Print Preview.	From the File tab, click Print. A preview will appear to the right of the print settings.
Print document	Click the Office button and select Print....	From the File tab, click Print. Select your desired options, and then click Print.
Exit Word	Click the Office button and then click Exit Word in the lower right corner.	From the File tab, click Exit.
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The Edit menu
Word 2003	Word 2010 or 2007
Undo	On the Quick Access toolbar, click Undo.
Redo	On the Quick Access toolbar, click Redo.
Cut	Click the Home tab. In the "Clipboard" area, click the Cut icon.
Copy	Click the Home tab. In the "Clipboard" area, click the Copy icon.
Paste	Click the Home tab. In the "Clipboard" area, click the Paste icon.
Select All	Click the Home tab. In the "Editing" area, click Select, and then Select All.
Find	Click the Home tab. Click Editing, and then select Find.
Replace	Click the Home tab. Click Editing, and then select Replace.
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The Insert menu
Word 2003	Word 2010 or 2007
Insert break	Click the Insert tab. In the "Pages" area, select Page Break.
Insert page numbers	Click the Insert tab. In the "Header & Footer" area, select Page Number.
Insert date and time	Click the Insert tab. In the "Text" area, select Date & Time.
Insert hyperlink	Click the Insert tab. In the "Links" area, select Hyperlink.
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The Format menu
Word 2003	Word 2010 or 2007
Format font	Click the Home tab. In the "Font" area, select your font, size, and style (bold, italics).
Format paragraph	Click the Page Layout tab. In the "Paragraph" area, click the Paragraph Dialog icon (small icon at lower left) to open a dialog box where you can select formatting for the paragraph.
Format bullets	Click the Home tab. In the "Paragraph" area, click the Bullets icon to start a bulleted list, or click the small triangle next to the Bullets icon to select a bullet style.
Format numbered list	Click the Home tab. In the "Paragraph" area, click the Numbering icon to start a numbered list, or click the small triangle next to the Numbering icon to select a numbering style.
Add columns	Click the Page Layout tab. In the "Page Setup" area, click Columns, and then More Columns.
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The Tools menu
Word 2003	Word 2010 or 2007
Check spelling and grammar	Click the Review tab. Click Proofing, and then Spelling & Grammar.
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