READ BEFORE INSTALLING OFFICE 2007 B2TR

The B2TR patch has some nasty surprises for users in store. The most
important one being that Word 2007 Beta 2 files saved in the new file
formats (extensions docx, docm, etc) might not open at all once B2TR has
been installed.
Excel files in the file formats (extensions xlsx, xlsm, etc) saved in B2
should open in B2TR. PowerPoint files saved in B2 in the new file
formats (extensions pptx, pptm, etc) seem to at least open, but seem to
have issues with font size, text placement, and other minor issues.
Before installing B2TR therefore, you should save all your files in the
97-2003 file formats. That means, save all your docx files as doc
(Word), all your xslx files as xls (Excel) and all your pptx files as
ppt (PowerPoint).
There are a host of other issues you might encounter. I am keeping a
running list that I will update constantly over the next few days at
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/14/43. I highly suggest to read it
before installing B2TR.

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

Patrick Schmid wrote:
The B2TR patch has some nasty surprises for users in store.

Thank You so much for your warnings and instructions!

I'd be rather helpless as I was careless enough to make a total move
to the Beta versions of all of Office.

I hope I won't have to run a System Recovery tommorow morning ...

Rainald

As you just made the move right now, you won't be in much trouble.
People who have been using Beta 2 for a while and now got B2TR are the
ones experiencing most issues.

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

"Rainald Taesler" wrote in message
:

Patrick Schmid wrote:
The B2TR patch has some nasty surprises for users in store.

Thank You so much for your warnings and instructions!

I'd be rather helpless as I was careless enough to make a total move
to the Beta versions of all of Office.

I hope I won't have to run a System Recovery tommorow morning ...

Rainald

Patrick Schmid wrote:
I'd be rather helpless as I was careless enough to make a total
move
to the Beta versions of all of Office.

I hope I won't have to run a System Recovery tommorow morning ...

As you just made the move right now, you won't be in much trouble.
People who have been using Beta 2 for a while and now got B2TR are
the
ones experiencing most issues.

Seems as if everything worked just fine.
Will have to get used to the new Office design, however.
Don't like it too much so far.
Takes away even more screen real estate than before.
I wonder what will be left on my TabletPC's screen ...

Rainald

Double Left Click on one of the tabs to hide the ribbon. After doing that,
a left click on one of the tabs will display the ribbon for that tab.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Rainald Taesler" wrote in message
...
Patrick Schmid wrote:
I'd be rather helpless as I was careless enough to make a total move
to the Beta versions of all of Office.

I hope I won't have to run a System Recovery tommorow morning ...

As you just made the move right now, you won't be in much trouble.
People who have been using Beta 2 for a while and now got B2TR are the
ones experiencing most issues.

Seems as if everything worked just fine.
Will have to get used to the new Office design, however.
Don't like it too much so far.
Takes away even more screen real estate than before.
I wonder what will be left on my TabletPC's screen ...

Rainald

Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:
Seems as if everything worked just fine.
Will have to get used to the new Office design, however.
Don't like it too much so far.
Takes away even more screen real estate than before.
I wonder what will be left on my TabletPC's screen ...

Double Left Click on one of the tabs to hide the ribbon. After
doing that, a left click on one of the tabs will display the ribbon
for that tab.

Thanks for the hint, Doug. Had already detected that.
May it's just initial disliking of something dramatically new.

But think the good old ToolBars had there merits and I do not
understand that there is no "compatibilty mode".
I can easily imagine waht will break loose in our offices when the
secretaries and assistents will have to face to new way ...

Billions of workhours, I estimate, to be billed to Seattle ...

Rainald

Double-click a ribbon tab or press ctrl-f1. That will minimize the
ribbon (it stays minimized). You can then use it via single-clicking a
tab. It will then only hover over your document and disappear similar to
a menu again. Toggle the behavior via ctrl-f1 or double-clicking a tab
again.

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

"Rainald Taesler" wrote in message
:

Patrick Schmid wrote:
I'd be rather helpless as I was careless enough to make a total
move
to the Beta versions of all of Office.

I hope I won't have to run a System Recovery tommorow morning ...

As you just made the move right now, you won't be in much trouble.
People who have been using Beta 2 for a while and now got B2TR are
the
ones experiencing most issues.

Seems as if everything worked just fine.
Will have to get used to the new Office design, however.
Don't like it too much so far.
Takes away even more screen real estate than before.
I wonder what will be left on my TabletPC's screen ...

Rainald

Patrick Schmid wrote:
Double-click a ribbon tab or press ctrl-f1. That will minimize the
ribbon (it stays minimized). You can then use it via single-clicking
a
tab. It will then only hover over your document and disappear
similar
to a menu again. Toggle the behavior via ctrl-f1 or double-clicking
a
tab again.

Thanks for your assitance, Patrick!
Had detected that meanwhile (except Ctrl+F1 which for sure my tablet
will love [grrrrh]).

Rainald

G'Day Patrick,

Thanks for the Information!

You may remember that I had some issue with OL2007 - most of these
are now resolved.

When I print, I still get warnings about Prop Res DLL not loaded,
but it prints ok.

The Editor seems much improved - as does the rest of Office 2007.

Thanks again!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
_______________________

"Patrick Schmid" wrote in message
...
The B2TR patch has some nasty surprises for users in store. The most important
one being that Word 2007 Beta 2 files saved in the new file formats
(extensions docx, docm, etc) might not open at all once B2TR has been
installed.
Excel files in the file formats (extensions xlsx, xlsm, etc) saved in B2
should open in B2TR. PowerPoint files saved in B2 in the new file formats
(extensions pptx, pptm, etc) seem to at least open, but seem to have issues
with font size, text placement, and other minor issues.
Before installing B2TR therefore, you should save all your files in the
97-2003 file formats. That means, save all your docx files as doc (Word), all
your xslx files as xls (Excel) and all your pptx files as ppt (PowerPoint).
There are a host of other issues you might encounter. I am keeping a running
list that I will update constantly over the next few days at
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/14/43. I highly suggest to read it before
installing B2TR.

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net

What type of printer do you have?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"Pat Garard" apgarard-bigpond:net:au wrote in message
...
G'Day Patrick,

Thanks for the Information!

You may remember that I had some issue with OL2007 - most of these
are now resolved.

When I print, I still get warnings about Prop Res DLL not loaded,
but it prints ok.

The Editor seems much improved - as does the rest of Office 2007.

Thanks again!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
_______________________

"Patrick Schmid" wrote in message
...
The B2TR patch has some nasty surprises for users in store. The most
important
one being that Word 2007 Beta 2 files saved in the new file formats
(extensions docx, docm, etc) might not open at all once B2TR has been
installed.
Excel files in the file formats (extensions xlsx, xlsm, etc) saved in B2
should open in B2TR. PowerPoint files saved in B2 in the new file formats
(extensions pptx, pptm, etc) seem to at least open, but seem to have
issues
with font size, text placement, and other minor issues.
Before installing B2TR therefore, you should save all your files in the
97-2003 file formats. That means, save all your docx files as doc (Word),
all
your xslx files as xls (Excel) and all your pptx files as ppt
(PowerPoint).
There are a host of other issues you might encounter. I am keeping a
running
list that I will update constantly over the next few days at
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/14/43. I highly suggest to read it before
installing B2TR.

Patrick Schmid
--------------
http://pschmid.net