Create Better Spreadsheets; Enhanced Interface With More Room To Work; Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface - Microsoft 065-04940 - Office Excel 2007 User Manual

Create Better Spreadsheets

Organizing and working with large amounts of data can be a challenging task. In
previous versions of Excel, row and column capacity limits made it difficult to analyze
large amounts of data. Some of the most advanced tools and capabilities were contained
in menus and sub-menus, forcing users to find these commands on their own. Creating
and working with tables is one of the most fundamental reasons people use Excel, yet
using tables could be challenging. Beyond simply creating or formatting a table, there
was no way to refer to the table data intelligently. Building and formatting charts was
"click-intensive," and even the most common tasks, like changing a chart's title, could be
difficult. When you were ready to print your spreadsheet, it was difficult to know what
the output would look like before doing so. Furthermore, it was hard to know where a
page break might occur, which led to multiple, frustrating printing attempts that wasted
resources.
Office Excel 2007 addresses these challenges by helping you format business information
clearly and easily. Professional-looking reports and charts are now simple to create, so
you do not have to depend on an external design firm to get the look you want. When
you are ready to print, the Office Excel 2007 Page Layout View helps to ensure better
printed results.

Enhanced Interface with More Room to Work

Office Excel 2007 takes advantage of the Office Fluent user interface to make powerful
productivity tools easily accessible. It also offers more room to work and delivers faster
performance.

Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface

With the Office Fluent user interface of the Microsoft Office system, Office Excel 2007
presents the appropriate tools at the right time so that you can produce your best work
more quickly. Important features are organized and presented in context. For example,
when you are writing a formula to calculate a value, Office Excel 2007 displays the
Formulae tab and toolset to help you in your selection. Or, when you are working with a
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