where is the button to create new document/open office document

In all past versions of Office, there were buttons that said "Open Office
Document" and "Create Office Document". If you clicked on one of them, I
would open a box where you could choose many different templates. On 2007, I
cannot find that. Did it get left out? If now, how do I install it?

Hi Roy,

The older style shortcuts were optional installation features in both Office 2003 and Office 2007, from the Microsoft Office choice
in Add/Remove programs in the Windows control panel. If it's listed as installed there then right click on the Windows Start
Button, choose 'Explore' then in the 'Start Menu' folder that comes up right click the 'Open Microsoft Office Document' and/or 'New
Microsoft Office Document' choice use 'pin to Start menu'

However, in Office 2007 there is a new interface to the templates with more features from within the applications.

Inside of Word, for example, click on
Office files Button=>New,
and from there the 'My templates' link brings up the old "New Documents" dialog.

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<<"roy" <roy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E9ECBAFE-BA93-423F-9CEF-1CEBB0BB44C5@microsoft.com...
In all past versions of Office, there were buttons that said "Open Office
Document" and "Create Office Document". If you clicked on one of them, I
would open a box where you could choose many different templates. On 2007, I cannot find that. Did it get left out? If now, how
do I install it? >>
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

"roy" <roy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E9ECBAFE-BA93-423F-9CEF-1CEBB0BB44C5@microsoft.com...
> In all past versions of Office, there were buttons that said "Open Office
> Document" and "Create Office Document". If you clicked on one of them, I
> would open a box where you could choose many different templates. On
> 2007, I
> cannot find that. Did it get left out? If now, how do I install it?


Go to Control Panel-Add/remove programs, click on office 2007, click on
"Change", then Add or remove features.
The items you want are in Office Shared features - New and open Microsoft
Office shortcuts.

HTH

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote
in message news:OAw%232ZSdIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Roy,
>
> The older style shortcuts were optional installation features in both
> Office 2003 and Office 2007, from the Microsoft Office choice
> in Add/Remove programs in the Windows control panel. If it's listed as
> installed there then right click on the Windows Start
> Button, choose 'Explore' then in the 'Start Menu' folder that comes up
> right click the 'Open Microsoft Office Document' and/or 'New
> Microsoft Office Document' choice use 'pin to Start menu'
>
> However, in Office 2007 there is a new interface to the templates with
> more features from within the applications.
>
> Inside of Word, for example, click on
> Office files Button=>New,
> and from there the 'My templates' link brings up the old "New Documents"
> dialog.
>

No they are still there - just not installed by default. See my reply...

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote
> in message news:OAw%232ZSdIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Roy,
>>
>> The older style shortcuts were optional installation features in both
>> Office 2003 and Office 2007, from the Microsoft Office choice
>> in Add/Remove programs in the Windows control panel. If it's listed as
>> installed there then right click on the Windows Start
>> Button, choose 'Explore' then in the 'Start Menu' folder that comes up
>> right click the 'Open Microsoft Office Document' and/or 'New
>> Microsoft Office Document' choice use 'pin to Start menu'
>>
>> However, in Office 2007 there is a new interface to the templates with
>> more features from within the applications.
>>
>> Inside of Word, for example, click on
>> Office files Button=>New,
>> and from there the 'My templates' link brings up the old "New Documents"
>> dialog.
>>
>
> No they are still there - just not installed by default. See my reply...
>


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