MS Office Shortcut Bar - 2007

[Stellar!]

Until last week I was using Office 97 on my Windows XP SP3 desktop. I used to have Office Shortcut Bar on the desktop which was very helpful to access any Office apps tight away with a click. Now I have updated to Office 2007 and not able to get those shortcuts on desktop. Does Microsoft has removed Office Shortcut Bar from Office 2007? If not, how can I get it on desktop? Many thanks.

[Mr.Walter]

Yes, Microsoft has removed the Shortcut Bar feature from Office 2007, infact it was not even available in Office 2003. However, Microsoft has provided alternate options in these two editions where you can add it to Start Menu or in Quick Launch bar. You can also install the OSB feature from an earlier version of Office. To know more how to do all these things just check this Knowledge base: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822573

[Kristaps]

Yes, that’s correct. Office shortcut Bar was only available in Office 97 and 2000. It was dropped in 2003 and version 2007. However you can now add the shortcuts to your Quick-Launch bar. For doing so:

• Right-click the taskbar, and then click Properties.
• On the Taskbar tab, select the Show Quick Launch check box, and then click Apply.

[Stellar!]

Thank you. I'll check out your suggestion.