CyberTaz wrote:
> Hi Phillip;
>
> Then it's obvious that - like many others - you've made your decision
> without having learned to use the new features. Everything you mention
can
> be done quite simply in Page Layout View if you'd bother to display the
> Ruler (View menu or add a stroke to toggle it). And, unlike the old
Print
> Preview you aren't restricted to making those changes only. You can
select &
> reformat cells, columns & rows, edit the sheet content as well as any
other
> changes you can make in Normal View... Not to mention the fact that you
can
> readily switch from one sheet to another if necessary. It's actually a
more
> functional, more elegant Print Preview than Print Preview.
>
> Also, in Normal View with Page Breaks displayed you can drag the Page
Break
> indicator lines to make adjustments.
>
> I don't know what you find "complex" about the Toolbox. The Page Setup
> features included there are identical to those in Page Setup itself.
> Additionally you can click the Margins button or the Print Titles button
to
> go directly to those pages in Page Setup - which is identical to what
Page
> Setup has been for some time. Double-Clicking the Ruler or the periphery
of
> a page while in Page Layout View will also take you to Page Setup.
>
> Do yourself a huge favor & come to be familiar with the new features
rather
> than bemoaning the fact that they're different than what you're used to.
I
> think the designers of that mode should be applauded - they apparently
> *have* used the old mode & realized just how ***bersome it was. There's
> plenty worthy of criticism in XL 2008 but the lack of Print Preview is
most
> definitely not in the mix.
>
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
>
> On 10/4/08 4:39 PM, in article eeQz#EmJJHA.4672@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Phillip Jones" <pjones1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I vote for the original 2004 Excel method. You could use the Mouse drag
>> to adjust column sizes or row height and for headers footers so they
fit
>> in one page. Far easier than the method you have to go through now. Its
>> obvious the people took it out never used it or never tried it to see
>> just how handy it was.
>>
>> I miss the feature, and makes customizing, spreadsheets or databases
>> more complex.
>
Hi Bob,
I'm with those who would like to have the "old" way. The new way is fine
and should be kept, but some people don't like or want this change.
-Jim
--
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