{"id":11665,"date":"2008-05-15T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-15T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/15\/office-2007-search-commands-add-on\/"},"modified":"2008-05-15T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-15T11:04:00","slug":"office-2007-search-commands-add-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/15\/office-2007-search-commands-add-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Office 2007 “Search Commands” Add-On"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you (like I have at work) have been forced into using Office 2007<\/a>, you probably noticed that the user interface has changed drastically. I’ve sort of gotten used to the new “Ribbon” interface versus the conventional menu-based commands, but when I can’t find something, I have a much harder time in this interface than I ever did with the old.<\/p>\n

I recently came across a free Microsoft-created (albeit unsupported) add-in called Search Commands<\/a> that adds a tab to the end of the Ribbon that allows you to search for the command directly (versus going into the not always helpful Help dialog).<\/p>\n

My main issue at work was that you need to have administrative access to install it, but I was able to get some relief with that via the limited admin user account my IT person created for me. Unfortunately, I now have to open Word and Excel via the “run as” command with that user to see the add-in, but that’s a minor inconvenience considering how helpful this is to me. Definitely download and install this if you’re using Office 2007…<\/p>\n

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