Yes, some tasks require more clicks in Excel 2007.

"Some", or "a great many"? This is the biggest weakness of the new UI, that
tasks take longer than before, even though a completely new user can find
some items more quickly.

As far as I know, there is no way to obtain the old Drawing Toolbar in
Excel 2007.

That's one baby that went down the drain with the bathwater, resulting in
many added clicks..

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"Mike Middleton" wrote in message
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Irv -

Yes, some tasks require more clicks in Excel 2007.

I was confused by your use of the phrase "drawing toolbar."

In Excel 97-2003 the Drawing Toolbar can be obtained by View | Toolbars |
Drawing.

In Excel 2007, as the Help excerpt below says, those tasks require the
Insert ribbon (Illustrations group or Text group).

As far as I know, there is no way to obtain the old Drawing Toolbar in
Excel 2007.

When you format a shape in Excel 2007, I don't think you are using the old
Drawing Toolbar.

- Mike


"Irv" wrote in message
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If you go into Excel 2007 and click on Insert and then click on anything
in
the Illustration group you do not get the drawing toolbar. You have to
click
on shapes and then on a shape of any kind. You then have to go to the
cell
and click on it. Then the drawing toolbar opens up. Then you have to
click
on Format and then on Shape outline to get to something as simple as
"line
weight". Thats a lot of clicks.
I was just trying to find an easier way, and thought that an icon might
be
available. Try changing the line weight (thickness of the cell outlines)
yourself and you will see what I mean.
Thanks Mike,
Irv

"Mike Middleton" wrote:

Irv -

You wrote: To get to the Drawing toolbar is really inconvienent. <

How have you been getting there?

Excel's Help says "In 2007 Office release programs, to perform tasks
that
you used to perform from the Drawing toolbar (such as inserting a shape,
drawing a line, and adding a picture, clip art, SmartArt graphic, or
WordArt), you click an option in the Illustrations group, or Text group,
on
the Insert tab."

- Mike

"Irv" wrote in message
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When I do that it just brings up the (n) Insert bar and (sh) opens
Shape's
box.
Thanks Rodger,
Irv


"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi

Hold the Alt button down and type n sh

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Regards

Roger Govier


"Irv" wrote in message
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To get to the Drawing toolbar is really inconvienent. Is there a
way
to put
an icon in the quick toolbar?
Thanks Irv