Search Commands is a cool add-in that lets you search and find commands quickly.

If you are new to the Office 2007 Ribbon feature it can be extremely frustrating.

That is where Search Commands from Microsoft Office Labs comes in.

How To Find Commands and Functions in Office 2007 the Easy Way

During installation you have the option to participate in the Office Labs Analytics.

It’s completely up to you, but it can help in further development of this ongoing project.

After it’s installed you will see a new tab on the ribbon called Search Commands.

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choose the tab and enter in your search term and hit enter to get results.

This makes it nice in case you’re not sure of the command for what you want to do.

In this example we want to add bullet points.

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The search function will make different suggestions if you spell a search term incorrectly.

Search Commands in PowerPoint.

Instead of wasting 15 minutes clicking through the Ribbon to find a simple function.

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you’re able to find it with search instantly.

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