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Tip: View and copy document content without opening the document

by Alpesh Nakar

If you are using Office 2007, don’t bother opening the file just to view it’s content.

Use the preview pane in Windows Vista to view all parts of your document, and even copy content, directly from Windows Explorer. Notice, for example, the data selected in the preview of a sample Excel workbook in the image that follows.

Preview pane in Windows Vista

To open the Preview pane, on the Start menu click Computer to open a Windows Explorer window, or press Windows+E. On the Windows Explorer toolbar, click Organize, point to Layout, and then click Preview. Note that once the Preview pane is open, you can drag the left edge of the pane to reduce or increase its size.

Vista Tips, Office 2007 tips, MSTalkOnline, Alpesh Nakar

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One Response to “Tip: View and copy document content without opening the document”

  1. Conference guy Says:

    Thanks, I always forget tips like that. They save a lot of time in the long term.

    I’ll be sure to check back more often for more Windows tips… ;)

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