I have Windows 2000 Professional operating system.  How do I install
the Microsoft Office Shortcut Toolbar?

geri...

On the Start Menu, find the folder with shortcuts for 
Microsoft Office. Among them should be one for Setup.
Click on that and have your installation CD handy.
When the Setup menu shows up, one of the options is
for Add/Remove Components. Click on that and highlight
the Office Tools component, without clicking in the
checkbox. Then click to the right where it says
'Change Option(s)'. Put a check in the box for the
Microsoft Office Shortcut Toolbar and proceed with
the installation.


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Request for Answer Clarification by gerireynolds-ga on 22 Jan 2006 08:43 PST

If I right click on the start button and select open or explore, I
can't find the folder with shortcuts.  Am I in the right folder?

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Clarification of Answer by sublime1-ga on 22 Jan 2006 10:39 PST

geri...

You left-click on the Start button to open the tree of folders
containing the shortcuts to different programs. Just drag your
mouse up through the tree. It should be in Start -> Programs ->
Microsoft Office -> Microsoft Office Setup.

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Request for Answer Clarification by gerireynolds-ga on 25 Jan 2006 19:30 PST

I'm sorry but I can't find the files you told me to click on.  Help? 
Please be more specific.  I'm not that computer savy.  Thanks.

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Clarification of Answer by sublime1-ga on 25 Jan 2006 20:40 PST

Here's an image of a Windows 2000 Start menu:
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/products/power_mgt/images/2000_1.gif

That image shows that the Start button has been clicked on,
and the user has moved the cursor up to Settings, and then
over to Control Panel.

You want to keep moving the cursor to where it says Programs,
above Settings and Documents. Somewhere in the tree of folders
appearing under Programs should be a folder for Microsoft Office.
One of the shortcuts in the Microsoft Office folder should be
labelled Microsoft Office Setup.

Click on that and have your installation CD handy.
When the Setup menu shows up, one of the options is
for Add/Remove Components. Click on that and highlight
the Office Tools component, without clicking in the
checkbox. Then click to the right where it says
'Change Option(s)'. Put a check in the box for the
Microsoft Office Shortcut Toolbar and proceed with
the installation.

sublime1-ga

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Clarification of Answer by sublime1-ga on 25 Jan 2006 20:44 PST

If you can't find the shortcut I'm referring to, just
put the MS Office Installation CD in your CD-ROM, and
run setup from there, following the directions I gave
you.

Geri

   It appears that you have MS Office 2003, which is not shipped with
the Office Shortcut Bar (OSB).  For details, you can checkout this
Microsoft FAQ link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830180.

   MS seems to consider the quick launchbar to serve the same
function, without hogging resources as the more fancy (and much loved)
OSB.

   In the FAQ, MS also made clear that OSB would't be made available
as a separate download. (they don't appreciate (unlike Steve Jobs) how
OSB can improve productivity).

   All is not lost, however, as you can you reinstall your previous
version of Microsoft Office to be used with Office 2003 so that you
can use the Office Shortcut bar, although this is frowned upon by MS
as you can see in the FAQ

best regards

I found a free program called Freebar that's a nice replacement for
the Office shortcut bar.  I've been using it for about a month now,
ever since Office 2003 was installed on my computer at work.  It works
great.  It can be downloaded here:
http://www.colinfinck.de/en/progs/freebar/