Making the Move to Lotus Symphony 3 

Taking on a new office application can be a challenge, especially if you've worked with another program for several years. The information and links on this page are designed to help you find comparable tasks in Symphony that you may perform in current office productivity suite.

Microsoft Office	Lotus Symphony
There is a toolbar icon called the Format Painter which allows you to copy a variety of formatting from one location to another. Microsoft Word, *.doc, *.docx	The toolbar icon in Symphony is called Duplicate Formatting - Like the Format Painter, it is available in each editor and allows you to copy formatting from one location to another. The feature is also available from the menu Edit   Duplicate Formatting.Lotus Symphony Documents
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel, *.xls, *.xlsx	Lotus Symphony SpreadsheetsLotus Symphony Spreadsheets
In Microsoft Excel, a popular feature is the Pivot Table.Microsoft PowerPoint, *.ppt, *.pps, *.pptx	Symphony Spreadsheets provide comparable functionality in DataPilot. For a complete tutorial on working with Datapilot tables, follow this link - http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07202009101127AMLBAKR3.htm Lotus Symphony Presentations
To create a new line in a cell, you can use the keystroke Alt+Enter.	To create a new line, use Ctrl+Enter while editing within the cell.
Microsoft Word	Symphony Documents
Use Tools   Track Changes to track edits made to a document.	Use Edit   Revisions to track changes among users on a document.
Access list of styles using Format   Styles and Formatting.	Access the Style List with the F11 key, or select Layout   Style List. You can also dock the list by holding down the Ctrl key and double-clicking in an empty area of the dialog box.
Microsoft PowerPoint	Symphony Presentations
To start a slide show from the current slide, click the slideshow icon in the lower left corner -	Use Shift+F5 to start a slideshow from the current slide.
To add slides from another file, use Insert   Slides from Files.	To add slides from another file, use Create   New Pages from File. This is a great way to build a new Symphony presentation leveraging slides from your existing files.

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Reference cards: Moving From Microsoft Word to Lotus Symphony Documents 3
Reference cards: Moving From Microsoft PowerPoint to Lotus Symphony Presentations 3
Reference cards: Moving From Microsoft Excel to Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets 3


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