Microsoft Office 2007 - What's New?

This course has been developed for those students who are well versed in Windows XP, and Office 2003 and would like to know what differences they may find when they upgrade to Vista and Office 2007.*

Office 2007 is a significant upgrade to the Microsoft Office Suite. Although the Office Suite programs contain the same commands as previous Suites, the organization is substantially different.

What's New 2007 is a one day course that covers some of the changes to be found in this operating system, such as the Office Button, Ribbons and other new features you will find in Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You will look at Vista's interface including, new searches, gadgets, the new Sidebar and many more of the new features of this new version of Microsoft Office.


Course Outline

Windows Vista
What's New in Windows Vista
Logging onto Windows Vista
Understanding the Windows Vista Screen
Using Keyboard Commands
Turning Off Your Computer

MS Outlook 2007
What's New in Outlook 2007
Understanding the Outlook 2007 Program Screen
Using Key Tips
New and Changed Tools
Using the New Email Window

MS Word 2007
What's New in Word 2007
Understanding the Ribbon
Using Keyboard Commands
Using Contextual Menus and the Mini Toolbar
Creating a New Document
Viewing a Document

MS Excel 2007
What's New in MS Excel 2007
Understanding the Excel Program Screen
Using Key Tips
Using Cell Styles
Using Document Themes
Applying Conditional Formatting
Formatting Chart Elements

MS PowerPoint 2007
What's New in PowerPoint 2007
Change the Visual Style of a Shape
Creating a Table
Working with SmartArt Elements


Student Practice Files for this class are located here.

Prerequisites:

Basic computer skills are necessary to complete this course. These skills include: a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, the ability to navigate the environment using a mouse and keyboard, an understanding of computer file storage, launching an application, creating and saving files, and copying files from CDs and other media. It is also recommended that students are also familiar with using the internet.

*This course will only cover the new features to be discovered in Office 2007.
It is not designed to teach the basic principles of these programs.