Microsoft Office 2007 Migration training course

With Microsoft Office 2007 there has been a major overhaul of the user interface and many things have changed. The menus, toolbars and task panes have been replaced by a single palette of commands called The Ribbon. This is intuitive and very powerful but different from previous versions. So when you upgrade you will be both frustrated and confused depending on your level of experience. This course will allay your fears and resolve your frustration with using the new software. You will learn about the new features that are going to greatly increase your productivity and efficiency in using Microsoft Office 2007. To get the best from this course you should be a reasonably competent user of Microsoft Office (2003 or earlier).

Length: 1 Day

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The Ribbon You will be able to: Use the Ribbon that replaces toolbars and menus. Use "Contextual Tabs" that only appear when those commands are relevant.

The Quick Access Toolbar You will be able to: Put frequently used commands on the Quick Access Toolbar so you can find them again easily.

The Office Button You will be able to: Find additional commands not on the Ribbon e.g. Print. Quickly enter Document Properties so that Office can use this information in documents or spreadsheets. Use the Mark as Final to prevent people from accidentally editing your document.

Galleries and Live Preview You will be able to: Browse Galleries and use the Live Preview to quickly view the effects of formatting options .

Themes You will be able to: Use Themes to quickly format documents and spreadsheets, professionally and consistently.

SmartArt You will be able to: Create sophisticated diagrams using SmartArt.

Compatibility You will be able to: Save your Office 2007 documents in earlier versions. Work with documents created in previous versions.  Export documents to PDF

What’s New in Word You will learn how to: Use Quick Styles to quickly format entire documents. Insert a Cover Page for an instantaneous title page. Insert Headers & Footers from a gallery. Automatically format tables using Table Styles.

What’s New in Excel You will learn how to: Use Table Styles to format large amounts of data for readability. Filter and sort data by colour. Apply conditional formatting to find data using coloured gradients (heat maps), data bars, and icons. Create professional looking charts with just the click of a mouse by using the New Chart Gallery.

What’s New in PowerPoint You will learn how to: Use the New Slide Masters to give formatting consistency to your presentation. Give variety to gradient fills for backgrounds and shapes by creating your own. Use the new WordArt Style Gallery to quickly format text to make your presentation stand out.

What’s New in Outlook You will learn how to: Use the To-Do Bar to quickly see your next appointments and your To-Do list. Use Follow Up flags to add follow up activities to your To-Do list. Save time by previewing your attachments. Email your availability for meetings etc by using a snapshot of your calendar appointments. Overlay calendars to combine other’s appointments on a single calendar.

Note: One day courses in each Office 2007 component (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc) are also available.

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