Transition your Team to OFFICE 2007

Transition your team to Office 2007

Course 2007: Office 2007: Organizational Readiness

This course covers those features of Microsoft Office 2007 that are new to the Office system while continuouslyfocusing on the inherent fear of change within the user adoption process. This course focuses first and foremost on why the changes within the GUI present the student with a tremendous opportunity for increased ease of use to drive their productivity.

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Duration:
½ - 1 day

Description:
This course covers those features of Microsoft Office 2007 that are new to the Office system while continuouslyfocusing on the inherent fear of change within the user adoption process. This course focuses first and foremost on why the changes within the GUI present the student with a tremendous opportunity for increased ease of use to drive their productivity. As an introduction to the new layout of the Office Suite as a whole, students will learn about the Microsoft Office button, Ribbon tabs and Ribbon groups, galleries, contextual Ribbon tabs, Live Preview, the Dialog Box Launcher, the Document Information Panel, and the Mini toolbar. Students will also work with the XML file format and the macro and non-macro file formats. In addition, dedicated units for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access introduce the new features of each application. The ultimate goal of this course is to present the students with the tools necessary to return to their office and customize their personal Office environment to mirror their activities in the classroom with a full understanding of why Office 2007 will greatly increase their productivity and effectiveness!

Courseware:
Students are provided with a quick start guide shows users how to work with the new Office Button and Ribbon, and other shared interface tools. It covers the new supported file formats. There are sections containing how-to information on new features for each of the four applications–Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. There's even a section with answers to the most frequently asked questions by Microsoft Office upgrade users.

Outline:

Unit 1: The Office 2007 interface – Dealing with your fear of change!
Topic A: The Office Button menu
Topic B: The Ribbon
Topic C: The Mini toolbar
Topic D: The Quick Access toolbar and the Status bar

Unit 2: The Office XML file format
Topic A: The Office XML format
Topic B: Office XML format compatibility

Unit 3: New Word features – Fully Customizable to Fit Your Organizations Needs
Topic A: Formatting
Topic B: Quick Parts and Building Blocks
Topic C: Shared documents

Unit 4: New Excel features – Fully Customizable to Fit Your Organizations Needs
Topic A: Larger worksheet size
Topic B: Charts and reports
Topic C: Table options
Topic D: PivotTables
Topic E: Excel Services

Unit 5: New PowerPoint features – Fully Customizable to Fit Your Organizations Needs
Topic A: Dynamic SmartArt graphics
Topic B: Slide libraries
Topic C: Sharing presentations
Topic D: Custom layouts

Unit 6: New Outlook features – Fully Customizable to Fit Your Organizations Needs
Topic A: Content management tools
Topic B: The To-Do Bar
Topic C: Shared content

Unit 7: New Access features – Fully Customizable to Fit Your Organizations Needs
Topic A: Data features
Topic B: