Office 2007 New Features

Objective

Learn to work with the new interface in Office 2007 applications (specifically, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007).

Prerequisite Skills

Familiar with previous versions of the Microsoft Office applications.

Course Description

With Office 2007, Microsoft has introduced what is arguably the most significant change to the user interface in the products' history. The familiar menus, toolbars, and task panes have been replaced by the tabbed Ribbon area, and each application offers new ways to edit and format your documents to create great-looking results quickly and easily. This course provides a tour of the new interface and explains many of the new features common throughout Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

Attend this course if you want to:

Learn how to use the Ribbon to access various commands.
Understand the options in the Office menu.
Use and customize the Quick Access toolbar.
Format text using the Mini toolbar.
Preview formatting before you apply it.
Change the look of an entire document in one click by applying a theme.
Use the Paste Options and AutoCorrect buttons.
Change the zoom level or view.
Add clip art to a document.
Visually represent ideas with SmartArt diagrams.
Understand new file formats in 2007 applications.
Convert files between versions.
Display Key Tips for keyboard shortcuts.
Access online help for Office 2007.

Class Length

90 minutes

Delivery Options

Virtual classroom - public
($70 per student; check times and register here)
Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization)
($480 per class; contact us for more details)
Virtual classroom - one on one
(Register for a 45-minute 1-on-1 Application Support session. Cost is $70 per student per session.)
On-site instructor-led
(Contact us for details)