DT025 - Upgrading to Microsoft Office 2007

This one-day instructor-led training course will provide a through understanding of the Office 2007 concepts and skills that will enable the participant to effectively use Microsoft Office 2007 including group and individual instruction, hands-on practical exercises, visual aids, and comprehensive training manuals and materials.

This course aims to make the user of previous versions of Microsoft Office proficient in the use and operation of Microsoft Office 2007.

Microsoft Office 2007
• The Office Button
• Using The Office Button
• Access Keys
• Using Access Keys
• The Ribbon
• Using The Quick Access Toolbar
• Understanding Help
• Using Help
• Understanding Live Preview
• Using Live Preview
• Customising The Status Bar
• Understanding View Options
• Using Full Screen Reading View
• Zooming
• What Happened To...

Microsoft Word 2007
• What's New In Word 2007
• The Word 2007 Screen
• Creating New Documents
• Word 2007 File Formats
• Using The Compatibility Checker
• Word 2007 Options
• The Word 2007 Ribbon
• More On The Word 2007 Ribbon
• Using The Ribbon
• Using The Mini-Toolbar
• The Quick Styles Gallery
• Changing Style Sets
• Changing The Colours Theme
• Changing The Fonts Theme
• Working With Themes
• Creating New Themes
• Adding A Cover Page
• Inserting A Blank Page
• Page Colour And Borders
• Building Blocks

Using Tables In Word 2007
• Inserting A Quick Table
• Using Table Styles
• Changing The Table Layout
• Inserting A Table
• Drawing Tables

Proofing And Printing
• Changing The Page Setup
• Inserting Section Breaks
• Using Headers And Footers
• Odd And Even Headers And Footers
• Adding Page Numbers
• Saving A Header Or Footer To The Gallery
• Printing
• Using The Spell Checker

Working With Illustrations
• The Illustrations Group
• Inserting A Picture
• Changing The Picture Styles
• Using ClipArt SmartArt
• Inserting SmartArt
• The SmartArt Text Pane
• Changing The SmartArt Style
• Changing The Colour Of SmartArt Styles
• Changing The SmartArt Layout
• Adding A New Shape To A SmartArt Graphic
• The SmartArt Tools Format Tab
• Resizing And Moving SmartArt

Microsoft Excel 2007
• New Features In Excel 2007
• More New Features In Excel 2007
• The Excel 2007 Screen
• The Excel 2007 Ribbon
• More On The Excel 2007 Ribbon
• Creating New Workbooks
• Excel 2007 File Formats
• Using The Compatibility Checker
• Excel 2007 Options
• Changing The View

Formatting In Excel 2007
• Using The Home Tab Commands
• To Format Data
• Merging Cells
• Themes
• Cell Styles
• Modifying Built-In Cell Styles
• Saving A Workbook As A Template
• Conditional Formatting
• Highlight Cell Rules
• Using Data Bars
• Using Colour Scales And Icon Sets
• Managing Rules

Working With Formulas
• Expanding The Formula Bar And
• Name Box
• The Formulas Tab
• Using The Formulas Tab
• Using Names In Formulas
• Using AutoComplete To Create Formulas
• New Statistical Formulas
• Using The Name Manager
• Using The Watch Window

Working With Tables
• Creating A Table
• Inserting Or Deleting Rows
• Modifying A Table
• Sorting Data In A Table
• Filtering

Creating Charts In Excel 2007
• Creating A New Chart
• Changing The Chart Layout
• Formatting Chart Elements
• Moving A Chart To A New Location
• Saving A Chart Template

Using PivotTables
• Creating A PivotTable Report
• Adding Fields To A PivotTable
• Applying A Filter To A PivotTable
• Changing The PivotTable Value Settings
• PivotTable Design Options
• Creating A PivotChart From A Report

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
• New Features In PowerPoint 2007
• The PowerPoint 2007 Screen
• The PowerPoint 2007 Ribbon
• Creating New Presentations
• PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
• PowerPoint 2007 Options

Working With PowerPoint 2007
• Changing The View
• Changing The Presentation Theme
• Backgrounds
• Inserting New Slides
• Formatting Text
• Slide Masters
• Inserting A Slide Layout
• Saving A PowerPoint Template

Illustrations And Tables
• Using SmartArt Graphics
• Creating A Table
• Inserting A Chart
• Modifying A Chart
• Creating A Photo Album

Animation And Slide Shows
• Setting Up Slide Shows
• Narration
• Setting Slide Transitions
• Applying Custom Animation

Microsoft Outlook 2007
• New Features in Outlook 2007
• More New Features in Outlook 2007
• Opening an Outlook Data File
• The Outlook 2007 Screen
• The Navigation Pane
• The To-Do Bar
• Using Instant Search
• Expanding the Search
• Recent Searches and Searching the Desktop
• Search Options
• Searching Other Outlook Items
• RSS Feeds

Working with Mail
• Mail Messages
• Creating New Messages
• Previewing Attachments
• Colour Categories
• Assigning a Colour Category
• Setting the Quick Click Category
• Flagging Messages
• Managing Follow-Ups in the To-Do Bar
• Setting a Follow-Up Flag for Recipients

Working with the Calendar
• Calendar Views
• Creating a New Calendar Entry
• Task Integration on the Calendar
• Internet Calendars
• Creating a Calendar Snapshot
• Internet Calendar Subscriptions
• Working with Multiple Calendars
• Scheduling Meetings

Working with Contacts
• Electronic Business Cards
• Creating an Electronic Business Card
• Sending and Receiving Business Cards
• Managing Electronic Business Cards

Familiarity with one or more previous versions of Microsoft Office.