Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office System Why and How?

1. Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office System Why and How? Microsoft UK

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5. Welcome to this TechNet Event Event Agenda 09.15     Why deploy now?This session will include a higher level look into Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system now that they have been available for over a year, as well as highlighting the key features including improving productivity 9:45       How to realise the value of your Microsoft investment This session will delve into the detail of the vision from the first session. We will showcase best practices, benefits and ROI that customers have experienced 10.30     Coffee 10.45     Entitlement and how to activate tools and services An overview of what is available to help you 11.15     Tools and best practice to assist in planning and deployingFinally a deeper look into some  of the techniques you can use to deploy these technologies in your organisation 11:45     Q&A - ALL

6. Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office SystemWhy Deploy Now ? Microsoft UK

7. Why Vista at all ? “What did Vista do for Me ”

8. Why Vista now ?

9. Why not Vista ... Some myths • “My device won’t be supported” • “My application won’t work” • “Vista can’t be any good as XP’s still shipping” • “the differences with the various versions of Vista (and XP) are mainly to do with network compatibility” • “to move up between versions of Vista I have to re-install” • “you have to pick up loads of fixes for software which runs quite happily on XP but won’t run on Vista”

10. Realities Vulnerabilities found in first year of OS life

12. Application Compatibility Progress • Over 150 Critical Enterprise-blocking applications remediated • Each application on this list was blocking 1 or more companies from moving to Windows Vista • 10-times more application have either “certified for” or “works with” Windows Vista Logos than at launch • Great titles like Trend Micro Internet Security Pro and Nero 7 Premium • Today’s most popular and best selling software runs on Windows Vista

13. Where is the Magic Bullet ? Content Management Communications & Collaboration Business Intelligence Workflow & Portal Search Word Processing Spreadsheets Databases Presentations Mail Today • 2007 Office system servers • Office SharePoint Server • Office Communication Server • Exchange Server • Office Project Server • Office Groove Server 1996 • Communicator • OneNote • Groove • Project • SharePoint Designer • Visio • 2007 Office system clients • Outlook • Word • Excel • PowerPoint • Access • Publisher • InfoPath

14. All New Fluent User Interface Business Users are Ready! Fluent User Interface Realise a 17% improvement in familiar task productivity Customise the Ribbon to meet your business needs Use Getting Started Tabs to overcome initial fears

15. Microsoft Share Point Server Integration Limited or no access to capability Partial access to capability Full access to capability

16. Exchange / Outlook Features Limited or no access to capability Partial access to capability Full access to capability

17. Open XML Office 2003 WordProcessingMLSpreadsheetML Custom schemas 2007 Office system PresentationML XML-based formats Office 2000 XML Document Properties Office XP Spreadsheet XML Office 97 Binary formats

18. Where is the Magic Bullet ? • Improved Productivity • Improved Features • Back-End functionality surfaced through client applications • Open XML Formats

19. Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office System How to Realise the Value of your Microsoft Investment Microsoft UK

20. Perceptions of Office 2007 Typical End-User Stance “I only use 10-20% of the functionality of Microsoft Office” “I don’t have any use for Collaboration technology” “Outlook is my file system, I like it that way!”

21. End-User Adoption is the Key to ROI

22. Productivity Gain Examples Demo Of Some User Interface Features Some Quick Wins on Ribbon Word / Set Margins Excel / Set Cell Format PowerPoint / Slide Orientation Live Preview Benefits Word / Picture Layouts Excel / Chart Galleries PowerPoint / Animation Previews

23. Get Started Tabs and UI Guides First Reference and Training in Application

24. Custom Tabs and Ribbons Create your own support infrastructure in VSTO

25. Quick Parts in Word and Outlook Quick Parts Provide Styles, Cover Pages, Headers, Footers, Formatted Text, Tables etc. Controlled via XML at a user, workgroup, and document library level Cut down reliance on Macros to provide for corporate uniformity

26. Conditional Formatting Conditional Formatting Easily identify trends in data Controlled via XML at a user, workgroup, and document library level Cut down reliance on Macros to provide for corporate uniformity

27. Open XML Tags in Documents Create Tag Data in Document No “upload effort” Eliminate errors Improve Search relevance

28. Smart Art Smart Art Graphics Create Quick Results Relevant Templates Looks great!

29. Key Points for Changing Opinions • Demonstrate • Communicate • Use Provided Templates • Keep it Simple!

30. Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office SystemCoffee! Microsoft UK

31. Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office SystemEntitlement and How to Activate Tools and Services Microsoft UK

32. Tools and Services Entitlement Free Tools and Services From Microsoft Enterprise Learning Framework Office Resource Kit Online Office Online Virtual Labs Office Migration Planning Manager

33. Tools and Services Entitlement Software Assurance Benefits Desktop Deployment Planning Services Microsoft E-Learning Training Vouchers Specialist Deployment Aid

34. Tools and Services Entitlement EPG Account Specialist Deployment Aid End-User Engagement Day File Migration Assessment Business Case Support Technical Deployment Sessions

35. For More Information • http://www.microsoft.com/licensing • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista • http://ladylicensing.spaces.live.com/

36. Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office SystemTools and Best Practise to Assist in Planning and Deploying Microsoft UK

37. A Quick look at Windows Deployment services

38. MDT: Lite Touch Setup ProcessCore Image Build and Deploy Install MDT Install MDT Configure MDT Download & Install Additional Components Add Operating Systems Add Applications Stock the Distribution Share Add Packages Add Drivers Task Sequence Add Task Sequence Create and Configure the Distribution Point Deployment Point

39. Planning and Deployment Assistance Office 2007 Resource Kit Online Group Policy Configuration Local Installation Caching Best Practise Setup Files Reference Guides Patching and Management Guides

40. Office Migration Planning Manager • Scanning and reporting tool • Provides detailed information regarding potential file format/document compatibility issues before migration • Command-line scanner • Can be run remotely or locally • Aggregates information in a provided database • Defines compatibility challenges (e.g.): Red: loss of version history on conversion (MS Word) Yellow: calculation change due to formulae changes File Server Desktop Migration PlanningManager SharePoint Server

41. File Format Converter • 2007 Office system file formats fully editable back to Office 2000 • Compatibility Checker enforces interoperability • Full functionality mode: • Enables full 2007 Office system functionality • File Conversion Tool (Bulk converter) available • Compatibility mode: • 2007 Office system features downgrade to Office 2003 features • Compatibility Checker assists in downgrade process • Some structural information lost (XML Bindings, Building block information) Office 2007 Office 2003, XP, 2000

42. Local Installation Source Cache • Caches a complete, compressed copy of Office on PC • Eliminates the “Insert CD” dialog box • Highly resilient process • Drizzle of bits / “Install on schedule” possible with SMS & Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

43. Setup Controller Architecture • Completely redesigned • Prepares machine, runs installation, enables rollback if process fails • Supports installation of multiple MSIs (“chaining”) with single progress bar and log file

44. Office Customisation Tool Customization Tool • Integrated part of Office setup • Single architecture for customization scenarios • Windows Installer Update (.MSP) Infrastructure • Familiar interface localized to selected languages • Updated to include customization for new features • Security, Outlook, User Settings, etc. • Automatic application through “Updates” folder

45. Multi-lingual Architecture • New architecture – complete separation of language from functionality in 2007 Office • English no longer required • No preferred base language • All languages treated equally • Combine languages in any order • Swap between languages at anytime • 2007 Office Client = neutral core + selected languages • Every product is composed of multiple MSIs • Add additional languages at any time

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