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Office 2007

How Will It Affect YOU?. Office 2007. Heidi Strande ITSS, Technical Trainer University of North Dakota. New file formats Compatibility considerations Completely new user interface. The Issues. New interface makes things easier to find

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Office 2007

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  1. How Will It Affect YOU? Office 2007 Heidi Strande ITSS, Technical Trainer University of North Dakota

  2. New file formats Compatibility considerations Completely new user interface The Issues

  3. New interface makes things easier to find • Results oriented (Live Preview: dynamic feature that allows you to preview how formatting options will look before you actually apply the formatting) • WYGIWYS (What You Get Is What You See) • The focus is now on letting users specify the results they want • Galleries of possible end-states (mouse over) • Features and commands organized by task • Not “buried” deep in Menus • Labeled with both text and graphics • Enhanced ToolTips (illustrations and Help text) • Easier to share documents • Free Save As PDF plug-in available from Microsoft The Benefits

  4. Easily produce professional quality, high-impact results • New graphics capabilities • SmartArt (visually communicate information) • Themes • Enhanced Text Effects • Related documents created in different applications can have consistent appearance The Benefits

  5. Enhanced file and document security • Files containing macro code have different formats (different file extensions) • Macro-enabled files kept separate for tighter security • Many exciting and useful new features! • Microsoft listened to customers! The Benefits

  6. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access • .xlsx, .pptx, docx, .accdb • .xlsm, .pptm, .docm (macro-enabled) • Microsoft Office Open XML format • Significantly smaller file sizes • Integrates easily with other systems • Better document recovery for damaged files • Better protection against malicious code The New File Formats

  7. Office 2007 • Can open earlier version files • Will open in “Compatibility Mode” • New Office 2007 features unavailable • No format conversions necessary, unless desired • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats • Allows you to be able to open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 Compatibility Considerations

  8. Office 2000 – 2003 • Can open Office 2007 files after “compatibility pack” installation • Free download from Microsoft • Microsoft Office Online • Automatic prompts to download/install compatibility pack • Not needed by Office 2007 users Compatibility Considerations

  9. Office 2008 for Macintosh was released in January 2008 • Office 2008 for the Macintosh can open/edit Office 2007 formatted files (and all other Office formats as well) without problems. • Office for Macintosh versions earlier than 2008 will not be able open files created in Office 2007 for Windows without the installation of the compatibility pack. • Additional Macintosh Information Compatibility and the Mac!

  10. The Microsoft “Fluent” Interface • No more menus! • The Office “Ribbon” (3 Basic Components) • Tabs(represent core tasks for the application) • Groups(each tab has groups that show related items together) • Command Tabs (task-specific commands grouped together) • Contextual Tabs • Appear only “in context” to what is selected (Example: Drawing Tools) The New User Interface

  11. Components to the ribbon 1 = Tabs (the most commonly used basic tasks) 2 = Groups 3 = Commands

  12. Customizable Quick Access Toolbar • The “Office Button” • The former “File” menu plus! • Save, print, protect, and manage files • Change options and/or preferences • Replaces “Tools, Options” and “Tools, Customize” menus The New User Interface

  13. Interactive Command Reference Guides • For Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word 2007 • Use simulated Office 2003 menus/toolbars to learn process in Office 2007 • Access through Help menus • Search for “interactive” • Viewable in default browser • Great learning tool! Learning Resources

  14. Check out excellent FREE online tutorials! • Available from Microsoft Online • http://office.microsoft.com OR • http://www.und.edu/dept/itss/train/MSOffice2007/Office2007.html • NEW Self Training Materials (ITSS) • Access 2007 Introduction • Excel 2007 Introduction • PowerPoint 2007 Introduction • Word 2007 Introduction • When all else fails – keyboard shortcuts from previous versions still work! Learning Resources

  15. UND Information Technology Systems & Services: • http://www.und.edu/dept/itss/training.html • Microsoft Office 2007 Information • Office 2007 - Frequently Asked Questions • Answers to Frequently Asked Questions! (FAQs) • File Format Information • Learn how to change default file formats • Learn To Use Office 2007 • Office 2007 Training “Roadmap” • Suggested training sequence • Links to free online tutorials Other Resources

  16. UND Information Technology Systems & Services: • PDF File Creation in Office 2007 • Office 2007 - Compatibility and File Formats • Compatibility Information (Windows and Macintosh) • Download Compatibility Pack • Office 2007 and Macintosh Computers • Quick Start Guide • Printable “Quick Start Guide” in PDF format Other Resources

  17. ANY Questions? Question: A curiosity, doubt, or statement inquiring about something. Often students will begin with who, what, where, when, why, or how.

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