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MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 TO OFFICE 2007 TRANSITION
James CrowleyC3 – Crowley Computer Consulting
Quiz
What version of Office do you use? What edition?
95 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
Basic Home and Student Standard Small Business Edition Professional Ultimate
Quiz
Do you love Office? Have you tried alternatives? Like
WordPerfect, Lotus, OpenOffice What is the cost of Office? And what
is the Return On Investment in your application?
What do you want to learn today?
Versions and pricing
Versions and extras
Where is help?
Where is help?
? Button in upper right hand corner of window. Office help programs access Microsoft
web pages for improved results. Web searches, Google works!
The Ribbon – heart of the new User Interface (UI) Same commands, new places No menus One toolbar Not customizable Easy to learn, but tough to unlearn
menus and toolbars More extensive tooltips Most items will preview
Ribbons
In… Out…
Access Excel PowerPoint Word Open items of Outlook
(mail, contacts, appointments)
OneNote Publisher Accounting Express Groove Infopath Main Outlook screen
Cutting the Ribbon to pieces Tabs Groups Commands Dialog boxes
Lost commands
Many specific, contextual commands do not show on the ribbon until the proper context is available. For example, there are no picture formatting commands until a picture is inserted or selected.
Ribbons adjust to fill window
Mice are for wimps
Navigate the Ribbon by tapping the Alt key and then resulting KeyTips. ESC moves to previous
selection There are many
keyboard shortcuts. Most are unchanged
from older Office editions.
From Help, search for “keyboard shortcuts.”
Where did my ribbon go?
Minimize the Ribbon Click on tab titles to use
To minimize or restore the ribbon:•Choose Minimize the Ribbon or Restore the Ribbon from the Customize Quick Access Toolbar•Double-click on the active tab name•Press Ctrl+F1
Microsoft Office Button
Think of the 2003 File menu
Application options are found on the bottom right.
Quick Access Toolbar
Only easily customized part of the UI Ribbon can be
customized programmatically and via add-on apps
Save, Undo and Redo
Customize menu
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Select common tools from menu
Add more tools from More Commands…
Show below or above the Ribbon
But not everyone has Office 2007! Office 2007 can run on Windows Vista
and Xp All users running Office 2003 through
2000, running Windows 2000 or newer should install the compatibility pack from http://
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
Or Google “microsoft office compatibility pack” and it will be the first link
There are always winners and losers…
Smart Art
Smart Art Tools: Design
Smart Art Tools: Format
Applications
Reviewed Not reviewed
Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Publisher Access
Accounting Express Groove InfoPath OneNote
Accounting Express
Accounting by Microsoft. Can they supplant QuickBooks?
Groove
Groove is like instant messaging with application sharing. Allows for collaboration anywhere you have an Internet connection.
InfoPath
Server based technology to create web browser fillable forms, manage form templates and collect data. Use requires a Share Point server.
OneNote
Note-taking and information-management in electronic notebooks that can be shared.
Notebooks on steroids!
Incredible with a tablet.