MS OFFICE

INTERFACE

NEW-IMPROVED FILE FORMAT.XML

Extensible Markup Language smaller file sizes Safer by separating files that contain scripts

or macros easier to ID block unwanted code or macros

Basic documents and templates no longer contain macros or code

less susceptible to damage

FILE EXTENSIONS

File extensions now have “x” at the end of them OR “tx” (template)" OR “m” (macro) OR “tm” (template-macro)

WORD-.docx EXCEL-.xlsx PowerPoint-.pptx ACCESS-.accdb

CAN OPEN PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF DOCUMENTS

will open older documents in “compatibility mode at top of the document "Compatibility Mode"

appears next to name of file OR after opening it in 2003,

click on the OFFICE button, > CONVERT (converts it to 2007)

Microsoft Office Button Upper-left of window

• FILE commands•similar to “FILE” menu in MS OFFICE 2003• right side of menu lists your “recently opened documents “•Buttons at bottom-right to change OPTIONS/SETTINGS• (In MS OFFICE 2003, you had to go to: TOOLS > OPTIONS)

ZOOM

lower-right corner of window Drag slider to the right to zoom in

drag it to the left to zoom out. Click the percent number to the left of slider

will open Zoom dialog box If your mouse has a wheel

hold down the CTRL key and turn wheel forward to zoom in

RIBBON: 3 BASIC COMPONENTS:

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1. Tabs2. Groups3. Commands

TABS:

An “activity” area, for example in MS WORD: HOME INSERT PAGE LAYOUT REFERENCES MAILINGS REVIEW VIEW

GROUPS:

Each tab has groups that show related items

COMMANDS

button, dialog box or menu.

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QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR

upper-left of the Ribbon Frequently used commands SAVE, NEW, OPEN, CLOSE, etc. Can add as may commands as you wish.

ADDITIONAL TABS

Other tabs appear for other activity areas i.e. tables, drawings, diagrams, and charts.

When you click away from these specific activities , the extra tab disappears, and the default

groups reappear

Mini Toolbar

point at a specific area of your document  A “Mini”, faded toolbar will appear When you point to the Mini toolbar, it will

become solid, you can then select one of the options

DIALOG BOX LAUNCHER

Small diagonal arrow at bottom-right of a “group”

Once the dialog box opens:

Looks like MS Office 2003

TEMPORARILY HIDE THE RIBBON

If you want more space to work Double-click one of the tabs in the upper-right

area Groups & commands will disappear, leaving more

“white space” To go back to “default” double-click the tab again

Live Preview Allows you to instantly preview certain

changes to a document before committing Makes selecting the perfect font, size, format,

and design template a breeze Preview “STYLE” changes before applying

them Available for most Galleries in Office 2007

This Live Preview in PowerPoint allows you to instantly see what font changes will look like by

rolling over the options

THEMES

NEW themes to create documents with same fonts, colours, & effects.

PAGE LAYOUT > THEMES group >THEMES In PowerPoint: DESIGN tab > THEMES group

> MORE Can create new THEME COLOURS

PAGE LAYOUT > DESIGN tab > THEME COLOURS button

SmartArt

Found under the Insert tab in the ribbon in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook

A drawing tool for creating graphics that illustrate relationships

HELP

Every MS Office program has a question mark in the upper-right hand corner for HELP

Key in your ``Help`` question in the textbox

KEY TIPS

Shortcut commands Press ALT to make the Key Tip badges appear Use ALT key plus letter

Or ALT key plus number

KEY TIPS cont.

Then press the Key Tip for the tab you want to display i.e. press “ALT + H” for the Home tab. all the Key Tips for that tab's commands appear. Then you can press the Key Tip for the command

you want.

System Requirements

Component RequirementOperating system Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2 or

later or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 (or higher) required

Computer and Processor

500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher; 256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher*; CD or DVD drive;

Hard Disk space 1.5 gigabyte (GB) necessary for install; a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard drive

Monitor resolution 1024x768 or higher

Internet Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, 32 bit browser only *Grammar and contextual spelling in Word is not turned on unless the

machine has 1 GB memory.

RIBBON HERO

What is Ribbon Hero (click here) Play games--earn points by playing “Challenges”and compete with your friends with your Facebook friends

while improving your productivity with Office Earn extra points by using the

application DOWNLOAD it by going here You can start playing

Ribbon Hero, by going to the HOME tab in any of the OFFICE programs

Office 2007 Find out the lastest info about Office, view demos & tutorials & download

updates:http://office.microsoft.com

Search the MS knowledge base for answers to any problems/errors you encounter

http://support.microsoft.com

Test Drive: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101687261033.aspx

60 Day Trials available Office 2007 Compatibility Pack for Word 2003, PowerPoint 2003 and Excel

2003http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en