This course covers those features of Microsoft Office 2007 that were not included in any previous release of the Office suite or have been enhanced since Office 2003. New Office interface features include the Office Button Menu, the Ribbon, the mini toolbar, the Quick Access toolbar, the status toolbar, Office XML format. Also covered are new features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access.

Target Student: Students who have an understanding of Microsoft Office 2003 and would like to learn the new features of Office 2007.

Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this course should understand how to use Microsoft Office 2003 or other version, and have some familiarity with the Internet. This course covers the commonly used new features for a typical user. Due to the nature of this course and the minimal prerequisites, there are other more advanced new features that are not covered in depth.

Course Content:

Unit 1: The Office 2007 interface
Topic A: The Office Button menu
Topic B: The Ribbon
Topic C: The Mini toolbar
Topic D: The Quick Access toolbar and the Status bar

Unit 2: The Office XML file format
Topic A: The Office XML format
Topic B: Office XML format compatibility

Unit 3: New Word features
Topic A: Formatting
Topic B: Quick Parts and Building Blocks
Topic C: Shared documents

Unit 4: New Excel features
Topic A: Larger worksheet size
Topic B: Charts and reports
Topic C: Table options
Topic D: PivotTables
Topic E: Excel Services

Unit 5: New PowerPoint features
Topic A: Dynamic SmartArt graphics
Topic B: Slide libraries
Topic C: Sharing presentations
Topic D: Custom layouts

Unit 6: New Outlook features
Topic A: Content management tools
Topic B: The To-Do Bar
Topic C: Shared content

Unit 7: New Access features
Topic A: Data features
Topic B: Reports