Microsoft Office 2007: New Features

Having worked with the applications in Microsoft® Office 2003 you must also get to know the features present in the latest release of the application. Microsoft® Office 2007: New Features comes with enhanced features for improving the management, organization, and distribution of your data. In this course, you will work with the new and increased features in Office 2007.

Course Objective: You will work with the new and updated features of Microsoft Office 2007.

Target Student: Users with prior experience of previous versions of Microsoft Office suite who want to know the new features of Office 2007.

Prerequisites: Level 1 knowledge of prior versions of Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel, PPT, Word, Access, and Outlook).

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• explore the various features across all the Microsoft® Office suite applications.
• create professional looking documents using Microsoft® Office Word® 2007.
• enhance your spreadsheets using Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007.
• create dynamic presentations using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007.
• familiarize yourself with the new features in Access 2007.
• familiarize yourself with the new features in Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007.
• finalize files in Microsoft® Office 2007.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft® Office 2007

• Topic 1A: Explore the User Interface
• Topic 1B: Enhance Files
• Topic 1C: Save Files

Lesson 2: Creating Professional-Looking Documents

• Topic 2A: Apply a Cover Page
• Topic 2B: Add Building Blocks
• Topic 2C: Compare Reviewed Documents

Lesson 3: Enhancing Your Spreadsheets

• Topic 3A: Organize Data
• Topic 3B: Apply Conditional Formatting
• Topic 3C: Apply a Formula
• Topic 3D: Present Data

Lesson 4: Creating Dynamic Presentations

• Topic 4A: Create Custom Slide Layouts
• Topic 4B: Enhance Presentations with Graphic Effects
• Topic 4C: Customize Slide Shows

Lesson 5: Working with Access 2007

• Topic 5A: Create a Table
• Topic 5B: Design a Form Layout
• Topic 5C: Query a Database
• Topic 5D: Generate Reports
• Topic 5E: Work with External Data

Lesson 6: Working with Outlook 2007

• Topic 6A: Locate Information Quickly
• Topic 6B: Share Your Calendar Information
• Topic 6C: Notify Others that You Will be Out Of Office
• Topic 6D: Share Information Using Electronic Business Card
• Topic 6E: Integrate Outlook with SharePoint Services
• Topic 6F: Add RSS Feeds Through Outlook 2007