Office 2007: New Features

Office 2007:
New Features

Topic-Level Outline

�� Days:� 1

�� Prerequisites:� Word 2003: Basic, Excel 2003: Basic, PowerPoint 2003: Basic, Access 2003: Basic, and Outlook 2003: Basic, or equivalent experience

�� Unit 1 :� The Office 2007 interface

�� Topic A: 0� The Office Button menu

�� A-1:�� Viewing Office Button commands

�� A-2:�� Changing the application options

�� Topic B: 0� The Ribbon

�� B-1:�� Using the Ribbon

�� B-2:�� Using contextual Ribbon tabs

�� B-3:�� Using Live Preview

�� B-4:�� Using the Dialog Box Launcher

�� B-5:�� Using the Document Information Panel

�� B-6:�� Finishing a document

�� Topic C: 0� The Mini toolbar

�� C-1:�� Using the Mini toolbar

�� C-2:�� Hiding the Mini toolbar

�� Topic D: 0� The Quick Access toolbar and the Status bar

�� D-1:�� Positioning the Quick Access toolbar

�� D-2:�� Adding a command to the Quick Access toolbar

�� D-3:�� Using the Customize settings

�� D-4:�� Using the Status bar

�� Unit 2 :� The Office XML file format

�� Topic A: 0� The Office XML format

�� A-1:�� Discussing benefits of the Office XML format

�� Topic B: 0� Office XML format compatibility

�� B-1:�� Saving files to older Office formats

�� B-2:�� Comparing Office 2007 to Office 2003 file sizes

�� B-3:�� Using macro formats

�� B-4:�� Discussing converters for previous Office releases

�� Unit 3 :� New Word features

�� Topic A: 0� Formatting

�� A-1:�� Formatting content by using the Styles gallery

�� A-2:�� Creating and formatting charts in Word

�� A-3:�� Adding and formatting a shape

�� A-4:�� Applying themes

�� Topic B: 0� Quick Parts and Building Blocks

�� B-1:�� Accessing Quick Parts

�� B-2:�� Using the Building Blocks Organizer

�� B-3:�� Adding custom Quick Parts

�� Topic C: 0� Shared documents

�� C-1:�� Discussing workflows

�� C-2:�� Comparing two versions of a document

�� C-3:�� Saving a file as a static document

�� Unit 4 :� New Excel features

�� Topic A: 0� Larger worksheet size

�� A-1:�� Discussing worksheet size

�� Topic B: 0� Charts and reports

�� B-1:�� Creating a chart

�� B-2:�� Adding a chart title

�� B-3:�� Modifying the chart format

�� B-4:�� Changing the page layout and adding print titles

�� B-5:�� Adding a header

�� Topic C: 0� Table options

�� C-1:�� Creating and formatting a table

�� C-2:�� Working with Table AutoExpansion

�� C-3:�� Applying structured referencing

�� C-4:�� Creating and using table names

�� C-5:�� Creating functions with [#ThisRow]

�� Topic D: 0� PivotTables

�� D-1:�� Creating and formatting PivotTables

�� Topic E: 0� Excel Services

�� E-1:�� Discussing Excel Services for online sharing

�� Unit 5 :� New PowerPoint features

�� Topic A: 0� Dynamic SmartArt graphics

�� A-1:�� Converting a bulleted list to SmartArt

�� A-2:�� Formatting diagrams

�� Topic B: 0� Slide libraries

�� B-1:�� Discussing SharePoint Server 2007

�� Topic C: 0� Sharing presentations

�� C-1:�� Saving as a static document

�� C-2:�� Discussing presentation review processes

�� C-3:�� Discussing digital signatures

�� Topic D: 0� Custom layouts

�� D-1:�� Creating custom slide layouts

�� D-2:�� Applying themes to a presentation

�� Unit 6 :� New Outlook features

�� Topic A: 0� Content management tools

�� A-1:�� Using Instant Search

�� A-2:�� Organizing content by using Color Categories

�� A-3:�� Previewing an attachment

�� A-4:�� Subscribing to RSS feeds

�� Topic B: 0� The To-Do Bar

�� B-1:�� Flagging a message

�� B-2:�� Adding a new task to the To-Do Bar

�� Topic C: 0� Shared content

�� C-1:�� Discussing Internet calendar publishing

�� C-2:�� Creating calendar snapshots

�� C-3:�� Creating an electronic business card

�� C-4:�� Inserting and sending a business card

�� C-5:�� Discussing Exchange Server collaboration

�� Unit 7 :� New Access features

�� Topic A: 0� Data features

�� A-1:�� Using the document window

�� A-2:�� Preparing to use the Lookup wizard

�� A-3:�� Creating a Lookup list field

�� A-4:�� Using the Attachment data type

�� A-5:�� Collecting data via e-mail

�� Topic B: 0� Reports

�� B-1:�� Using Layout view to modify reports

�� B-2:�� Sorting and filtering reports

�� B-3:�� Grouping report data