Presented by: Deborah Lindsell - IT Specialist TrainerGerard Kell - Learning & Innovation Unit

Using Microsoft Office 2007Place your photo here

Gerard and

Deborah

Topics

What is happening at SI Differences between 2003 and 2007MS Fluent User interfaceOffice 07 ApplicationsHow and when can you upgradeFurther training optionsIt’s not cheating promotion

Introduction

Great news!

• Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 and • MS Internet Explorer (IE7)

Installed in all classrooms in the Sydney Institute over the coming December

vacation!

Office 2007 for staff

• PCs for teaching staff will be upgraded at the beginning of 2008

• Other staff will be able to “opt in” and upgrade to Office 2007 during 2008

Differences

MS Office 2007 has some differences to MS Office 2003

• look and feel and

• compatibility issues when documents are transferred

• Electronic ECs and Clams

New Features The Micro Soft Office Fluent user

interface

click this link here to find out more: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/getstarted/FX101055081033.aspx

New Features

Up to speed with Word 2007http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100484691033.aspx

Up to speed

with Excel 2007

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA100484501033.aspx

Up to speed with Outlook 2007

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA100518161033.aspx

IE7 Training Materials and Guides

You can ‘take a tour’ link that goes through the new interface and tabbed browsing;

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx

ITS NOT CHEATING Promotion 15 October 2007 until 15 May 2008.

• purchase Office 2007 at a reduced price.

• allowed to purchase one product of either:– Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 (perpetual

license) for $75 – or a Microsoft Ultimate 2007 Subscription (12

month license) for $25 per year.

• details of this program can be found at http://www.itsnotcheating.com.au/.

Training options

• Flexible – any time– DET On line program for all staff– Microsoft tutorials– Hot Topics - resources

• Face to face / mentoring Term 1 2008– Group workshops– General Workshops– Targeted Workshops

DET staff are eligible to access E-Learning

• E-Learning courses for desktop software (like Windows Vista, Windows XP, Office 2007 and Office 2003) online at Microsoft.com at no cost.

• These courses are for DET employees only and will help you to keep up-to-date with the latest Microsoft software.

• If you would like to have access to this online elearning, please contact Learning and Innovation who will arrange for you to be sent out an individual email with instructions and access codes

2003 program interface

Guides that display the 2003 program interface so you can hover your mouse over an option and receive a popup that tells you where to find the command in the 2007 version are available

MS Office 2007 Training Materials and Guides links are available on the wiki page

Contact and Information

For more information please contact

Learning and Innovation Unit or

the Office 2007 wiki page on myLearningat

http://umfweb2.sydney.det.win/mylearningwiki/index.php/MS_Office_2007

Next Session:

More sessions will begin in early February 2008

Any ideas? Forward your suggestions to Paula Williams in Learning and Innovation phone 9217 5925