Microsoft Office 2007 Classroom Training

The IT Department is making available short training sessions to make the transition to the new office suite smoother.

In the class,"First Look – Office 2007", you will have a chance to explore the new version of Microsoft Office 2007. Examples will focus on Word 2007, but the information provided will assist you in the other Office 2007 applications. The training will take about one hour with time for Question and Answer at the end.

What to expect from the training:

  • How to use the Office Button
  • How to use the Ribbon
  • How to customize the Quick Access Toolbar
  • How to use the live preview feature
  • How to save a document in another format
  • Resources for further help and information

In the class,"First Look – Outlook 2007", you will have a chance to explore the new version of Microsoft Outlook 2007. The training will take about one hour with time for questions throughout the end.

What to expect from the training:

  • Change the size or contents of the To-Do Bar
  • Customize the Navigation Pane
  • Use the Ribbon
  • Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Attach a file or other item to an e-mail message
  • How to share your calendar information
  • How to set up your Out of Office Assistant Dialog Box
  • Resources for further help and information

More specific training will be made available for Word, Excel and PowerPoint as they become available. Also sessions will be repeated as the need arises.

Classes will be held in the Employee Computer Training Lab on the 5th floor of the Campus Center (15 participant limit per session). Information will be coming soon with the schedule of training classes and how to register.

Why you need to attend training

Attending the First Look: Office 2007 class is Strongly Recommended before you schedule your upgrade. Office 2007 has a completely different user interface compared to all previous versions of Office. Microsoft has suggested the learning curve is anywhere from two to three weeks. Do you know what the Ribbon is? Did you know that the menu bar is gone? Are you prepared for totally new file formats (no more .doc)?

By attending the training session, you will be able to obtain a better idea of all of the new features, changes, receive helpful hints to make the transition to Office 2007 easier, and avoid the frustration of finding the features that you have always used. You will also receive documentation that can be used as a reference guide.

Read about scheduling your MS Office 2007 upgrade.