Office Lesson 1 Microsoft Office 2007 Basics and the Internet Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Pasewark & Pasewark

Introducing Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2007 (or Office) is a collection of software programs. Word—word-processing program Excel—spreadsheet program Access—database program PowerPoint—presentation program Outlook--e-mail, contacts, and scheduling Publisher—desktop publishing program Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Introducing Microsoft Office 2007 (continued) Starting an Office Program: click the Start button on the taskbar, click All Programs, and then click Microsoft Office Or Double-Click the Icons on your desktop Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Program Window rectangle that contains the open program, tools for working with the file, and the work area Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

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Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory The Ribbon The Ribbon is “command central” for the Office programs. The tabs on the Ribbon organize the commands into related tasks, and then into groups. Left-click the buttons on the ribbon to use them Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

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Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Each button has an icon or words to remind you of its function. Hold your mouse over it to see what it is. A gallery shows the options available for a command. Galleries can also appear directly on the Ribbon. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Live Preview—shows you how it will look Dialog Box Launcher—opens a dialog box or task pane Understanding Contextual Tools: Contextual tabs appear on the Ribbon only when you select certain items in a file. A toolbar contains buttons that you can click to perform common tasks. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Introducing Microsoft Office 2007 (continued) The Ribbon is actually a large toolbar. Office 2007 also has the Mini toolbar. It contains buttons for common formatting commands. The Mini Toolbar appears when you select text. If the Mini Toolbar is transparent, move the pointer over it. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Shortcuts Shortcut menus appear when you right-click something. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Using the Office Button to Open, Save, and Close Files In all Office programs, you open, save, and close files in the same way—with the Office Button. Opening an Existing File: Click the Office Button, click Open, then open a file from any available disk or folder. Saving a File: Save--saves a file using its current name and save location Save As--saves a file with a new name or location Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Using the Office Button to Open, Save, and Close Files (continued) Each program has a different file extension, which is a series of letters at end of a file name to identify the program used to create it. Closing a File: Click the Office Button and clicking Close. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Screen Tips Using ScreenTips: A ScreenTip is a box that appears with helpful information when you point to a button. To view a ScreenTip, you just point to a button—do not click it. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Help Window To get specific help about topics To open the Help window, click the Microsoft Office Help button located near the upper-right corner of the program window. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Exiting an Office Program Use the Exit command, which is located on the bottom right of the Office menu You can also use Close on the Office Button or the X on the top right to close. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Viewing a Web Page The Internet is a vast network of computers located all over the world and linked to one another. The World Wide Web (or Web) is a system of computers that share information by means of links on Web pages. A link is text (often colored and underlined) or a graphic that you click to “jump” to another location or Web page. A Web page is a document specially formatted to be displayed on computers connected to the Internet. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory

Viewing a Web Page (continued) To find a Web page, the Web uses an address system To view Web pages, you need special software called a Web browser. To go to a specific Web page, you click the Address bar in your browser, type the URL, and then click the Go button or press the Enter key Click the Home Page button to load your home page, which is the first page that opens when you start your browser. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory