Microsoft Office 2007 Overview Scott A. Dougherty IDEA Training and Consultation Coordinator, Assistive Technology

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Microsoft Office 2007 Documents are based on XML Menus and toolbars have been reconfigured in the Office Fluent UI – Ribbon Office Button Quick Access Toolbar Command/Contextual Command tabs Galleries

Microsoft Office 2007 Small gray arrow displays old dialog box for some tabs Old keyboard shortcuts and Alt paths still function (e.g., Alt + T + W) Use ScreenTips to display shortcuts and descriptions AIU Assistive Technology Cheat Sheets

Office Button Control major functions of the program Set preferences for documents Personalize appearance and features Access program options for each component of the suite – Default format for saves

Quick Access Toolbar Perform routine functions – New – Open – Save – – Quick Print – Print Preview – Undo – Redo – Draw Table More Commands… – Format Painter – AutoCorrect – Show/Hide – Styles – Spelling & Grammar – Zoom Show Below the Ribbon Minimize the Ribbon

Command/Contextual Command Tabs Tabs are labeled to group features by function Developer Tab can be added under program options Add-Ins may add tabs Contextual Tabs appear for some items – Tables – Graphics View old dialog boxes

Galleries Palette of options Mouse-over previews

The Mini Toolbar Optional access to word processing tools Activated in the program options Displayed when text is selected

Styles Quick way to change the visual appearance of documents Easy way to increase accessibility of documents Ability to create your own styles

AutoCorrect Options Automatically fixes errors in spelling Can be personalized – Stick to what you can remember/reference – Use a non-English sequence or starting character `aiu `me

MICROSOFT WORD 2007 Time to explore…

Document Creation 1.Insert Cover Page 2.=rand() 3.AutoCorrect and Find and Replace 4.Apply Styles 5.Change Styles/Colors/Fonts 6.Insert and stylize clip art 7.Text wrap clip art, shapes, Smart Art, charts* 8.Insert and format tables* *Be conscious of accessibility

MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007 Time to explore…

Spreadsheet Creation 1.Entering data into cells 2.Resizing Rows/Columns 3.Seriation/Pattern Fills 4.Insert Rows/Columns 5.Formulas – Insert Functions – MAX – MIN – AVERAGE – MEDIAN – AutoSum 6.Fill Right/Down 7.Apply Cell Styles 8.Format Cells – Date – Protect 9.Protect Sheet 10.Create Charts

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2007 Time to explore…

Presentation Creation 1.Create a slide 2.Add an image to the Slide Master 3.Insert Text 4.Insert Clip Art and Pictures 5.Change Designs 6.Change Animations