2007 Microsoft Office System Overview 2007 Microsoft Office System Overview Elizabeth Caley Senior Product Manager Microsoft Canada

Agenda New World of Work 2007 Office System Discussion

2007 Office System Timeline October 2003 Office System May 2004 Office 12 Pillars Today Public Beta End 2006 Public Availability Volume Licensing Customers $700M annual R&D investment across Office programs, servers, and services Driven by customer, partner and analyst feedback Enterprise focus with emphasis on empowering the individual Long-term commitment to investment areas Requirements: Client programs: Windows XP SP2 Servers: Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, SQL Server 2000 SP3 or later

Simplify Working Together Streamline Processes & Content Management Improve Business Insight

Fundamentals Make it more secure, manageable and reliable Enterprise Content Management Streamline Processes and Content Management Business Intelligence Improve Business Insight Communication and Collaboration Simplify Working Together Individual Impact Increase employee self-sufficiency and effectiveness

Individual Impact Feedback and trends Increasing pace of business Greater demands on individuals Information fatigue Untapped employee potential Advances in 2003 Advanced management Introduction of Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 Microsoft Office System goal Increase employee self-sufficiency and effectiveness with integrated, easy-to- use tools and modern work products

Individual Impact Increase employee self-sufficiency and effectiveness Consulting customer data and product information while on a sales visit Building a complex and compelling proposal for a new business opportunity Managing your work more effectively through one view of time and tasks Accessing best practices and resources from experts Scenario examples Create high impact documents Faster authoring with pre-built layouts Fast, professional charting and diagramming Fixed file formats – PDF and XPS Work while mobile SharePoint site information available offline via Outlook or Groove Easier extranet access to team and My Sites Manage information, time, and work Task management system Rapid search across and documents Calendar sharing and integration Make work easier Results-oriented user interface Office Online communities and resources Online learning and help continuously improved based on user feedback

Individual Impact One view of time and tasks Pre-release software, subject to change Task now assigned to time of day Includes tasks from Project Server Tasks now associated with day and integrated with your calendar

Individual Impact Easy task creation Tasks now associated with day and integrated with your calendar Task now assigned to time of day Flagged tasks automatically show up in your To Do bar Tasks created from easily Pre-release software, subject to change

Individual Impact Professional-looking charts that are easy to create Pre-release software, subject to change

Individual Impact Server-based PowerPoint slide libraries Pre-release software, subject to change Access the slide library from within the presentation “Tag” and store slides for re-use by others; Alerts in PowerPoint if slides in a presentation have been updated

Results-oriented User Interface Feedback and trends Office applications are too hard to master Requests for features already in the applications More commands (10X over last 17 years) Menus-based interface no longer optimal Advances in 2003 Outlook reading pane Expanded use of task panes Office Online integration and Content Watson 2007 Microsoft Office system goal Improve the way everyone – from most skilled, to most basic – does work

Fundamentals Make it more secure, manageable and reliable Enterprise Content Management Streamline Processes and Content Management Business Intelligence Improve Business Insight Communication and Collaboration Simplify Working Together Individual Impact Increase employee self-sufficiency and effectiveness

Results-oriented User Interface Improve the way everyone does work Increased focus on what users want to achieve rather than time wasted figuring out how to use the program Increased confidence and proficiency in using Office programs along with reduced help desk calls Users find it easier to discover new features and spend less time searching for commands Benefits Results-oriented design UI redesigned around achieving results Features are organized by user task Galleries present selection of “results” Making features easier to find Menus and Toolbars replaced with “Ribbon” Tabs organize features according to activity Contextual Tabs reveal specialized features when they are needed Making features easier to use Galleries reduce need to “operate” dialog boxes “Live Preview” shows changes prior to use Enhanced Tooltips include graphics and guidance on feature usage

Results-Oriented User Interface Making it easier to find commands Pre-release software, subject to change Contextual tab presents specialized features when needed

Results-oriented User Interface Create powerful, persuasive documents Pre-release software, subject to change New graphics engine + new UI make great looking charts easy for everyone Tabs are specific to activities done in each program Gallery presents user with a selection of desired outcomes

Results-oriented User Interface Aids to user transition – managing change Understanding impact early and optimizing design Customer Experience Improvement program data analysis Usability Labs Beta and Technology Adoption Program Feedback Providing education and training Contextual help – Enhanced Tool Tips Office Online – Interactive training E-learning for enterprise customers Specialized IT training materials Supporting customer and partner solutions Existing add-ins supported New model has more options to extend the UI

Fundamentals Make it more secure, manageable and reliable Enterprise Content Management Streamline Processes and Content Management Business Intelligence Improve Business Insight Communication and Collaboration Simplify Working Together Individual Impact Increase employee self-sufficiency and effectiveness