What’s New for 2007 and College Keyboarding Connie M. Forde, Ph.D. Professor Mississippi State University Susie H. VanHuss, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of South Carolina College Keyboarding 17E VanHuss Forde Woo Hefferin Thomson/South-Western
April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHussNBEA Objectives 1.Introduce Office/Word Focus on Impact of New Defaults on Document Formatting 3.Update on Keyboarding Pro DELUXE 4.Explore Word 2007 Today’s Presentation
April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHussNBEA Key Changes 1.New Interface Easier to teach and learn—all commands on ribbon 2.New File Format Transparent—save file as Word Document (.docx) 3.Major Changes in Defaults Require new formatting guides for many business documents Microsoft Office 2007
New User Interface April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHuss Three Ribbon Components 1.Tabs 2.Groups 3.Commands NBEA
Insert and Page Layout Tabs April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHuss Things to Note: NBEA Ribbon changes when a new tab is clicked Drop down arrows display a gallery of options with Live Preview Quick Access Toolbar is easily customized
Ribbon Teaching Features The 14 font commands are in one group. Simple to teach— select text and click command. Click in the table— Table Tools for designing and formatting a table appear on the ribbon. April 5, 2007NBEAConnie Forde and Susie VanHuss
Office Button April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHuss XML file default File extension is.docx 2007 files are not compatible with 2003 files Must save as a Word 2003 document if it is to be opened by Word 2003 or get special software to open 2007 documents 2003 files can be converted to 2007 files NBEA
April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHuss New Features Mini Toolbar Select text—Mini Toolbar appears in very light version Point to the toolbar and apply font and paragraph formats Customized Quick Access Toolbar Shortcut for frequently used functions Click down arrow to add functions that you use Contextual Tabs Select a shape, table, SmartArt or other graphic Tab appears to change the design or format the object NBEA
Galleries with Live Preview April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHuss NBEA
Connie Forde and Susie VanHuss Word Defaults Default Word 2007Word 2003 Body font and sizeCalibri (sans serif) 11 pt.Times New Roman (serif) 12 pt. Heading fontCambria (sans serif) varied sizes Arial (sans serif) varied sizes Title styleCambria, 26 pt., dark blue, left align, followed by line Arial, 16 point, bold, centered Side margins1.0 inches1.25 inches Line spacing Space after paragraph10 point0 Document themeOfficeNone April 5, 2007NBEA
Default Heading Styles April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHussNBEA
Impact of 2007 Default Changes on Formatting Guides Standard Formatting Guides Modified Formatting Guides April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHussNBEA
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Citations and Bibliography Click References/Citations and Bibliography April 5, 2007NBEAConnie M. Forde and Susie VanHuss
Insert New Source April 5, 2007NBEAConnie Forde and Susie VanHuss
Insert and Edit Citation April 5, 2007NBEAConnie M. Forde and Susie VanHuss
Manage Sources March 23, 2007TCCTAConnie Forde and Susie VanHuss
Generated APA Bibliography April 5, 2007NBEAConnie M. Forde and Susie VanHuss
Edited APA Bibliography April 5, 2007NBEAConnie M. Forde and Susie VanHuss
Generated MLA Bibliography April 5, 2007NBEAConnie M. Forde and Susie VanHuss
Keyboarding Pro DELUXE New College Keyboarding Software for Microsoft Word 2007 April 5, 2007Connie Forde and Susie VanHuss
College Keyboarding 17E Certified Approach and Essentials Approach Connie M. Forde, Ph.D. Professor Mississippi State University April 5, 2007NBEAConnie Forde and Susie VanHuss Susie H. VanHuss, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of South Carolina College Keyboarding 17E VanHuss Forde Woo Hefferin Thomson/South-Western