1. WHATS NEW IN OFFICE 2007 TIPS FOR EXCEL 2007 Microsoft Office Excel 2007

2. Course Outline Exploring the Excel Environment Organizing Data Analyzing Data Presenting Data

3. Exploring the Excel Environment Explore the User Interface Work with the Ribbon Work with Contextual Tabs Use Excel Galleries Customize the Excel Interface

4. Topic A Explore the User Interface PAGE 2

5. Microsoft Office Button menu Microsoft Office Button menu The Microsoft Office Button Recently Opened Spreadsheet Recently Opened Spreadsheet Microsoft Office Button Microsoft Office Button Pinned Spreadsheets Pinned Spreadsheets Options Button

6. The Ribbon Command Tabs Ribbon Help Groups

7. Dialog Box Launchers Dialog Box

8. Tab Category Contextual Tab Contextual Tabs Groups and commands on the Design tab Groups and commands on the Design tab

9. Program Tab Program Tabs Groups and commands on the Print Preview tab Groups and commands on the Print Preview tab

10. Contextual Tabs Tips

11. Quick Access Toolbar Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar Option to relocate and customize the toolbar Option to relocate and customize the toolbar

12. Tip to Configure QAT Right-Click Shortcut Right-Click Shortcut Office Button/ Options/ Customize Arrow Next to QAT

13. Tip to Using the QAT

14. Microsoft Office Status bar Status Display Views Zoom Selector Zoom Slider The Microsoft Office Status Bar Record Macro Button Record Macro Button

15. Tip to Configure the Status Bar Automatic Figures

16. Tip to Configure the Status Bar Automatic Figures

17. Page Layout View Page Layout View Page Layout View button Option to include Header Option to include Header Page Layout View

18. Tip to Interactive Command Guide

19. PROCEDURE: PAGE 5 How to Explore the User Interface

20. PROCEDURE: PAGE 17-18 How to Work with the Ribbon

21. Topic C Work with Contextual Tabs Page 21 Topic D Use Excel Galleries Page 26 Topic E Customize the Excel Interface Page 30

22. Mini Toolbar The Mini Toolbar

23. Available Formats Available Formats Selected Format Live preview of selected format Live preview of selected format The Live Preview Feature

24. Categories in the Excel Options dialog box Categories in the Excel Options dialog box The Excel Options Dialog Box Options in the Popular category Options in the Popular category

25. How to Work with the Contextual Tabs Procedure: Page 23 How to Use Excel Galleries & Live Preview Procedure: Page 27 How to Customize the Excel Interface Procedure: Page 31

26. Reflective Questions 1. How does the Ribbon enable you to easily identify the features you need to work with in Excel 2007? 2. For what purposes would you use the options on the Microsoft Office button menu?