1. Converting Microsoft Office Documents Bill Weber E-Learning Systems Administrator E-Learning Operations

2. Overview Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint

3. Why Convert? Not everyone has Microsoft Office – Or Microsoft Windows for that matter More control over how it displays – In your course, as opposed to the application

4. Conversion Once the document is done and saved… Save one more time – Office 2003 and earlier File -> Save As – Office 2007 Office Icon -> Save As -> Other Formats – Choose the format and save

5. Microsoft Office 2007

6. Dialog Box

7. Microsoft Word Rich Test Format (RTF) – Native on every computer – Displays in an application window HTML – Native language of the Web – Displays inside the course Portable Document Format (PDF) – Requires a download – Displays inside the course

8. Microsoft Excel Comma Separate Values (CSV) – More universal spreadsheet – Displays in application window HTML – Displays in the Course – 1 Workbook, multiple files PDF – Displays as if it were printed – Fine for 1 page documents

9. Microsoft PowerPoint HTML – Displays in course – 1 Presentation, multiple files – E-College PDF – Displays in course Images (JPEG) – Displays in course – Multiple files – Technologically simplest solution

10. Questions