Module 1 of my training "Quick start with Office 2007". Based on materials from Office Online.

1. Module 1
Office 2007: what’s changed?

2. Overview
 New look of Microsoft Office applications
 Quick Access Toolbar
 New keyboard shortcuts
 How to change the Ribbon™

3. Lesson 1
New look and feel
 The Ribbon™
 Quick Access Toolbar
 Where is my favorite commands?

4. New look and feel
 Microsoft Office 2007 looks better!
 Most of changes are located in the top of window
 The Ribbon™ instead of menus and toolbars
 All needed commands are grouped in one place

5. What we have?
Three common parts:
•Tabs
•Groups
•Commands
Tip:
try Ctrl+F1
1 Tabs: Representation of general user tasks. The Ribbon has seven tabs by
default
2 Group: A set of linked commands on the tab
3 Command: A button, menu or field to input data

6. What we have?
Three common parts:
•Tabs
•Groups
•Commands
 Most used commands are placed on the Home tab
 Groups are contains commands to complete some kind of
tasks. No more menus! You ALWAYS can see all the
commands!
 Application always propose to you some commands that
you need at the moment

7. Need more?
Some groups has a
small button in the right
bottom corner
(Dialog Box Launcher)
This button provide you
with access to
additional commands
and options
Press and you will see a dialog or settings window.
For example:
1 On the Home tab press in the Font group
2 Format Cells dialog opened. Now you can adjust font of the selection.

8. Quick Access Toolbar
Do you have some
favorite commands?
Now you can add
them to Quick
Access Toolbar
Let’s see how to do it…

9. Where is my favorite commands?
Tip: try Interactive XXX 2003 to XXX 2007 Command
Reference
 Word
 Excel
 PowerPoint
 Outllok
 Access http://office.microsoft.com/

10. Where is my favorite commands?
 Download 'get started' training for Office 2007
 New tab with free video demos, interactive
guides, and online training courses
 how the Office 2007 programs work
 where the Office 2003 commands and buttons
appear in the Office 2007 programs

11. Where is my favorite commands?
 Search Commands add-in by Microsoft Office
Labs
 Works with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
 search command you need with your own words
 includes Guided Help

12. Lesson 2
Keys and customizations
 New keyboard shortcuts
 How to change the Ribbon™

13. New keyboard shortcuts
Are you keyboard
ninja?
The Ribbon™ has a
new keyboard
shortcuts!
 Now every command on the Ribbon has its own
keyboard shortcut
 Most of new shortcuts are SEQUENCE of keys

14. New keyboard shortcuts
New shortcuts
are called
Key Tips
Press Alt
activate them
For example: How to apply a center alignment to selection:
1 Press Alt to display tips
2 Press Н to select Home tab
3 Press A and then C to center selection

15. What about an «old keys»?
 All classic keyboard shortcuts (begins with
Ctrl) are preserved
 Try Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I,
Ctrl+U, …

16. Screen resolutions
The Ribbon™
displays all the
command if you have
high-resolution
display
In other cases you’ll
get different look of
the Ribbon™
 If you have low resolution display (f. e. 800х600), some groups on
the Ribbon™ displayed as an icon with a title
 If you window is not maximized you’ll get the same situation
 Short versions of tabs and groups displayed on the Tablet PC or
other mobile devices
 Wide screen (16:10) displays are the best!

17. How to change the Ribbon™
 UBitMenu:
Classic Menu and Toolbars in Office 2007 /
Office 2010
 Classicmenus as the second tab of the ribbon
 Works with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
 http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/

18. How to change the Ribbon™
 RibbonCustomizer™ for Access, Excel,
Outlook, PowerPoint and Word
 Create custom tabs and group
 Remove or edit existing tabs
 Classic UI tabs
 http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer/index.
php

19. How to change the Ribbon™
 Don’t forget about Quick Access Toolbar!

20. Practice (10 min)
 Start Microsoft Word or
Excel
 Explore the Ribbon™
 Try Key Tips
 Add commands to quick
access panel
 Close application

21. Review
 New look of Microsoft Office applications
 Where is my favorite commands?
 Quick Access Toolbar
 New keyboard shortcuts
 Screen resolutions
 How to change the Ribbon™

22. Questions?