CIS111 Basic PC LiteracyCIS111 Basic PC Literacy

Getting Started with Microsoft Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2007Office 2007

Office 2007 SuiteOffice 2007 Suite

Programs making up the Office 2007 suitePrograms making up the Office 2007 suite• Microsoft Office Microsoft Office WordWord 2007 2007• Microsoft Office Microsoft Office ExcelExcel 2007 2007• Microsoft Office Microsoft Office PowerPointPowerPoint 2007 2007• Microsoft Office Microsoft Office AccessAccess 2007 2007

Benefits at the level of the suiteBenefits at the level of the suite• Common user interface Common user interface • CollaborationCollaboration

WORD 2007WORD 2007

Used to CreateUsed to Create• LettersLetters• MemosMemos• FaxesFaxes• NewslettersNewsletters• ReportsReports• BrochuresBrochures• HandoutsHandouts

Word document

Used to Create:Used to Create:• Budgets Budgets • ProjectionsProjections• PaymentsPayments• ChartsCharts• GraphicsGraphics• FinancialFinancial

reportsreports

Excel worksheet

EXCEL 2007EXCEL 2007

PowerPoint 2008PowerPoint 2008

Used to Create:Used to Create:• GraphicsGraphics• TransitionsTransitions• SoundtracksSoundtracks• Design themesDesign themes• VideosVideos• Kiosks Kiosks

PowerPoint presentation

Access 2007Access 2007

Used to Create:Used to Create:• InventoriesInventories• Employee dataEmployee data• Customer dataCustomer data• Sales data Sales data • QueriesQueries• Filters Filters

Access database form

Office 2007 - User InterfaceOffice 2007 - User Interface

Quick Access Toolbar

This gives you quick access to various tools. You can add and remove the tools you desire on this toolbar by the down-pointing arrow. This is the menu you will see.

OFFICE Button

Clicking this button will display the dropdown menu you see below.

Office 2007 - User InterfaceOffice 2007 - User Interface

This list of tools and options is called a RIBBON. What displays on the “ribbon” is determine by which TAB you have selected.

TABSClicking one of these tabs gives you a list of tools and options for that specific tab.

Office 2007 - User InterfaceOffice 2007 - User Interface

DIALOG BOX LAUNCHERClicking this area will open an additional menu. This menu will display all the options available for that particular tab. These are the menus that were available in the 2003 version of Microsoft Office.

TITLE BAR This is where the name of the document /file is located. Until you give the document /file a name, the text “Document1” will display.

Office 2007 - User InterfaceOffice 2007 - User Interface

ZOOM PERCENTAGEThis tells you how large your document appears in the document window.

ZOOM SLIDERYou can use this to increase or decrease the zoom percentage. You may either use the slider itself or click the – and + buttons to change the view size.

VIEW MODEThis area shows you the various ways you may display your document. The view modes that display here is dependent on which piece of software you have open.

Opening ScreensOpening Screens

WORD EXCEL

ACCESS POWERPOINT

Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows XP Edition

File ExtensionsFile Extensions