Office 2007 November 28, 2006

Office 2007

November 28, 2006

Sam Nasr

Software Engineer

Berbee Information Networks

Agenda

 Office 2007 Overview

 User Interface

 Product Preview

• Word 2007

• Excel 2007

• PowerPoint 2007

• Outlook 2007

• Access 2007

 New File Formats

The New World Of Work

One world One world of business of business Always on, Always on,

always connected always connected

Transparent Transparent organization organization

Simplify Simplify

working together working together

Find info and Find info and

improve improve

business insight business insight Streamline process Streamline process

and content and content management management

Workplace Workplace

Trends Trends

Role of

Role of

Software

Software

Microsoft Areas of Investment

Enterprise Content Management

Make it simple to author and manage content and documents

Communication and Collaboration

Keep co-workers, partners and customers in sync

Business Intelligence

Make the right information available to more people

Personal Productivity

Increase employee self-sufficiency and

effectiveness

Fundamentals

Make it more secure, manageable and reliable

Information Worker Solutions

Build client and web-based applications with workflow and line-of-business interoperability

Collaboration

Collaboration Content Content management management

Streamlined Streamlined

processes processes Portals

Portals

Business Business intelligence intelligence

Search Search

Word Word processing

processing Business Business modeling modeling

Presentations

Presentations Business Business data data management management Information

Information Management Management

Microsoft Office Evolution

2007 Microsoft Office System

Programs

Service s

Server

s

Number of Menu Items

Office 2007 Vision

 Maximizing employee impact

 Reducing information risk

 Enable efficient decision making

 Connecting with customers and partners

A system of software and services that empowers people to drive organizational success by:

User Interface

UI Features

 Ribbon

 Galleries

 Live Preview

 Contextual Tools

 Quick Access Toolbar

 Floatie

 Super Tooltips

 Enhanced Window Frame

 Keytips and keyboard Navigation

 Streamlined Options

 Context Menus

 New File Menu

User Interface

 The Ribbon - Simplifies access to application features by organizing commands based on the tasks you want to perform.

 Galleries - Present a simple set of results to choose from when working on a document, eliminating complex dialog boxes.

 Live Preview - Enables you to preview formatting

and editing changes before committing to them.

Ribbon

 Simplifies access to application features by organizing

commands based on the tasks you want to perform.

Rich Menus

 Rich Menus describe the functions and features in

the menu so you can see what they are and find

what you need.

Contextual Menu

 Relevant Contextual Command Tabs commands appear in the Ribbon. Just click on an object and the relevant commands appear in the Ribbon.

Galleries

 Visual way of browsing functionality

 Shows result of commands, not just commands.

Demo

(Word 2007)

Excel 2007

Excel 2007 Features

 Conditional Formatting

• Data bars

• 3-color gradients

• KPI icons

 1,000,000,000 rows and 16,000 columns

 Structured Referencing

 Publishing to SharePoint 2007 without revealing formulas

 Office Data Connector (ODC)

Demo

(Excel 2007)

PowerPoint

2007

PowerPoint 2007 Features

 Live Preview

 Contextual Menus

 Smart Art

 Themes

 Finish Menu

• Inspect Document

• Restrict Permission

• Add a Digital Signature

• Compatibility Checker

• Mark As Final

 Publish Menu

• Publish specific slides to slide library

• Document Management Server

• Create a Document Workspace

Demo

(PowerPoint 2007)

Outlook 2007

Outlook 2007 Features

 Color Categories for tracking information

 Daily Task List

 To-Do Bar integrates with Task

 Scheduling recommendations

 Calendar Attachments

 E-mailing calendar

 Information Rights Management

 RSS Feed support

 Improved Junk e-mail filter

 Anti-phishing Technologies

 Instant Search with highlighted text

 Access to SharePoint Services Information

Demo

(Outlook 2007)

File Formats

File Format

 New Extension

• Word: .DOCX

• Excel: .XLSX

• PowerPoint: .PPTX

 XML based

 .ZIP Container

 Read-Only, password protection

 Open, transparent format

 .XPS: new PDF-like format with Rights Management

Additional Resources

 Office 2007 Preview

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx

 Microsoft Office Developer Center

http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/default.aspx

 XML for 2007 Office System Developers

http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/tool/xml/2007/

 Course 4627: What's New in Microsoft® Office PowerPoint®

2007

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