Microsoft Office 2010 UpgradeDownload Course Outline

Duration: 1 day

Microsoft Office 2010 follows on from Microsoft Office 2007 with its major overhaul of the user interface where the menus, toolbars and task panes have been replaced by a single palette of commands called The Ribbon. This is intuitive and very powerful but different from versions prior to 2007. So when you upgrade you will be both frustrated and confused depending on your level of experience.  This course will allay your fears and resolve your frustration with using the new software. You will learn about the new features that are going to greatly increase your productivity and efficiency in using Microsoft Office 2010. To get the best from this course you should be a reasonably competent user of Microsoft Office (2003 or earlier)

Note: We also deliver half day courses in Microsoft Office 2010 Upgrade.  Please contact us for more details.

We specialise on on-site training and can come to you to run our course either on your PC's or provide our own high specification equipment. If you want specific training for your staff, we are happy to customise this course to your requirements, adding or removing topics as necessary.

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The Ribbon

  • Use the Ribbon that replaces toolbars and menus.
  • Use “Contextual Tabs” that only appear when those commands are relevant.
  • Customising the Ribbon by adding your own groups and tabs.

The Quick Access Toolbar

  • Put frequently used commands on the Quick Access Toolbar so you can find them again easily.

Backstage View

  • Find application commands not on the Ribbons.
  • Manage hidden file information such as file properties
  • Use the Recent Documents List
  • Find how your printing options have been re-organise.
  • Manage file sharing and compatibility issues
  • Export documents to PDF and send PDF attachments.

Galleries and Live Preview

  • Browse Galleries and use the Live Preview to quickly view the effects of formatting options.

What’s New in Word

  • Use Building Blocks to quickly include a Cover Page, Headers & Footers and standard paragraphs
  • Use the Navigation Pane to manage large documents.
  • Insert Screen Shots.
  • Understand how to use Themes

What’s New in Excel

  • Use Table Styles to format large amounts of data for readability and analysis
  • Apply the new conditional formatting options to find data.
  • Insert Sparklines to get a quick visual representation of data.

What’s New in PowerPoint

  • Use the New Slide Masters to give formatting consistency to your presentation.
  • Give variety to gradient fills for backgrounds and shapes by creating your own.
  • Create Sections
  • Save a Presentation as a video
  • Use the new Photo Editing tools.
  • Insert Animations via the Ribbon.

What’s New in Outlook

  • Use the Conversation View to find message threads.
  • Use Quick Steps to automate day-to-day management of emails.
  • Display the People Pane
  • Use the To-Do Bar to quickly see your next appointments and your To-Do list.
  • Use Outlook Categories to organise your emails.
  • Use Follow Up flags to remind you to action emails.
  • Use Outlook Quick Parts for standard email paragraphs.

Compatibility

  • Save your Office 2010 documents in earlier versions.
  • Work with documents created in previous versions.
  • Export documents to PDF and send PDF attachments.

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