MS Office 2010 One Day Conversion Course

The outline below takes one day. Alternatively, we could run a programme that contains a mixture of lecture/demos and a series of half-day practical sessions, to suite the experience and needs of users.

Access 2010 conversion is run as a separate day course.

Items marked in blue will be of interest to Office 2007 users.

Pre-requisites

If delegates have a good intermediate knowledge of these applications in earlier versions, they should cope with most of this training in a day. Naturally, we will tailor the course content where we find people have less experience.

Content

Word

We suggest starting with this topic since it is the best way to present the new interface without having to cover interesting but distracting features - however, the order can be changed if preferred.

• Opening the application
• The new user interface:
  Using the ribbon - command tabs, command sets, dialog launchers
  The new File tab
  
• Quick Access Toolbar
  
• New View Controls
  
• Opening files
  
• Converting a document created in an earlier version of Word
  
• Saving a document
  
• File compatibility with earlier versions
  
• Printing a document - Live Preview
  
• What has happened to overtype?
  
• Quick Parts Gallery and Building Blocks
  
• Mini toolbar
  
• Dynamic Word Count
  
• Viewing Document Statistics
• Backstage View - containing essential information e.g. permissions, versions, sharing options and options for customising the Ribbon
  
• Customising the Ribbon
• Co-Authoring (depends on network/internet/sharepoint services available)
• How do I know where all the commands have gone?
  
• Improved Mail merge
  
• Keyboard shortcuts and quick access keys

Outlook

• Opening the application
• Personalising your Outlook Workspace
  
• Using the Ribbon, Quick Access toolbar
  
• Formatting within the message
  
• Attaching files
  
• Attachment Preview
  
• Sending contact information
  
• Creating and formatting Business Graphics
  
• Changing message settings and delivery options
  
• Personalising the appearance of messages
  
• Arranging messages in different ways
  
• Instant Search
  
• Organising messages by colour categories
• Conversation View
  
• Working in the Calendar Window
  
• Sending Calendar information in an email
  
• Using the To-Do bar
• Linked Notes
  
• Quick Steps
• What has been discontinued?
  

Excel

• Opening the application
  
• Review of the interface (as per Word)
  
• More rows and columns - increased capacity and speed
  
• Creating workbooks
  
• Hiding a worksheet
  
• Arranging Multiple Workbook windows
  
• Zooming in on a worksheet
  
• Creating a data table
  
• Graphs in 2010 (new to 2003 users)
• Sparklines
  
• Improved Conditional Formatting
  
• Page Layout View
  
• Formula AutoComplete
  
• Improved Sorting and Filtering
  
• Finding and correcting errors in calculations
  
• Check for compatibility with earlier versions
  

Powerpoint

• Opening the application
  
• Review of the interface (as per Word)
  
• Using the design templates
  
• Slide layouts and masters
• Slide organisation (sections/groups)
  
• Converting an outline to a presentation
  
• Smart Tags
  
• Applying a theme
  
• SmartArt Graphics
• Video editing and Presentation Controls
• Broadcast Slide Show (depends on network/internet/sharepoint facilities)
  
• Adding tables to Notes pages
  
  

   

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