Microsoft Office Word 2007 Overview

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Microsoft Word 2007

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

A presentation by Patrick Douglas Crispen Modified by Emily Hodge, UGA ETC


2007 Microsoft Office in a Nutshell  Next version of Office  Major redesign of the

user interface  New file formats

 Release dates:  Corporate: November 30, 2006  Consumer: January 30, 2007  Eight different Office

suites available  No free upgrades


Biggest Changes User Interface

 The ribbon Menus have been replaced with task-specific tabs  Galleries and themes Formatting options are pre-rendered

 Live Preview Formatting changes can be previewed without applying them


Biggest Changes User Interface

 Mini Toolbar Formatting controls appear when you highlight text  Super-tooltips Tooltips contain more detailed information

 Quick Access Toolbar Office-wide repository of the most used functions and tools  Zoom Slider Zoom in or out using a slider


Biggest Changes Smart Art


Biggest Changes File Formats

 Office button  New file format  .docx, .pptx, .xlsx  Open XML filetype with ZIP file container  75% smaller than other Office file formats  Compatibility: Plug-in needed to open Office 2007 files in Office 2003 or Office 2000/XP  “Down convert” in 2007 to a compatible filetype through Save As… 

 Export to PDF  Requires free plug-in


Biggest Changes User Assistance System


Microsoft Word 2007 WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT


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Chicago, and MLA Building blocks Cover page gallery Blog posting Style sheets Word count listed in status bar Contextual spell checker Translation tool tip Document comparison engine Fullscreen layout Document inspector


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