Get Up To Speed With Microsoft Word 2007
Released in January 2007, Microsoft Word 2007 has undergone some drastic changes, most noticeable of which is the replacement of the old menu and toolbar system with the new ribbon. The ribbon is the focal point of a new user interface designed to make it even quicker and easier to perform professional document authoring tasks. Once you are familiar with using the ribbon in Word 2007, you will find the transition to all the other products in Office 2007 a doddle - the ribbon is common to them all. And so are new concepts like themes and content controls.
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Whether you create newsletters, articles, annual reports or update a blog, Microsoft Word 2007 enables you to create, edit and share content in a variety of formats. Themes allow you to change the entire look of a document with just a few mouse clicks. Building blocks give you the opportunity to create reusable content, helping you to cut down time spent on the creation and cross referencing of key information like document title, subtitle etc. Pictures you have inserted into your document can be enhanced quickly and easily with Quick Styles (effects include drop shadows, reflections, borders and more).
Briefly, Word 2007 is laden with a plethora of other new features, such as:
- mini toolbars
- key tips (adapting keyboard shortcuts)
- themes
- content controls
- blog integration
- and the list goes on!
You can use the tutorials on this site to get up to speed with Microsoft Word 2007.
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Word 2010
It seems like only yesterday that Word 2007 was released, but in actual fact it was over three years ago now! Word 2010 was released in July 2010 as part of the Office 2010 suite of programs. The ribbon is here to stay and the whole user interface is much more streamlined to help you get things done quicker.
Always on the lookout for new, high quality resources, we've just found another site that offers a better class of Word tutorial - Electric Teacher. This site has a bias towards helping teachers use technology, but there is some good (and plentiful) information there about the Microsoft Office products.
There are also some Microsoft Office Tutorials here, with an emphasis on Office 2010. The main programs like Word, Excel and PowerPoint are covered and there's the odd tutorial on Windows 7, too.
The Office Web Apps
Released at the same time as Microsoft Office 2010, the Office Web Apps are web versions of the desktop programs. Not every Office program has a web version, but the following are covered:
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- OneNote
Being a hosted solution, the Office Web Apps exist in the "cloud" (on Microsoft's own servers) and you don't need to install any software on your computer to use them. All you need is an internet connection and a browser.