Introduction to MS Offices 2010

T H E   B A S I C S

UPDATES 

If you’re updating from 2002/2003 to newer versions, most features remain.  Dialog boxes haven’t changed.  2007/2010 has ribbons.  Explore the tabs and ribbons to find the functions.  If you’re going from 2007 to 2010, the major changes are in graphics which are richer and with many more choices. Be decisive when making 

these choices or you’ll waste time.  

Screenshot

Located on the Insert tab, it allows you to add a window or screen clipping. 

Enhanced Graphics 

The choices have multiplied from borders to drop shadows to adjusting colors.  You can even change a photo into a drawing, adjust the color, brightness, contrast.  

THE PROGRAMS 

Word 

Searching the document has a navigation pane. Headers/footers have a rich appearance. Tables can be formatted with colors and shading in just a click.  

PowerPoint 

Adding a video and editing it are significantly simpler.  It is easily embedded in the presentation.   

Excel 

Sparklines—mini graphs that fit into one cell.  Good for very simple charting.  More table and chart options.  You can automatically convert a range of data in a spreadsheet into a formatted table which can filter date, and add provide totals.  

Purchasing Office 2010 

Obtain a free 60 day download at Microsoft.com. If you’re a student or educator, you can get very good pricing from JourneyEd.com.  Documentation of status is required.

Microsoft Office 2010, which replaces Microsoft Office 2007, offers a more refined user interface along with enhanced collaboration tools. This introduction to Office 2010 covers the main changes to the user interface. Programs covered include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Outlook.

What’s new in Office 2010?

Here are a few noticeable major changes for Office 2010 as a whole:

• The Office Ribbon, which first made its appearance in Office 2007, now appears in all Office 2010 applications including Outlook.  This replaces a traditional menu structure (File, Edit, etc.).

• The Office Button has been replaced with a File tab.

• The File tab takes you to the Backstage View, where you can save, print, and perform a variety of other file management tasks.