Course Outline Microsoft Office 2007 Boot Camp for Managers This powerful boot camp is designed to quickly enhance and expand your existing knowledge of Microsoft Office 2007 and take it to the next level, covering the most essential and more challenging functions of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from a business-oriented perspective. Whether taken to update existing skills or as a preparation for Microsoft Office 2007 User Specialist examinations, these sessions will keep you ahead of your competition and on top of your game, saving you countless hours of time in your day to day work activities. Duration: Four days Who should attend: Mid-to-senior-level Managers Document Collaborators Word and Excel Power-Users Presentation Speakers Data Processing and Charting Users Prerequisites: User Knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP or higher. Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Word 2000-2007. Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Excel 2000-2007. Basic Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000-2007.
Session I: Microsoft Word & Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Boot Camp for Managers Day 1: Extending Microsoft Word 2007 Controlling Page Appearance 1. Controlling Document Page Layout 2. Applying Page Borders and Colours 3. Adding Document Watermarks 4. Adding Document Headers and Footers Controlling Text Flow 1. Controlling Paragraph Flow 2. Inserting Section Breaks 3. Inserting and Using Columns 4. Linking Text Boxes Across Columns Customized Formatting: Styles/Themes 1. Creating and Modifying Text Styles 2. Creating Customized Lists and Table Styles 3. Applying Default and Customized Document Themes Inserting Content Quickly 1. Inserting Building Blocks 2. Creating Building Blocks 3. Modifying Building Blocks 4. Inserting Field Content using Quick Parts Automating Mail Merges 1. Performing a Mail Merge 2. Mail Merge Envelopes and Labels 3. Using Word to Create Data Sources Effective Document Collaboration 1. Setting Document User Details 2. Sending Documents for Review 3. Reviewing Document Changes 4. Comparing Document Changes 5. Merging Multiple Document Changes 6. Reviewing and Approving Changes Document Security 1. Setting Document Properties 2. Hiding Text 3. Removing Sensitive Document Information 4. Setting Formatting/Editing Restrictions 5. Setting a Document Password 6. Restricting Document Access
Session I: Microsoft Word & Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Boot Camp for Managers Day 2: Building Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Business-Class Presentations Creating Presentations 1. Business Presentations: Practices & Standards 2. Creating Presentations 3. Quickly Adding and Editing Text 4. Adding Slides 5. Arranging Slides 6. Using Slide Themes Formatting Slide Text 1. Applying Character Formatting 2. Applying Paragraph Formatting 3. Formatting Text Placeholders Finalizing Presentations 1. Reviewing Content 2. Adding Slide-to-Slide Transitions 3. Applying In-Slide Animation Effects 4. Creating and Using Speaker Notes 5. Printing Presentations Customizing Slide Templates 1. Setting up Slide Masters 2. Customizing Slide Layouts 3. Creating Customized Themes 4. Adding Headers and Footers Adding Presentation Graphics 1. Business Graphics: Practices and Standards 2. Storyboarding Graphics 3. Inserting Clip Art and Pictures 4. Drawing Shapes 5. Inserting WordArt Adding Diagrams & Multimedia 1. Creating Diagrams 2. Modifying Diagrams 3. Adding Multimedia Components 4. Customizing Slide Component Animations Modifying Clip Art/Graphic Objects 6. Working with Graphic Objects and Clip Art 7. Changing Object Orientation 8. Formatting Objects 9. Grouping/Ungrouping Objects 10. Arranging Objects
Session II: Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Boot Camp for Managers Day 1: Excel 2007 Business Formulas and Analysis, Business-Class Charts Calculating Data Functions 1. Managing Cell and Range Names 2. Calculating Data Across Worksheets 3. Using Specialized Excel Function 4. Analyzing Data using Logical/Lookup Formulas Manipulating Data: Statistical Functions 1. Forecasting GDP Using Statistical Functions 2. Evaluating Sales Data Using Statistical Functions 3. Analyzing Stock Data Using Statistical Functions 4. Mining Data using Lookup and Reference Functions 5. Additional Statistical Functions for Business Analyzing Data using Analysis Tools 1. Analyzing Sales Data using Descriptive Statistics 2. Analyzing Time Series Data using Exponentials 3. Analyzing Data Using Regression 4. Identifying Beta Values of Securities 5. Analyzing Sector Data Using Correlation Tools 6. Optimizing Stock Portfolios Using Solver Examining Data Using Math Functions 1. Analyzing Sales Data Using Math Functions 2. Calculating Stock Returns Using Math Functions 3. Aggregating GDP Data Using Math Functions Manipulating Data Using Text & Information Functions 1. Reviewing Content 2. Adding Slide-to-Slide Transitions 3. Applying In-Slide Animation Effects 4. Creating and Using Speaker Notes 5. Printing Presentations Creating & Using Excel Charts 1. Excel Charting Overview 2. Creating Charts 3. Modifying Charts 4. Formatting Charts 5. Building Charts Quickly
Session II: Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Boot Camp for Managers Day 2: Templates, Advanced Charts, Pivot Tables, Collaboration, Security, Management Customizing Excel Workbook Designs 1. Customizing the Excel Environment 2. Customizing Excel Workbook Files 3. Managing Excel Themes 4. Creating and Using Templates Advanced Excel Templates & Charts 1. Creating Advanced Excel Templates 2. Creating Advanced Excel Charts 3. Advanced Charting & Templating: Best Practices Creating & Using Excel Pivot Tables 1. Creating Excel Pivot Table Reports 2. Creating Advanced Excel Pivot Table Reports 3. Analyzing Data Using Excel PivotCharts Excel Collaboration/Security Features 1. Protecting Files 2. Sharing Workbooks 3. Setting Revision Tracking 4. Review Tracked Revisions 5. Merging Workbooks 6. Restricting Document Access Excel Import/Export Features 1. Exporting Data from Excel 2. Importing Delimited Text Data into Excel Manage Workbook Data 1. Retrieve and Paste Workbook Data 2. Determining Conditional Sums 3. Identify Specific Data Using Lookup Wizard 4. Clean Workbook Data
Added features: You will receive comprehensive strategies, hints, and tips on how to make the best use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as numerous power-techniques and best practices used by Microsoft Office consultants and developers. You will learn how to: Create powerful Microsoft Word 2007 Layouts, add Watermarks and customize headers/footers. Modify styles and themes, speeding document creation. Add pre-built document content quickly and effectively. Run automated mail merges and collaborate on document development. Understand and utilize document security. Understand business-class presentations and quickly create content using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. Effectively layout and add presentation graphics content. Customize clip-art content, add basic shapes and diagrams, and customize core layouts and designs. Add animations, transitions, and multimedia content. Prepare and finalize presentations for delivery, including reviewing and adding speaker notes. Understand and utilize powerful math, statistics and analytical Microsoft Excel text functions. Create and use customized templates for completed Excel workbook designs. Understand and build powerful Pivot Tables. Use document security and collaboration functions. Import and export data to and from Excel. Approach: Theory is reinforced with hands-on practical, individual, and group exercises and case study analysis. Internationally accepted standards and best practices are referenced in context to Treasury Board policies, directives, and standards.