#18 Office 2007

Microsoft Office 2007, which recently has been installed on the library's new computers, is the most recent version of the Microsoft Office system. Office 2007 contains a number of new features, most notably the new graphic interface. The Fluent User Interface replaces the system of menus and toolbars which has been the main element in previous Microsoft OS interfaces. For this discovery exercise, you will be asked to experiment with one or two Office 2007 applications.

Discovery Resources:

From Wikipedia:
Microsoft Office 2007 New Features
Changes to Microsoft Office Word
Changes to Microsoft Office Excel

From Microsoft:
Guides to the 2007 Office System User Interface
Microsoft Office Word Online Tutorials
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Tutorials (This is the version we are currently using. We will be upgrading to 2007 in the future. Hopefully by looking at 2003's capabilities the 2007 version will be an easy transition).
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Tutorials
Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007 Tutorials

Discovery Exercises
Try one or two applications you use frequently (word and outlook for example). Write a blog entry commenting on differences you encounter between the applications you've been used to using and their Office 2007 counterparts.