Office 2007
November 28, 2006
Sam Nasr
Software Engineer
Berbee Information Networks
Agenda
 Office 2007 Overview
 User Interface
 Product Preview
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Word 2007
Excel 2007
PowerPoint 2007
Outlook 2007
Access 2007
 New File Formats
The New World Of Work
Workplace
Trends
Role of
Software
One world
of business
Simplify
working together
Always on,
always connected
Find info and
improve
business insight
Transparent
organization
Streamline process
and content
management
Microsoft Areas of Investment
Enterprise Content Management
Make it simple to author and manage
content and documents
Communication and
Collaboration
Keep co-workers, partners
and customers in sync
Business Intelligence
Personal Productivity
Increase employee
self-sufficiency and
effectiveness
Information
Worker Solutions
Build client and web-based
applications with workflow and
line-of-business interoperability
Make the right information
available to more people
Fundamentals
Make it more secure,
manageable and reliable
Microsoft Office Evolution
Collaboration
Content
management
Portals
Search
Streamlined
processes
Word
processing
Business
modeling
Presentations
Information
Management
Business data
management
Business
intelligence
2007 Microsoft Office System
Servers
Programs
Services
Number of Menu Items
Office 2007 Vision
A system of software and services that empowers
people to drive organizational success by:
 Maximizing employee impact
 Reducing information risk
 Enable efficient decision making
 Connecting with customers and partners
User Interface
UI Features
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Ribbon
Galleries
Live Preview
Contextual Tools
Quick Access Toolbar
Floatie
Super Tooltips
 Enhanced Window Frame
 Keytips and keyboard
Navigation
 Streamlined Options
 Context Menus
 New File Menu
User Interface
 The Ribbon - Simplifies access to application
features by organizing commands based on the
tasks you want to perform.
 Galleries - Present a simple set of results to
choose from when working on a document,
eliminating complex dialog boxes.
 Live Preview - Enables you to preview formatting
and editing changes before committing to them.
Ribbon
 Simplifies access to application features by organizing
commands based on the tasks you want to perform.
Rich Menus
 Rich Menus describe the functions and features in
the menu so you can see what they are and find
what you need.
Contextual Menu
 Relevant Contextual Command Tabs commands appear
in the Ribbon. Just click on an object and the relevant
commands appear in the Ribbon.
Galleries
 Visual way of browsing functionality
 Shows result of commands, not just commands.
Demo
(Word 2007)
Excel 2007
Excel 2007 Features
 Conditional Formatting
• Data bars
• 3-color gradients
• KPI icons
 1,000,000,000 rows and 16,000 columns
 Structured Referencing
 Publishing to SharePoint 2007 without revealing
formulas
 Office Data Connector (ODC)
Demo
(Excel 2007)
PowerPoint
2007
PowerPoint 2007 Features
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Live Preview
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Contextual Menus
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Smart Art
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Themes
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Finish Menu
• Inspect Document
• Restrict Permission
• Add a Digital Signature
• Compatibility Checker
• Mark As Final
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Publish Menu
• Publish specific slides to slide library
• Document Management Server
• Create a Document Workspace
Demo
(PowerPoint 2007)
Outlook 2007
Outlook 2007 Features
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Color Categories for tracking information
Daily Task List
To-Do Bar integrates with Task
Scheduling recommendations
Calendar Attachments
E-mailing calendar
Information Rights Management
RSS Feed support
Improved Junk e-mail filter
Anti-phishing Technologies
Instant Search with highlighted text
Access to SharePoint Services Information
Demo
(Outlook 2007)
File Formats
File Format
 New Extension
• Word: .DOCX
• Excel: .XLSX
• PowerPoint: .PPTX
 XML based
 .ZIP Container
 Read-Only, password protection
 Open, transparent format
 .XPS: new PDF-like format with Rights Management
Additional Resources
 Office 2007 Preview
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx
 Microsoft Office Developer Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/default.aspx
 XML for 2007 Office System Developers
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/tool/xml/2007/
 Course 4627: What's New in Microsoft® Office PowerPoint®
2007
https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=99491
Q&A