Custom Guide is offering free Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 quick reference guides. The Microsoft Office 2007 reference guide download (zip file format) contains seven PDF files that you can print for reference.
Office 2007
Download Microsoft Office 2007 Trial
Microsoft Office 2007 Self-Paced Training Courses
Interactive Word 2003 to 2007 Guide
Interactive Excel 2003 to 2007 Guide
Interactive PowerPoint 2003 to 2007 Guide
About.com Microsoft Word 2007 Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
Outlook 2007 Video Tutorial and Walkthrough
The New Paperclip - Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials for Office 2007 Blog
Vista Tutorials and Tips
The How-to Geek: Windows Vista
Windows Vista Tips for IT Pros
Son of More Windows Vista Tips
Revenge of More Windows Vista Tips
CD Based Tutorials
Many students have asked about learning Office 2007. We now have Office 2007 installed on 14 workstations in the classroom (all HP workstations). I think it’s a great idea to get familar with the new Office 2007 interface, but I still recommend that students learn Office 2003 first. Office 2003 is still the most commonly used Office Suite in industry and I think it would be much harder to learn Office 2007 and then try to learn the 2003 version.
We have not selected the books that we will be using in class for the new Office 2007 series, we anticipate that we will select books during April and May. Since so many of you are anxious to start learning the new suite I can recommend some books that I have ordered from Amazon.
I’ve been a fan of the Missing Manual series for a long time. This easy to understand, reference series is packed full of useful information. In addition to the regular Missing Manual series, the Starter series gives step-by-step instructions and visual cues that and get you up and running with an application rather quickly. Here are the Starter books for Office 2007.
Word 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual
Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual
PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual
Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual
For students who are interested in a more comprehensive look at the Office 2007 applications, take a look at the regular Missing Manual reference series.
PowerPoint 2007 The Missing Manual
Access 2007 The Missing Manual
If you’re looking for a book that will cover multiple Office 2007 applications try Office 2007 All in One by Sams. This book gives an overview of the new Office 2007 features and an introduction to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.
You can download a free 60 day trial of Office 2007 at Microsoft.com.
For those of you who would like to learn more about the evolution of Microsoft Office read Beyond Menus and Toolbars in Microsoft Office.
You have to see the future of Microsoft Office. You can view a video of the latest Microsoft Office Suite and sign up for updates on the beta suites at Microsoft’s Office 2007 Preview Site.
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