Office 2003 new features - general

course description
this course is aimed at those you wish to gain a wider knowledge of office 2003. you will benefit fully from this course if you have been using previous versions of office.

target audience

confident users of office 97/2000/xp (word, excel and powerpoint)

at course completion
after completing this course, participants will be able to:

word 2003

track changes and managing comments

explore new graphics functions
excel 2003

work with new list function

use enhanced statistical functions
powerpoint 2003

work with improved slideshow and cd functions

use multiple design templates

prerequisites

to benefit fully from this overview, participants are expected to be proficient with the topics covered in the excel 97/2000, word 97/2000 and powerpoint 97/2000 foundation courses.

related courses

word 2000 / excel 2000 / powerpoint 2000 foundation

further use of word 2000 / excel 2000

word / excel power user (vba)

tailored training is available

topics

word 2003


new 2003 screen features- task pane and smart tags; customising toolbars and menus; hiding grey space between pages; reading layout view


new formatting features- the reveal formatting task pane; styles and formatting task pane; new style features; locating text with the same formatting


other new features- improved autocorrect; improved table of contents; new mail merge features


every day tasks made easier- new clipboard and pasting text options; multiple selections; protecting documents; track changes; comparing documents


new graphics features

excel 2003


new screen and worksheet features


2003 function and formula features- the formula bar; function tool tips; using the function list; evaluating formulas; tracking errors; the watch window; the new auditing toolbar


new reporting features- creating lists; creating an autofill list; pasting cell contents; worksheet protection and drawing borders; linking files

powerpoint 2003


new screen features- task panes for slide layouts and slide designs; smart tags; thumbnails of slides in normal view revisions task pane; reviewing toolbar


animations- new entry and exit animations; custom animation; more timing control; motion paths


organisation charts- using the drawing toolbar; new gallery of diagrams


new drawing and picture features- inserting multiple pictures; picture rotation; visible grid; easier selection of objects within a group; selecting multiple pictures


design- multiple masters; multiple design templates per presentation; password protection.