Microsoft Office XP
New Features

Course Code: CT11-920 

This course is specially designed for people who are currently using Microsoft Office 2000 and who want to become familiar with the new features in Microsoft Office XP.  You will learn how to benefit from the productivity enhancements in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Office Tools.

Objectives
After completing the course, participants will be able to:

  • Use the new features common to all Office applications

  • Use the task pane to increase their productivity

  • Debug formulas with Excel's formula evaluator

  • Use the new PowerPoint diagrams to easily show organisation charts

  • Colour your appointments  in the Calendar

  • Utilise the benefits of Smart tags

  • Work with new email features

What you will learn
Topics covered by this course include:

Task panes, smart tags, and the Ask a Question

  • Introducing task panes
  • Using smart tags
  • Introducing the Ask a Question box

Other new, shared features of Office XP

  • Sending e-mail messages
  • Introducing the Diagram and Template Galleries
  • Working with clip art
  • Application recovery
  • New configuration options

What's new in Word 2002

  • Working with formatting features
  • Other new features

What's new in Excel 2002

  • Working with basic features
  • Using smart tags in Excel
  • Using auditing features

What's new in PowerPoint 2002

  • Working with thumbnails
  • Using task panes in PowerPoint
  • Using smart tags in PowerPoint
  • Working with pictures

What's new in Outlook 2002

  • Working with new e-mail features

  • Calendar colouring

Alternative user input

  • Speech recognition

  • Handwriting recognition

  • Working with Office Document Imaging

Prerequisites
Course participants should understand the basic skills of working in all the Microsoft Office applications.

Dates and times
Please refer to your Fourth R centre for dates and times.

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