MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007

All new and replacement faculty and staff computers at ECU have the Office 2007 program suite already installed. Along with Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook, Office 2007 also includes these new programs:

If you are a faculty or staff member interested in upgrading from Office 2003 to Office 2007, submit an request through the IT Help Desk or call 252.328.9866/ 1.800.340.7081.

Students can purchase the Microsoft Office 2007 suite through the Dowdy Student Store, which offers an educational discount.

To learn more about Office 2007:

• Activate the online Help feature available in each Office 2007 program by clicking the question mark icon located in the upper right corner of the screen.

• View the videos and handouts below

NEW FEATURES IN OFFICE 2007

While Microsoft Office 2007 still functions as well as the older Office 2003, the new interface is very different and includes quite a few new features. The most striking change is that the drop-down menus have been replaced by groups of tabs spaced along an information "ribbon." However, just remember that the most important document features can be found by clicking the Office Button.

• Galleries provide users with many professional-looking templates for documents, presentations, spreadsheets and databases.
  
  
• Live Preview allows a user to try out different looks for a document. Simply point to a gallery template and the document momentarily reformats.
  
  
• Word and Excel documents can be saved in PDF format by downloading the Microsoft Save As PDF or XPS add-in.
  

EDUCATION AND HELPFUL RESOURCES

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