Office 2010 Upgrade Training Course

Who is this course for?

For experienced users of Office 2007, Office 2003 or Office XP who require familiarisation with the new 2010 interface, and changed or updated features in commonly used Microsoft applications.

See also: Upgrade to Office 2007 training course

For the novice user of Microsoft Office 2010, we recommend attendance on our 1 day Microsoft Office 2010 courses: Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access.

Benefits

• This course will benefit both you and your organisation, as your ability to proficiently navigate the new 2010 interface quickly will save time and increase productivity.
  
• You will be able to locate features that you used frequently in earlier versions; and identify new features that will speed up tasks or improve the appearance of your documents.
  

Common Office 2010 features

The Office 2010 interface
- The Ribbon
- Quick Access Toolbar
- Contextual toolbars
Live Preview
Themes
SmartArt
Compatibility

New features in Outlook 2010

Using the To-Do Bar to organise tasks and appointments
Using Time Zones for appointments
Instant search
Attachment previewing
Calendar and task integration
Calendar snapshots
Outlook 2003 commands in Outlook 2010

New features in Word 2010

Quick formatting (styles, table styles)
Quick Parts
Word 2003 Commands in Word 2010

New features in Excel 2010

Changes to conditional formatting
Understanding Sparklines
Pivot tables and Slicers
Creating charts
Excel 2003 commands in Excel 2010

New features in PowerPoint 2010

Changes to slide masters
Improved options for graphics
(charts, pictures and other objects)
PowerPoint 2003 commands in PowerPoint 2010

Face-to-face training

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.

Modern-spec IT, fully networked with internet access

Lunch, breaks and timing

A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:

• Bloomsbury
• Limehouse

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

• Hot beverages
• Clean, filtered water
• Biscuits

Virtual training

Regular breaks throughout the day.

Learning tools

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

Reference material

Available online. 100+ pages with step-by-step instructions

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