Microsoft Office 2007
Kellogg Community College moved to Office 2007 January 2008. As we prepared for this transition, all faculty and staff went through training sessions or watched screencasts to learn about the changes in Office 2007. Students will also need to understand how to use Office 2007 software.
Training resources you can use
Several training options are available to introduce you to the new features of Office 2007:
Microsoft tools, tutorials and demos
Training is offered on a continual basis and the schedule is available from the Training Workshops web page. An Introduction to Office 2007 course is offered, with application specific workshops offered based on demand (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Most courses are 60 -90 minutes in length and include hand-on activities. These courses are open to faculty and staff and registration is required for all workshops. The registration page will tell you what courses are still open and allow you to register for a class. After completing the form you will receive an emailed response regarding the confirmation of your registration.
KCC's Microsoft license agreement allows employees to install any of our purchased Microsoft software on your home computer. You can create a work order then stop in at the Help Desk and pickup the software. Prior to checking out the Office 2007 software you might want to review the Microsoft Office 2007 system requirements to make sure that the software will run on your home computer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the help desk.
Please let us know how we can improve our services to meet your needs and the needs of the students.
Training and Help options for students
Open Entry classes: If you anticipate that you will need additional training in Office 2007, KCC offers OE (Open Entry) classes which are designed to accommodate your busy schedule by providing you the flexibility of working at your own pace, and at times that are convenient for you. There are OE labs at each of the Centers and main campus for student use.
Walk-in support:
The Learning Place located in the OITC building in lab OITC-207. The Learning Place is an academic support program that assists students in developing the skills they need to be successful in college. If you have specific questions regarding basic computer skills, our paraprofessionals can assist you on a drop-in basis. All of our services are provided at no charge to students. We are located in the Ohm Information Technology Center, Room 207.
I.S. Help Desk is located in the Learning Resource Center (We are located in the main part of the library. As you come into the library, make a left turn. We are to the left of the library's Information Desk). The Help Desk is available for walk-in support of basic hardware and software questions and problems; e.g. KRIS, Blackboard, E-mail, Wireless, Web Portal, Password Help.
Call-in or email support:
The Help Desk is also available by email at helpdesk@kellog.edu or by phone 269-965-4148 for assistance.
We have a selection of training screencasts available online. A screencast is a short online "movie", usually a screen recording with audio that demonstrates specific software features. Each part has a description of the screencast which lists information what its about. They are great for watching at your leisure or if you need a refresher and don't have time to schedule a class.
Office 2007 Screencasts:
Five screencasts are currently available for Office 2007 each, a recorded segment from the live Introduction to Office 2007 workshop.
Intro to Office 2007-Part 1 (20:00)
Part 1 of 5 covers the new look of Office 2007 including Ribbons, Tabs, Groups
Intro to Office 2007-Part 2 (16:00)
Part 2 of 5 covers printing, views, word options, using Help, screen tips and Compatibitlity mode
Intro to Office 2007-Part 3 (10:00)
Part 3 of 5 covers Creating New Document, Saving Documents, XML, Using the Tab & Alt keys
Intro to Office 2007-Part 4 (11:00)
Part 4 of 5 covers Interactive 2003 to 2007, and downloading the File Converter
Intro to Office 2007-Part 5 (4:00)
Part 5 of 5 covers Word Conversion and Using SmartArt
Word 2007 Screencasts:
Intro to Word 2007-Part 1 (30:15)
Part 1 of 2 covers the new look of Word 2007 including opening and closing word, selecting text, copy and paste, switching between documents, moving within the document, changing views, and inserting and deleting text.
Intro to Word 2007-Part 2 (32:19)
Part 2 of 2 covers moving text, find and replace text, using spell checker, formatting, insert a symbol, line spacing, headers and footers, page numbers, inserting a table, inserting smartart and shapes, pictures and clipart.
Excel 2007 Screencasts:
Intro to Excel (45:11)
The Excel screen and review of the ribbon, a complete project using excel features; entering labels and values, using fill options, performing calculations using formulas, using the sum function, copying formulas, appearence and sorting, using help, merging and centering cells, print preview and printing your excel sheet.
PowerPoint 2007 Screencasts:
Intro to PowerPoint (35:45)
The PowerPoint screen and review of the ribbon, complete a project using powerpoint features; choosing a design, creating slides, changing views, choosing slide layout, using help, check spelling, using the pen and highlighter during a presentation, adding hyperlinks, and printing your presentation as handouts with notes.
Microsoft tools, tutorials and demos
Microsoft offers a number of resources for learning Office 2007 including Microsoft Office System training courses. There are basic overview courses, as well as courses to help you learn advanced tasks within your favorite office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access). Training courses are usually 40 minute interactive sessions with hands-on activities. If you don't have time for a full course, you can sit back and watch one of the "Up to speed" demos, and come back to a course if needed.
A third set of resources offered by Microsoft, are the Interactive: Command Reference Guides. These guides leverage your knowledge of Office 2003 to guide you in Office 2007. You simply show the Interactive guide allow you to normally do a particular task in Office 2003, and it shows you how to do the same task in Office 2007. Using the Interactive guides, you can get started right away in Office 2007, and get help for your routine tasks as you do them. Interactive guides are available for Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Access 2007 and Outlook 2007(keep in mind that these do take a few minutes to load).
