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**What's new in Microsoft Office 2007?**

 * 1) **Fluent:** [|Fluent Training Video]: What is Fluent? How do I use the "ribbon"? How will "galleries" help? The mini-tool bar, the office button and more!
 * 2) **Training Handout:** [|Office2007UserExperience_GS_E.ppt] - Introduction to the new User Interface, called "Fluent", Handout.
 * 3) **Compatibility Mode**: The district installer runs in compatibility mode. This means that you lose functionality in the new program. So, why the compatibility mode?
 * 4) When you save a document in 2007 it saves as a new file format (.docx, .pptx, .xslx) that previous versions of Office can't open. So in order to make emailing attachments (or giving your files to someone else) the district has enabled this option by default. However, doing so breaks the functionality of many of the new cool features, see the following document for a full review: [].
 * 5) To enable 2007 "unique-special features", click the Microsoft Office button, and choose convert, then click okay. However, it only turn on 2007 "unique-special features" for that specific document.
 * 6) If you happen to bring home a 2007 document (.docx, .pptx, .xslx) and can't open it on your previous Office version, download and install the [|Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats]
 * 7) **[|Using the Quick Launch bar]** [Print Button]
 * 8) Group Tasks/Topics
 * 9) **Learning Essentials (Free):** [|Learning Essentials for Educators]
 * 10) **Microsoft Office 2007 Overview Resources**
 * 11) [|Microsoft Word 2007 Tutorial.doc]
 * 12) [|Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2007]
 * 13) [|Microsoft Office First Steps]
 * 14) [|Self Paced Office 2007 Training from Microsoft]
 * 15) Wondering where your favorite Office 2003 commands are located in the new 2007 Office system interface? [|Look Here!]
 * 16) [|OfficeTutorials.com]
 * 17) [|Total Training]- Free 2 Week "guest pass" to watch their Office tutorials or others!
 * 18) [|General Outlook Tips] & [|More]!
 * 19) [|Valdosta State University - Microsoft Office 2007 Tutorials]
 * 20) [|Florida Gulf Coast University - list of Tutorials]
 * 21) [|UEN's Faculty Lounge - Microsoft Office 2007]
 * 22) [|Teach Yourself Office 2007] for as little as $9.95 a course.
 * 23) [|UEN's YouTube Channel] has Office 2007 Tutorials
 * 24) [|Teacher Tech Trainings from Microsoft] - Weekly Webinars and Many Recorded Sessions
 * 25) [|Cyprus's List of Training Materials]