Microsoft® Office 2003: Transition from Office 2000

Course Specifications

Course number: 084710
Software: Microsoft® Office 2003
Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description

Welcome to Microsoft® Office 2003, the newest suite of information productivity applications. Since you use Office in your job, you'll want to learn the new features of Office 2003 that will help to streamline your work. In this course, you'll learn the new features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.

Course Objective: You will learn the new features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.

Target Student: An experienced end user who has used Office 2000 or Office XP with basic knowledge of the applications, and needs to know the new features of Office 2003.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students are required to take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:

• Windows XP: Introduction

• Word 2000: Level 1

• Excel 2000: Worksheets

• PowerPoint 2000: Level 1

• Access 2000: Level 1

• Outlook 2000: Level 1

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Platform Requirements

• Windows

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Either Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1a or later or Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 or later.
• Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2003.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• explore the new features in the Office 2003 environment.
• use the new features of Word.
• use the new features of Excel.
• use the new features of PowerPoint.
• use the new features of Access.
• use the new features of Outlook Mail.
• use the new features of Outlook Calendar.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Using the Office 2003 Environment

Topic 1A: The Office 2003 Environment

Topic 1B: Navigate in Task Panes

Topic 1C: Use Smart Tags

Topic 1D: Apply a Template from the Online Office Template Gallery

Lesson 2: Using the New Features of Word

Topic 2A: View a Document in Reading Layout View

Topic 2B: Translate Words in Your Document

Topic 2C: Translate Via the Web

Topic 2D: Apply a Watermark

Topic 2E: Create a Drawing

Topic 2F: Apply Formatting Using a Task Pane

Topic 2G: Lock Styles in Your Documents

Topic 2H: Create Merged Documents

Lesson 3: Using the New Features of Excel

Topic 3A: Create Borders by Drawing

Topic 3B: Watching a Formula

Topic 3C: Evaluate a Formula

Topic 3D: Manage Links

Topic 3E: Republish to the Web

Topic 3F: Play Back Worksheet Data

Lesson 4: Using the New Features of PowerPoint

Topic 4A: Create a Diagram

Topic 4B: Add a Motion Path

Topic 4C: Create Multiple Masters

Topic 4D: Send a Presentation for Review

Topic 4E: Compare and Merge Presentations

Topic 4F: Create Slide Show Annotations

Topic 4G: Package a Presentation

Lesson 5: Using the New Features of Access

Topic 5A: Improve Efficiency in a Database

Topic 5B: View Information on Object Dependencies

Topic 5C: Save an Object as a Data Access Page

Topic 5D: Apply a Theme

Topic 5E: Back Up a Database

Lesson 6: Using the New Features of Outlook Mail

Topic 6A: The Outlook Environment

Topic 6B: Create a Search Folder

Topic 6C: Manage Junk Email

Topic 6D: Create a Message with a Link

Topic 6E: Clean Up Your Mailbox

Lesson 7: Using the New Features of Outlook Calendar

Topic 7A: View Multiple Calendars

Topic 7B: Propose a New Meeting Time

Topic 7C: Color Calendar Items

Topic 7D: Apply Conditional Formatting to Calendar Items

Topic 7E: Create a Group Schedule

Appendix A: New Features in Office 2000 and Office 2003