Microsoft Office 2013 - New Features

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Are you migrating to Microsoft Office 2013? If you want to know the new features in Office 2013, we offer Intro & Adv Levels courses to make the transfer seamless - we can offer closed courses or you can attend our public courses.

We have courses that help:

• Experienced users move onto Office 2007 - getting them used to the new environment & identify the new tips and techniques that are available
• New users utilise the tools that Word, Excel, Outlook, etc have available

 

Outline For Introductory Users

Please contact us for course content for Introductory users - one of our trainers will discuss your current experience and requirements and will make recommendations on the course content that best suits your needs and your skillset.

We will customise the course to suit your requirements, and this can typically include:

• Selecting specific parts of the course outline below (for the experienced user)
• Attending our Introductory 2013 courses in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook

Outline For Experienced Users

Having worked with applications in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010, students must also get to know the new interface in the latest release of the application.

Course Objective:

Students will work and familiarize themselves with the new and updated interface of Microsoft Office 2013.

Target Audience:

Users with prior experience of previous versions of Microsoft Office suite who want an introduction to the new interface and using Office 2013.

Pre-requisites:

Knowledge of prior versions of Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel, Word PowerPoint & Outlook).

Using the Office 2013 Environment

General Environment

• The Ribbon
• Tabs, Groups and Commands
• Dialog Box Launchers
• Quick Access Toolbar
• Personalise the Ribbon
• Office 2013 and 'The Cloud'
• Live Previews
• Apps for Office
• Developer Tab
• Office Backstage View

Compatibility

• File Formats
• Document Inspector
• Integration
• Views and Zooming
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Formatting

• Mini Toolbar
• Themes
• Screenshot Tool
• Screen Clipping Tool
• SmartArt Graphics
• Charting

New Features of Word 2013

New Formatting Features

• Inline Text Effects
• Paste Special
• Quick Styles
• Typography

New Content Features

• Quick Parts and Building Blocks
• Search and Navigation
• New Easy Table Features
• Inserting Content from the Web
• Expand and Collapse Paragraphs

New Proofing Features

• PDF Reflow
• Zooming
• Reading Mode and Resume Reading
• Live Layout
• Improved Commenting and Track Changes
• Word Count
• Contextual Spell Checking
• Word Definition Checker

New Features of Excel 2013

New General Features

• Increased Capacity
• File Types

New Formatting Features

• Galleries
• Conditional Formatting

New Formula Features

• Resizable Formula Bar
• Function AutoComplete
• Name Manager

New Analysis Features

• Excel Tables
• Filtering and Sorting
• Sparklines
• Slicers and Timelines
• Recommended Charts and Pivot Tables
• Quick Data Analysis

New Proofing Features

• Flash Fill Data
• Page Layout View

New Features of PowerPoint 2013

New General Features

• Viewing Presentations
• Contextual Tabs
• Presenter View
• Reading View

New Formatting Features

• Eyeper Tool
• Merge Shapes
• Custom Slide Layouts
• Slide Sections
• Graphics Effects
• Themes and Variants
• Smart Guides

New Content Features

• Online Content
• Convert Bullets to SmartArt Graphics
• Embedding and Editing Video
• Enhanced Animations and Transitions

New Features of Outlook 2013

New General Features

• File Tab (Backstage View)
• Navigation Bar
• To-Do Bar
• Color Categorize
• Instant Search
• Weather Bar

New Email Features

• Mail Icons
• Message Notification Window
• Attachment Reminder
• Instant Inbox Filters
• Inline Reply
• Calendar Snapshots
• Out of Office
• Quick Steps
• Folder Tab and Pane
• People Cards and Pane

New Calendar Features

• Enhanced Views
• Tasks Area
• Overlay Calendars
• Meeting Recommendations

New Task Features

• Task Area

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