Training solutions if you are migrating to Office 2007 or 2010
Migrating from 2000 to 2002 or 2003 was no real big problem.
Training could be limited to a short presentation about the striking new features for Word-Excel-PowerPoint.
Companies often chose a PowerPoint slideshow that would last about 2 hours.
Changes are so consequent when migrating to Office 2007 or 2010 that a real "active" training is strongly required.
- The Office interface is brand new. No more any Menu Bar, exit the usual pull-down menus, very few dialog boxes.
- Most standard functionalities have been improved and re-designed. For example in Excel : the conditional formats, the notion of a "table", pivot tables etc ...
- A fair number of brand new functionalities such as the themes, the SmartArt diagrams etc ...
- The file format has changed (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx). The implications are important, especially when a previous version opens a 2007-2010 file ...
Migration training |
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- A 3h-3h30 training session : the new Office philosophy through Word and Excel.
- Each participant needs a computer with Office 2007 or 2010 installed (advice : max 6 people).
- A beamer so that the trainer can demonstrate and the students practice.
- A corresponding documentation that presents the new philosophy of Office 2007 or 2010 , a "tour" of the basics in Word and Excel and many screen captures to illustrate each main topic.
- Possible but far less productive : the trainer only has a laptop and presents Office 2007 during 3h-3h30 to an audience of 10, 15. 20 ... people.
Migration to Office 2010 : Table of contents of the PDF documentation
Training-Coaching for the company's templates |
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When it comes to automation, colors to homogenize, fonts, autotext entries and various customization commands, Office 2007 or 2010 now uses several separate files in addition to "normal.dot". I have helped quite a few companies to create their theme, their Word or Excel templates and also their PowerPoint template (lots of changes in the PowerPoint Masters !).