Ed-Tech list members,
Assuming you have not upgraded to Office 2007 yet, how can you help a student who has either upgraded to it or purchased a new computer with Office 2007 installed?
There is a valuable on-line resource that will allow you to go to any of the old menu commands and see where they are in the new ribbon system. This amazing service is available from Microsoft, from the http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/getstarted/FX101938921033.aspx web page. (Book mark this page, right now!) There are links for each of the programs in the Office suite.
Select the program you want to work with and a flash demo will open. The original menus from the old version of Office will be displayed. Every time you a menu item, the location of the same command on the Office 2007 ribbon will be shown. Whether you need the Office 2007 information for your own use or to help your students, this is a valuable resource.
NOTE: I am NOT suggesting that you move to Office 2007. I have done it, and I am happy with it, but I like to try new things, and I don't have a lot of pressure on my use of Office. Each of us is different. I don't know any group at UM that has converted to Office 2007 yet. While UM can get computers from Dell that have Windows XP, and install Office XP from www.miami.edu/software, students who go to Best Buy have no such choice. They will be coming with Vista and Office 2007, so this is one way to be ready for them.
Bill Vilberg
Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement
305-284-3944
