Steve's TS2 Insider

Q: (from Mary)

We want to offer a basic "What's New in Office 2007?" in November and touch on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint because that seems to be where the most interest is. Who do I ask about a book that would cover the basics?

A:

My first recommendation is to go with a reference chosen by your class leader. Regarding some references to start examining:

Microsoft 2007 Office Step by Step - Microsoft Press

Using Microsoft 2007 Office - Que

2007 Office Inside Out - Microsoft Press

But there are literally 100's of references out there. For training, I like the ones that focus on a task and how to accomplish it rather than just list features and how to use them.

(addendum)

Now that I have interacted with hundreds of new 2007 Office users, I would focus on understanding that almost EVERYTHING is exposed on the ribbon. Getting an experienced Office user to look at the ribbon will save them the grief of hunting for features under non-existent menus or right-click properties.