Hello, everyone! I hope you found the Office 2007 presentation useful. Here, you'll find the additional resources promised during that presentation. First - I've included some direct links on getting certified and getting prepared for certification ... then, below, you'll find several additional resource links on the 2007 Office release, as promised.
If you don't find the information you need, feel free to use the 'click to contact' link at the bottom of the page to send me an email.
For information on certifications:
For the 2007 Office release (MSBC certifications)
For Office 2003 (MOS certifications)
The links above - particularly the 2007 release certification link, provide several additional links to help you get ready for the exams - such as special offers and practice tests.
For e-learning training from Microsoft Learning:
Direct link to Office 2007 course listings
Check out the MS Press book series Step-by-Step to help prepare for certifications. You can find all MS Press books about Microsoft Office here.
Additional resources....
Getting up to speed with the 2007 release interface:
Interactive Command Reference Guides
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Get Started Tabs
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
For the excellent paper I mentioned written by a member of the Office product team (about working with the new file formats across multiple versions) ... click here
Additional, outstanding free resources for the 2007 Office release:
Office Online home page
Office Online training page
Microsoft Office tips & tricks webcasts
The Word team blog ... this is the blog written and managed by the folks who designed and created Word 2007 (see my links page - available from the navigation pane at left - for this and other favorite sites from members of the 2007 release product team)
The Microsoft Office discussion groups ... for help from a wide range of MVPs and other Microsoft technology experts
MVPs.org - for a list of websites from Microsoft MVPs across all Microsoft technologies.
For those looking for more advanced information on the 2007 Office release:
Check out my new book on the 2007 Office release - Advanced Microsoft Office Documents 2007 Edition Inside Out ... you can learn more about the book and check out samples through the 'my books' link in the left-hand navigation pane -- or click here.
You can also check out my webcast series on customizing content with the 2007 release:
Open XML basics webcast: Advanced Tips & Tricks: Breaking Into Your Office Open XML Format Documents (Level 300)
VBA basics webcast: Advanced Tips & Tricks: Using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Every Day Is Easier Than You Think
Customizing the Ribbon with Open XML webcast: Advanced Tips & Tricks: Customizing the Ribbon Using Office Open XML (Level 300)