Microsoft Office XP - New Features Part 2: Access, Outlook and FrontPage

Audience

The audience for this course would include learners who work in an office environment producing and working with databases e-mail or Internet software. A high level of computer skill is not required for New Features Part 1 but learners will have had some prior experience with Microsoft Office software. However New Features Part 2 requires a higher level of skill as its emphasis lies in databases and networking software. Learners will need a basic knowledge of either Microsoft Office 97 or 2000 applications. This course will focus on new features within Office XP from the perspective of a user familiar with Office 97 or Office 2000.

Objective

• Identify the undo and redo capabilities of Access 2002.
• Identify the features of error logging in database conversions.
• Convert a database from a previous version to Access 2002 format.
• Identify the enhancements to the message header area in Outlook 2002.
• Identify the capabilities of account selection in Outlook 2002.
• Enable Outlook 2002 to use a Hotmail account to send and receive messages.
• Identify the main functions of the clipboard in FrontPage 2002.
• Identify the new features of page tabs in FrontPage 2002.
• Identify the new commands available on the Table menu.

Topics Include

Unit 1: New Features in Access 2002

• Identify the undo and redo capabilities of Access 2002.
• Identify the features of error logging in database conversions.
• Convert a database from a previous version to Access 2002 format.
• Export a database object as an XML document.
• Create a pivot table on a data access page.
• Identify the features of the complex script interface.
• Identify new features of Design View for data access pages.
• Save a form as a data access page.

Unit 2: New Features in Outlook 2002

• Identify the enhancements to the message header area in Outlook 2002.
• Identify the capabilities of account selection in Outlook 2002.
• Enable Outlook 2002 to use a Hotmail account to send and receive messages.
• Identify advantages of using Microsoft Word as the default editor in Outlook 2002.
• Identify the message formats that you can use in Outlook.
• Identify the functions of Mailbox Cleanup.
• Create a group schedule.
• Publish your Outlook Calendar free and busy times for users who do not share your Exchange server.
• Identify the enhancements to Outlook reminders.
• Identify the features of Calendar coloring.
• Propose a new time in response to a meeting request.
• Identify the features of the integration of Microsoft Network (MSN) Messenger Service with Outlook 2002.
• Apply a Display as name to an existing contact.

Unit 3: New Features in FrontPage 2002

• Identify the main functions of the clipboard in FrontPage 2002.
• Identify the new features of page tabs in FrontPage 2002.
• Identify the new commands available on the Table menu.
• Apply preset formatting to a table in FrontPage 2002.
• Identify new formatting capabilities in FrontPage 2002.
• Create a photo gallery and add an image.
• Identify features of the Drawing toolbar in FrontPage 2002.
• Insert automatic Web content into a FrontPage Web page.
• Add a browser-editable list to a FrontPage Web site by using SharePoint Team Services.
• Identify the activities supported by a SharePoint Team Services Web site.
• Identify the information required to create an online survey by using SharePoint Team Services.
• Identify the new Web components that you can include in a FrontPage Web.
• Add a link bar to a Web page.
• Insert an inline frame into a Web page.
• Identify types of information that can be collected in usage reports.
• Publish a single page to the Web.
• View a log of publishing activity.
• Install the bCentral Commerce Manager Add-In.
• Identify features of bCentral Commerce Manager that allow you to promote your products through auction sites.
• Create a database interface by using the Database Interface Wizard.

Duration

7

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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