Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks Wave
Expand Your Career Path – Simplify Your Workload: Microsoft and Adobe Business Certification Programs
8:45 - 10:00
Certiport
Employers are seeking candidates for hire and promotion that have the right skills for the job. You’re looking for ways to simplify your job and grow your career opportunities. Come learn how the Microsoft Business Certification and the Adobe Certified Associate Programs develop and validate your skills to enhance your career path and simplify your job. Learn what it will take to prepare for and earn your certifications and get the insider view of programs and best practices within the Microsoft and Adobe Business Certification Programs
YJTJ (Your Job Tool’s Job): Working in Concert with Microsoft Project
10:15 - 12:00
Daniel T. Renier, Milestone Consulting Group
Session Level: All levels are applicable (100–Beginner; 200–Intermediate; 300–Advanced; 400–Expert)
It is the responsibility of Executive Management and the Project Management Office to establish a mindset for the day-to-day use of Microsoft Project. The YJTJ Process was designed to provide that mindset by providing project managers with a cognitive ability to work in concert with, as opposed to in conflict with, Microsoft Project. The YJTJ concepts provide the foundational building blocks that enable successful project, resource, and portfolio management.
What's New in Office 2007
2:00 - 3:15
Mark Slade, New Horizons of Minnesota
Session Level: 100–Beginner
Where are my menus and tool bars and how do I print? Would you believe there is a change in Microsoft Word that might make you wish you were back in school writing papers again? The Microsoft Office Suite has received a major facelift and a whole bunch of new features that will make you smile. This session will cover some of the more popular changes in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. It will also take a look at the basic changes in the interface to make navigation a piece of cake. Come take a look and you will quickly be on your way to mastering the new Microsoft Office features. Students need to have a basic understanding of the 2003 Microsoft Office Suite to get the most out of this session.
Microsoft Visio and Creating Flowcharts
3:30 - 4:45
Helen Krone, New Horizons of Minnesota
Session Level: 200–Intermediate
Participants will learn basics behind creating Visio flowcharts as well as some different techniques for managing larger diagrams. We will also explore some tips and tricks to creating flowcharts and presenting a flowchart without the need to use PowerPoint. Participants should have a basic understanding of how to use Visio and are looking to improve their proficiencies with Visio.