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Strengths
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Workshops and Workshop
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Learn About the New Version of Office 2007
Article: PC World [Most Innovative Software of the Year]
Official Microsoft Site: Learn About Office 2007 &
How to's for Office 2007
Wikipedia: All you ever wanted top know about Office 2007 and MORE
Purpose
A component of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet
program that was designed to read, analyze and manipulate data.
Faculty can easily create charts and graphs using a variety of
wizards and built-in functions. We use four versions of Microsoft
Office on campus. They include Office 97, Office 2000, Office XP
and Office 2003. The current version of Microsoft Office is Office
2007.
Strengths
- Feature rich spreadsheet tool allowing the user to view and
manipulate data.
- Many built-in functions and wizards.
- Seamless integration with other Office applications such as
Word and Access.
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Cost
Although Microsoft Office is placed on all campus computers, Excel
can be purchased separately or with Microsoft Office Professional.
Microsoft Office Professional 2007 retails for $439.00 while Excel
retails for $109.00. Prices may vary.
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IDDS does not currently offer training in Access. Please look
under Web Resources for Access tutorials. The Library has purchased a license to Safari. Safari is a database that hold entire books for your reference.
To access Safari:
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- Navigate to the Shippensburg University home page
- Click on the Library link
- Click on the Databases icon
- In the alphabet row, click on the letter S
- Choose the Safari database
- The database will open
- Enter text in the Search text box
- Click on the Go button
- The result page will open. Find a book that interests you.
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Available on Safari:
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O'Reiley Press:
Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook: Add Excel to Your Analysis Arsenal |
Web Resources
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