We have seen a significant increase in the number of requests for the Focus on Office 2007 series of classes in the year 2008, and we anticipate it continuing very strong in 2009. As organizations make the decision to replace their computers, they quickly realize that they have exited from the "Office Comfort Zone".  Microsoft Office® as we have come to know and love it has changed radically. Heading the list of changes in all of the Office 2007 programs is the new user interface, which has required extensive staff retraining. Gone are the days of pull down menus and toolbars, which are now replaced with the ribbon interface. The ribbon interface changes depending on a user's particular task. The ribbon is broken down by several top-level tabs which organize the commands in various groups. The commands grouped in each ribbon include buttons, boxes (text boxes, check boxes, etc.) and galleries. The galleries include a set of predefined, often graphical choices which support live preview. Live preview allows you to point to a gallery choice and see its effect without actually selecting the choice. This is one of the most powerful new features in all of the Office programs. The Training Center at HABCO offers five different Office 2007 Upgrade Focus classes that are designed for the person who has a solid understanding of the application in an earlier version, but wants to know only about the differences between them. These classes run for three-hours, include a Microsoft certified book, and cost only $85. Access 2007: Excel 2007: Outlook 2007: PowerPoint 2007: Word 2007: -Exploring Access -Creating and Working with Tables -Finding/Filtering Data -Queries/Recordsets -Working with Forms -Working with Reports -Working with Macros -Using Data Collection by E-mail -Customizing the Navigation Pane -Exploring Excel -New Help Features -Conditional Formatting -New PivotTable Features -New Table Features -New Formulas -New Sort/Filter Features -New Graphic Features -New File Format Features -New Outlook Interface -Working with New E-Mail Features -Organizing Outlook Items -New Calendar Features -New Contact Features -Security & Junk E-Mail -New Internet Features -Office Interface -Using SmartArt -Inserting a Photo Album -Enhancing Slide Layouts -Enhancing Graphic Images -Enhancing Typography -Enhancing Tables -Enhancing Charts -Sharing the Presentation -New Spell Check Features -New Styles Features -Document Themes -Using Quick Parts -Using SmartArt -Chart Creation Features -New Mail Merge Features -Using Forms -Revisions & Comments -Customizing Word Preferences   These classes run on a monthly basis and are offered through the Internet for people who want to participate in the class from the comfort of their own work environment with no travel costs. We will also be offering our full line of classes in both Version 2003 and 2007 beginning April of 2009. Please contact Cindy Prindle if you have any questions or Sarah Loeffelholz if you would like to register for this class. You can contact us by e-mail at cprindle@habco.com, or sloeffelholz@habco.com, or by phone at (608) 784-7737.  You can also check our calendar and register for any of our in-house and on-line classes on our website at www.habco.com, (point to The Training Center on the menu bar).  We welcome the opportunity to provide you, our client the competitive edge by helping the employees of your organization become more efficient with your software.