Get the Skills. Keep the Kindle!

Receive the new generation Kindle Wi-Fi, preinstalled with Microsoft Official Course content and a Microsoft certification voucher when you enroll in a participating Microsoft Boot Camps from Unitek Education

THE SKILLS AND TOOLS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED.

In just one to six days, a Unitek Boot Camp provides the benefit of a live instructor a Microsoft Certified Trainer and classroom learning that is immediately practical and applicable on the job. Microsoft Certification takes training one step further as it validates your skills and helps you become more marketable as an IT professional or developer.

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE ACCESS TO COURSE MATERIAL.

Take learning content with you on a new Kindle, an ideal delivery tool for digital content. This offer is available for some of the most popular Microsoft Boot Camps exclusively from Microsoft Learning Partners, Unitek Education. When you attend classroom training, you will receive your Kindle pre-installed with the digital version of Microsoft Official Courseware plus a certification voucher to drive immediate exam delivery. Unitek Education’s Boot Camps will help prepare you to earn your next certification. With digital Microsoft Official Courses, you have the flexibility to consume course materials wherever you are, on most any device. It’s a cost-effective alternative to costly books and no CD installation is required.

VALUE OF CERTIFICATION

By earning a Microsoft Certification, you gain relevant skills that employers respect and you get the opportunity to connect with a global community of other certified professionals. The Microsoft Certification Program also provides you with access to valuable Microsoft resources and benefits, such as access to the member website, career-building tools, and training. Explore the benefits of certification—and start your journey toward your ideal career.

Participating Boot Camps:

• MCTS and MCITP: Exchange Server 2010 Boot Camp – 6 Days
• MCTS: Configuring Office SharePoint Server 2010 Boot Camp – 5 Days

    

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New TechNet Resource Center: Outlook 2010 Resources

Learn about Outlook 2010 with resources for IT professionals, developers, and end users. CLICK HERE

Springboard Series

From exploring the latest features to assessing compatibility and customizing configurations, the Springboard Series is your destination for technical resources, free tools, and expert guidance to ease the deployment and management of the Microsoft Optimized Desktop, which comprises:

• The Windows Client operating system
• Microsoft Office products
• Windows Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) technologies such as Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)

MOS 2007 Master New Year’s Resolution

Make your new year’s resolution now to finish that coveted Microsoft Office Specialist 2007 Master certification… the Master requirements will be getting tougher next year!

What’s Coming? Starting March 1, 2011, to earn your MOS 2007 Master credential, you will need to pass the new Expert level Word and Excel exams. These exams are set to tentatively launch in English at the end of January, 2011, which means we’ll be giving a grace period before triggering the new requirements.

What’s Going? Prior to March 1, you can still become a MOS 2007 Master by passing these exams: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and your choice of Outlook or Access. Please note that due to a system issue, if you complete the original 2007 Master requirements between November 1, 2010 and February 18, 2011, the Master certification will not immediately appear on your Microsoft transcript. After February 18, your transcript will be automatically updated. You will, however, receive your Master certificate, and your Master status will appear on your online transcript at Certiport.com.

Why? To date all versions of MOS have required an Expert level Word and Excel exam to achieve the Master credential, with the exception of MOS 2007. We’re bringing MOS 2007 back in line with the rest of the certifications in terms of what it takes to gain the coveted MOS Master status.

All of these same details are outlined on the MOS Master Certifications page here. If you have any questions though, please let Microsoft team know.

Resume Help with Microsoft Office

As a college student, or someone new to the workforce, you may not be aware that Microsoft Office Online has some great tools to help you get started in creating your resume and cover letter. Read through our job search strategies and even run a job search query directly from our site. 

For more information, visit http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/FX103504051033.aspx

Technical and Educational Resources for IT Pros

I usually provide links to free certification programs that cover specializations in IT. But, today I thought I’d share with you some college level resources. If you are interested in a more in-depth and broad IT education, a full fledged college program might be a good choice for you. The websites Online IT Degree has a good information if you choose the online route. If you wish to choose a more prestigious institution and live on campus, Tech Republic has produced a nice report on the Top 10 US College Programs for IT. These programs will obviously require more funding and commitment than a certification course, but could pay off in the long run. Now, back to more free resources.

Technical Resources on TechNet – get the details you need about the products that bring people and information together and give them powerful user experiences. Plus, you’ll learn about deployment flexibility and control via the choice of on-premise, hosted, or hybrid solutions.

Get the information you need to deploy, install, and maintain all the pieces of your Business Productivity Infrastructure.

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Learn about the upcoming version, Microsoft Office 2010 >

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Learn about the upcoming version, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 >

Learn about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 >

Download Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 >

Learn about Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 >

The top 10 Microsoft Office tips of 2009

Time for that final look back at the year’s most popular tips for each Office app.

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Here in the Office blog, we kicked off 2009 with a technique for using a formula to trigger conditional formatting in Excel — followed by more than 300 additional tips and tutorials covering the Office suite and individual apps. During the year, we launched two new features — our Office poll and Office challenge. And we had more than a few lively discussion threads going. Now, before the year gets away from us completely, we thought we’d revisit a few of the most popular tips of 2009.

Special thanks to Office expert and blog host, Susan Harkins, and to everyone who contributed their own tips, shortcuts, workarounds, and insights during the year.

Note: These tips are also available as a PDF anthology in our downloads library.

Word

• Don’t use Tab to indent paragraphs in a Word document
• 10+ lesser-known shortcuts for formatting Word text

Excel

• Use Excel’s built-in features to simplify data entry
• Three timesaving Ctrl-key tricks in Excel

PowerPoint

• Create a self-running PowerPoint presentation
• Build a quick training presentation using PowerPoint’s Photo Album feature

Access

• Avoid import glitches when bringing Excel data into Access
• 10 tips for working with dates in Microsoft Access

Outlook

• Colorize your Outlook messages to identify e-mail from specific senders
• Avoid e-mail mistakes with a single setting

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Jody Gilbert has been writing and editing technical articles for the past 20 years, including a stint with The Cobb Group/ZD Journals. She’s been with TechRepublic since Day One. Read her full bio and profile.

2007 Microsoft Office Suites Solution Center

Update Office 2007 Find out more about Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Visit Office Online to download Office 2007 Service Pack 2 List of all 2007 Office system Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 SP2 packages Get help with expired beta software

Top Office 2007 help Lost your product key? How to identify, locate, and replace a product key. You’ve installed Windows 7 and need to reinstall Office but you can’t find the CD. How do you get a replacement? Troubleshoot problems when activating a 2007 Office product View the new security technology webcast Troubleshoot when scanning for updates and are offered updates for programs you don’t have installed View the Windows Vista with the 2007 Microsoft Office system Webcast Learn how to turn off automatic spelling and grammar checking Read the frequently asked questions about the Office Startup Assistant Learn more about the Office Ribbon

Transition from earlier versions of Office Use earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and save files Troubleshoot when Office 2007 upgrade fails on Office XP Student and Teacher products Convert trial versions of Office 2007 to full licensed version Find information about using Office 2007 on a computer that is running another version of Office

Installation error messages Troubleshoot “Error 1923: Service ‘Office Source Engine’ (ose) could not be installed” Find help after you remove the beta release version of Office 2007 and then try to install the original release Troubleshoot when Office 2007 Setup program will not restart after an initial installation is interrupted Get help when installation fails and you receive an error message when installing Office 2007 by double-clicking an .msi file: “Error 1713″ or “MSI Error 41″ “Error 1311: cannot locate source file” error message when you install a 2007 Office suite or Office 2003 “Error 1608. Setup could not locate a version of Microsoft Office 97, 2000 or XP on the selected drive” error message when you try to upgrade Office 2003

Top-rated error messages Troubleshoot when you receive an “Access denied” error message, and the program unexpectedly quits when you try to open or save a file Find help for “Error 25090″ error message when you start an Office program Fix error message when you try to start a 2007 Office program within a Terminal Server client session Learn how to use the Alert ID feature in the Office 2007 programs “Invalid product key” error

Keeping Office up to date Troubleshoot when scanning for updates and are offered updates for programs you don’t have installed Visit Downloads on Microsoft Office Online to get the latest updates Use Microsoft Update to keep Office up to date

Find converters and add-ins Microsoft Save as PDF download add-in Microsoft Save as XPS download add-in Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS download add-in Download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 File Formats

Office 2007 installation help Troubleshoot when Office 2007 upgrade fails on Office XP Student and Teacher products Troubleshoot when installing an Office 2007 program from the program CD View the supported installation methods for the 2007 Office suites Install and to repair Office 2007 features Get help when prompted to upgrade or customize an earlier version of Office when installing Office 2007 Find assistance when Outlook 2007 is not installed as expected when you install a trial version of an Office 2007 Find help when you are prompted to restart your computer after installing an Office service pack or update

Activate Office 2007 Find a list of helpful resources about activating Microsoft Office programs Frequently asked questions about the Office Activation Wizard

Security and privacy

• Visit the Virus and Security Solution Center
  The Virus & Security solution center provides resources to protect yourself and your PC from viruses, hoaxes, and scams.
• Learn more about the security update for Office 2007
• Find tips and guidelines for how to use your security software and how to recognize and act on threats
• Change your security settings through the Trust Center
• Download a free trial of Windows Live OneCare – all-in-one PC care from Microsoft

More information about using Office 2007 Find more information about Office End User License Agreement when starting Office 2007 applications Find missing Office templates from the New Office Document dialog box Add an Office Program to the Start menu Learn how to add clip art to Clip Organizer View the fonts that are installed with Office 2007 Frequently asked questions about the Office Shortcut bar and Office Find help with Adobe Acrobat PDF file in Office documents Learn more about the Office Ribbon

Microsoft Learning Portal Index

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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Visual Studio 2008

Visual Studio 2005

Exchange Server 2010

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Microsoft Forefront

2007 Microsoft Office System

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

Microsoft Virtualization

Microsoft Office – How-to articles tips and more

Video: Create drop-down lists in Excel 2007
To make data entry easier, you can create a drop-down list in your worksheet. Watch this video to see how to use Excel 2007 to create a drop-down list from a range of cells.
Share Office 2007 documents with users of previous versions of Microsoft Office
If you have friends or colleagues with pre-2007 versions of Microsoft Office, they can download the Compatibility Pack and easily open, edit, and save Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 documents.
Copy Excel data or charts to PowerPoint
Learn how you can simply insert data or charts from Excel into a PowerPoint presentation by selecting what you want in Excel and then using the Paste or Paste Special commands in PowerPoint.
Why did the line-spacing change in Word 2007?
Microsoft Office Word 2007 uses a newly designed default template for creating documents. Find out more about this template and how to change it if you wish.

Open XML and Office 2007: Available and Upcoming Training and Webcast Schedule

Microsoft Press author, and Microsoft Office MVP, Stephanie Krieger, has a series of live webcasts – the first started this week. The training is free and self-paced, offered by Microsoft Office Online.

Here are the links to the Open XML series:

Open XML I: Exploring the Open XML File Formats

Open XML II: Editing documents in the XML

And here’s the series on Office 2007 – introduced in previous post.

Build Your Own Custom Themes - September 15th

Extend the 2007 Office system – September 29th

And here’s the recording of the first held earlier this week: Create Professional Quality Graphics with the 2007 Microsoft Office System (Level 200).

Much of this material builds on concepts and content found in Stephanie’s book Advanced Microsoft® Office Documents 2007 Edition Inside Out.

Source: Born to Learn