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HelpDesk BC is pleased to announce on Tuesday June 15, 2010:

Microsoft Office 2010
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The new productivity suite for Microsoft Windows, and the successor to Microsoft Office 2007 this is now available for Volume Licensing customers and will be available in mid June for the general public. Office 2010 includes extended file compatibility, user interface updates, and a refined user experience. We will be looking at some of the new features of Office 2010 including:

    • Ribbon interface and Backstage View across all applications
    • Background Removal Tool
    • Letter Styling
    • The Word 2007 Equation editor will become common to all applications, replacing MS Equation 3.0
    • New SmartArt templates
    • New text and image editing effects
    • Screen Capturing and Clipping tools
    • Live collaboration functions
      • Jumplists in Windows 7
      • New animations in Powerpoint 2010 Emailing
    • File Sharing
    • Social Connector – especially useful new Outlook features
    • And more


There are so many great new features that you will truly want to know how they can help you.

About your presenter, Ginny Hardy
Ginny is a Master Office Specialist at Com-Tech Learning Solutions, Ginny provides extensive training to corporations on how to use software applications. Ginny has her Provincial Instructors Diploma and is a Microsoft Certified Trainer.
For her there is nothing more satisfying than helping someone become less frustrated and instead more skilled and excited about using the computer and it's present and future benefits. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day, teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks!

Seminar Date and Location:
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Holiday Inn at MetroTown
4405 Central Blvd, Burnaby, BC

Seminar Time:
1:30pm – Light Lunch served
2:00pm - 4:30pm (approx) Seminar Presentation

Cost:
2009/2010 Members - Free
Non-Member Investment - $35.00 each (cash or cheque, payable at the door)

RSVP Deadline: Thursday June 10, 2010
Contact: Giselle Collins
Email: HelpDesk BC Events@bcit.ca
Tel: 604-432-8314
Fax: 604-439-6785


Mark your calendars now. HelpDesk BC meets regularly
on the 3rd Tuesday of every month!


Meetings - Location
The Holiday Inn at MetroTown
4405 Central Blvd , Burnaby , BC

For more details on the hotel and transportation
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/yvrbm

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Light lunch is served at 1:30 p.m.
and our Guest Speaker begins at 2:00 p.m.

2009/2010 Members - FREE
Non-Member Investment - $35.00 each
Student Drop-In - $20.00 each
(cash or cheque, payable at the door)


Please note the drop in fee for non-members is $35.00 per person -
with the exception of special events where the drop in fee will be advertised.


Calendar of Events

Date Topic Speaker Location    
July 2009 No meeting    
August 2009 No meeting    
Sept. 15, 2009  Manage Difficult Customers Lynn Cook Holiday Inn, MetroTown
Oct. 20, 2009 Multigenerational Perspectives in the Workplace Antonio Zivanovic Holiday Inn, MetroTown
Nov. 17, 2009  Analyst of the Year!   Barry Leinbach Holiday Inn, MetroTown
December 2009 No meeting    
Jan. 19, 2010     Holiday Inn, MetroTown
February 2010  No meeting due to the Olympics    
Mar. 9, 2010 Windows 7 and Office 2010
Mark Gayler
Holiday Inn, MetroTown
Apr. 20, 2010 It's about time Barry Leinbach Holiday Inn, MetroTown
May 18, 2010 ITIL - State of the Nation Patrick Bolger Holiday Inn, MetroTown
Jun. 15, 2010     Holiday Inn, MetroTown