Introduction to Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Power Point and Basic Excel)
Learn from a user’s perspective what’s possible in M365 with this highly interactive course, learning excellent tools you will find handy for personal use and in your career!
As an introductory student to Microsoft Office 365, you will begin to learn the powers of Word, Excel, PowerPoint 365 all in one course.
Microsoft 365 is a productivity powerhouse that offers powerful tools to support work efficiency, flexibility and security but in a relatively user-friendly format! That is why M365 is used by millions worldwide and have been for years.
Today Microsoft 365 is a subscription-based suite of tools. It includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, along with cloud services like OneDrive and SharePoint allowing you to access your files from anywhere, on any device and collaborate with others easily. Microsoft Office has significant benefits including the following:
Better employability
Many companies now require at least a general understanding of Microsoft Office applications. This means those with advanced Microsoft Office skills are highly regarded candidates for employment.
Flexibility
One of the biggest benefits of Microsoft 365 is its flexibility. It allows you to work from anywhere on earth. All you need is an internet connection.
Higher productivity
Chances are, there are Microsoft Office applications that you use every day. Imagine how much time and energy you could save formatting documents in Word, or working with data in Excel, if you knew the right shortcuts and tips to get there faster.
Global compatibility With over 1.2 billion Office users globally, Microsoft Office is used widely by companies and education institutions around the world. Learning Microsoft Office gives you transferable skills that you can use anywhere, throughout your career.
Microsoft Office training is a great way to improve your skills, refresh your knowledge, and make your resume more attractive.
Build the skill set you want by learning key basic concepts of Office 365. Get productive quickly with Microsoft 365 and use the tips and key concepts learned to collaborate with anyone, anywhere. In this introductory course, you will learn the basics of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
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Course outline
Week 1 & 2 – Microsoft Word
o Open, save, print
o Templates, views, ribbon, tables, header/footers
o Integration with other office products
Week 3, 4 & 5 – Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
o Creating and printing workbooks
o Entering numbers, number formats, basic formulas and calculations
o Graphs and tables, Sorting filtering data,
o Integration with other Office products
Microsoft PowerPoint
o Slide panel, creating slides, deleting slides
o Layouts and templates in PowerPoint
o Inserting shapes and pictures and tables
o Giving your presentation and tips for creating effective presentations
Week 6 - Microsoft Outlook
o Email, calendar and contacts
o Integration with other Office products
Wrap up of Key Concepts Learned
Learning outcomes
In this course, you will learn how to
o Create and customize your word processing needs in Word
o Create functional spreadsheets in Excel for number processing
o Create basic databases in Access to store large amounts of data
o Use Outlook for your basic Email needs
Course evaluation
A combination of multiple choice, demo exercises using sample data sets, group cases, cumulative assignments to wrap up all concepts learned (especially in the last week – week 8) and possibly take-home assignments
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● Ability to speak, write, and understand English
● Have access to computers.
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CAD $600
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Zaimin Karmali is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and Microsoft Certified. She has a Masters in Adult Education and is a Certified Training Development Professional. She has over 10 years of teaching in both the public and private sector designing her own curriculum and training strategy on complex accounting and business topics. She has over 20 years of accounting, audit and tax experience and has worked with a wide array of clients both in the government and private sector. She has a passion for teaching and always will. She loves to make students’ learning journey as valuable as possible, her way of making a difference in the world.
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Training model: online
Course length: 6 weeks, 30h
Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday (6-8:30pm)