Microsoft Office 365 Essential Skills
What you'll learn
- Understand the essential skills employers expect in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Confidently use Microsoft Office in the workplace
- Apply best practices to your work
- Achieve confidence and job satisfaction through practice
Requirements
- This Essential Skills course requires no previous knowledge, but assumes that students will have access to a PC and a copy of Office 2010 or later.
- Most of the principles can also be applied to other versions of Microsoft Office, but as Microsoft 365 is the most commonly used, this is the version I have chosen for the tutorials.
- When appropriate, the actual files used in the tutorial are provided for practice and I encourage students to download them and follow along.
- You will learn faster and be more confident when you try it yourself!
Description
Microsoft Office 365 Essential Skills
In this completely revised and updated Microsoft Office 365 Essential Skills course I share with you the real-life skills people need to get the best from the software in the workplace, gathered over many years as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. By taking this course you will be able to:
Confidently use the core Microsoft Office programs in the workplace
Learn the skills employers expect you to have in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Apply best practices to your work
Achieve confidence and job satisfaction through practice
Who should take this course?
You should take this course if you use Microsoft Office at work but have never been trained
Anyone who wants to become more confident, achieve progression at work or find a new job
Anyone who wants to update their skills if returning to work after a career break
Who should not?
This course is not intended as a comprehensive guide to Microsoft Office, it is intended to teach the essential skills employers look for
It does not cover advanced topics but does cover all you need to get started plus lots of cool shortcuts to make your day fly by
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
This course requires no previous knowledge, but assumes that students will have access to a computer and a copy of Microsoft Office.
Most of the principles can also be applied to older versions of Office but as Microsoft 365 is the current version, this is the version I have chosen for the tutorials.
When appropriate, the actual files used in the tutorial are provided for practice and I encourage students to download them and follow along.
You will learn faster and be more confident when you try it yourself!
Who this course is for:
- You should take this course if you use Microsoft Office at work but have never been trained
- Take this course if you want to become more confident, achieve progression at work or find a new job
- Update your skills by taking this course if you are returning to work after a career break
- This course is not intended as a comprehensive guide to Microsoft Office, it is intended to teach the essential skills employers want
- It does not cover advanced topics but does cover all you need to get started plus lots of cool shortcuts to make your day fly by
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Background
I was born and brought up in Liverpool, England and moved to the south of the country in the 1970’s. I am a published photographer with my images appearing in publications in both the USA and Australia and the author of several books on Amazon Kindle store.
Education
I have qualifications in Computing and Software Engineering and a Post-Compulsory Education degree. After becoming a Microsoft Master Instructor in the 1980’s I was granted Microsoft Certified Trainer status in 2009.
Career
As a former college lecturer I spent years in the classroom teaching people how to use software packages. . I still train several software packages, including the Microsoft Office suite, Visio, Project and Adobe Photoshop and am a big fan of open-source software. I use and train WordPress and Camtasia Studio.
I am still based in the United Kingdom where I live with my family.