Course Outline

Microsoft Office Professional Suite

Course Content:

v     Introduction to WORD

v     Introduction to EXCEL

v     Introduction to ACCESS

v     Introduction to POWERPOINT

 

Overview:

 

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WORD

Microsoft's Word is a Word Processor that is used primarily to create and edit text-based documents.

Prerequisites:

·        Basic Understanding of Microsoft Windows

 

Course Outline:

Getting Started

·        Understanding Word

·        Examining Word's Working Screen

·        The Office Assistant

·        Navigating Documents

·        Entering Text

·        Editing Text

·        Saving Files

Using Editing Functions

·        Selecting & Replacing Text

·        Using the Clipboard

·        Finding & Replacing Text

·        Checking Spelling & Grammar In Documents

Formatting Text

·        Understanding Fonts

·        Choosing Fonts

·        Adjusting Font Size

·        Changing Font Attributes

·        Aligning Text

Examining Other Formatting Techniques

·        Applying Borders & Shading

·        Applying Bullets & Numbers

·        Indenting Paragraphs

·        Using Format Painter

·        Inserting Graphics

·        Resizing Graphics

Working with Documents

·        Finding Files

·        Previewing Files

·        Using Multiple Windows

·        Exploring Views

·        Using Help

Creating Documents from Document Templates

·        Understanding Templates

·        Using Template Wizards

·        Replacing Fields in Templates

·        Understanding Non-printing Characters

Printing Documents

·        Previewing Documents

·        Adjusting Margins

·        Printing Documents

·        Adjusting Print Settings

 

Drawing Tools

·        Understanding the Drawing Toolbar

·        Applying Fill Effects

·        Using AutoShapes

·        Adjusting Drawing Objects

 

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT EXCEL

Microsoft's Excel is a Spreadsheet application that allows user to enter, analyze and calculate data. The Excel files are Workbooks where the work is stored. Worksheets are electronic ledgers in a Workbook where one actually lists and analyzes data. This course teaches the participant the skills required to effectively work with application software.

Prerequisites:

·        Basic Understanding of Microsoft Windows

 

Course Outline:

Getting Started

·        Understanding Excel

·        Examining Excel's Working Screen

·        The Office Assistant

·        Navigating Workbooks

·        Entering & Editing Data

·        Widening columns

·        Saving Worksheets

Using Formula and Functions

·        Understanding Formulas

·        Entering Formulas

·        Understanding Functions

·        Entering Function

·        Using Paste Function

·        Using Subtraction

Relocating and Reusing Data

·        Using Clipboard

·        Understanding Fills

·        Filling a Series

Exploring Formula Construction

·        Understanding Cell References

·        Using Relative Addressing

·        Inserting Absolute Addresses

·        Using Mixed Addresses

·        Reusing a Formula

·        Dragging Ranges in Functions

Formatting Worksheet Appearance

·        Understanding Formatting

·        Adjusting Column Widths

·        Applying Colors to Cells

·        Formatting Numbers

·        Aligning Text

·        Changing Fonts & Font Size

·        Changing Font Styles

·        Applying Borders

·        Using Format Painter

Printing Worksheets

·        Previewing before Printing

·        Understanding Page Setup

·        Adjusting Page Setup Options

·        Setting Print Areas

·        Adjusting Margins

·        Printing Worksheets

Working with Charts

·        Understanding Charts

·        Creating Charts

·        Editing Charts

·        Editing Titles

Using Help

·        Viewing the Help Contents

·        Working with the Index

·        Finding Help Text

·        Using Context-sensitive Help

 

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT ACCESS

Microsoft's Access is a relational database program that allows one to store and analyze database records or data. Unlike other databases, Access allows one to store a number of related tables and options in a single database instead of creating a new database for each table.

Prerequisites:

·        Basic Understanding of Microsoft Windows

 

Course Outline:

Getting Started

·        Understanding Access

·        Examining Access's Working Screen

·        Understanding Database Objects

·        The Office Assistant

·        Closing Access

Examining Tables

·        Understanding Tables

·        Moving around in Tables

·        Viewing Multiple Tables

·        Moving Columns

·        Adjusting Columns and Rows

·        Saving and Closing Tables

Using Tables

·        Entering Data

·        Using AutoCorrect

·        Sorting Records

·        Deleting Records

·        Finding Records in Tables

·        Editing Records

Creating Tables

·        Deciding What to Include

·        Opening Table Wizard

·        Selecting Fields

·        Renaming Fields

·        Naming Tables

·        Adding Table Relationships

·        Adding Fields

Using Forms

·        Opening Forms

·        Navigating Through Forms

·        Finding Records in Forms

·        Editing Records using Forms

·        Creating Auto Forms

·        Adding Records using Forms

·        Switching Views

·        Saving and Naming Forms

Using Filters

·        Understanding Filters

·        Creating Filters By Selection

·        Sorting Filtered records

·        Creating Filters By Forms

Using Queries

·        Understanding Queries

·        Running Queries

·        Closing Record sets

·        Creating Select Queries

·        Modifying Queries

·        Creating Summary Queries

·        Finding Duplicate Records

·        Deleting Records within Record sets

Working with Reports

·        Understanding Reports

·        Creating Auto Reports

·        Creating Groups/Totals Reports

·        Creating Single-Column Reports

·        Modifying Reports

·        Changing Borders

·        Previewing Multiple Pages

·        Changing Margins and Printing

Using Timesavers

·        Using Database Wizards

·        The Office Assistant

·        Using AutoFormat

·        Creating Shortcuts

 

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

Microsoft's PowerPoint is a powerful presentation program. It provides all necessary tools for creating an online presentation. These tools can be used to manipulate both text and graphics.

 

Course Outline:

Getting Started

·        Understanding PowerPoint

·        Examining PowerPoint's Working Screen

·        The Office Assistant

·        Looking at Presentation Options

·        Navigating Slides

·        Creating New Presentation

·        Saving Presentation

Working in Outline View

·        Creating New Slides

·        Creating Indent Levels

·        Inserting Slides from Outline View

·        Rearranging Text in Outline View

·        Organizing Slides in Outline View

Working with Slide Master

·        Understanding Slide Master

·        Opening Slide Master

·        Changing Placeholders

·        Setting Format Styles for Slide Text

·        Changing Bullets

·        Viewing Standardization on Slides

Working in Slide View

·        Adjusting Slide Backgrounds

·        Inserting Clip Art

·        Manipulating Clip Art

·        Working With AutoShapes

·        Changing Auto Layouts

·        Inserting New Slides In Slide View

 

Working With Other Drawing Tools

·        Drawing Basic Shapes

·        Drawing Regular Shapes

·        Changing Colors of Shapes

·        Assembling Shapes

·        Using Text Boxes

Using Microsoft Graph

·        Understanding Graph

·        Applying Chart Styles

·        Inserting Data

·        Formatting Legends

·        Applying Data Labels

·        Adjusting The Chart

·        Closing Org Charts

Creating Organization Charts

·        Understanding Organization Chart

·        Working With Text In Org Chart

·        Adjusting The Text Boxes To Org Charts

·        Adjusting The look Of Org Charts

·        Closing Org Charts

Working In Slide Sorter View

·        Switching To Slide Sorter View

·        Duplicating Slides

·        Rearranging Slides

·        Previewing In Black And White

Finalizing and Printing Online Presentations

·        Running Slide Show View

·        Applying Animation

·        Applying Transitions

·        Applying Options In Slide Show View

·        Setting Print Options

·        Closing Presentations