Office 2016 - Essentials

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Overview

This course aims to give users a basic understanding of Microsoft Office 2016. The skills and knowledge acquired are sufficient to be able to use and operate Office applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook) at an introductory level.

Key Topics

Detailed Info

Starting With Windows 10
At Home in Office 2016
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Presentations
Databases
Working With the Calendar
People
Tasks
Sharing Data

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Skills Gained

Key Topics

Target Audience

Prerequisites

Skills Gained

At the completion of this course you should be able to:

work with the basic components of the Windows 10 interface
understand and use some of the features common to all Microsoft Office 2016 applications
understand the history of word processing and the types of documents that can be word-processed
understand some of the key underlying concepts of spreadsheets
understand and create basic presentations in PowerPoint 2016
create and work with basic databases in Access 2016
work with the Calendar feature
create and work with contacts
create and work with tasks
share data between applications in Office 2016

Key Topics

Starting With Windows 10

What Is Windows
Turning on the Computer
Signing in to Windows
The Desktop
The Start Menu
The Taskbar
The Search the Web and Windows Bar
Using Windows Search
Changing the Windows Search Settings
Windows Store Apps
Putting Your Computer to Sleep
Shutting Down Your Computer

At Home in Office 2016

Understanding Microsoft Office 2016
Starting an Office 2016 Application
Understanding the Start Screen
A Typical Application Screen
Working With Screen Features
Understanding Dialog Boxes
Launching Dialog Boxes
Using the Ribbon
Showing and Collapsing the Ribbon
Understanding the Quick Access Toolbar
Adding Commands to the QAT
Understanding the Backstage View
Accessing the Backstage View
Understanding How Help Works
Accessing the Help Window
Navigating the Help Window
Using Google to Get Help
Exiting Safely From Office Applications

Word Processing

Understanding Word Processing
Types of Word Processed Documents
Starting Microsoft Word
Understanding the Start Screen
Creating a New Blank Document
Typing Text Into a Document
Saving Your New Document
Typing Numbers Into Your Document
Inserting a Date Into Your Document
Checking the Spelling in Your Document
Making Basic Changes to Your Document
Saving Changes to an Existing Document
Printing Your Document
Safely Closing Your Document

Spreadsheets

How Spreadsheets Work
The Characteristics of a Spreadsheet
What a Spreadsheet Can Do
The Appropriateness of Spreadsheets
Starting Excel From the Desktop
Understanding Workbooks
Using the Blank Workbook Template
Typing Text
Saving a New Workbook on Your Computer
Typing Numbers
Typing Dates
Typing Formulas
Easy Formulas
Making Basic Changes
Easy Formatting
Printing a Worksheet
Charting Your Data
Safely Closing a Workbook

Presentations

Understanding Electronic Presentations
Starting PowerPoint From the Desktop
Creating a New Blank Presentation
Applying a Theme
Typing Text Into a Slide
Saving a Presentation
Inserting New Slides
Typing Text Using the Outline Pane
Inserting an Online Picture
Presenting a Slide Show
Printing Handouts
Safely Closing a Presentation

Databases

Creating a New Blank Database
Switching to Design View
Defining Table Structure
Working With a Table
Adding Data to a Table
Adding More Data
Filtering Data
Clearing a Filter
Searching for Data
Sorting Data
Creating a Report
Previewing a Report
Saving a Report Design
Safely Closing a Database

Working With the Calendar

Accessing the Calendar
Changing the Calendar Arrangement
Displaying Specific Dates
Navigating Within a Calendar
Changing the Current View
Creating a Second Time Zone
Removing a Time Zone
Creating a New Calendar
Working With Multiple Calendars
Deleting a Calendar
Sharing Calendars
Understanding the Weather Bar

People

Understanding People View
Understanding the Contact Form
Viewing Your Contacts
Creating a New Contact
Entering Contact Details
Editing Contact Details
Inserting a Contact Picture
Adding Contacts to an Existing Company
Printing Contact Details
Deleting an Unwanted Contact
Recovering a Deleted Contact

Tasks

Tasks and the To-Do List
Creating Tasks
Changing Task Views
Sorting Tasks
Working With Tasks
Deleting Tasks
Printing a Task List

Sharing Data

Understanding Data Sharing
Opening Files in File Explorer
Copying and Pasting
Capturing the Screen
Moving Data With the Mouse
Drag and Drop Copying
Right-Dragging
Embedding Objects
Updating an Embedded Object
Linking Objects
Updating a Linked Source

Target Audience

This course is designed for users who are keen to learn how to use the many features of Microsoft Office 2016, including the applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook.

We can also deliver and customise this training course for your organisation. For more information, please contact us on 1800 853 276.

Prerequisites

This course assumes little or no knowledge of Microsoft Office 2016. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.

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