Course Details

Turn your Microsoft Office skills into a competitive advantage through a learning path that combines hands-on practice and best practices to boost your productivity, elevate the quality of your work, and stand out confidently in various work environments.

Duration: 36 Hours

Schedule: 12 Days

Available: Branches & Online

Productivity Begins with the Right Skills

In a world that relies on speed and efficiency, mastering Microsoft Office has become one of the fundamental skills that boost your productivity, raise the quality of your work, and give you a greater ability to accomplish tasks professionally.

With the Microsoft Office Professional Skills Learning Path from New Horizons, you'll gain

hands-on experience using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook that helps you work smarter and achieve results that reflect your professionalism in various work environments.

Course Overview

Master the Essential Productivity Skills for Today's Workplace

This path is designed to give you more than just mastery of Microsoft Office applications — it helps you develop a more efficient and professional way of working.

From preparing professional documents and analyzing data to designing presentations and managing email, you'll gain hands-on experience that enables you to accomplish your work smarter, raise your productivity, and deliver results that reflect your professionalism in various work environments.

Why This Learning Path?

Everything You Need to Work More Efficiently

This path isn't limited to mastering Microsoft Office applications — it helps you develop a more efficient and professional way of working by gaining practical skills that enable you to:

• Accomplish your work with higher efficiency and in less time. Prepare documents and reports that reflect a professional level.
• Analyze data and extract insights that support decision-making using Microsoft Excel.
• Design professional presentations that highlight your ideas clearly and effectively. Manage email, meetings, and daily tasks with flexibility and effectiveness.

Applications You'll Master

Build Confidence Across the Microsoft Office Suite

During this path, you'll master the use of:

•          Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook

What You'll Gain

By the end of this path, your skills won't be limited to using Microsoft Office applications — you'll be able to use them effectively to accomplish your work with higher efficiency through:

• Preparing professional documents and reports that reflect the quality of your work.
• Creating reports and tracking dashboards that make data easier to read and monitor performance.
• Analyzing data and turning it into information that supports decision-making.
• Presenting your ideas through more impactful and persuasive professional presentations.
• Managing communication and daily tasks professionally within the work environment.
• Leveraging collaboration tools to increase productivity and improve team efficiency. Using Microsoft Office applications confidently to accomplish your work quickly, accurately, and professionally.

Hands-on Learning Experience

Learn by Doing

At New Horizons, we believe the best way to acquire a skill is through practice.

That's why this path relies on hands-on exercises and scenarios inspired by the work environment, giving you the opportunity to apply what you learn to real tasks and gain the experience and confidence needed to use Microsoft Office applications efficiently in your professional life.

Learning Modules

Microsoft Excel

1 - Getting Started with Excel 2019

• Topic A: Navigate the Excel User Interface
• Topic B: Use Excel Commands
• Topic C: Create and Save a Basic Workbook
• Topic D: Enter Cell Data
• Topic E: Use Excel Help

2 - Performing Calculations

• Topic A: Create Worksheet Formulas
• Topic B: Insert Functions
• Topic C: Reuse Formulas and Functions

3 - Modifying a Worksheet

• Topic A: Insert, Delete, and Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
• Topic B: Search for and Replace Data
• Topic C: Use Proofing and Research Tools

4 - Formatting a Worksheet

• Topic A: Apply Text Formats
• Topic B: Apply Number Formats
• Topic C: Align Cell Contents
• Topic D: Apply Styles and Themes
• Topic E: Apply Basic Conditional Formatting
• Topic F: Create and Use Templates

5 - Printing Workbooks

• Topic A: Preview and Print a Workbook
• Topic B: Set Up the Page Layout
• Topic C: Configure Headers and Footers

6 - Managing Workbooks

• Topic A: Manage Worksheets
• Topic B: Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
• Topic C: Manage Workbook Properties

Microsoft Word

1 - Getting Started with Word 2019

• Topic A: Navigate in Microsoft Word
• Topic B: Create and Save Word Documents
• Topic C: Manage Your Workspace
• Topic D: Edit Documents
• Topic E: Preview and Print Documents
• Topic F: Customize the Word Environment

2 - Formatting Text and Paragraphs

• Topic A: Apply Character Formatting
• Topic B: Control Paragraph Layout
• Topic C: Align Text Using Tabs
• Topic D: Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists
• Topic E: Apply Borders and Shading

3 - Working More Efficiently

• Topic A: Make Repetitive Edits
• Topic B: Apply Repetitive Formatting
• Topic C: Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks

4 - Managing Lists

• Topic A: Sort a List
• Topic B: Format a List

5 - Adding Tables

• Topic A: Insert a Table
• Topic B: Modify a Table
• Topic C: Format a Table
• Topic D: Convert Text to a Table

6 - Inserting Graphic Objects

• Topic A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters
• Topic B: Add Images to a Document

7 - Controlling Page Appearance

• Topic A: Apply a Page Border and Color
• Topic B: Add Headers and Footers
• Topic C: Control Page Layout
• Topic D: Add a Watermark

8 - Preparing to Publish a Document

• Topic A: Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability
• Topic B: Use Research Tools
• Topic C: Check Accessibility
• Topic D: Save a Document to Other Formats

Microsoft PowerPoint

1 - Getting Started with PowerPoint 2019

• Topic A: Navigate the PowerPoint Environment
• Topic B: View and Navigate a Presentation
• Topic C: Use PowerPoint Help

2 - Developing a PowerPoint Presentation

• Topic A: Create and Save a Presentation
• Topic B: Edit Text
• Topic C: Work with Slides
• Topic D: Design a Presentation

3 - Performing Advanced Text Editing Operations

• Topic A: Format Characters
• Topic B: Format Paragraphs

4 - Adding and Arranging Graphical Elements

• Topic A: Insert Images
• Topic B: Insert Shapes
• Topic C: Create SmartArt
• Topic D: Insert Icons and 3D Models
• Topic E: Arrange and Size Objects

5 - Modifying Graphical Elements

• Topic A: Format Images
• Topic B: Format Shapes
• Topic C: Customize SmartArt
• Topic D: Format Icons
• Topic E: Format 3D Models
• Topic F: Animate Objects

6 - Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation

• Topic A: Review Your Presentation
• Topic B: Apply Transitions
• Topic C: Print a Presentation
• Topic D: Deliver Your Presentation

Microsoft Outlook

1 - Getting Started with Outlook 2016

• Topic A: Navigate the Outlook Interface
• Topic B: Work with Messages
• Topic C: Access Outlook Help

2 - Formatting Messages

• Topic A: Add Message Recipients
• Topic B: Check Spelling and Grammar
• Topic C: Format Message Content

3 - Working with Attachments and Illustrations

• Topic A: Attach Files and Items
• Topic B: Add Illustrations to Messages
• Topic C: Manage Automatic Message Content

4 - Customizing Message Options

• Topic A: Customize Reading Options
• Topic B: Track Messages
• Topic C: Recall and Resend Messages

5 - Organizing Messages

• Topic A: Mark Messages
• Topic B: Organize Messages Using Folders

6 - Managing Your Contacts

• Topic A: Create and Edit Contacts
• Topic B: View and Print Contacts

7 - Working with the Calendar

• Topic A: View the Calendar
• Topic B: Create Appointments
• Topic C: Schedule Meetings
• Topic D: Print the Calendar

8 - Working with Tasks and Notes

• Topic A: Create Tasks
• Topic B: Create Notes

Who Is This Course For?

This path is suitable for: