Microsoft Office Specialist is designed to enhance your proficiency in three essential Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These courses cater to both intermediate and advanced users, providing comprehensive training to help you master these tools and improve your productivity and efficiency in a business environment. 

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Courses within the program include:

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1. Microsoft Word Associate

The Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate lessons and certification demonstrates competency in the correct application of the principal features of Word by creating and editing documents for a variety of purposes and situations. The objective of the course is to  create and maintain professional-looking reports, multicolumn newsletters, résumés, and business correspondence.

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Main Topics Include:

• Managing Documents

• Insert and Format Text, Paragraphs and Sections

• Manage Tables and Lists

• Create and Manage References

• Insert and Format Graphic Elements

• Manage Document Collaboration

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2. Microsoft Word Expert

The Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert lessons and certification demonstrates competency in creating and managing professional documents for a variety of specialized purposes and situations. The objective of the course is to customize Word environments to meet project needs, and to enhance productivity. Examples of expert-level documents include a business plan, a research paper, a book, a specialized brochure, and a mass mailing.

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Main Topics Include:

• Manage Document Options and Settings

• Use Advanced Editing and Formatting Features

• Use Advanced Word Features

• Create Custom Document Elements

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3. Microsoft Excel Associate

The Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate lessons and certification demonstrates competency in the fundamentals of creating and managing worksheets and workbooks, creating cells and ranges, creating tables, applying formulas and functions and creating charts and objects. The objective of the course is to create and edit a workbook with multiple sheets and use a graphic element to represent data visually. Workbook examples include professional-looking budgets, financial statements, team performance charts, sales invoices, and data-entry logs.

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Main Topics Include:

• Manage worksheets and workbooks

• Manage Data Cells and Ranges

• Manage Tables and Table Data

• Perform Operations using Formulas and Functions

• Manage Charts

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4. Microsoft Excel Expert

The Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert lessons and certification demonstrates competency in creating, managing, and distributing professional spreadsheets for a variety of specialized purposes and situations. The objective of the course is to customize Excel environments to meet project needs and to enhance productivity. Expert workbook examples include custom business templates, multiple-axis financial charts, amortization tables, and inventory schedules.

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Main Topics Include:

• Manage Workbook Options and Settings

• Manage and Format Data

• Create Advanced Formulas and Macros

• Manage Advanced Charts and Tables

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5. Microsoft PowerPoint Associate

The Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate lessons and certification demonstrates competency to create, edit, and enhance presentations and slideshows. The objective of the course is to create and manage presentations, insert and format shapes and slides, create slide content, apply transitions and animations and manage multiple presentations. Presentation examples include professional-grade sales presentations, employee training, instructional materials, and kiosk slideshows.

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Main Topics Include:

• Manage Presentations

• Manage Slides

• Insert Tables, Charts, SmartArt, 3D Models and Media

• Insert and Format Text, Shapes, and Images

• Apply Transitions and Animations

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Learners for these courses are provided:

• Access to XED and GMetrix learning platforms with automatic grading

• ‘Show Solution’ video clips that guide the learner through the steps of each exercise

• Differentiated learning with eBook, QuickDeck or QuickClip resources

• An exercise-based approach with real-life context​

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