COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR
PERSONALIZE YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS USING MICROSOFT OFFICE
DESCRIPTION
This is the ideal class for any self-employed or business
professional who wants to reduce office costs and increase productivity.
Discover the powerful information sharing capabilities of Microsoft Office.
This class is instructor-led with plenty of hands-on activities. You can
also bring your own files to experiment with. Learn to:
- Create mailing labels in Word using data from Excel.
- Design your company's graphical envelopes for a cost-effective
office solution.
- Use a graphic theme in your Office documents.
- Design personalized business cards in Word.
- Analyze and chart Access data with Excel.
LENGTH
One four hour session.
PREREQUISITES
You should be familiar with the software packages included
in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access). You
must also have a good understanding of basic Microsoft Windows, file management
and personal computers.
SPECIFIC CLASS CONTENT
Lab Activity 1: Whip up some mailing labels with Excel
data
Begin with a spreadsheet
Create the main document
Open the data source
Add merge fields to the main document
Merge the data
Print the labels
Lab Activity 2: Create custom envelopes with Word
Create a graphic
Add the graphic to an envelope
Save the envelope as a template
Enter the delivery address
Lab Activity 3: Create a graphic theme for Office documents
Save a slide as a graphic
Use a graphic in Excel as a chart background
Use a graphic in Word as a page border
Lab Activity 4: Design business cards with Word
Prepare the graphic
Create the text box
Enter and format the text
Combine the elements
Use Word's Label feature to set up the card document
Print the cards
Lab Activity 5: Build an Excel chart to show off your Access
data
Choose your file
Use Access' Analyze It With MS Excel feature
Use Excel's AutoFilter and Chart features
NECESSARY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE
- An IBM or compatible equipped with Office 97 (or higher).
- A printer (optional). However, you must have an installed
printer driver to use Print Preview.
OTHER MICROSOFT OFFICE CLASSES
- Mini Power Sessions:
--Boost Your Communication Skills Using Microsoft Office
--Take Advantage Of Templates In MS Office 2000
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