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Microsoft Office

Lifewire How To - MS Office

Microsoft Office is the granddaddy of office suites. Whether you want to learn more about Excel, Powerpoint or Word, we've got the resources you need.

 

Written instruction with Images - Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced

 

Microsoft Word

Learn how to create, format, and save a document in Microsoft Word. 

5 Videos - 17 minutes - Beginner - Download of lesson slides


Word

In this free Word tutorial, learn how to format text, save and share documents, modify line and paragraph spacing, use tables and columns, and do more with your documents.

The procedures in this tutorial will work for all recent versions of Microsoft Word, including Word 2019, Word 2016, and Office 365. There may be some slight differences, but for the most part these versions are similar.

 

36 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner


MS Word

Users will need a Northstar learning account, and the ability to navigate a mock computer screen within a webpage.  Direct learners to take the assessment for the course they want, and that at the end of he assessment personalized lessons will appear on the course dashboard.

 

Skills Assessment - Interactive video lessons and practice - Beginner Content - Intermediate Format - Certificate available


Word 2016

In this free Word 2016 tutorial, learn how to format text, save and share documents, modify line and paragraph spacing, use tables and columns, and do more with your documents.

 

33 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner


Getting Started with Microsoft Word

In this project, you will learn to use the basic features of Microsoft Word. Using the free version of Office 365’s Microsoft Word, you will generate a document that contains formatted text, an image, and a table. MS Word, a powerful word processing application, is used for creating and updating letters, handouts, resumes and many other types of documents for business and personal use.

*Ability to navigate Windows and use a browser is required

 

Hands-on Learning -Video Instruction - 1 hour - Beginner


Word Tips

In this informative tutorial, learn tips and tricks to create professional, polished documents.

 

33 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Intermediate


Word Practice

Online Word Course by Winnipeg Library. Basic computer skills are needed to use Word.

 

3 Lessons - Videos - Handouts - Practice Activities

Excel

In this free Excel tutorial, learn how to create formulas and charts, use functions, format cells, and do more with your spreadsheets.

 

36 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner


MS Excel

Users will need a Northstar learning account, and the ability to navigate a mock computer screen within a webpage.  Direct learners to take the assessment for the course they want, and that at the end of he assessment personalized lessons will appear on the course dashboard.

 

Skills Assessment - Interactive video lessons and practice - Beginner Content - Intermediate Format - Certificate available


Excel 2016

In this free Excel 2016 tutorial, learn how to create formulas and charts, use functions, format cells, and do more with your spreadsheets.

 

34 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner


Introduction to Microsoft Excel

You will learn what an Excel Spreadsheet is, why we use it and the most important keyboard shortcuts, functions, and basic formulas.

 

Hands-on Learning - Video Instruction - 1.5 hours - Intermediate

 

 


Excel Tips

Learn these Excel tips and tricks so you can do more with this popular spreadsheet program.

 

28 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Intermediate


Excel Formulas

In this interactive tutorial, learn how to create formulas to solve real-world problems.

 

25 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Intermediate


Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel

In this project, you will learn about the general format for writing formulas and functions in Excel to perform analysis on the sales data from a sample company. In this analysis, you will calculate total sums of profits, you will learn how to use functions to analyze the popularity of the items sold and you will also learn how to calculate averages and percentages of monthly profits.

 

Hands-on Learning - Video Instruction - 2 hours - Intermediate

 

 


Creating a Basic Budget with Excel

Learn basic computer skills needed to create a basic household budget using spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel. Skills include creating a spreadsheet, entering data, writing formulas, applying formatting, inserting rows, and copying data to paste into a new sheet.

6 Videos - 8 minutes - Beginner - Download of lesson slides

 


 

Word Practice

Online Word Course by Winnipeg Library. Basic computer skills are needed to use Word.

 

3 Lessons - Videos - Handouts - Practice Activities

PowerPoint

In this free PowerPoint tutorial, learn how to use themes and background styles, add pictures and clip art, modify charts and lists, and do more to create standout presentations.

 

39 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner


MS PowerPoint

Users will need a Northstar learning account, and the ability to navigate a mock computer screen within a webpage.  Direct learners to take the assessment for the course they want, and that at the end of he assessment personalized lessons will appear on the course dashboard.

 

Skills Assessment - Interactive video lessons and practice - Beginner Content - Intermediate Format - Certificate available


PowerPoint 2016

In this free PowerPoint 2016 tutorial, learn how to use themes and background styles, add pictures and clip art, modify charts and lists, and do more to create standout presentations.

 

36 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner


PowerPoint Tips

In this free PowerPoint tutorial, learn how to use themes and background styles, add pictures and clip art, modify charts and lists, and do more to create standout presentations.

 

21 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Intermediate

Access

In this free tutorial, learn how to enter, manage, and search through large amounts of data in an Access database.

 

21 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner


Access 2016

In this free Access 2016 tutorial, learn how to enter, manage, and search through large amounts of data in an Access database.

 

22 Lessons - Written instruction - Videos - Interactive Activities - Beginner

Office for Macs

In this free tutorial, you will learn how to use Office for Macs..

 

1 Lesson - Written instruction - - Images - Videos - Beginner