Microsoft Office 2013: Transition from Office 2007/2010
Course Specifications
Course Number:
091105
Course Length:
1 day
Course Description
Overview:
You’ve used Office 2007 or Office 2010 to create various types of business materials from documents in Microsoft Word to spreadsheets in Excel to presentations in PowerPoint. Perhaps you use Outlook to manage your calendar, contacts, and email or Access to manage inventory and trouble tickets.
However you use Office, the fact is the Office suite of applications is the de-facto standard for business productivity software. Each new release of Office builds upon the successes of the previous generations.
This course builds upon the foundational Microsoft Office 2007/2010 knowledge and skills you’ve already acquired. It focuses on the enhanced features you’ll want to leverage to improve the way you manage, organize, present, and distribute your company’s data and information.
You’ll explore a variety of enhancements, from Word’s ability to edit PDF files to the new Flash Fill functionality in Excel that dramatically increases the speed at which you can add data to a spreadsheet. You’ll discover how the cloud has been deeply integrated into your Office experience and how collaborating with colleagues has never been easier.
This Microsoft Office 2013: Transition from Office 2007/2010 course will help you bridge the gap from the version you already know and love to the latest release of Microsoft’s flagship productivity suite.
Course Objectives:
Target Student:
This course is intended for individuals who already have foundational knowledge and skills in Office 2007 or Office 2010 and who are interested in transitioning from the earlier version of Office to Office 2013.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, you will need to have familiarity with either the Office 2007 or Office 2010 suite of products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. To meet this prerequisite, you can take any one or more of the following Logical Operations courses:
- Microsoft Office Word 2010: Part 1
- Microsoft Office Excel 2010: Part 1
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010: Part 1
- Microsoft Office Access 2010: Part 1
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2010: Part 1
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2013
Topic A: Common Features
Topic B: Office 2013 and the Cloud
Lesson 2: Working with Microsoft Word 2013
Topic A: Edit a PDF
Topic B: Work with Tables
Topic C: Embed Video
Topic D: Edit Documents
Topic E: Read Documents
Lesson 3: Working with Microsoft Excel 2013
Topic A: Streamline Workflow with Templates
Topic B: Accelerate Data Insertion with Flash Fill
Topic C: Incorporate Charts
Topic D: Analyze Data
Lesson 4: Working with Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Topic A: Apply a Theme from the Start Screen
Topic B: Leverage the Enhanced Presenter View
Topic C: Collaborate with Colleagues on a Single Presentation
Topic D: Incorporate Objects
Lesson 5: Working with Microsoft Access 2013
Topic A: Explore Web Apps
Topic B: Utilize Templates
Lesson 6: Working with Microsoft Outlook 2013
Topic A: Navigate Through Mail, Calendars, Contacts, and Tasks
Topic B: Connect to Social Networks
Topic C: Identify Additional Outlook 2013 Features