Expert Package (Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint/Outlook)

Learn Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and Word

The Microsoft Office suite has been taught to many students Nation wide. Unlocking its full potential could see you drastically improve your productivity.

But you know all that because you’re on this page.

Instead, you’re probably wondering whether we’re the right team to teach you Office.

At Afrisay VTC we been teaching MS Office for close onto a decade, and we’ve got pretty good at it. Just take a look at our ratings if you don’t believe us.

You don’t just get access to beginner courses either. You get advanced training in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access and a comprehensive grounding in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft OneNote.

What's covered in each course?

Microsoft Excel

• What's new in Excel

• Creating workbooks

• Entering text, numbers and working with dates

• Navigating workbooks

• Page setup and print options

• Working with rows, columns, and cells

• Cut, Copy and Paste

• Introduction to Functions and Formulas

• Formatting in Excel, including formatting cells and numbers

• Creating charts and graphs

• Sorting and Filtering

• Introduction to PivotTables

• Logical and lookup formulas - the basics

Advanced Microsoft Excel 2023

• What's new/different in Excel 2023

• Advanced charting and graphing in Excel

• How to use detailed formatting tools

• Lookup and advanced lookup functions

• Financial functions including calculating interest and depreciation

• Statistical functions

• Connecting to other workbooks and datasets outside of Excel e.g. MS Access and the web.

• How to create awesome visualizations using sparklines and data bars

• Mastery of PivotTables and Pivot Charts

• Scenario Manager, Goal Seek, and Solver

• Advanced charts such as Surface, Radar, Bubble, and Stock Charts

Microsoft PowerPoint 2023

• How to navigate around PowerPoint

• Presentation dos and don'ts

• Text and bullet edition options

• How to use graphics, images, objects, and shapes

• Using SmartArt

• Working with Charts and Graphs

• How to utilize Master Slides and just how much time this could save you

• How to add audio and video to a presentation

• All about transitions between slides

• Animation, the animation pane, and motion paths

• Setting your slideshow options

• Presentation preparation and delivery

• The backstage area of PowerPoint including printing a presentation

Microsoft Word 2023

• How to get started with Word 2023

• Word 2019 basics including navigation, editing, and saving

• Character formatting in Word including Format Painter and AutoCorrect

• How to properly work with bullets and numbering in Microsoft Word

• All about formatting paragraphs and managing lists

• Working with Tables in Word including formatting, converting data and formulas

• Page appearance including page-breaks, watermarks, and styles

• All about Sectioning a document

• Inserting graphics, pictures, shapes, icons, and 3d models (new for 2019)

• How to work with envelopes and labels

• All about mail-merge and operating Word at scale

• How to create an Index or Contents page

• Reviewing and Printing in Word and Page Setup

• Protecting a Word document and basic macros in Word

Microsoft Access 2023

• Where to start in Microsoft Access and whether to use a template or not

• How to modify Access to suit your needs

• All about importing data and the datasheet view

• How tables work in Access and how to create relationships between them

• Creating forms and sub-forms that feed data into your tables

• How to run queries in Access

• Setting up validations and calculations using expressions in Access

• Printing from Access

• To start to use macros and Modal Dialog

• The basics of the Access web app

• Exporting and reporting in Access

Advanced Microsoft Access 2023

• About Primary Keys and Indexes in Access

• About customizing and filtering on the Datasheet View

• How to link to other databases

• All about using ODBC and SQL Server

• How to split an Access database into front and back-end

• All about Macros in Access including AutoExec

• How to do basic VBA in Access including code and error handling

• More advanced techniques around creating forms in Access

• Advanced queries including “multiple where” criteria

Microsoft Outlook 2023

• How to get set up in Outlook

• Some useful Outlook keyboard shortcuts

• All about sending and receiving emails

• How to customize your mailbox and view

• How to search in Outlook

• How to organize and manage your mail including ignoring, flagging, and conditional formatting

• How to effectively deal with Junk Mail

• Attaching files, photos, and graphics in Outlook

• About recalling a message

• How to use signatures and voting buttons

• How to best use, add to, and manage contacts

• Working with the Outlook Calendar, including creating meetings and appointments

• How to share Calendars with colleagues

• How to use Tasks in Outlook

• How to create Notes and link Outlook to OneNote

• How to print the right thing in Outlook

Microsoft Teams 2023

• How to access, download and set up Teams

• How to create your first team and manage members and channels

• All about posting and receiving public and private messages

• How to do user announcements, tags, and message extensions

• How to schedule an audio or video call

• How to use the audio and video calling options including recording calls

• How to use the meeting notes function

• How to create a wiki

• All about using apps, bots, and connectors

• How to adjust admin and user settings

• How to use Teams on your mobile device

Microsoft OneNote

• How to get started using OneNote Desktop or OneNote Windows 10

• How to add text, videos, images, clips, and links to OneNote

• How to use the screen clipping tool in OneNote

• How to format notes in OneNote

• How to create a to-do list in OneNote

• How to add tags in OneNote and search for content

• How to link notes in OneNote

• How to format pages in OneNote

• How to use the pen tools in OneNote, including handwriting to text

• How to link OneNote with Outlook

• How to share notebooks in OneNote

• How to collaborate using OneNote

• How to customize your options in OneNote

• About using OneNote Online and the OneNote App

Who this course is for:

• Anyone new to Microsoft Office or upgrading from a previous version

• Anyone looking to improve their productivity by mastering MS Office