Mastering Computer Skills for the Workplace

Must-have skills to succeed in the workplace include the ability to create, edit and manage presentations in MS PowerPoint, documents in MS Word, email and calendars in MS Outlook, and spreadsheets in MS Excel. Microsoft Office Suite of applications is the most used software tool in the world. Stay current with this class, as it is always up-to-date and will change as the features of MS Office change over time. Master the most common uses so that you can work faster and more efficiently and can take your computer skills from plain and drab to exciting and engaging.

Prerequisites

What you will learn

• Unit 1
  Introduction to Microsoft Word
  
  Explore the different parts of the Word document and document navigation
  Learn how to format paragraphs, line spacing and fonts
  Add and modify bullets, lists, tables, headers, footers, page numbers and page breaks
  Insert graphical elements including drawing objects, pictures, and charts
  Utilize proofing features like spell check and grammar check
• Unit 2
  Introduction to Microsoft Excel
  
  Explore the different parts of the Excel worksheet and document navigation
  Understand cells and their makeup and how to populate, format and merge cells
  Create and manage formulas, tables, charts, and multiple worksheet “workbooks”
  Printing and PDF file creation including setting print areas
• Unit 3
  Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
  
  Explore the different parts of the PowerPoint presentation
  Understand slides and their makeup
  Create, Insert and format slides
  Insert and modify text, tables, charts, graphics, videos and images
• Unit 4
  Microsoft Outlook
  
  Understand Outlook navigation and how the various aspects work together
  View, create and respond to email messages; format emails and set signature(s)
  Email etiquette: CC, BCC, threads, quoting and textual interpretation
  Navigate and search email folders
  Set email forwarding and filtering rules
  Request and edit appointments and respond to meeting requests

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.