Microsoft Office 365 For Business LoanNew
Self-taught course
Description
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft Office 365 - For Business are designed to provide a thorough understanding of what Office 365 is and how it can be used including how to access Office 365, work with the Outlook Web App, use OneDrive and Office Online, create Sites, interact with and contribute to the Newsfeed and much more.
Target audience
Anyone who is new to Office 365.
Prerequisites
Microsoft Office 365 - For Business assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and internet browsers.
Topics covered
Introduction to Office 365
- Working in the Cloud
- What Is Office 365
- Office 365 Versus Office 2013
- Choosing the Right Plan
- System Requirements
- Office 365 Services
- Glossary of Office 365 Terms
- Understanding Desktop Applications in 365
- Connected Services
- Devices
Starting With Office 365
- Accessing Office 365
- Understanding the Office 365 Home Page
- Understanding the App Launcher
- Using the App Launcher
- Understanding Your Profile Picture
- The About Me Screen
- Understanding My Sites
- Understanding the About Me Profile
- Editing the About Me Profile
- Understanding the Blog
- Creating a Blog Post
- Managing Your Blog
- Managing Your Tasks
- The Office 365 Settings Screen
- The Settings Menu
- Changing the Theme
- Signing Out
Starting With Outlook
- Understanding Outlook
- The Outlook Screen
- Navigating Outlook
- Creating a New Email
- Creating Additional Emails
- Formatting Text in an Email
- Replying to Emails
- Forwarding Emails
- Inserting Email Attachments
- Opening Email Attachments
- Selecting Emails
- Sorting Emails
- Filtering Emails
- The Search Mail and People Bar
Starting With Calendar
- The Calendar Screen
- Navigating the Calendar
- The New Event Window
- Creating a New Event
- Scheduling a Meeting
- Working With Multiple Calendars
- Sharing Calendars
- Printing Calendars
Starting With People
- The People Screen
- Navigating People
- Sorting and Filtering Contacts
- Creating a New Contact
- Sending Emails From People
- Deleting a Contact
Starting With Lync
- Features and Benefits of Lync
- Signing in to Lync Online
- The Lync Screen
- Sending an IM
- Starting With Lync Mobile
The Newsfeed
- Understanding the Newsfeed
- The Newsfeed Screen
- Following People
- Posting to the Newsfeed
- Mentioning People in Posts
- Replying to Posts
- Liking Posts
- Managing Posts
- Understanding Hash Tags
- Deleting Posts
- Newsfeed Settings
- Newsfeed Mobile App
OneDrive for Business
- Understanding OneDrive
- Accessing OneDrive
- The OneDrive Screen
- Uploading Files
- The File Preview Pane
- Syncing Files
- Opening Files From OneDrive
- Creating a New Folder
- Editing OneDrive Files
- Selecting and Moving Files in OneDrive
- Sorting and Filtering Files
- Sharing Files in OneDrive
- Opening a Shared File in OneDrive
- Following Files
- Searching in OneDrive for Business
- Using OneDrive Search
- Deleting Files
- OneDrive for Mobile
Starting With Office Online
- Understanding Office Online
- Creating a New Document
- The Office Online Screen
- Understanding the Backstage
- Saving a Document
- Reading View vs Editing View
- Opening an Existing Document
- Accessing Desktop Version in Office Online
- Using Tell Me What You Want to Do
Working With Sites
- Understanding Sites
- Team Sites
- Creating a New Site
- The Site Screen
- Navigating a Site
- Changing the Look
- Understanding Site Settings
- Understanding the Site Contents
- Understanding Site Apps
- Libraries
- Lists
- Adding a Page
- Editing Links
- Adding Existing Apps to Pages
- Adding New Apps
- Deleting an App From a Page
Working With Outlook
- Emails Required for This Chapter
- Understanding Folders
- Working With Folders
- Creating a New Folder
- Moving Emails
- Working With Drafts
- Understanding Junk Email
- Categorising Emails
- Permissions
- Message Options
- Understanding Outlook Apps
- Working With Outlook Apps
- Understanding Outlook Tasks
- Deleting Emails
- Printing an Email
- Outlook and Lync
Outlook Settings
- The Outlook Options Screen
- Connecting Email Accounts
- Inbox Rules
- Setting Up Automatic Replies
- Creating a Signature
- Block or Allow
- Outlook for Mobile
- The Outlook for Mobile Screen
- Navigating Outlook for Mobile
- Sorting and Filtering in Outlook for Mobile
- Working With Emails in Outlook for Mobile
- Create a New Email
- Replying in Outlook for Mobile
- Navigating Folders in Outlook for Mobile
- Moving Emails in Outlook for Mobile
- The Email Menu
- Deleting Emails
- The Outlook for Mobile People Screen
- Navigating Outlook for Mobile Contacts
- Creating a New Contact
- Working With Contacts
- The Outlook for Mobile Calendar Screen
- Navigating Outlook for Mobile Calendar
- Working With Calendars
- Creating a New Event in Outlook for Mobile
- Deleting an Event in Outlook for Mobile
Office Mobile Apps
- Signing in to Office Mobile Apps
- Understanding the Office Mobile Screen
- Creating and Opening Files
- Understanding the Word Mobile Screen
- Understanding the Excel Mobile Screen
- Understanding the PowerPoint Mobile Screen
Starting With Office for iPad
- Creating a New Document
- The Word for iPad Screen
- The Excel for iPad Screen
- The PowerPoint for iPad Screen
- Saving a Document
- Using the Ribbon
- Understanding the Backstage View
- Opening an Existing Document
- Understanding the Options Menu
- Using Shortcut Menus
- Office for iPad Touch Guide
- Exiting Safely
Objectives
At the completion of this course you should be able to:
- understand what Office 365 is and how it can be used
- get started with Office 365
- create, send and receive emails using Outlook
- use the Calendar feature to manage meetings, events and appointments
- understand and work with People
- start working with Lync
- use the Newsfeed
- access and navigate OneDrive
- start working with Office Online
- understanding and navigating sites
- perform more complex email operations using Outlook
- configure and personalise Outlook settings to suit your needs
- understand and work with Outlook for mobile
- access and work with files in Office mobile apps
- start Office for iPad
Format
Watsonia workbook with 189 topics. Files for the exercises are provided on a CD or can be downloaded here
System requirements
Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office 365.
Duration
Approximately 20 hours
Theme
Office 365
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