Microsoft Office

All you need to work in the Office.

Microsoft Office is the office application suite of almost unanimous choice for business operators worldwide.

The Cengage Education Microsoft Office course gives students a solid grounding in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. The course uses NETg’s Skill Builder – an interactive step-by-step CD-ROM program that helps you learn by doing and seeing. Skill Builder makes learning faster and, more importantly, the lessons remain embedded in memory.

On completion of your course:

Upon successful completion of the following competencies:

  • BSBCMN213A Produce simple word processed documents
  • BSBCMN214A Create and use simple spreadsheets

students will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment. This course contains selected units of competency from the BSB20101 Certificate II in Business.

About our Nationally Recognised Training accreditation Cengage Education is a Registered Training Organisation registered by VETAB (Vocational Education and TrainingAccreditation Board).

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Microsoft Office - Extra learning materialsKey areas of learning:

Microsoft Word

This powerful word processor will allow you to produce professional letters, memos, reports and more.

Microsoft Excel

This popular spreadsheet package is used to create and manipulate all types of financial documents

Microsoft Outlook

This program allows you to send internal and external emails, schedule appointments, organise activities within tasks, maintain a contact list

Microsoft PowerPoint

This program will allow you to make great presentations as well as edit existing ones.

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Course Number 97120
Course Type Correspondence
Course Duration Max 12 months
Study Hours Approx 260 hrs
Qualification Statement of Attainment

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge or experience is required to take this course.

Learning periods

This course is divided into 3 learning periods.

Assessment details

  • 2 written assessments
  • 4 computer based assessments

Computer requirements:

To complete this course you will need access to:

  • A computer with Windows® 95/98 or above
  • A Microsoft compatible mouse
  • SVGA monitor with at least 1MB video RAM running at least 800 x 600 resolution (256 colours)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • MPCI compliant sound card with speakers or headphones

Subjects You’ll Cover

Microsoft Word

  • Creating and modifying charts
  • Diagrams toolbar and inserting diagrams
  • Inserting hyperlinks
  • Utilising research options
  • Modifying shading and table borders
  • Inserting and revising tables

Microsoft Excel

  • Cells - comments, fill handle, inserting and deleting, paste special
  • Chart wizard and formatting
  • Diagrams toolbar and gallery
  • Inserting hyperlinks
  • Rows and columns - previewing and publish as a web page
  • Splitting and inserting worksheets

Microsoft Outlook

  • Appointments
  • Responding to assigned tasks
  • Calendar options
  • Archiving items
  • Scheduling, updating and cancelling meetings
  • Notes

Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Inserting charts
  • Inserting hyperlinks
  • Packaging for CD
  • Importing text into presentations
  • Publishing presentations as a web page
  • Inserting tables
  • Customising slide master templates