Microsoft Office Series-Fundamentals

Maximizing the Power of Microsoft® Office®

What’s your time worth? Do you spend too much time trying to get your documents and spread sheets to look just right?  Do you have an effective way to follow-up with clients, setup meetings or assign duties?

No matter what your business, knowing how to work smarter and get more done in less time will improve your bottom line. Become more proficient using Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, and let power of the programs increase your productivity while increasing your bottom line! 

Take one or all four! Discover the basics, plus expert power tips!

Outlook-Better Organization and Client Management, Wednesday, March 7th    8:30am-12:00pm  

Microsoft Outlook has become the software of choice for anyone who needs to organize, keep track of, store and share all the different kinds of information that go into managing busy work and home schedules.

Participants will come away from this workshop with a greater understanding of Microsoft Outlook and its versatility as a desktop information manager. Whether you are new to Outlook or a current user eager to use Outlook to its full capability, this workshop will give you show you the tools built in to Outlook that help you identify, organize and follow up on tasks, meetings and projects.   In the Outlook class you will learn how:

To be more organized
(Mail box advanced options)

• Color code messages from important senders (i.e. your spouse, boss)
• Generate notifications when critical emails arrive
• Block, filter and sort through the junk
• Clean up your mailbox
• Archive, Backup and Delete old messages
• Automatically move unimportant mail to folders for review later

To be more accountable
(Tasks advanced features)

• Create “must do” lists with completion dates
• Assign task to others
• Send and receive updates about task status

To be more systematic
(Journal features)

• Track contact activity like meetings, emails, documents, …
• Log phone conversations

To be more reliable
(Calendar features)

• Track appointments
• Send meeting invitations and track acceptance
• Set-up reminders

Excel-Increase Your Productivity, Wednesday, March 7th    1:00pm-4:30pm

Most of us don’t have time in our busy workdays to use our valuable time punching keys in trial and error learning, extended training, or on-the-job learning. No need, our computer training gives you the most information possible in the least amount of time. You will learn ways to work faster, smarter, and savvier with Excel! We will start with the basics and move to more advanced features, turning Excel into your most powerful productivity tool.

You’ll learn the ABCs of using charts, graphs, fonts, borders, shading, and more — and produce spreadsheets that communicate better and really get attention! Knowledge is power and knowing how to get more done in less time makes you more profitable. Join us for a fast paced look at how to use Microsoft Excel 2007 or 2010 to be more effective, efficient, and productive.  You will learn how to…

• Type less using Auto Fill for numbers, dates, days, and months
• Reduce keystrokes by using Hot-keys
• Use functions instead of building your own formulas
• Build formulas when you have special needs
• Sort, group and total data
• Use Pivot Tables to summarize and report data
• Modifying the page setup to create professional reports
• Create powerful graphs
• Use tips and techniques to get things done faster

* Ready to move to the next level in Excel? Check out our Advanced Workshop,   Friday, March 9th

PowerPoint-Visual Communication, Thursday, March 8th     8:30am-12:00pm

There is no better way to communicate your product, service or passion than by speaking to a powerful, professional PowerPoint.  There is also no better way to alienate and bore an audience than by speaking to a bad PowerPoint.  This class helps you create dynamic presentations and helps you understand how to avoid many of the pitfalls that plague PowerPoint presenters.

• Work with the Master Slide
• How to insert graphics, SmartArt, pictures… to add pizzazz to your message
• How to effectively use animation without looking “cheesy”
• Speaking techniques that enhance your presentations
• Things to avoid when giving PowerPoint presentations
• Interfacing with Excel for dramatic charts and graphs
• Tips and tricks for creating custom presentations without ever changing your PowerPoint slides

If you are a beginner or have used these products for years, these classes will help you get more done, in less time, and with less effort.

Word-Everyday Application, Thursday, March 8th   1:00pm-4:30pm  

There’s got to be a better way! In Microsoft Word, there is always a better way.  Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing program in the world. And, for good reason. It offers a wealth of features that allow you to accomplish just about anything you want with your reports, newsletters, correspondence, and other documents. It’s time you took advantage of everything this amazing software can do for you.This class will show you how to create powerful and professional documents. Because certain aspects of the Word program are so powerful and beneficial, not using them is costing you precious hours every day.

You will learn …

• Achieve Graphic design  looks without any special software
• Using available templates, text boxes, smartart and all the new image effects, Word provides a powerful graphics design tool that’s easy to use.
• Need footnotes, bibliographies, or tables of contents that automatically update, Word does that for you.
• Maintain consistent formatting throughout your documents by using the Styles feature.
• Easily add headers, footers and cover pages using your own custom design or standard designs.
• Add pictures to documents and give them that graphic artist touch.  Learn to position pictures anywhere on the page and have the text flow smoothly around them.
• Need to “index” the important information in your work, Word provides a simple method to tag the words you want to include in your index and then 3 clicks and your index is automatically generated.
• How to work with formats, margins and tab stops to create visually appealing newsletters, flyers, and even web pages.
• How to use mail merge for custom letters, labels and even emails.

How we present this material . . .

This is not a hands-on training and for a good reason. Everyone works on computers at a different speed. Some people like to experiment, others get lost and need help. In the long run, a hands-on class slows everyone down. Besides, you don’t need practice moving your mouse. You do need to know how your new system’s features work, how to use them and where to activate them.

*New Quests Graduates and Students get special pricing.

  Call to register: 682-710-1110

Order Microsoft Office Training

Microsoft OutlookTraining, 3/7 from 8:30-Noon @ $25.00 Microsoft Excel Training, 3/7 from 1:00-4:30 @ $25.00 Microsoft Powerpoint Training, 3/8 from 8:30-Noon @ $25.00 Microsoft Word Training, 3/8 from 1:00-4:30 @ $25.00 All Four Training Sessions In Advance by 5pm,Monday, March 5th @ $75.00 Qty: