Microsoft Office 2007 Essentials
This course in Office 2007 Essentials will give you the foundation skills that are vital for you to succeed. If you use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook, this one-day workshop will ensure that you will use these applications in a productive way.

When you don't learn the core software skills from the beginning, you end up picking up bad habits - this costs you in time and money in the future. Importantly, you'll learn how to share information between these applications so you can avoid doubling up and repetitive tasks.

You'll learn:

• Word-processing - on steroids (we show you the easy way!)
• Save time every day by creating business letters from a template
• Smart ways to format your documents to match your business image or personal style.
• Learn simple pagination techniques to ensure headings, paragraphs, extracts and quotes are well structured and well presented.

• Easy Excel formulas you need to know
• More than number crunching - apply a little colour, shading and borders. Format your spreadsheets professionally and creatively.
• Instantly create a pie chart from your data and then place the chart in your report document.

• Coordinate your workflow efficiently by applying Time Management techniques in Outlook
• Convert emails into Tasks. Convert tasks into appointments and meetings.
• Send emails to groups of people. Follow-up emails using reminders and colour coding.

• Create “Attention Grabbing”, professional presentations in minutes
• Whether you are the speaker or the slideshow designer, you can create slick slides without graphic design skills.
• Insert photos, charts and animation into your slides at the click of a button.

• Simple and powerful searches of your own database
• Customise lists and records that you can search, filter and report on with your own criteria and new database design skills.
• Create forms that you and your team can use to enter or retrieve valuable sales contact details.

What you already need to know:
This course assumes you have little or no knowledge of Microsoft Office 2007.

Your presenter
Paul Neale is an engaging presenter who has spent his career mastering technology, productivity and learning. Apart from being an expert in all Microsoft Office applications from basic to advanced levels, he is also an experienced project management and team leader. Paul has presented numerous courses at the University of Sydney's Centre for Continuing Education and is in-demand as a corporate trainer and consultant.

Paul has also run a number of IT-related businesses, has trained in various adult education institutions and consulted to a wide range of small and large organisations including Michael Page International and Babcock & Brown.

Find out what past students say about Paul's courses here.

This course is held at our IDEAS LAB, our professional harbourside training rooms in Milsons Point in Sydney. Email us if you would like to receive a comprehensive Office 2007 course outline.

Course dates and fees
Microsoft Office Essentials 2007
9.30am - 4.30pm
Course fee: $325 (includes GST)
You will receive a comprehensive take-home manual which is a handy reference for the future.

Course dates:
Wednesday 17 December 2008 BOOKED OUT
Tuesday 20 January 2009 BOOKED OUT
Next seminar date: TBA