ITMOE IT Skills and Microsoft Office for Executives

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Duration

1 Week


Course Objectives

This course is designed for non-IT people: managers, executives, and other employees, who have little or no PC experience, and who need to know how to use the PC in the workplace and specifically use the Microsoft Office product.


Who should attend

Executives, managers and other office PC users.


Prerequisites

None


Course Overview

The basic features of any PC (including notebooks/laptops)
How PC’s communicate with other devices and with each other
The Windows (XP and/or 2003) operating system
Connecting new “plug-and-play” devices
Using windows and installing new programs
Using Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
What is Microsoft Office?
Using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Creating address books
Advanced features of Word and Excel
Introduction to Access
Linking and embedding documents
Using WinZip to compress files
Taking backups – and how important this is
How to create backup CD’s (and DVD’s)
Sending files by email, CD, FTP
Security threats: the importance of anti-virus and firewall precautions


Learning Goal

Upon completion of this course, delegates should be able to:
Use a PC with ease and familiarity
Install programs and “plug-and-play” devices
Use Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
Use all the main component parts of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Compress and backup files
Be aware of virus and intrusion threats, and the need to counter them
Communicate with other users by email


Course Materials

Course notes, case study / exercise materials.


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