Office 365 Overview

Course Aim

To teach delegates how to effectively and confidently navigate and use Office 365 for their job role.
Target Student: End users who will be required to use Office 365 and need an understanding of its features. This will include staff from all levels across their organisations and from a variety of disciplines.

Prerequisites: Delegates should be familiar using a computer/laptop within a Windows environment and some familiarity with Web Browsers and Microsoft Office.

Course Objectives

• Understand Office 365 Applications
• Effectively navigate around Office 365
• Confidently use the components of Office 365
• Use Office Web Apps, SharePoint Team sites, Skype for Business (SFB), OneDrive
• Understand Sway for creating presentations and Planner to create plans and organise tasks

Description:

In this Instructor-led, hands-on course, delegates will learn about Cloud computing and Office 365 along with its components. They will follow the Instructor through each application and will be able to try out these technologies for themselves during the course.
Course Content:

Office 365 Overview

• Introducing Cloud Computing and its benefits
• Identify and outline the components of Office 365 including Email, Office Web Apps, SharePoint Sites, Skype for Business, Sway and Planner, OneDrive

Using the Outlook Web App

• Overview of the Outlook Web Apps Mail, Calendar, People and Tasks
• Working with Email and Folders
• Setting Outlook Options
• Outlook Contacts (People) and IM Contacts
• Using the Calendar
• Shared Calendars
• Working with Tasks

Using Office Web Apps Word and Excel

• Introduction to Office Web Apps
• Creating and editing documents in the Cloud
• Sharing documents with other users

Working with OneDrive

• Overview of OneDrive and benefits of using it
• Creating new files
• Uploading files
• Sharing files with others
• Sorting and Viewing files
• Syncing OneDrive with your devices

Working with SharePoint Team Sites

• Overview of SharePoint and sites
• Using a Team Site
• Using Document Libraries
• Creating Office documents and saving to SharePoint

Using Skype for Business (SFB)

• Signing in to SFB
• Overview of SFB screen
• Setting your Presence
• Adding a Personal Note
• Setting your location
• Searching for Contacts
• Adding Contacts to your Favourites Group
• Sending and replying to an Instant Message (IM)
• Making a call
• Making a Video call
• Setting up a SFB online Meeting

Using Sway

• Overview of Sway and its uses
• Creating a new Sway with a Storyline
• Adding Cards
• Adding a Narrative
• Changing the Theme

Working with Planner

• Overview of Planner and its uses
• The Planner Hub
• Creating a new Plan
• Adding Buckets
• Working with Boards and Cards

Duration:1 Day

Cost:£230 + VAT

Office 365 Training Inverness, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Scotland.