Course Duration, Method: 1 day (8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.), Instructor-Led Training
Course Overview:
This course is an introduction to Microsoft Office 365 in a cloud-based environment. The course covers communication apps like Outlook mail and Skype for Business instant messaging and online meetings and SharePoint team site, which provides a central storage location for accessing and modifying shared documents. The course introduces working with shared documents in the familiar Office 365 online apps—Word, PowerPoint, and Excel—as an alternative to installing the Microsoft Office desktop applications. It also introduces several productivity apps—Teams, Yammer, Planner, and Delve—that can be used in combination by teams for communication and collaboration.
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Course Objectives:
In this course, you will build upon your knowledge of the Microsoft Office desktop application suite to work productively in the cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 environment.
You will:
- Sign in, navigate, and identify components of the Office 365 environment.
- Create, edit, and share documents with team members using Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, and Microsoft SharePoint.
- Collaborate and work with colleagues using the Team, Planner, and Yammer apps.
- Use email and manage contacts with Outlook on the web.
- Use instant messaging with Skype for Business.
- Conduct online meetings with Skype for Business.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for business users and knowledge workers in a variety of roles and fields who have competence in a desktop-based installation of the Microsoft Office 2010, 2013, or 2016 edition of the Microsoft Office productivity suite, and who are now extending Microsoft Office to a collaborative cloud-based Office 365 environment.
Course Content:
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Office 365
Topic A: Sign In to Office 365
Topic B: Navigate the Office 365 Environment
Lesson 2: Collaborating with Shared Files
Topic A: Work with Shared Documents in SharePoint
Topic B: Edit Documents in Office Online
Topic C: Collaborate on the SharePoint Site
Topic D: Work with OneDrive for Business and Delve
Lesson 3: Using Productivity Apps
Topic A: Work with Productivity Apps in Combination
Topic B: Broadcast Messages with Yammer
Topic C: Collaborate with the Teams App
Topic D: Manage Tasks with the Planner App
Lesson 4: Using Outlook on the Web
Topic A: Send and Receive Email
Topic B: Manage Contacts
Topic C: Schedule Appointments
Topic D: Personalize Outlook on the Web
Lesson 5: Communicating with Skype for Business
Topic A: Overview of Skype for Business
Topic B: Use Instant Messaging
Topic C: Make Voice and Video Calls
Lesson 6: Using Skype for Business Meetings
Topic A: Initiate Meetings
Topic B: Use Meeting Controls and Options
Topic C: Customize Skype for Business
