Microsoft Office Essentials: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Training Course

Participants will enhance their capabilities to create, consolidate, and manage data in the most efficient manner. A variety of tools designed to streamline workflows for government often significantly reduce the time required for these activities and can assist in designing applications that perform new tasks effectively.

This course is designed for government sales teams. It emphasizes the effective use of PowerPoint’s functionalities to enhance the sales process. Key topics include strategies for presenting data clearly, avoiding overly cluttered slides, and identifying essential elements to highlight in a sales presentation for government audiences.

Objective:

To enhance the capability of creating compelling presentations using PowerPoint and other tools for government and organizational settings.

Addressees:

This training is designed for sales representatives, consultants, researchers, educators, managers, corporate employees, small to medium enterprise (SME) owners, and public sector professionals. The goal is to equip these individuals with the skills needed to effectively engage an audience and maintain their interest when presenting in various professional environments.

Learning Objectives

In this course, you will learn essential Word skills tailored to meet the needs of government professionals.

• You will:
• Navigate and perform common tasks in Word, such as opening, viewing, editing, saving, and printing documents, and configuring the application for government use.
• Format text and paragraphs to ensure consistency and professionalism in official communications.
• Perform repetitive operations efficiently using tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles to streamline document creation processes.
• Enhance lists by sorting, renumbering, and customizing list styles to improve clarity and organization in reports and documents.
• Create and format tables to present data clearly and effectively for government reporting and analysis.
• Insert graphic objects into a document, including symbols, special characters, illustrations, pictures, and clip art to enhance visual communication.
• Format the overall appearance of a page through page borders and colors, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout to meet government standards for documentation.
• Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility to ensure compliance with government guidelines.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for government employees who wish to acquire basic Word 2019 skills, such as creating, editing, and formatting documents; inserting simple tables and creating lists; and employing a variety of techniques for improving the appearance and accuracy of document content for government use.

Microsoft Word is a robust word-processing application designed for creating, formatting, and managing professional documents.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is aimed at users from beginner to advanced levels who wish to develop comprehensive skills in creating, editing, formatting, and automating documents in Microsoft Word.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be equipped to:

• Create professional documents with consistent formatting.
• Utilize intermediate features such as styles, templates, and collaboration tools.
• Apply advanced tools including mail merge, references, and automation.
• Enhance productivity by leveraging Word’s advanced layout and document management capabilities.

Format of the Course for Government

• Engaging demonstrations and guided instruction.
• Extensive practical exercises and skill-building tasks.
• Real-time document creation and refinement in a live environment.

Course Customization Options

• If you require a tailored version of this training, please contact us to discuss customization options that align with your specific needs for government use.