Introduction to Microsoft 365

Completing this Microsoft 365 course will enable you to do the following and more:

• Gain an understanding of the Microsoft 365 suite's capabilities
• Develop skills to effectively use Microsoft Teams for collaboration
• Learn to manage emails using Microsoft Outlook
• Acquire document creation skills in Word with collaborative features
• Create engaging presentations using PowerPoint with embedded media
• Confidently use Excel to create and manage spreadsheets
• Utilise OneDrive for file management and synchronisation across devices

• Overview of Microsoft 365
• Navigating the interface and subscriptions
• Introduction to Microsoft Teams
• Overview of Microsoft Outlook
• Introduction to Microsoft Word
• Creating PowerPoint presentations
• Overview of Microsoft Excel
• Data sorting and filtering in Excel
• Using Excel charts
• Creating dropdowns and pivot tables in Excel
• Introduction to Microsoft OneDrive
• Using file version history for recovery

This course is provided free of charge to Hackney residents who have UK/EU citizenship and were aged 19 or older on 31/08/2024. To enrol you will need to have a Hackney address. The course runs on 2 days - one day a week for 2 weeks.

A deposit of £20 is required to book. The full deposit is refundable on completion of the course. To complete the course you must attend on both days and complete the enrolment form and any other requested GLA funding related forms.

Places are booked on a first come first served basis. We are operating a stand by / waiting list in case courses are fully booked. No prior knowledge of Microsoft office or 365 applications is required: only basic PC or Mac skills. If English is not your first language you should have a good level of English in order to participate.