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2 Microsoft Office 2013 : E -Learning College Africa Group is the African Continent's authorised partner for one of the major IT training providers in the World. Its technical courses are annually attended by almost30,000 students, mostly IT specialists. The complete library, course suite library and individual courses are listed below. Course suite libraries Microsoft Office is popular and the following combination of individual courses focuses on all the programs in the Microsoft Office suite. Course suite libraries... 4 LIBRARY OF 15 INTERACTIVE COURSES... 4 MS WORD SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES... 5 MS EXCEL SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES... 6 MS POWERPOINT SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES... 7 MS OUTLOOK SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES... 8 MS ACCESS SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES

3 INDIVIDUAL COURSES MS WORD 2013: INTRODUCTION MS WORD 2013: INTERMEDIATE MS WORD 2013: ADVANCED MS EXCEL 2013: INTRODUCTION MS EXCEL 2013: INTERMEDIATE MS EXCEL 2013: ADVANCED MS POWERPOINT 2013: INTRODUCTION MS POWERPOINT 2013: INTERMEDIATE MS POWERPOINT 2013: ADVANCED MS OUTLOOK 2013: INTRODUCTION MS OUTLOOK 2013: INTERMEDIATE MS OUTLOOK 2013: ADVANCED MS ACCESS 2013: INTRODUCTION MS ACCESS 2013: INTERMEDIATE MS ACCESS 2013: ADVANCED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR USING LMS

4 LIBRARY OF 15 INTERACTIVE COURSES The way of preparing documents in their electronic version has become an extension of their author. Therefore, this process should be taken quite seriously. In order to create a well-designed document that will be applicable also by other users, you need a decent knowledge of the whole suite of common office programs. The presented Microsoft Office suite has established a widely respected standard in this area through years. At the moment, it represents the widest and most purchased offer of software used in enterprise, education and households. This library of interactive courses provides you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with five most popular applications of the Microsoft Office suite. Each set of courses begins with the basic notions concerning the program interface and its manipulation, followed by the creation of a specific type of documents and their editing, up to the use of more advanced tools that enable you to manage your files on a professional level. Each of the interactive lessons always tackles one specific issue. After getting acquainted with the tools and processes related to it, you can immediately practice the acquired knowledge in the real application. Several quiz questions included at the end then help you realise whether you have mastered the topic or you need to review the content. List of Courses: MS Word 2013: Introduction MS Word 2013: Intermediate MS Word 2013: Advanced MS Excel 2013: Introduction MS Excel 2013: Intermediate MS Excel 2013: Advanced 353 Lessons MS PowerPoint 2013: Introduction MS PowerPoint 2013: Intermediate MS PowerPoint 2013: Advanced MS Outlook 2013: Introduction MS Outlook 2013: Intermediate MS Outlook 2013: Advanced Courses Study hours MS Access 2013: Introduction MS Access 2013: Intermediate MS Access 2013: Advanced 4

5 MS WORD 2013 SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES The set of courses dedicated to Microsoft Word will guide you through plenty of program tools that enable you to create perfectly designed documents, which you can share with other users. The presented tools and procedures are divided into three individual courses according to their difficulty. After getting acquainted with the program interface and its manipulation, we will focus on the work with text and its formatting. You will learn to insert tables and other different graphical elements into the created documents and to further edit them. The learner will perform necessary adjustments before printing a document by setting its headers and footers and dividing it into sections. In order to achieve a professional appearance for your documents, you will learn to apply various templates, styles and themes. The learner will examine and try even more advanced techniques, such as recording macros or creating forms. You will set a document protection and learn to work with comments and to track performed changes when reviewing a document. You will familiarise yourself with the mail merge used to send multiple standardised letters at once. You will also examine the application of building blocks and fields. List of Courses: MS Word 2013: Introduction MS Word 2013: Intermediate MS Word 2013: Advanced Lessons 3 37 Courses Study hours 5

6 MS EXCEL 2013 SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES In the lessons of the presented three courses dedicated to Microsoft Excel, you will familiarise yourself with the tools of the most widely applied spreadsheet program. Via the interactive lessons, you will first get acquainted with the program environment. You will learn how to properly enter values to the cells of future tables and how to set their format. From these input values, you will further derive new data by calculating them through formulas, including the applied functions from various categories. The learner will learn to manipulate cell ranges and whole worksheets. You will adjust the appearance of created tables by setting the cell properties and by applying cell styles. You will analyse the entered data via charts and conditional formatting. The learner will learn to set the print properties before printing created tables and charts. You will also learn to sort and filter more extensive data and to calculate their subtotals. You will familiarise yourself with the data validation, the creation of scenarios and with the application of the Solver tool. You will learn to share workbooks and to set various levels of their protection. You will also examine the creation and usage of macros in details. List of Courses: MS Excel 2013: Introduction MS Excel 2013: Intermediate MS Excel 2013: Advanced 98 Lessons 3 49 Courses Study hours 6

7 98 Lessons MS POWERPOINT 2013 SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES Microsoft PowerPoint belongs to the most popular presentation applications. In the interactive lessons dedicated to its usage, you will first learn to create a new presentation. During this process, you will examine the offered themes and templates. Then, step by step, you will try various tools offered by the program right on the slides of the created presentation. In particular, we will focus on the tools ensuring an even design of your presentations. You will become familiar with the layout of slides consisting of text boxes and with additional adjustments of the default properties of slides and of various illustrations inserted into them. The learner will learn to copy slides and objects within a presentation or to import the slides into another presentation. The lessons successively deal with various types of graphical elements and their formatting. It is also important to know how to complete a presentation before presenting it to an audience or distributing it to your colleagues. You will learn to set different animations and save the presentation in a requested format. List of Courses: MS PowerPoint 2013: Introduction MS PowerPoint 2013: Intermediate MS PowerPoint 2013: Advanced 57 Lessons 3 29 Courses Study hours 57 7

8 MS OUTLOOK 2013 SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES Microsoft Outlook is known as a mail client, which further enables its users to keep even other kinds of information and to process them. After getting to know the program environment and its manipulation, you will get acquainted with the options of managing your s. You will learn to create and send messages as well as to read the received ones. Step by step, you will try various tools for organising all your messages. You will familiarise yourself with the usage of the address book and how to create new contacts. In order to organise your activities, you will learn to use the calendar. As the learner you will get acquainted with the options of creating tasks, notes and tracking your actions in the Journal. Using the calendar, you will learn to organise various appointments and manage invitations. You will also learn to assign a task to your colleague and then follow its fulfilling. You will get to know how to share the information from different Outlook folders with other users and how to assign a delegate to manage your mail account when you are out of office for a longer period of time. List of Courses: MS Outlook 2013: Introduction MS Outlook 2013: Intermediate MS Outlook 2013: Advanced 58 Lessons 3 29 Courses Study hours 58 8

9 MS ACCESS 2013 SET OF 3 INTERACTIVE COURSES Microsoft Access is a program designed for creating and managing relational databases. In three courses dedicated to this program, you will learn step by step to create such databases and to process their data. Within the first lessons, you will get acquainted with the program environment and the used terminology. You will learn to design tables, set the properties of their fields and try the entry of data to them. You will link the individual tables with each other via relations and will set the relation properties. You will also learn how to structure the entire database to be able to use it efficiently. Then you will learn to select specific data from the created tables via queries, in combination with calculations to achieve new data. You will also learn to use special action queries. As the learner you will examine how to arrange the data from tables and those derived by queries using forms and reports in order to print them or to make the entry of new data easier even to other users. You will learn to create macros that will automate the work in a database and will control whether the entered data comply with the set rules. You will also familiarise yourself with the options of importing and exporting data in databases and saving their individual objects. List of Courses: MS Access 2013: Introduction MS Access 2013: Intermediate MS Access 2013: Advanced 66 Lessons 3 33 Courses Study hours 66 9

10 MS WORD 2013: INTRODUCTION In the course MS Word 2013: Introduction, you will familiarise yourself with the program interface and the navigation in it. You will learn how to enter basic text properly and how to check spelling and grammar in it. You will examine the options of formatting text and the whole paragraphs. You will get to know the basic settings before printing a document, including page setup and inserting headers and footers into the document pages. Introduction to Word Viewing documents Read Mode Creating a new document Opening documents Navigation in a document Entering and editing text Text selection techniques Moving and copying text Saving a document Page setup Text formatting Quick text formatting Paragraph formatting Numbered lists Bulleted lists Borders and shading Automatic text corrections Proofing tools Language settings Header and Footer Printing a document Working with Microsoft Word Help MS Word English version 23 lessons Final test 12 hours Target audience Office computer user 10

11 MS WORD 2013: INTERMEDIATE In the course MS Word 2013: Intermediate, you will learn to adjust the program environment to your specific needs. You will try effective formatting of text by using styles. You will apply the templates offered by the program to create well designed documents. You will examine the creation and editing of tables in order to better arrange the data of a list of records. You will learn to insert various graphical objects to documents, including pictures, charts, SmartArt graphics and shapes and you will try out their further editing directly in Word. Basic Word settings Customising the Quick Access Toolbar Customising the Ribbon Custom keyboard shortcuts Working with multiple windows Using styles and their customisation Creating styles Creating custom templates Editing multi-page documents Creating multilevel lists Sorting lists in documents Converting text to a table Tabs Creating a table Editing the layout of a table Editing the graphical appearance of tables Calculations in tables Design of an irregular table Creating charts Editing charts Inserting pictures Editing pictures Inserting and formatting SmartArt graphics Inserting and formatting shapes Inserting screenshots MS Word English version 25 lessons Final test 13 hours Target audience Office computer user 11

12 MS WORD 2013: ADVANCED The course MS Word 2013: Advanced focuses on the tools used mainly for editing longer documents or for automating the work in the program. You will learn to split documents into sections, especially in order to insert various headers and footers into different pages. You will also insert a title page and set a watermark. You will learn to create a table of contents based on the document headings, to number inserted pictures and other objects and to create also their automatic list. You will further learn to use fields, hyperlinks and cross-references, footnotes and endnotes. You will also familiarise yourself with the tools used when multiple users work with the same document, such as making notes, tracking performed changes or creating subdocuments. Document sections Setting a page background Inserting symbols and drop caps Custom cover page Auto Text Document pagination Searching in a document Replacing text Hyphenation Tracking changes Working with comments Advanced setting of headers and footers Splitting text into columns Creating a document outline Master document with subdocuments Automatic table of contents Custom table of contents Captions and tables of figures Working with fields Footnotes and endnotes Bookmarks Cross-references Hyperlinks Text translation Envelopes and labels Mail merge MS Word English version 26 lessons Final test 13 hours Target audience Office computer user 12

13 MS EXCEL 2013: INTRODUCTION In the course MS Excel 2013: Introduction, you will familiarise yourself with the Excel 2013 environment and its documents and you will learn to control them. You will learn in each lesson to create tables step by step. You will find out how to enter values correctly into the cells and how to set the cell formatting, including conditional formatting. You will learn to manipulate each cell and cell range, you will learn to work with worksheets and entire files. You will create a chart and learn to create calculations by basic arithmetic formulas. Introduction to the practical use of Excel Excel window Ribbon Excel workbook Creation and saving of a workbook Opening an existing workbook Manipulating worksheets Navigation within a worksheet Cell range selection methods Adjusting rows and columns Data entry into cells Numeric values in cells Moving and copying cell values Copying and moving using the Clipboard Font formatting Alignment of data in cells Borders and fill Basic number formats Date, time and percentage number formats Cell styles Copying formatting Excel table Conditional formatting Basic formulas AutoSum Number and date fill series Text series and custom lists Sorting Recommended charts Instant data analysis Pictures in Excel Printing Customisation of the program settings Getting help with Excel MS Excel English version 17 hours 34 lessonsfinal test Target audienceoffice computer user 13

14 MS EXCEL 2013: INTERMEDIATE In the course MS Excel 2013: Intermediate, the presented interactive lessons focus mainly on performing various calculations. You will broaden your basic knowledge by the application of logical and text functions. You will get acquainted with the principles of referencing to the values in other cells. You will learn to fill cells with series of data. You will familiarise yourself with the advanced options of sorting and filtering data or searching for specific values in extensive tables. You will also examine how to split longer text entries in tables into individual data placed into several columns. Customisation of the Quick Access Toolbar Customising the Ribbon Manipulation with sheets of multiple workbooks Advanced paste options Copying multiple items Pasting external data into Excel Advanced number formats Custom number format Worksheet protection Advanced work with Excel tables Using references in formulas Comparing and connecting values using operators Cell and range references Conditional formatting rules Conditional formatting based on a formula Function library Text functions Advanced text functions Math functions Statistical functions Date and time functions Logical functions and conditional calculations Nested functions Errors in cells and their checking Naming cell ranges Data validation Advanced fill series Advanced sorting Data filtering Using slicers to filter data Finding and replacing specific values Removing duplicate data Splitting text into columns Flash Fill Outline MS Excel English version 35 lessons Final 18 hourstarget audience Office computer user 14

15 MS EXCEL 2013: ADVANCED The course MS Excel 2013: Advanced is focused mainly on the creation of charts and automation of the work in the program by using macros. Besides these main topics, you will also examine the insertion of various graphical elements into worksheets, such as shapes or SmartArt graphics. You will learn to prepare a table or the entire worksheet before printing and you will familiarise yourself with the options of protecting and sharing the workbook content. You will further familiarise yourself with the usage of macros, including their creation and editing and you will also examine the options of macro security. Sparklines Charts creation Chart design Chart formatting Screenshots and screen clipping Shapes SmartArt Themes Proofing tools Tracking changes Comments Managing multiple windows Splitting worksheets into panes Workbook views Header and footer Page setup Microsoft account File properties Workbook protection Workbook inspection File AutoRecovery Using templates Compatibility issues Saving a workbook to the Web Introduction to macros Macro recording Macro editing Macro security Digitally signed macros MS Excel English version 29 lessons Final test 15 hours Target audience Office computer user 15

16 MS POWERPOINT 2013: INTRODUCTION In the course MS PowerPoint 2013: Introduction, you will familiarise yourself with the user interface of the PowerPoint 2013 program where you will try various views of presentations. You will learn to enter text into presentations and insert graphical elements into them, including pictures, shapes, clip art, symbols or even equations. You will try to edit all the inserted objects and move them within or between slides. In case of text, you will apply the WordArt formatting. When inserting new slides into a presentation, you will learn to select a suitable layout of the predefined text placeholders. You will also try to change the selected layout as well as to restore the original one. Basic navigation in the program window Displaying presentations in different views Navigation between the presentation slides Getting help in PowerPoint Creating a new presentation Working with text boxes Slide layouts Bulleted list levels Using tab stops Paragraph formatting Inserting pictures Manipulating images Advanced objects manipulation Picture effects Shapes Shapes editing WordArt tools Symbols Equations MS PowerPoint English version 19 lessons Final test 10 hours Target audience Office computer user 16

17 MS POWERPOINT 2013: INTERMEDIATE In the course MS PowerPoint 2013: Intermediate, you will learn to insert additional objects into the slides of presentations, namely tables, charts, SmartArt graphics, sound and video, and to further edit them. You will learn to organise slides, split them into sections and move them even between presentations. You will examine the presentation themes in details, customising the properties of the previously selected one. You will learn to add a footer to the slides and customise the slide master. You will also compare two presentations and will take a look at the work with comments. Inserting tables into slides Tables from external sources Editing tables Creating and editing SmartArt graphics Various types of SmartArt graphics Inserting charts into slides Editing charts on slides Adding sounds to a presentation Adding a video to a presentation Showing footer information on slides Themes Slide background Manipulation with slides Import of external data Presentation sections Slide master editing AutoCorrect Options Proofing Comments Comparison of presentation versions Finding and replacing text and fonts MS PowerPoint English version 21 lessons Final test 11 hours Target audience Office computer user 17

18 MS POWERPOINT 2013: ADVANCED In the course MS PowerPoint 2013: Advanced, you will learn to perform the last adjustments in a presentation before presenting it to an audience. You will learn to set the slides transition and assign animation effects to the different objects on slides. You will adjust the animation settings and set the slide show timing. You will also set the properties of the presented slide show and add speaker notes to the presentation. You will try the options of delivering the presentation included in the new Presenter view. You will create your custom template and will learn to print a presentation and save it in different file formats. Speaker notes Slide transitions Animation effects Advanced animation effects Assigning actions to objects on slides Hyperlinks Slide show timing Custom slide show Slide show settings Hints on delivering presentations Presenter View Print settings Saving presentations in various formats Advanced options for saving presentations Creating custom templates and themes Application of custom templates and themes Custom program settings MS PowerPoint English version 17 lessons Final test 9 hours Target audience Office computer user 18

19 MS OUTLOOK 2013: INTRODUCTION In the initial course dedicated to Microsoft Outlook, you will familiarise yourself with the program interface and learn to send, receive, print and organise messages in it. You will also learn to work with message attachments, to create an automatic reply and to set rules for automatic processing of received or sent messages. You will send a message with a questionnaire to fill in. You will also get acquainted with a whole range of other tools, which will make your work with s easier and more pleasant. Introduction to Outlook Outlook view options Getting help in Outlook Customising the layout of the Outlook window Sneak peeks Viewing received messages Creating a new message Editing the content of a message Checking spelling and grammar in new messages Managing attachments Replying to messages and forwarding them Saving and printing messages Creating message signatures Mail folders Junk Flagging messages for their follow-up Tracking messages Searching for messages Organising messages into subfolders and categories Arranging the message list Viewing messages by conversation Quick steps Automatic replies Managing messages by using rules Mail settings MS Outlook English version 25 lessons Final test 13 hours Target audience Office computer user 19

20 MS OUTLOOK 2013: INTERMEDIATE In the course MS Outlook 2013: Intermediate, you will learn to use the Calendar folder to plan different appointments, the Tasks folder to monitor all your duties and the Notes folder to write down any ideas that come to your mind. In the Journal folder, you will record the details about various actions. You will also learn to manage your contacts and send message to them. You will work with address books and you will learn to print the individual items from the entire mail client. People view Creating and printing contacts Managing contacts Attaching contacts to messages Address Book Contact group Calendar Creating all-day events Recurring appointments Editing appointments and events Managing Calendar items Sending your Calendar Tasks Managing tasks Journal Managing the Journal Notes MS Outlook English version 17 lessons Final test 9 hours Target audience Office computer user 20

21 MS OUTLOOK 2013: ADVANCED In the course MS Outlook 2013: Advanced, you will learn to organise your appointments by using the Calendar and assign tasks to your colleagues with the subsequent follow-up of their fulfilment. You will try out importing and exporting your Outlook data and sharing the information with other Outlook users. You will also get acquainted with data files and the creation of custom forms for the individual Outlook items. Scheduling a meeting Accepting a meeting invitation Proposing a new meeting time Recalling a meeting and adjusting the Calendar Assigning tasks to your colleagues Viewing the calendars of your colleagues Sharing the Outlook data with other users Delegate access Working offline Offline Outlook folders Importing and exporting data Outlook data files Setting an account Creating a custom form Sending custom forms to other users Advanced work with custom forms MS Outlook English version 16 lessons Final test 8 hours Target audience Office computer user 21

22 MS ACCESS 2013: INTRODUCTION In the course MS Access 2013: Introduction, you will familiarise yourself with the terminology concerning relational databases and with the basics of working in the Access program. You will try various ways of creating tables and setting the properties of their fields. You will learn to further analyse the data in tables through select queries, including the creation of calculated fields in them. You will set relations between tables and ensure their referential integrity. You will also familiarise yourself with an easy way of creating simple forms and reports. Introduction to databases Program interface and the database objects Creating a table in the Datasheet view Creating a table in the Design view Special field types and working with fields Restricting data entry in tables Analysis of the relations between tables Table relationships Working with tables Searching and editing records Filtering and sorting records Select queries Sorting records in select queries Working with criteria in select queries Calculated fields Joining tables in queries Creating a lookup column Editing the query of a lookup column Creating forms Creating reports Referential integrity MS Access English version 21 lessons Final test 11 hours Target audience Office computer user 22

23 MS ACCESS 2013: INTERMEDIATE In the course MS Access 2013: Intermediate, you will learn to create calculated fields in queries that operate with functions. You will create totals queries and parameter queries. You will familiarise yourself with the properties of table joins and will examine how they can affect the result of queries. You will create forms in the Design view and will learn to insert calculated fields into them. You will also design and edit reports and will learn to perform various calculations in them. You will also learn how to insert controls into forms and reports, including sub-forms and sub-reports. Copy and import data Query with parameters Join properties Custom joins Function and Expression Builder Other function categories Indexing fields and validating data Totals Aggregate functions Crosstab query Sort and pick data in forms Form in Design View Form creation in Design View Edit a form Form controls MS Access English version 26 lessons Final test Calculated form fields and conditional format Combo Box in forms Option buttons in forms and change form source Form fields organizing Form with sub-form creation Sub-forms and aggregate functions in Design View Command button Totals in reports Calculations and sorting in reports Additional report options Reports graphical editing 13 hours Target audience Office computer user 23

24 MS ACCESS 2013: ADVANCED In the course MS Access 2013: Advanced, you will familiarise yourself with action queries. You will examine different types of queries in the SQL view and will get acquainted with the essential clauses of this language. You will learn to create and use macros to automate your work with databases. You will explore importing and exporting of objects and their data. You will examine the printing options of different objects in details and you will familiarise yourself with normalisation of data. You will also examine the options of navigation in a database. Update and append queries Other action queries SQL language and specific query types SQL - domain functions and subqueries Pick up parameters from forms Macro basics Assigning a macro to a button Data validation via macros Data evaluation via macros Data exporting Objects importing and splitting a database Programmatic import and export XML format Object dependencies and properties inheritance Navigation Pane Security and privacy in databases Database print and documentation Data normalization Navigation forms MS Access English version 19 lessons Final test 10 hours Target audience Office computer user 24

25 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The courses have been developed using Flash technology. For this reason, the minimum system requirements for a user PC are very low: Any of following internet browsers: Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome; all with the Adobe Flash plug-in version 8.0 or higher 1 GHz CPU; 512 MB RAM; OS Windows XP or higher Display resolution of 1280 x 1024 Sound card, speakers or headphones are recommended SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR USING LMS Processor: 1 GHz or higher Memory: 512 MB RAM Display resolution or higher Any of following internet browsers: Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome; all with the Adobe Flash plug-in version 8.0 or higher Operating system for online or internal LMS use: Windows XP or higher or Mac OS (+ Opera browser) Sound card and speakers/headphones are recommended For more information, contact Arnold +27 (0) (0) or sales@collegeafricagroup.com 25

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