Course Name
Microsoft® Office 2013 Getting Up to Speed: New Features
Contact Hours: 24
Course Description
In the first lesson of the course, you'll learn new features that are the same in all the Office 2013 programs. Each of the remaining five chapters will focus specifically on one of the programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.
This course can be completed as quickly as you care to progress through it. As a benefit, the e-learner is provided 1 year post course completion access to this course including any updates that are made to the curriculum from the time of official enrollment.
Outcome
You will learn:
How to access Office features using a free Microsoft account
How to invite people to share a document in the cloud
How to turn a PowerPoint presentation into a video viewable on any device
How to create graphs and PivotTables with just a few clicks
How to integrate contact info in Outlook with social networks
Assessment
This course allows for self-directed work and does not require that you take a test. Apply what you have learned to your own projects.
Outline
Lesson 1: New Common Features
Opening & Saving
Creating a New File & Using Save As Options
Managing Your Microsoft Account
Activating Touch Mode
Exploring New Window Controls
Exporting Documents
Sharing Documents
Inserting Pictures from Online Sources
Support for Third-Party Apps
Lesson 2: Microsoft Word® New Features
New Word Templates
Read Mode with Zooming
Read Mode with Comments
Automatically Pick Up Where You Left Off
Enhanced Review Features
Importing Adobe® PDF Files
Using Alignment Guides
Table Enhancements
Setting Word Options
Lesson 3: Microsoft Excel® New Features
New Excel Templates
Sharing Excel Workbooks
Flash Fill
Recommended Pivot Tables
Recommended Charts
Chart Formatting Tools
Power View Reports
Quick Analysis
Social Sharing
Share Workbooks on the Web with the Excel Button
Lesson 4: Microsoft PowerPoint® New Features
New PowerPoint Templates
Sharing PowerPoint Presentations
Improved Presenter View & Zoom Tool
Alignment Guides
Better Control Over Motion Paths
Grouping, Merging & Coloring Shapes
Commenting
Online Collaboration
Automatically Picking Up Where You Left Off
Lesson 5: Microsoft Outlook® New Features
Exchange ActiveSync
New Searching & Navigation
Improved Calendar & Lync Meetings
People Cards & Social Integration
Using the Weather Bar
Lesson 6: Microsoft OneNote® New Features
Navigation & Adding Subpages
Exporting Notebook Content
Integrating with Mobile Devices
Inserting File Attachments & Printouts
Using the Clipping Tool to Insert Text & Graphics
Creating a Table
Converting a Table to an Excel Spreadsheet
Sharing Notes
Improved Searching
Credits