Antelope Valley School District

Microsoft Office Suite

Are you looking to learn or refresh your skills in a specific Microsoft Office program? Our open enrollment platforms is a great way to learn.

These courses are designed to be taken as an individual class. The class is 100% online and self-paced, allowing you to work on the course when your schedule allows.

Required: Computer and Internet access.

You'll have support with an instructor who is available on campus once a week in an open lab, or by email anytime.

 

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

This course provides thorough training for Beginning Word. Topics include Ribbon and Tab interface as well as learning to create, edit and save documents and formatting text, paragraphs, and documents.  Learn effective navigation and selection techniques; create and work with tabs, create tables, and use powerful proofreading and correcting features.

Suggested Prerequisite Skills: Basic computer, Windows navigation, and File Management skills.

 

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel

This course teaches fundamental skills including the Ribbon interface, inserting and deleting columns, rows, and cells, entering and editing data, creating and modifying formulas, formatting worksheets, copying and moving worksheets, and using charts and graphs. Learn to format using styles, insert images and SmartArt and create and use templates.

Suggested Prerequisite Skills: Microsoft Word skills and File Management skills.

 

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook

This course teaches the basics of using Outlook, including managing email, creating folders, filters, and signatures. Learn how to use tasks, and the calendar features.

 This course is online and self-paced. The instructor is available on campus once a week in an open lab to assist students. This course can be taken as a stand-alone class. This is an open enrollment class and must be completed within three months of the registration date

Suggested Prerequisite Skills: Microsoft Word skills and File Management skills.

 

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

This course provides thorough training in introductory skills. This course will ensure you have the skills necessary to create a PowerPoint presentation. Topics include creating a basic presentation, working with document themes, delivering a slide show, working in outline view, and slide sorter, format painter, adding graphics, shapes, and clipart, using slide animation and sound effects, working with slide transitions, inserting charts and SmartArt diagrams.

This course is online and self-paced. The instructor is available on campus once a week in an open lab to assist students. This course can be taken as a stand-alone class. This is an open enrollment class and must be completed within three months of the registration date.

Suggested Prerequisite Skills: Microsoft Word skills and File Management skills.