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Whether you need to organize data, do multiple calculations, create a slideshow, or write a book; Microsoft Office has the application for you and CCBC has the class to help you learn how to use it. CCBC has a variety of courses and multiple levels to help use Microsoft Office with ease and work more efficiently.

Microsoft Office Courses

Microsoft Office Introduction & MS Office 365 Essential Skills

MS Office Introduction - Learn the basics of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access by doing hands-on projects. Navigate Word and use editing techniques to create and edit letters. Produce a worksheet with basic formulas and functions in Excel. Create a PowerPoint presentation. Build an Access database.

Topics to be covered include: creating, editing, saving, and printing a document; creating an envelope; creating WordArt and using Clip Art; creating and editing a spreadsheet; using Excel formulas, functions, and charts ; creating a PowerPoint presentation; delivering a slide show; creating an Access database; working with tables in Access; and previewing and printing data in Access.

Microsoft Office 365 Essential Skills  - Whether at your home or office, accessing Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook applications has never been easier. Office 365 provides a collaborative experience. 

Prerequisite: Windows Introduction or equivalent knowledge.

Microsoft Access

Prerequisite: Windows Introduction or equivalent knowledge, and previous level class or equivalent knowledge for intermediate and advanced levels

Introduction: Learn the basic functions and features of Access, database concepts, the Access environment, and the Help systems. Design and create databases and create queries, forms, and reports.
Access Introduction, MS Access 2016 Introduction, MS Access 2019 Introduction


Intermediate: Normalize data, manage table relationships, and enforce referential integrity; work with Lookup fields and subdatasheets; create join queries, calculate fields, and summary values; add objects to forms and create advanced form types; print reports and labels; create and modify charts; and use PivotTables and PivotCharts.

Access Intermediate, MS Access 2016 Intermediate, MS Access 2019 Intermediate

Complete: Learn basic through advanced functions in this combination of the Access 2016 Introduction and Advanced courses.
Access Complete

Microsoft Excel

Prerequisite: Windows Introduction or equivalent knowledge, and previous level class or equivalent knowledge for intermediate and advance levels

Introduction: Learn the basic functions and features of Excel: spreadsheet terminology, the Excel environment, and the Help system. Create, edit, format, and print basic Excel worksheets.
Excel IntroductionMS Excel for Office 365 Introduction for Office 365, MS Excel 2016 Introduction, MS Excel 2019 Introduction

Intermediate: Learn how to use multiple worksheets and workbooks efficiently, and work with more advanced formatting options including styles, themes, backgrounds, outlines and subtotals, create and apply cell names, work with tables, save workbooks as Web pages, insert and edit hyperlinks, and learn to share workbooks by email. Also covered are advanced charting techniques, worksheet auditing and protection, file sharing and merging, workbook templates, and PivotTables and PivotCharts. Excel Intermediate, MS Excel 2016 Intermediate (In-Person), MS Excel 2016 Intermediate (online), MS Excel 2019 Intermediate (In-Person), MS Excel 2019 Intermediate (online)

Advanced: Learn advanced formulas, lookup functions, data validation and database functions, importing and exporting data, and how to query external databases. Explore the analytical features of Excel, running and recording macros, SmartArt graphics, and conditional formatting with graphics.
Excel AdvancedMS Excel 2016 Advanced (online), MS Excel 2019 Advanced (In-Person), MS Excel 2019 Advanced (online).

Excel Complete: A combination of the Excel 2016 Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced courses in one comprehensive course.
MS Excel 2016 Complete, MS Excel 2019 Complete

Excel Pivot Tables: Master all the features of Excel pivot tables, including little-known options and settings, layouts, calculated fields, multi-level subtotals, Pivot Charts, Timelines, and Slicers.
MS Excel - Pivot Tables

Microsoft PowerPoint

Prerequisite: Windows Introduction or equivalent knowledge, and previous level class or equivalent knowledge for the advanced level

Introduction: Customize PowerPoint by modifying the Ribbon and changing application settings, apply themes and templates, and work with SmartArt graphics and tables. Add multimedia content and interactive elements to slides, and learn about presentation distribution options including PDF, HTML, and online broadcasts. Finally, integrate PowerPoint with Word and Excel.

MS PowerPoint Introduction, MS PowerPoint 2016 Introduction, MS PowerPoint 2019 Introduction (In-Person), MS PowerPoint 2019 (online) 

Advanced: Learn  to use some of the more advanced features of PowerPoint including modifying the PowerPoint environment, customizing design templates, adding SmartArt, adding media and animations, collaborating on a presentation, customizing a slide show, and securing and distributing a presentation.
MS PowerPoint 2019 Advanced (In-Person)

Complete: A combination of the PowerPoint 2019 Introduction and Advanced coursework in one comprehensive course. In-Person
MS PowerPoint 2019 Complete (In-Person)

Microsoft Word

Prerequisite: Windows Introduction or equivalent knowledge, and previous level class or equivalent knowledge for intermediate and advanced levels

Introduction: Learn to create and edit simple documents; format documents; add tables and lists, design elements, layout options; and proof documents.

Microsoft Word Introduction, MS Word 2016 Introduction, MS Word 2019 Introduction


Intermediate: Learn to customize documents using tables, charts, styles, themes, and Quick Parts and automate tasks using templates and mail merge.

Microsoft Word Intermediate, MS Word 2016 Intermediate, MS Word 2019 Intermediate


ADA Compliance for Microsoft Office

Recognize the importance of ADA Compliance in electronic documents, sites, or internet documents and learn to convert the current existing documents into ADA Compliant formats using the Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker and all the available tools to format text, tables, images, shapes and other objects in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

ADA Compliance for Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office Certification Training

Microsoft Excel 2016 Certification Training
The MOS credential is a globally recognized standard that validates skills with the 2016 Microsoft Office system. Certified individuals will establish their ability to demonstrate the fundamentals of creating and managing worksheets and workbooks, creating cells and ranges, creating tables, applying formulas and functions and creating charts and objects.

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Microsoft Excel 2019 Certification Training
The MOS credential is a globally recognized standard that validates skills with the 2019 Microsoft Office system. Certified individuals will establish their ability to demonstrate the fundamentals of creating and managing worksheets and workbooks, creating cells and ranges, creating tables, applying formulas and functions and creating charts and objects.

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Microsoft Outlook 2016 Certification Training
This Microsoft Outlook 2016 course introduces the 2016 interface and gets you up and running quickly working with messages, calendars, contacts, and tasks. You then move on to learning how to manage accounts and the inbox and then on to the more advanced features of Outlook, such as working with notes, using signatures and themes, and learning about some of the new features in the 2016 version.

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Microsoft Outlook 2019 Certification Training
This Microsoft Outlook 2019 course introduces the 2019 interface and gets you up and running quickly working with messages, calendars, contacts, and tasks. You then move on to learning how to manage accounts and the inbox and then on to the more advanced features of Outlook, such as working with notes, using signatures and themes, and learning about some of the new features in the 2019 version.

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Microsoft Word 2016 Certification Training
The MOS credential is a globally recognized standard that validates skills with the 2016 Microsoft Office system. Certified individuals will establish their ability to perform a number of Word tasks, such as creating and managing documents, formatting text, paragraphs and sections, creating tables and lists, applying references, and inserting and formatting objects.

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Microsoft Word 2019 Certification Training
The MOS credential is a globally recognized standard that validates skills with the 2019 Microsoft Office system. Certified individuals will establish their ability to demonstrate the fundamentals of creating and managing worksheets and workbooks, creating cells and ranges, creating tables, applying formulas and functions and creating charts and objects.

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Microsoft Project

Prerequisites: Windows Intro or equivalent knowledge and an understanding of project management concepts.

Create a project plan during the planning phase of a project and then update during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases.

MS Project Introduction, MS Project 2016 Introduction, MS Project 2019 Introduction, MS Project 2016, MS Project 2019

Microsoft SharePoint: An Introduction for the End-User

Take advantage of the secure, powerful content sharing features offered in Microsoft's SharePoint platform. Become empowered with the knowledge required to collaborate, share and organize media, documents and presentations in a meaningful and effective way. Learn to leverage SharePoint features to engage your team members and manage your projects with ease.
Recommended: Microsoft Office 365 Essential Skills or equivalent knowledge.

Microsoft Teams: From Configuration to Collaboration

In today's modern workplace landscape, being able to collaborate effectively with a geographically distributed team has never been more important. Learn how to take advantage of the Microsoft Team application in the Office 365 suite to master the tools you need in order to take control of your ability to communicate across a broad menu of options. Learn how to use Microsoft team to collaborate with your colleague using email, online meetings and sharing files.
Recommended: Microsoft Office 365 Essential Skills or equivalent knowledge.

Microsoft Teams: From Configuration to Collaboration

Microsoft Teams: From Configuration to Collaboration