Once upon a time, how did we interact before Microsoft Office

came into our lives? How did we share our ideas, educate our children, and gain new
insights
through data? Well, there were some
less efficient methods for word processing, calculating data, and
developing presentations. But then along came Microsoft's innovative suite of
desktop products for
word processing, data calculation, and creating visually
appealing presentations. Now this made the world
sit up and pay attention. The landscape looked brighter, the data looked cleaner,
everyone began to work smarter with Microsoft
by their side. These innovations changed
the technological landscape globally and across generations, from schools to
colleges
offices to industries, from homes to home from homes. So much so that the most
popular
productivity suite is now running on over a billion
devices globally. Microsoft and Coursera
have partnered to help you master the Fundamentals of 365. Get your grips with key
elements of the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
interfaces. If you are already
comfortable with the Fundamentals
of these programs, take the opportunity
to upskill in some of Microsoft 365's more
contemporary features while demonstrating your
newly hone skills with hands-on projects. Our world is changing, with technological
advances
we can work from anywhere. Empowered by the collaborative and inclusive design
features of the Microsoft 365
suite of products, we can achieve great things. Knowing how to use
Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is essential in any
professional setting. Whether you want to expand your Office 365 expertise
to apply for a new role, start your own business, or simply to develop a new
personal skill
this program is for you. You'll be introduced to
Microsoft 365 which will help you to become familiar with the apps and services of
Office. If you are already familiar
with Word's basic features, why not take your skills
to the next level. This course covers the core
features of Microsoft Word, shows you how to create
a basic document, and introduces you to Word's
most important tools. On completion you
will be able to apply the most up-to-date
techniques to produce high-quality
professional documents. You will also engage
with creating more sophisticated
documents using tables, charts, references, and various types
of illustrations. Excel is Microsoft's
powerful and easy to use spreadsheet program
which provides you with an extensive set of
tools to organize, analyze, present,
and store data. This course is intended
to help you get up to speed with Excel
comfortably and adeptly. You'll develop new skills in spreadsheet creation and
optimized presentation, and in working with basic
formulas and functions. By the end of this course, you will be comfortable
creating advanced formulas, analyzing data with
functions and pivot tables, and working with
visualized data in Excel. PowerPoint allows
you to use images, audio and video to have
a greater visual impact. In this course, you will
become familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint's
more advanced features. You will discover
how to create and present a basic presentation, add multimedia and animations,
customize the PowerPoint
user interface, and use collaborative tools. Within this program, you also have the
opportunity to complete an honors
assignment for each course. This assignment
provides you with a practical opportunity to apply and demonstrate the skills and
techniques you
will have developed. While it is not mandatory to complete the honors assignments,
completion will add
a special honors recognition to your
course certificate. This program not only
helps you to build your expertise through
hands-on exercises, knowledge check points, and video demonstrations, it also gives
you the
opportunity to take the Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams for Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint. Earning your Microsoft Office
Specialist certification demonstrates to existing and potential employers
that you have a good command of
the features and functionality of
Microsoft Office. Becoming certified is
a fantastic way to validate your existing
skills and gain new ones. Communicating your ideas
effectively can open new doors. This program can help you
create these opportunities by empowering you with
the skills to use Microsoft 365's full
range of features. The words, once upon a time represent the start of a story.
Become a part of this changing
landscape by starting your own story with
Microsoft 365.