GETTING STARTED WITH MS WORD AND EXCEL
Microsoft Word and Excel
Microsoft Word is a word processor that allows individuals to create various types of documents, such as letters, papers, flyers, faxes, etc. It also includes numerous features which can be used to improve the layout of documents as well as increase efficiency at work.
Microsoft Excel is a software program that uses spreadsheets to organize numbers and data with formulae and functions. Excel analysis is ubiquitous around the world and used by businesses of all sizes to perform financial analysis. Its main uses include data entry, data management, accounting, charting and graphing, time and task management, financial modelling, etc.
Purpose
Competency in Microsoft Word will help individuals:
• Type letters and mails by, for instance, automatically filling templates with contact and address information and printing address labels and envelopes.
• Create business documents, résumés, proposals, reports, plans and budgets; and build a library of key forms, such as memos, agendas, invoices and statements.
• Create promotional and marketing materials, like brochures, flyers and newsletters to be sent to prospects and customers; and format and produce letterheads and business cards.
• Standardize letters and memos for an entire company to use to ensure consistency of color and fonts; and download free Microsoft templates.
• Add photos, illustrations and other visual materials to a text, such as tables, charts and graphs.
• Check for spelling and grammar to keep documents error-free and professional.
• Reorganise document by Outlining main ideas and fine-tuning the organisation of complex documents, so as to increase productivity.
• Translate sentences or entire documents in the language of their choice.
Competency in Microsoft Excel helps individuals:
• Make arithmetic calculations, with its vast program full of formulae to add, subtract, multiply, divide. It is widely used to make a company’s yearly sales and other spreadsheets.
• In Finance and Accounting departments, where they use spreadsheets to crunch numbers, outline financial results, create budgets and plans to make major business decisions.
• Use different formatting options, such as italics, highlighting and colors, to allow businesses to make important data stand out from the rest.
• List customer and sales targets and thus, better manage sales force and plan future marketing strategies, as well as create revenue growth models for new products based on customer forecasts. (Marketing department)
• Manage payroll and employee information, discover trends, summarize expenses; and understand exactly where costs are coming from and how to best plan and control them. (HR department)
This Course is:
MQA Accredited
HRDC Refundable
MQA Reference: MQA -NAW 687
Course Duration: 12 Hours