Beginning this semester, the Division of IT will be offering a brand new professional development service in the core applications of the Microsoft Office 2016 suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive. This is your opportunity to Increase your efficiency and productivity and save time by learning many of the features and functionalities of Microsoft Office. Get the training you need to develop basic and advanced skills that can be applied immediately to your job. Expand your knowledge with these brand new courses!

Workshops –

For Fall Semester 2016, workshops are scheduled as follows:

Course Description Date & Location
 
Outlook – Part 1 Email basics and management, contacts and calendar requests 9/12

Belk 406

10/10

Belk 406

11/7

Belk 406

Outlook – Part 2 Tasks, customizing Outlook and messages 9/19

Belk 406

10/17

Belk 406

11/14

Belk 406

Outlook – Part 3 Mailbox organization and management, notes, journals and collaboration 9/26

Belk 406

10/24

Belk 406

11/28

Belk 406

Outlook – Part 4 Bring your questions that were not covered in the past 3 weeks 10/3

Belk 406

10/31

Belk 406

12/5

Belk 406

Word – Part 1 Formatting text and document, spell check/grammar check/thesaurus and printing 9/13

Belk 406

10/11

Belk 406

11/8

Camp 139

Word – Part 2 Tables, graphics, headers/footers and page numbering 9/20

Belk 406

10/18

Belk 406

11/15

Camp 139

Word – Part 3 Templates, forms, envelopes/labels, mail merge, bullets and numbering 9/27

Belk 406

10/25

Belk 406

11/29

Camp 139

Word – Part 4 Bring your questions that were not covered in the past 3 weeks 10/4

Camp 139

11/1

Belk 406

12/6

Camp 139

Excel – Part 1 Worksheets, entering and editing data, adjusting cells/columns/rows, freezing panes, formulas/functions 9/14

FO 312

10/12

FO 312

11/9

FO 312

Excel – Part 2 Formatting worksheets, printing, and templates 9/21

FO 312

10/19

HL186

11/16

HL186

Excel – Part 3 Sorting data, charts, protecting data and pivot tables 9/28

FO 312

10/26

HL186

11/30

HL186

Excel – Part 4 Bring your questions that were not covered in the past 3 weeks 10/5

FO 312

11/2

HL186

12/7

HL186

OneDrive What is OneDrive, how do I use it, sharing files and collaborating 9/15

Belk 406

10/13

Belk 406

11/10

Camp 139

Tips and Tricks Tips and tricks for Outlook, Word, Excel and OneDrive 9/22

Belk 406

10/20

Belk 406

11/17

Camp 139

 

Online Training –

Microsoft eLearning – allows you to improve software skills with self-paced, interactive, and engaging online training available anytime, anywhere.

This site is designed to help you access and take advantage of all the Microsoft E-Learning courses available to you by Western Carolina University:

  • Microsoft Office 2016 Suite, all levels
  • Microsoft Office 2013 Suite, all levels
  • Microsoft Project titles
  • SharePoint titles
  • Visio titles

To sign-in, visit http://onlinelearning.microsoft.com select Office 365 account, and enter your WCUid and password.

Requirements/Limitations

Workshops are presented on WCU’s Cullowhee campus unless otherwise indicated or scheduled.

Eligibility

Faculty and Staff with an active WCUid.

Registration

To register for a workshop:

Contact the IT Help Desk
Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m – 6:30 p.m.
Closed weekends and university holidays
Call: 227-7487 or 866-928-7487 (toll free)
E-mail: ithelp@wcu.edu
Log in: Online Help Desk/IT Self-Service http://help.wcu.edu
More Information

Please visit http://training.wcu.edu for a repository of other training types and materials available to WCU faculty, staff, and students.

Charge for this Service

No charge