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Office courses (cert.): Office training for the confident use of Word & Co.

An Office training course teaches the skillful and efficient use of the common Office programs Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Various Office courses and course levels lead to initial knowledge and professional use of all the functions offered by these programs. The courses are aimed at anyone who wants to do their office work on the computer and use it with confidence. Most courses take place as one to three-day course blocks and can be continuously expanded.

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Office training: Up to speed with Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Co.

Do you have a new computer that has all the Office programs and you don't really know how to use them? Or would you like to apply for a new job that requires Office skills? A professional Office training course will teach you everything you need to know about these programs. Learn how to skillfully create presentations and invitations with PowerPoint, edit texts with Word, create tables and calculations with Excel, manage your emails and contacts with Outlook or design menus, brochures and flyers with Publisher.

On our education portal you will find various schools throughout Switzerland that offer such courses. Find out about the individual providers here and request non-binding documents. When choosing a suitable course, make sure that it corresponds to your level of knowledge. Find out in detail about the content and performance requirements before you make your decision. It can be advantageous to complete an Office training course in as small a group as possible. You can find detailed information on our large training portal.

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In an MS Office course for beginners you learn the following:

  • Use the mouse and keyboard correctly to operate the programs
  • create and design simple text documents
  • Create a simple document repository and save and retrieve documents
  • Print documents
  • Using images for design
  • Collect and present photos in the album
  • use the Internet for research, podcasts and music
  • Get to know the Windows 10 Appstore
  • Read and reply to, create and send emails
  • know important terms from everyday computer life

If you need a course certificate, you should look for an MS Office course with a certificate. Of course, there are very different Microsoft Office courses, so you should compare the course content carefully. In addition to the basic Office course, there are also courses for advanced learners.

In a Power Point course or Power Point training you can learn the following things about Power Point:

  • know different presentation views and know when to use them, use different slide layouts and designs
  • Be able to enter, edit and format text in presentations; know the best way to select slide titles
  • Select, create and format diagrams to convey information as clearly as possible
  • Add effects such as animation and transition to presentations and check and correct the content of the presentation before printing or presenting on screen

In an Excel training course or an Excel course with a certificate, you learn some or all of the following, depending on the scope:

  • discover the spreadsheet program as an indispensable tool
  • Solve calculation and evaluation tasks such as billing, address lists, budgets, calculations, account management and other data collections
  • Use basic Excel functions effortlessly
  • Create diagrams and lists
  • Set up calculations of varying complexity
  • Structure tables and make them meaningful
  • Import and prepare data
  • Manage, sort and filter Excel databases
  • Analyze data, even across multiple spreadsheets (pivot tables)
  • Building what-if scenarios
  • Convert figures into meaningful diagrams
  • Create forms with fields and input checks
  • Automate processes
  • know the versatile functions and applications of Excel
  • know the efficient working methods

In an Office 365 course or Office 365 training you can learn the following things:

  • Microsoft Office 365 introduction
  • Office 365 Web Apps (with Skype for Business)
  • Clever collaboration with Microsoft Teams under Office 365
  • OneNote - Team and self-organization

Outlook training courses are available so that people can learn the following things:

  • Introduction to working with Outlook
  • Working efficiently with Outlook
  • Working professionally with Outlook
  • Intelligent e-mail management with Microsoft Office Outlook
  • Advanced Microsoft Office Outlook management for advanced users
  • Time management with Microsoft Office Outlook

In an advanced computer course, participants learn the following:

  • Create and edit text documents and design them with images
  • Plan and design tables to use them for logs, for example
  • Create calculations for a household budget or a car cost calculation
  • Edit and archive photos and publish them in a social network for friends and family
  • Keep a PC virus-free and know how to handle passwords
  • set up a profile in a social network (e.g. Facebook)
  • Installing apps and assessing their use

Learning MS Office through further training MS Office can offer the following advantages:

  • Office is used as a software package for text and data processing in almost every company - with MS Office training, you can make your daily work more efficient by using the Microsoft Office applications correctly and be supported by the technology in your everyday work
  • Almost every job advertisement today requires good office skills - often even in jobs that are not purely office-based
  • The programs Word (word processing), Excel (spreadsheets), PowerPoint (presentations) and Outlook (e-mail) are among the most frequently required office skills
  • Office 365 applications also allow teams to work together more efficiently
  • If you do a certification, you can clearly prove your MS Office knowledge
  • However, Office skills are not only needed privately today - but also in the private sector. Whether for payments, tax returns, reading newspapers, using the Internet or even a job application

In a Word course or Word training you can learn the following things about Word:

  • be able to create and edit short documents in a word processing program so that they are ready for distribution
  • use different formatting to improve the quality of documents and apply them according to good practice guidelines
  • Insert tables, images and drawn objects into a document
  • Preparing documents for a mail merge
  • adjust the page layout of the document and check and improve the spelling before the final printout

Tips and information on the "Office courses (cert.)" course

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» Evaluation of training / experience

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8005 Zürich
Digicomp Academy AG
(5.4) Very good 119 119 Ratings (94% )
Digicomp is the leading independent partner for the development of digital skills in the business environment. We create the space for practical training and advise with customized solutions. Our network combines personal presence and digital excellence for the success of our customers in a competitive environment.

Together with over 250 trainers and more than 1,000 customized seminars, we make your company and your employees fit for the digital future. State-of-the-art forms of learning and flexible approaches to delivery guarantee customized, holistic training that takes you further.
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Strengths: Digital Competence. Made of people. We are convinced that the digital skills of employees are key to shaping change. The focus is on people and their skills.
Region: Basel, Bern, Westschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Zürich, Bern, Basel, Lausanne, Genève
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Max-Daetwyler-Platz 1
3014 Bern
Feusi Education Center
Your success is our goal. Since 1952.
Our focus is on you. In an atmosphere conducive to learning, we offer a consistent and practice-oriented range of training and further education courses at our locations in Berne, Muri-Gümligen and Solothurn. We want to support and encourage you in your development with our educational programs. We look forward to accompanying you during this phase so that together we can achieve your educational goals.
Strengths: Trial lessons. Personal advice & support. Practice-oriented. Hybrid lessons. High success rate. Good accessibility. More than 70 years of experience.
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern
Sites: Bern, Gümligen, Solothurn
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Kreuzlibergstrasse 10
5400 Baden
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The zB. education center is the business school in Aargau with further education in over 14 subject areas. Here you can continue your education in a contemporary way and benefit from a personal atmosphere. The "zB." accompanies you on your first steps directly after your apprenticeship, through the professional certificate level, to study without a baccalaureate - the Higher Technical College HF.

The educational guidance and career services always provide you with an honest overview of the education market. So you can follow your own personal educational path - for the rest of your life.
Region: Aargau
Sites: Baden, Brugg
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Institut für berufliche Aus- und Weiterbildung IBAW
Plan your next career move

Would you like to take off professionally? Support your employees with customized further training? The IBAW offers high-quality, practical training courses for private individuals and companies/institutions at various locations in Switzerland.

The offer includes the following areas:

- Finance and accounting
- Management and business administration
- Human Resources
- Commercial offers
- Office & ECDL
- Marketing & Sales
- Project and service management
- Business informatics
- System and network technology
- Digital Collaboration and Transformation
- Graphic Design
- Coding and data science
- Web design and development
- Microsoft certifications
Strengths: The Institute for Vocational Education and Training IBAW offers high-quality, practical training courses for private individuals and companies/institutions throughout Switzerland.
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Ostschweiz, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Aarau, Baden, Basel, Bern, Horgen, Luzern, Olten, Rapperswil, Thun, Zug, Zürich
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Industriestrasse 30
8302 Kloten
act-Academy GmbH
For over 30 years, the act-Academy has been imparting targeted knowledge on the topics of office applications and IT administration - so that you, as an employee and as a company as a whole, can be successful in the job market. The focus is on the productivity of the trainees. We offer practice-oriented training and services on Microsoft Office, Windows, Microsoft Server, customer-specific projects, IT migrations, business administration and translations. Company training for individuals, small groups and entire classes is our specialty. Our trainers have practical know-how and many years of experience in the field of adult education.
With the act-Academy, you are guaranteed to achieve your goals - and therefore your personal success - several times over!
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Region: Zürich
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