MS Office for Mac Tutorials
MS Office for Macintosh is a suite of software that includes Word (word processing), Excel (spreadsheet/charts), Powerpoint (presentations) and Entourage (electronic communication and scheduling). Learning about all of these programs is no small feat, but training and education is available in a wide range of tutorials that accommodate different schedules and learning methods.
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Books
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A quick search at any bookstore will show you several MS Office for Macintosh titles, including "Office for Mac For Dummies," "Office for the Mac on Demand" and "Picture Yourself Learning Microsoft Office for Mac." The better training books have a conversational style and include many screenshots to illustrate the commands and functions in each lesson.
Online
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Some online tutorials are free, but most cost a fee. Some guides have you read some text on a Web page, maybe print it out, then do the steps with your copy of Office. You can usually find these on college websites. Some tutorials are online "classes" with an instructor you can contact via email or an online forum. Sometimes interaction with the other students in the class is possible as well. A third type of online tutorial is an interactive program that runs in the Web browser but makes it look as if you are in the Office program doing the steps. Voice-over instructions tell you what to do on each screen (see Resources).
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Video
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This type of tutorial is usually downloaded from the Internet or provided on CD/DVD for a fee. It's like taking a class on your computer with human voice-over instructions and on-screen demonstrations. Many companies offer free demos of a lesson or two to help you evaluate the tutorial before you buy (see Resources).
CD
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Lessons are provided on a CD you play on your computer. These could have video components and/or material in files you need to read or print out. Depending on how the CD is set up, you either run your copy of Office at the same time to do the exercises, or the exercises are built into the training interface that mimics the Office software.
In Person
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This is face-to-face training in a classroom with a computer in front of you and an instructor at the front of the room giving the directions. Usually there is a workbook and exercises you can take home for additional self-study. The class usually lasts a few hours or all day (see Resources).
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