How to Access a Microsoft Office Tutorial Online

Access Microsoft online tutorials whenever---and wherever---you need them.

Accessing a Microsoft tutorial online is free and easy. About half a billion people worldwide use Microsoft's Office products, and Microsoft offers online tutorials for the three most recent versions of Office. The online tutorials are designed to be accessible to most users, offering both audio and a written transcript of the information. Most of the information in these tutorials is given in demonstration format, with questions asked periodically to check your understanding.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Instructions

1. Access the main training page at Microsoft’s website (see Resources).

2. Scroll down the page until you see the heading “Browse all Office 2010 training.” Notice that there are additional headings listing the different versions of Office. Click on the name of the Office product in which you are interested. For example, if you want to access online tutorials for Outlook 2007, look under the heading “Browse all Office 2007 training” and click on “Outlook 2007.”

3. Read the list of titles and look for the ones labeled “Training.” These are the Microsoft online tutorials for this product. Notice that there are other titles labeled “Article” or “Link,” which can provide useful information about the product but are not in tutorial format.

4. Click on one of the titles labeled “Training” to access the online tutorial for that topic. When the tutorial summary page appears on your screen, click on the button labeled “Start this course” to begin this tutorial. These tutorials generally consist of a demonstration of the software, with questions to check your knowledge about every 10 pages or so.

5. Watch the tutorial, either listening to the audio or reading the transcript that appears below the tutorial window. After you complete each page, click on the word “Next” in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to advance to the next page. You can also click on “Back” to review the last page. Notice that the number of pages in this tutorial module is also listed here.

6. Complete the online tutorial by watching all of the demonstrations and completing any questions presented. When you have finished, many of the tutorials offer a “Quick reference card” that covers the main points of the online tutorial you just completed. You have the option to print out the “Quick reference card” for future use.

7. Return to the list of online tutorials by clicking on the link for “Support” at the top of any of the tutorial pages. Scroll to the bottom of the Support page and click on the link for “All Office training.” This will take you back to the list of all Office Training opportunities, which you accessed in Step 1. From here, you can continue to view more Microsoft online tutorials or review ones that you have previously completed.

Tips & Warnings

• To get the most out of the Microsoft online tutorials, be sure you’re aware of the time required to complete the specific module, which is listed on the first page of each tutorial. While some are only 10 to 15 minutes long, others may take 45 to 55 minutes to complete.

References

• Microsoft News Center
• Microsoft.com Product Support page

Resources

• Microsoft.com Training page