Office 365 Fundamentals

This unit introduces foundational skills across Microsoft Office 365 desktop applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, and Teams). Students learn to navigate the Office environment, create and manage files, apply basic formatting and proofing, build simple data analyses and visuals, and begin collaborating digitally to prepare for more advanced application-specific work in subsequent units.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate proficiency navigating the Office 365 interface and performing file management tasks by creating, saving, organizing, customizing the ribbon, and printing documents across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Apply text-editing and document-formatting techniques in Word by manipulating text and paragraphs, applying styles and themes, creating and formatting tables and lists (including alphabetizing), and using proofing tools to produce a professionally formatted document that meets specified criteria.
• Construct and analyze Excel workbooks by entering and editing worksheet data, building and troubleshooting basic formulas, formatting worksheets, creating charts and SmartArt, and using Quick Analysis features to summarize and interpret data.
• Create and manage digital communication, presentation, and simple database artifacts by configuring Outlook accounts, entering contacts and calendar events, developing PowerPoint presentations with notes and multimedia, building basic Access tables and reports, and demonstrating collaboration using Teams.