Other Microsoft Office Products

 Microsoft Office offers a variety of products to meet all of your Home, Student and Business Needs.  We have already covered what most people call the Big 3 of the Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)  Moving forward we will introduce you to some other Office Products Office Programs

 Our next chapter of study will be introducing you to some of the other Office Programs  Access  Outlook  Publisher  One Note Office Programs

 To gain a basic understanding of the Microsoft office suite Why is Important to Learn about Access, Outlook, Publisher and One Note

 It will help you with your school work  It can help you land a better job, the more job skills you have the better job candidate you become  Can Help you get promoted  Can Help you get a raise by being a better employee.  Can Help You Save Money. Why should I learn Access, Outlook, Publisher, One Note

 Access is a Database Management System used to create Databases, Customer Lists, Sales Data.  What is a Database?  A Database is a collection of objects  Access allows the objects to work together to store, retrieve, display and summarize data.  Why should I learn Access, I can do all of those things in Excel.  Why Use Access Why Use Access Access

 Outlook is a Program and a Personal Information Manager  You can use Outlook to manage your , create contact lists, manage your calendar, set up meetings,  Outlook Outlook

 Publisher is a desktop publishing program that is an easy to use and a less expensive alternative than using a professional printing service.  You Can use publisher to create Invitations, Flyers, Cards and Certificates. Publisher

 InfoPath was a Microsoft office program that allowed you to create electronic forms it was discontinued completely in 2014 and was not offered in later versions of Office. I am mentioning this because it was offered as part of Office 2007 which is the current version of Office that we are using. What about InfoPath

 Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking and personal information management program.  Think of it as a electronic version of a paper notebook.  Why should I use One Note instead of Word  Allows for all of your information to be stored in one place, easier to capture data, can be shared with other users. One Note

 Office Online is the future of Windows Office Suite as it will allow for much more flexibility and control over what programs and features the user wants. You can get Office Online for free for a basic version or you can purchase upgraded packages which contain more features.  Office Online was also designed for the ever changing world of technology that we currently live in. The Future of Windows

 Over the next couple of weeks we will be covering Access, Outlook, Publisher and OneNote.  While we will not studying these programs as deeply as we did Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Having a general understanding of these programs is beneficial. What’s next

 Why is it important to learn how to use Access, Outlook, Publisher and OneNote? In Review Scale 4.0Expert- In regards to being able to open, create, edit and navigate in Access, Outlook, and publisher. I know it well enough to teach it to others 3.0Master- In regards to being able to open, create, edit and navigate in Access, Outlook, and publisher. I am proficient with most of the information. I can do it without help almost all of the time. 2.0Apprentice- In regards to being able to open, create, edit and navigate in Access, Outlook, and publisher. I am getting there, I sometimes still need help but I understand most of my work 1.0Novice- In regards to being able to open, create, edit and navigate in Access, Outlook, and publisher. I haven’t got there yet and I need some help but I am learning and will get their soon.

 Why is it important to learn the basics about Microsoft’s other business programs.  Thinking about what we have just learned, when would it be better to choose Microsoft Access rather than Excel  Why do you think Outlook would be a good program to use.  Why might you use publisher instead of Word or PowerPoint? Let’s Think for a Moment

 The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by changing his attitude. - William James  There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell  Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now. - Mattie Stepanek Fantastic Finish