What is the best way to learn the ins and outs of Microsoft Office programs?
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MSPress has some great titles. They have a range that starts with introducing the tools up to MOUS certifications.
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@scottalanmiller said:
MSPress has some great titles. They have a range that starts with introducing the tools up to MOUS certifications.
What is a MOUS certification?
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Lynda has some good online training too.
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@LadyJane said:
@scottalanmiller said:
MSPress has some great titles. They have a range that starts with introducing the tools up to MOUS certifications.
What is a MOUS certification?
Microsoft Office User Specialist. It is the only official certification on the MS Office platform.
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@scottalanmiller That sounds interesting - I will check it out, thanks!
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They have two levels for most exams. A starter cert and then an "advanced" cert. I know Excel has both levels. Not sure about other products.
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@scottalanmiller What is the purpose of that over a singular certification? I mean - is there a point to a "beginner" Excel cert? Or is it like the A+ certs?
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@Katie said:
@scottalanmiller What is the purpose of that over a singular certification? I mean - is there a point to a "beginner" Excel cert? Or is it like the A+ certs?
There is a cert path for "normal" people and an extra, higher cert for people who are seriously hard core into the applications.
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Sorry. The cert is MOS.
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Excel and Word are the only two products that have the next level, MOS Expert.
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There is a six cert cumulative cert that includes four MOS certs plus the two MOS Expert certs to achieve the MOS Master cert.
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@scottalanmiller I am a "normal" and I am not sure how having a certification will help me help others. Perhaps it is in the training that I am best served. And for that I do not need a certification to study up.
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Even if you don't need certification, the process if studying for a cert can be a great way to learn a product or technology.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Sorry. The cert is MOS.
It used to be called MOUS when I got it back in Office 2000. Its definitely a good cert to have. It doesnt really spark much interest on my resume, but It comes in handy when I am working in Excel or Word.
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@LadyJane said:
@scottalanmiller I am a "normal" and I am not sure how having a certification will help me help others. Perhaps it is in the training that I am best served. And for that I do not need a certification to study up.
KnowledgeNet offers very reasonable Microsoft Office Course for end users. They also offer MOS training
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O'Rielly's is currently selling all of their MS Press books for 60% off - full non DRM ebooks. I picked up Excel and Outlook 2013.
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@Dashrender said:
O'Rielly's is currently selling all of their MS Press books for 60% off - full non DRM ebooks. I picked up Excel and Outlook 2013.
Its alot easier to get an end user to participate in online training vs reading a book, though.
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@IRJ said:
@Dashrender said:
O'Rielly's is currently selling all of their MS Press books for 60% off - full non DRM ebooks. I picked up Excel and Outlook 2013.
Its alot easier to get an end user to participate in online training vs reading a book, though.
Very true. Depends for whom the training is being acquired.
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@IRJ said:
@Dashrender said:
O'Rielly's is currently selling all of their MS Press books for 60% off - full non DRM ebooks. I picked up Excel and Outlook 2013.
Its alot easier to get an end user to participate in online training vs reading a book, though.
You're absolutely correct - but if this is for someone who's reading these forums.. there's a good chance they'd be at least willing to flip through a book, even if they don't read it cover to cover.
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@Dashrender very true.
