Office Productivity and Collaboration

This unit develops intermediate Office 365 skills for creating polished documents, data visualizations, and collaborative workflows across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and Teams. Students will build on basic application skills to manage files, format and decorate content, create charts and diagrams, and use cloud collaboration and review tools in preparation for advanced integration and automation topics.

Learning Objectives

• Apply advanced document and presentation layout and formatting techniques (styles, frames, text fitting, decorative elements, slide backgrounds) to produce professional Word and PowerPoint files.
• Analyze and create charts, diagrams, shapes, and images in Office applications and prepare worksheets and reports for printing or PDF distribution.
• Demonstrate effective cloud-based collaboration and file management using Teams (channels, chats, meetings), OneDrive sync, team sites, file sharing permissions, and distribution of files.
• Evaluate and optimize productivity and review workflows by customizing the Quick Access Toolbar, using multiple windows and view options, employing Editor and Track Changes, and managing lists and versions.