Microsoft Office Associate Learn to use the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) from beginner to advanced level. Build expertise through hands-on exercises, in-depth materials, supplemental video demonstrations, and quizzes and exams. Must be familiar with a PC, Windows, and able to launch and close programs, and manage digital files and folders. Must be taken on a PC with MS Office 365 or 2021, Macs and Chromebooks are not compatible, access to email. Prerequisites: Familiarity with a PC and in a Windows environment. You must also be able to launch and close programs, navigate to information stored on the computer and manage electronic files and folders. https://careertraining.ed2go.com/northshorecc/training-programs/microsoft-office-specialist-associate-certification-training/ Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Computer: An Introduction An ideal beginner's class from learning computer hardware basics to exploring Windows and Microsoft Office (including Word). Learn through hands-on sessions to open, close, size and switch between windows; create, edit, format, save and print a document. Build the necessary foundation for further study in computers. Knowledge of the keyboard is necessary. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class. Please email professional@northshore.edu for directions or call (978) 236-1200.

Excel Advanced This course covers Excel Database and Table Features including importing data, sorting and filtering, Excel Table features, Input Forms, creating and using a PivotTable Report, counting functions, conditional counting and summing, financial functions PMT and PV and Editing a macro in the Visual Basic Editor. Flashdrive required. .Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.