Microsoft (MS) products are available to all NDUS employees and utilized across the entire system. NDUS Core Technology Services (CTS) is pleased to announce the availability of online web conferencing training sessions available to all NDUS employees in MS business productivity programs.
Core Technology Services
Microsoft Training
Free Sessions
CTS provides free training sessions for Microsoft client applications: OneNote, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and more. Training sessions are held online. See current schedule below. This schedule is updated monthly so check back often.
Sessions are limited to the first 25 people that sign up and must have at least three participants to take place. Enrollees can place themselves on a waiting list if sessions are full. Attendees must attend at least 75% of the session to receive a certificate of participation along with a link to the recorded session. Recording are maintained for 30 days.
Introductory Session Schedule
* All times listed are Central Time Zone.
| Month | Day | Date | Course | Time |
| Jan | Mon | 13 | OneNote Introduction | 9:30-11 |
| Jan | Wed | 15 | Word Fundamentals | 2:30-4 |
| Jan | Thu | 16 | Excel Intermediate | 2-3:30 |
| Jan | Tue | 21 | Word Intermediate | 10-11:30 |
| Jan | Wed | 22 | Teams Meetings | 9-10:30 AM |
| Jan | Wed | 22 | PowerPoint Advanced | 2-3:30 |
| Jan | Thu | 23 | Excel Advanced | 2:30-4 |
| Jan | Mon | 27 | OneNote Advanced | 10:30-12 |
| Jan | Tue | 28 | Word Advanced | 10-11:30 |
| Feb | Tue | 4 | Word Fundamentals | 10:00-11:30 |
| Feb | Wed | 5 | OneNote Introduction | 1:30-3 |
| Feb | Thu | 6 | Word Intermediate | 10:30-12 |
| Feb | Mon | 10 | Teams Fundamentals | 2-3:30 |
| Feb | Wed | 12 | Excel Introduction | 2:30-4 |
| Feb | Thu | 13 | PowerPoint Introduction | 10:30-12 |
| Feb | Tue | 18 | Teams Meetings | 10-11:30 |
| Feb | Wed | 19 | Excel Intermediate | 2:30-4 |
| Feb | Mon | 20 | OneDrive Introduction | 10:30-12 |
| Feb | Mon | 24 | PowerPoint Advanced | 1:30-3 |
| Feb | Tue | 25 | OneNote Advanced | 10:30-12 |
| Feb | Wed | 26 | Excel Advanced | 2:30-4 |
| Feb | Thu | 27 | Word Advanced | 2-3:30 |
For more information on MS training by CTS, contact
Patti Heisler (patti.heisler@ndus.edu)
Randy Wald (randy.wald@ndus.edu)
Quick Tip Videos
Excel’s CONCATENATE, CONCAT, and Flash Fill Functions
Excel Formula Auditing and Error Checking
Word Styles for Added Functionality
Adding a Table of Contents in Word
How to Insert Citations and a Bibliography
VISUAL REFERENCE: In-Text Citations and Bibliography
Redesigning PowerPoint Slides for More Effective Presentations
PowerPoint Designer (Design Ideas)
Reusing PowerPoint Slides and Creating a Custom Show
Adding Subsections to PowerPoint
Training Handouts
Excel Advanced File Collection
Word Intermediate File Collection.zip
PowerPoint Introduction File Collection
PowerPoint Advanced File Collection
NEW MICROSOFT 365 HANDOUTS