Microsoft Office Training

We provide training over a wide range of topics, from general overviews of what Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can do, to specific functions such as forms in MS Word, or help with PowerPoint presentation technique. We encourage you to tell us a bit more about your goals, or problems that you are having with a specific program and then we can gauge what sort of training  best serves your needs.

Training sessions are available by appointment Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. or by special arrangement. Training offered to current UMass Boston students, staff, and faculty. You may sign up by submiting a training request form or by calling Library staff member Apostolos Koutropoulos ("AK") at 617-287-5990.

We provide training for the following:

• MS Word 2003 & 2007 for Windows and Mac.
• MS Excel 2003 & 2007 for Windows and Mac.
• MS PowerPoint 2003 & 2007 for Windows and Mac.
• Microsoft Windows XP & Vista
• Apple MacOS X (10.3, 10.4, 10.5)
• Google Documents (docs.google.com)
• Firefox / Internet Explorer

Common issues we resolve are:

• Microsoft Word
  • Page Layout
  • Printing
  • Formatting
  • Working with Tables
• Microsoft Excel
  • Formatting
  • Page Layout
  • Creating/Modifying Charts
  • Printing
  • Formulas
• Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Printing
  • Animations
  • Inserting Charts and Images
• Firefox / Internet Explorer
  • Problems with cookies (usually yahoo mail/gmail related)
  • Problems accessing Blackboard
  • Saving documents from the web