Once upon a time, how did we interact before Microsoft Office came into our lives? How did we share our ideas, educate our children, and gain new insights through data? Well, there were some less efficient methods for word processing, calculating data, and developing presentations. But then along came Microsoft's innovative suite of desktop products for word processing, data calculation, and creating visually appealing presentations. Now this made the world sit up and pay attention. The landscape looked brighter, the data looked cleaner, everyone began to work smarter with Microsoft by their side. These innovations changed the technological landscape globally and across generations, from schools to colleges offices to industries, from homes to home from homes. So much so that the most popular productivity suite is now running on over a billion devices globally. Microsoft and Coursera have partnered to help you master the Fundamentals of 365. Get your grips with key elements of the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint interfaces. If you are already comfortable with the Fundamentals of these programs, take the opportunity to upskill in some of Microsoft 365's more contemporary features while demonstrating your newly hone skills with hands-on projects. Our world is changing, with technological advances we can work from anywhere. Empowered by the collaborative and inclusive design features of the Microsoft 365 suite of products, we can achieve great things. Knowing how to use Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is essential in any professional setting. Whether you want to expand your Office 365 expertise to apply for a new role, start your own business, or simply to develop a new personal skill this program is for you. You'll be introduced to Microsoft 365 which will help you to become familiar with the apps and services of Office. If you are already familiar with Word's basic features, why not take your skills to the next level. This course covers the core features of Microsoft Word, shows you how to create a basic document, and introduces you to Word's most important tools. On completion you will be able to apply the most up-to-date techniques to produce high-quality professional documents. You will also engage with creating more sophisticated documents using tables, charts, references, and various types of illustrations. Excel is Microsoft's powerful and easy to use spreadsheet program which provides you with an extensive set of tools to organize, analyze, present, and store data. This course is intended to help you get up to speed with Excel comfortably and adeptly. You'll develop new skills in spreadsheet creation and optimized presentation, and in working with basic formulas and functions. By the end of this course, you will be comfortable creating advanced formulas, analyzing data with functions and pivot tables, and working with visualized data in Excel. PowerPoint allows you to use images, audio and video to have a greater visual impact. In this course, you will become familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint's more advanced features. You will discover how to create and present a basic presentation, add multimedia and animations, customize the PowerPoint user interface, and use collaborative tools. Within this program, you also have the opportunity to complete an honors assignment for each course. This assignment provides you with a practical opportunity to apply and demonstrate the skills and techniques you will have developed. While it is not mandatory to complete the honors assignments, completion will add a special honors recognition to your course certificate. This program not only helps you to build your expertise through hands-on exercises, knowledge check points, and video demonstrations, it also gives you the opportunity to take the Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Earning your Microsoft Office Specialist certification demonstrates to existing and potential employers that you have a good command of the features and functionality of Microsoft Office. Becoming certified is a fantastic way to validate your existing skills and gain new ones. Communicating your ideas effectively can open new doors. This program can help you create these opportunities by empowering you with the skills to use Microsoft 365's full range of features. The words, once upon a time represent the start of a story. Become a part of this changing landscape by starting your own story with Microsoft 365.