Microsoft Office Resources

Microsoft Office Tutorials and Resources

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Microsoft Office is a suite of programs.
Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Site to access clip art and other media to use with Office products	Microsoft Office Templates Site to access templates to use with Office products
How-to Articles A collection of articles from Microsoft's Mac site on using Microsoft products, including Office 2004, X, and 2001.	Mactopia Templates A collection of templates to use with Office for the Mac.
Microsoft Office Tips A collection of tips for the programs in Microsoft Office (older versions)	Using Office for Mac Microsoft's tutorials and tips for using Office 2004 (Mac), particularly the Project Gallery
Using Office X Microsoft tutorials for using all the programs in Office X (Mac)	Using Office 2001 Microsoft tutorials for using all the programs in Office 2001 (Mac)
Office Tips An advanced section of tutorials for adding Visual Basic to PowerPoint, Word, and Excel to enhance functionality. (Win)	Tutorials Tutorials (pdf files) for Microsoft Office 97 and 2000
OfficeTips Examples of the enhanced functionality available through the Visual Basic & Win32 API when applied to MS Word, MS PowerPoint, & MS Excel	Mail Merge in Office XP A pdf file for using mail merge in Office XP
Mail Merge in Office A pdf file on using mail merge in Office	Windows & Office XP Resources for Tired Teachers Links to tutorials and resources for Office XP.
Templates for Teachers Teachers learn how to personalize Microsoft Office Templates as well as how to download and customize templates from the Internet	Office 2000 ActDen's Guide for using Office 2000 in the classroom.
Free Word Templates Free templates to use in Microsoft Word. (The site also has templates for sale.)	Word Online Training A practical step by step training guide, with simple and easy demonstrations.

Excel is a spreadsheet program that is a part of Microsoft Office.
Excel Viewer 2003 for Windows	Excel Tutorial A basic tutorial for Excel.
Microsoft Assistance: Excel 2003 Microsoft's tutorials for Excel 2003, with links to older versions.	Using Excel for Mac Microsoft's Excel page for Excel 2004 (Mac) offers tutorials, tips, and templates.
Excel 2007 Tutorial Video Free website for learning all the basics of Excel, with many tutorial videos and easy step by step manual instructions	Learning Generation - Resources Has tutorials for performing specific tasks within Excel.
What is a Spreadsheet? An article explaining basic information about spreadsheets. (pdf file)	Excel Modules Basic tutorials, as well as more advanced functions.
Analyzing Data with Excel 2002 A tutorial explaining how to gather real-world data and analyze it using Excel.	Excel Links to tutorials for using Excel in the classroom.
Excel Tutorial Basic tutorial for Excel 2000.	Excel Tutorial Basic tutorial for Excel 97.
Excel 2000 Modules Modules to teach specific functions in Excel 2000.	Excel XP Modules Modules to teach specific functions in Excel XP.
Excel 2000 Tutorials Tutorials from Florida GulfCoast University.	Resources for Learning about Spreadsheets and Graphing Tutorials that apply to Excel XP and 2000.
	Almost Everything You Need for Using Spreadsheets in the Classroom Mini-posters and activities, as well as links to other information on the web.
School Spreadsheet Safari ThinkQuest Jr. 2001 Finalist includes basic spreadsheet information, along with activities.	Excel 2000 A Word document you can download to learn how to use the program.
Summer Cookout Activity An Excel activity.	Checkbook Activity An Excel activity.
A Quick Tutorial to Microsoft Excel An online basic tutorial for Excel.	Excel Toolbar A pdf file explaining the toolbars in Excel.
Income Statement Worksheet A pdf file with an Excel activity.	Spreadsheets Handouts covering spreadsheets topics in Excel.
Excel A pdf file of tips for Excel.	Microsoft Excel Training EducationOnline training tutorials for various versions of Excel.
Excel Activities for the Classroom A collection of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and corresponding activities to use in your classroom.	Training Courses Four free tutorials for using functions within Excel 2002 (XP) and four for Excel 2000
Excel Excel tutorials, tips, and software additions.	On-line Training Modules Training Modules (pdf files) for Excel
Microsoft Excel Documentation An introduction and information about Excel 97	Microsoft Excel Tutorials Modules for learning to create a spreadsheet, enter data, and work with formulas & then how to format, print, and create and print graphs from the spreadsheet. (Includes Excel 97, 2000, XP, & 2003)
Excel in Depth Extensive resources and information for Excel	Excel Tricks A collection of little-known tricks for Excel.
Excel Tutorials Excel tutorials that can be downloaded and printed.	Excel Tutorials Microsoft Word Tutorials on LearnThat
Excel Tutorials Movie tutorials from LearningElectric.com	Excel 2003/2002 Tutorials Basic tutorials for Excel 2002.
Basic Excel Tutorial Basic tutorial for Excel.

PowerPoint is a presentation program that is part of Microsoft Office.
Scoring Power Points An article from Jamie McKenzie on PowerPointlessness and PowerPoint Poisoning (over-use and mis-use of PowerPoint) and how teachers can avoid this in the classroom.	Templates for Homemade PowerPoint Games Three templates for teachers to create their own games.
Microsoft Assistance: PowerPoint 2007 Microsoft's tutorials for PowerPoint 2007, with links to older versions.	Brainy Betty Free Templates, Tutorials, Tips and Tricks, and hundreds of Free Business and Educator Downloads & Resources.
Using PowerPoint for Mac Microsoft's PowerPoint page for PowerPoint 2008 (Mac) offers tutorials, tips, and templates.	PowerPoint Tutorial PowerPoint tutorials from an instructor at Oregon State University (Mac & Win - old versions)
Creating Talking Books A tutorial for creating talking books in PowerPoint.	Free PowerPoint Tutorials 25 free mini-tutorials designed to help you learn PowerPoint XP as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Dr. Alice Christie's PowerPoint in the Classroom Page Links to tips, tricks, and resources for using PowerPoint in the classroom.	PowerPoint: Creating Classroom Presentations - A basic PowerPoint tutorial, along with ideas for using simple, teacher-created projects to build with your students!
PowerPoint Modules Basic tutorials, as well as more advanced functions.	PowerPoint Tricks A collection of little-known tricks for PowerPoint.
PowerPoint Templates: Fun and Games PowerPoint templates from an FETC presention on Literacy and the Web. Includes templates for games like Jeopardy, Weakest Link, etc.	Jeopardy Templates for Teachers This site has a collection of links to Jeopardy PowerPoint templates on the Internet. There are also a couple of links to versions of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Parade of Games in PowerPoint The Parade of Games site was created to provide educators and trainers with easy-to-assemble educational games in a technology- enhanced environment to support key learning points.	PowerPoint Games PowerPoint Games for various subject areas, as well as game templates and instructions for creating your own games.
Learning Generation - Resources Has tutorials for performing specific tasks within PowerPoint.	PowerPoint in the Classroom Tutorial and online courses offer up-to-date information and interactive features that encourage students to learn, think, and participate in the online community (PowerPoint 2007).
The PowerPoint FAQ list Find answers to your frequently asked questions (FAQ) here. You'll find PowerPoint Help, PowerPoint Templates, PowerPoint Tips, PowerPoint Add-ins, How-Tos, Links and much more.	PowerPoint Tips and Tricks Tips and Tricks to help you use PowerPoint '97 to its fullest.
Switching Among PowerPoint Versions Gotchas! that can happen when switching between PPT 2002, 2000, and 97 and links to the Microsoft support site that addresses the problem. (Win)	Now That I Know PowerPoint, How Can I Use it to Teach? Patrick Crispen, the author of the popular Internet Tourbus listserv, created this PowerPoint presentation about using PowerPoint in the learning environment. [Scroll to the bottom of the page to find this specific download.]
PowerPoint Links to tutorials, ideas for use in the classrom, templates, and resources.	Free PowerPoint Templates PowerPoint Templates are "pre-made" presentation shells. All graphics, typefaces, and colors have been created and are pre-set by an expert graphic designer. You simply insert your text.
PowerPoint Templates Templates for K-6 classrooms.	Scanning & Saving Pages of a Book for PowerPoint Directions for both Adobe PhotoShop Elements and Paint Shop Pro.
Let's Book It with Tech'Knowledge'y Templates for lots of different kinds of books in PowerPoint - Fan Books, Lincoln Books, Circle Books, Peek-Over Books, etc.	PowerPoint Jeopardy Templates for creating Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy Games, with instructions.
PowerPoint Tutorials PowerPoint Tutorials that can be downloaded and printed.	Advanced Animation Techniques A tutorial from Microsoft that must be downloaded to demonstrate some of the tips and tricks used by professional animators to get the most out of the animation capabilities in PowerPoint 2000. (Win)
PowerPoint Tutorial A basic tutorial for PowerPoint 2000.	Game Templates Links to game templates that can be adapted for the classroom (Jeopardy, Hangman, etc)
PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial Homepage Tutorials from Florida GulfCoast University.	Multimedia Presentations Handouts covering topics in creating PowerPoint presentations.
Templates PowerPoint templates and presentations that can be downloaded and used in classrooms. Includes some game show templates.	PowerPoint Tutorials Movie tutorials from LearningElectric.com
Region 2 Digital Lending Library: PowerPoint Resources Accessible PowerPoint resources.	Microsoft PowerPoint Training EducationOnline training tutorials for various versions of PowerPoint.
Creating Interactive PowerPoint Presentations for Teachers and Students A presentation given by the Drs. Cavanaugh on how to create interactive PowerPoint presentations.	Advanced PowerPoint This guide introduces techniques you can use to enhance your presentations. It is intended for people who already know the basics of PowerPoint.
Cyber Exchange A large collection of PowerPoint presentations for grades K-12.	PowerPoint PDF and Word files of tips for using PowerPoint.
PowerPoint Add-ins Visual Basic scripts to add to PowerPoint presentations.	Indezine: PowerPoint A platform for PowerPoint presentations, image editing, and clip media
Digital Studio Tutorials, templates, and downloads for PowerPoint.	EchosVoice.com Tutorials, templates, and techniques for PowerPoint.
Technology Integration with S.P.A.R.C. Links to ready-made presentations, along with a Google search for a specific topic.	PowerPoint Resources Links to PowerPoint tutorials and resources.
Teacher-to-Teacher Presentations Presentations on professional education topics that can be downloaded as either PowerPoint or pdf files. The main topic was "Improve Student Performance", and categories include subject areas, character education, education reform, and diverse learning.	Effective Presentations Reviews different techniques of creating presentations using PowerPoint
PowerPoint Quick Guides Tutorials for using specific features in PowerPoint	PowerPoint Documentation A guide for learning the fundamentals of PowerPoint 2000
Training Videos A number of videos designed to explain, in a step by step manner, how certain tasks are completed.	Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorials Modules for learning to create a PowerPoint presentation (Includes PowerPoint 97, 2000, XP, & 2003)
Free PowerPoint Templates and Backgrounds Vibrant collections of free templates that are guaranteed to impress	Education Using PowerPoint High quality PowerPoint slideshows, presentations & other resources available for the teaching of physics, chemistry & biology. There are also animations and other resources
PowerPoint 2003 Easy-to-use online tutorial for PowerPoint	Tech Quick Guides Tutorials for PowerPoint 2002 and 2003.
Awesome PowerPoint Tutorials Currently has 10 tutorials: Linking, Looping, Graphics, Text-FX, Transparency, Interactive Menus, PowerPoint to DVD, PowerPoint to video, cool PowerPoint animations, and Beveled Boxes.	PowerPoint Magician Tutorials, downloads, and links for PowerPoint. (This site is for more advanced users.) Has excellent resources for creating accessible presentations.
Scanning and Saving Pages of a Book for PowerPoint Presentations A guide to scanning and saving pages of a book in both Adobe Photoshop Elements and PaintShop Pro	Let's Book It with Tech'Knowledge'y This workshop will provide templates for teachers using Microsoft PowerPoint and Word for making books of all kinds. Participants will leave with samples of books that their students can use for creative writing and technology projects.
Technology Integration with S.P.A.R.C Links to tutorials and projects.
Ready-Made Activities
PowerPoint Collection A collection of K-12 PowerPoint presentations that can be downloaded.	Jeopardy Games Ready-made Jeopardy games for the classroom
PowerPoint Files PowerPoint presentations that can be downloaded and used in the classroom. Includes Jeopardy games for different subject areas.	PowerPoint Lessons Kidz Online provides hundreds of free streaming videos and lesson plans; free registration at the site allows users the ability to download these resources for use on their local computer systems and networks.
Teaching and Learning Resources Some PowerPoint science units (also available in HTML and PDF versions)	CALL Centre's PowerPoint Resources Resources with examples of fun and switch accessible powerpoint presentations.

Word is a word processing program that is part of Microsoft Office.
Word 97-2000 Mac Viewer	Word 2002 Tutorials Microsoft Word Tutorials on LearnThat
Microsoft Assistance: Word 2003 Microsoft's tutorials for Word 2003, with links to older versions.	Using Word for Mac Microsoft's page for Word 2004 (Mac) offers tutorials, tips, and templates.
What a Wonderful Word This five-hour workshop covers MS Word from beginning to end	Word Tutorial A useful beginner's guide that shows little-known tricks
Training Documents - training documents for Word 2000.	Learning Generation - Resources Has tutorials for performing specific tasks within Word.
Word Tutorials A collection of tutorials on how to do specific functions in Word.	Microsoft Word Modules Basic tutorials, as well as more advanced functions.
Word 2000 Links to tutorials and resources for Word 2000.	Creating Newsletter in Microsoft Word Directions for creating newsletters (Word 2000-2003)
Word and Works Tutorials Word and Works tutorials that can be downloaded and printed.	Word Game Boards Templates for game boards that can be downloaded and printed.
Word Tricks A collection of little-known tricks for Word.	Word 2000 Tutorial Basic tutorial for Word 2000.
Word Tutorial Basic tutorial for Word 97.	Word 2000 Modules Modules to teach specific functions in Word 2000.
Word in the Classroom Step-by-step tutorials for Microsoft Word	Create a School Newspaper An activity to guide students in creating a school newspaper.
Word 2000 A Word document you can download to learn how to use the program.	How to Make a Collage in Word A Word document explaining how to make a collage in Word.
Tutorials Word processing tutorials for Word.	Word and Advanced Word PDF and Word files of tips for using PowerPoint.
Microsoft Word Training EducationOnline training tutorials for various versions of Word.	Word 2000 Tutorials Tutorials from Florida GulfCoast University.
On-line Training Modules Training Modules (pdf files) for Word	Microsoft Word Documentation Links to tutorials and special features in Word 2000
Mail Merge Instructions for using Mail Merge with a text document, Excel, Access, and Outlook	Training Courses Seven free tutorials for using functions within Word
Indent and Margin Control Directions for controlling indents and margins in Word 97.	Special Educational needs Information Technology: Word Tutorials for using specific features in Word.
Word Tips and Tricks Tips for getting the most out of Microsoft Word. You can also sign up to receive Word tips every other week via the WordXperts newsletter.s	Let's Book It with Tech'Knowledge'y This workshop will provide templates for teachers using Microsoft PowerPoint and Word for making books of all kinds. Participants will leave with samples of books that their students can use for creative writing and technology projects.
Word 97 Word 97 tutorials on LearnThat	Word Tutorials Addresses accessibility issues in Word.
Word Tutorials Movie tutorials from LearningElectric.com	Mr. Graham's Microsoft Word Super Tricks
Smart Sheet (pdf file) Quick guide for using Word 2000.	Word Quick Guides Tutorials for using specific features in Word
Tech Quick Guides Has guides for Summarizing Text Using Word, Guided Notes Using Word, Using the Internet to Find and Save E-Text, and Graphic Organizer Diagrams in Word.

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Microsoft Office Tutorials and Resources

Microsoft Office is a suite of programs.

Excel is a spreadsheet program that is a part of Microsoft Office.

PowerPoint is a presentation program that is part of Microsoft Office.

Ready-Made Activities

Word is a word processing program that is part of Microsoft Office.