Microsoft 365 Essential Skills

Build Confidence Using Microsoft 365 for Everyday Collaboration

This practical half-day training course gives you an overview of Microsoft 365 and its core collaboration tools. You will learn how to navigate Microsoft 365, use Teams, work with shared files in SharePoint, manage private documents in OneDrive, and create a basic survey with Forms.

Whether you are starting to use Microsoft 365 or want to understand how its applications work together, this course builds foundational knowledge so you can identify the tools that best support your everyday work.

Microsoft 365 Essential Skills is ideal for people who:

• Are new to Microsoft 365
• Currently use Microsoft 365 without a broad overview
• Will soon use Microsoft 365 applications
• Need to collaborate on workplace files
• Want to understand which Microsoft 365 tools are most useful

To attend Microsoft 365 Essential Skills, you should:

• No prerequisites are stated
• Anyone can attend the course

After completing Microsoft 365 Essential Skills, you will be able to:

• Navigate the Microsoft 365 home environment
• Use Teams as a hub for meetings and connected applications
• Create and edit shared files in SharePoint
• Work privately with files through OneDrive and Teams chat
• Create and share a simple survey using Microsoft Forms

Microsoft 365 Overview

• Explain what Microsoft 365 is
• Navigate the Microsoft 365 home page
• Compare Word Online and Word Desktop
• Find organisational resources and applications

Microsoft Teams

• Use Teams as a hub for Microsoft 365
• Review meeting and collaboration features
• Connect other applications to Teams

SharePoint

• Understand how shared Teams channel files are stored
• Create and edit shared files
• Collaborate on the same file with other people

OneDrive

• Understand the role of private document storage
• Share selected files with other people
• Work with files through a private Teams chat

Microsoft Forms

• Create a quick survey
• Make a form available from SharePoint or Teams
• Collect information with a simple form

Other Microsoft 365 Apps Overview

• Explore Power Apps, Power Automate, and Planner if time allows
• Identify which applications may support different workplace needs