Microsoft Office Fundamentals Bootcamp
Learn the basics of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook in this beginner-friendly program.
Learn the basics of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook in this beginner-friendly program.
This beginner-friendly bootcamp is a great way to get up and running with the Microsoft Office suite, covering Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook together at a discount. You'll build a solid foundation in each application, picking up the essential skills and management tools you need to work more confidently and efficiently. In Excel, you'll learn formatting techniques, how to create line, column, and pie charts, and tips for workbook management that save time on everyday tasks. The Word course covers the essentials of document formatting, text and paragraph styling, tables, lists, citations, and endnotes for clean, professional documents.
PowerPoint walks you through building presentations using slide layouts, text, images, SmartArt, tables, and charts, and also covers transitions, shape alignment, and running a slideshow. Outlook rounds out the bootcamp with a focus on productivity, teaching you email automation, calendar management, contact organization, complex scheduling, and how to stay on top of a high volume of email. It's a well-rounded package that gives you practical, working knowledge across all four applications right from the start.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order.
Unit 1 6 Hours
Unit 2 6 Hours
This beginner-friendly PowerPoint course covers the core skills needed to create engaging and professional presentations. From building slides to working with images, charts, and transitions, you'll learn how to design visually compelling presentations and deliver them with confidence.
Unit 3 6 Hours
Learn essential Microsoft Word skills to work faster and more efficiently, with no prior experience required. This hands-on class covers everything from basic formatting to advanced features like mass emails, citations, and time-saving shortcuts.
Unit 4 6 Hours
This one-day class concentrates on how to use Outlook quickly and effectively for daily work tasks or to become a Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate. By the end of this class, you will be able to reduce hours of repetitive work by setting up rules and search folders to automate email, manage your calendar and to-do lists, manage huge amounts of email with ease, manage complex scheduling, organize all your contacts and track your correspondence.
Attend this course online as self-paced training with access to an instructor for questions. When you purchase the self-paced course, you may also attend the live course for free within one year.
| Oct 8 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| Oct 16 | Friday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
| Oct 19 | Monday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| Nov 2 | Monday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| Nov 2 | Monday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| Nov 9 | Monday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| Nov 12 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
| Nov 17 | Tuesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| Nov 12 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
| Nov 17 | Tuesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| Nov 30 | Monday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| Dec 7 | Monday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| Dec 10 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
| Dec 14 | Monday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| Mar 2 | Tuesday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| Mar 11 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
| Mar 25 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| Mar 31 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| May 4 | Tuesday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| May 13 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
| May 19 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| May 26 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| Jul 6 | Tuesday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| Jul 13 | Tuesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| Jul 15 | Thursday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
| Jul 21 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| Sep 7 | Tuesday | 10am–5pm | Excel Level I: Fundamentals |
| Sep 10 | Friday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Word Level I |
| Sep 15 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | Microsoft Outlook Level I |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | 10am–5pm | PowerPoint Level I |
Need more flexibility? Tap the button below to individually choose class date options for each class in this program.
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Student rating for Microsoft Office Fundamentals Bootcamp: 4.8 stars by 5,327 students
The excel training was an excellent investment in my professional development. Vince presented the materials in a clear, practical, and easy to understand way, making even complex functions and techniques feel manageable. I gained valuable skills that I can immediately apply to my daily work, and I highly recommend this training to anyone looking to improve their Excel knowledge, efficiency, and confidence.
Clear and engaging. Very helpful. I learned a lot.
This course has helped me improve my ability to create and organize tables more effectively. I also have a better understanding of how to use formulas, which has allowed me to complete calculations more quickly and efficiently.
Material was easy to follow as well as the instructor.
I am glad I decided to take the class, and I love that I will be able to watch this over and over again.
I learned a lot of different ways to do a task.
Great refresher!
The instructor was very precise and very good.
High energy, entertaining digressions, technical mastery, true professional.
He did an excellent job. Answered questions, explained clearly, stayed on point, had funny jokes, and was solid! Great job!
I am very new to Excel and it is very intimidating to me. I like how everything is taught in this class and has hands on training.
Very engaging and organized.
I felt I gained some practical knowledge as well as learned some really cool features from this class!
The class is made so that the everyone no matter your expertise or level in Excel was able to keep up and follow along. Anyone can walk away with some new they've learned from Excel. I'm still learning and teaching myself along with what I've retained from the class
This was very beginner friendly.
I had a very positive experience with the beginner Excel course. The instructor presented the material in a clear, organized, and approachable way, making it easy to follow along and build confidence with Excel. The class content and materials were practical, relevant, and well-suited for beginners. I appreciated the step-by-step instruction, useful examples, and supportive learning environment. This course provided a strong foundation in Excel, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to improve their basic spreadsheet skills.
Instructor was really helpful, very good at answering questions.
Just came because I needed a refresher but this was a pleasant experience.
Good foundational and rudimentary skills for the first class
Pleasantly surprised with how engaging the training was for being online, definitely one of the best virtual trainings I've participated in.
The instructor is very knowledgeable and stayed on schedule.
He was amazing. Don't change a thing.
This is everything I need to learn for my new role. I like that the material is interactive.
My training was great I learned a lot though out the day.
Abe is clear and direct. He has a loud voice that is easy to understand.
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Choose the PowerPoint Bootcamp if you only need PowerPoint and want more depth on custom themes, animations, and managing large presentations than this all-in-one fundamentals program provides.
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Garfield is an experienced software trainer with over 16 years of real-world professional experience. He started as a data analyst with a Wall Street real estate investment company & continued working in the professional development department at New York Road Runners Organization before working at Noble. He enjoys bringing humor to whatever he teaches and loves conveying ideas in novel ways that help others learn more efficiently.
Since starting his professional training career in 2016, he has worked with several corporate clients including Adobe, HBO, Amazon, Yelp, Mitsubishi, WeWork, Michael Kors, Christian Dior, and Hermès.
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After a successful career traveling internationally as a fashion executive, Grace Hochheiser journeyed back to her first love, the English language, and wrote her next chapter as a proofreader, copy editor, and business-writing instructor. She has edited everything from plays and photography books to an award-winning non-fiction book. After spending over a decade leading personal development classes to help others find their confidence and self-expression, she is focused on making a difference for students of every skill level in the professional development arena.
Whether customizing training classes for diverse corporate clients or leading hybrid classes on site, Grace truly enjoys creating an interactive learning environment in which students feel comfortable to participate, expand, and thrive. She has effectively delivered both full-day classes and focused one-hour modular sessions for organizations ranging from small non-profits such as OnPointNYC to large network systems like the NYPD and NYU Langone Health. Grace is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to each student's growth and success, and is continually inspired by the diverse groups of people she gets to work with as an instructor.
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Dan Rodney has been a designer and web developer for over 20 years, creating coursework and leading innovative training initiatives at Noble Desktop. He teaches courses covering Figma, HTML & CSS, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Power BI. Dan has also been at the forefront of integrating AI into design and business workflows, spearheading Noble Desktop’s latest AI course offerings. In addition to teaching and curriculum development, he writes custom scripts for InDesign (Make Book Jacket, Proper Fraction Pro, and more) and works with automation and AI-driven tools in his free time. You can find Dan on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook, and at danrodney.com.
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