AdvantEdge Training

This introductory Microsoft Access course introduces students to the tools and concepts needed to understand and work with relational databases. This course covers a range of database essentials and teaches students how to navigate within Microsoft Access, how to organize and manage data stored in Access tables, how to use queries to join, sort, and filter data, how to use forms to enhance workflow, and how to create custom reports. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

This intermediate Microsoft Access course introduces students to more advanced tools and concepts needed to be proficient in managing databases. This course covers a range of intermediate to advanced concepts and teaches students how to design a relational database, how to join tables and perform data validations, how to write advanced queries, how to organize a database efficiently, how to use advanced reports, and more. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

This advanced Microsoft Access course introduces students to a range of advanced tools and concepts needed to be an expert database professional. This course covers a range of advanced concepts and teaches students how to implement advanced form design, share data across apps, use macros to improve UI design, work with VBA, use advanced database management, how to distribute and secure a database, how to manage switchboards, and more. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

This comprehensive Microsoft Access bootcamp introduces students to a range of beginner, intermediate, and advanced concepts to understand the tools and concepts needed for working with relational databases. Students will learn how to navigate within Microsoft Access, design a database, create a relational database, manage data in a table, query a database, and design forms and basic reports, and maximize their databases with advanced queries. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

This introductory class covers basic PowerPoint skills. Students will learn how to create professional-grade slide presentations, use different slide formats, add powerful graphics, create tables, and add polish to their presentations. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

This PowerPoint intermediate class allows students to take their PowerPoint preparation and presentation skills to the next level. Core concepts include creating a theme, with backgrounds and other effects, which enhance the presentation. Students will also learn basic animation techniques, such as transition triggers and animation painters, and how to pull data from other sources into their PowerPoint presentations. Students will learn how to deliver compelling presentations. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

Students who complete this advanced six-hour PowerPoint class will be able to create presentations with animations and interactivity. Students will learn how to embed hyperlinks, video, and audio into individual slides. Advanced animation brings slides to life, and advanced collaboration allows input from almost unlimited sources. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

In this beginner course, students will learn the fundamentals of project management. Students will learn how to identify, select, charter, and scope a project. As students progress to the planning phase, they will discover how to break down work and distribute tasks, define and sequence activities, create network diagrams, estimate activity resources, establish start and completion times, and much more. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

Journey from novice user to advanced expert in this intensive, fast-paced, three-day Microsoft Word bootcamp. No matter where you currently fall on this user continuum, you can benefit greatly from this course. Students will learn how to use this software to edit and correct documents, format paragraphs, modify documents to publish them in various forms, and seamlessly add design elements to text documents. They will also learn advanced Word skills, such as adjusting page layout and orientation, creating notation additions, using comments and track changes, customizing document security features, and using Mail Merge and other tools. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.

This introductory 7-hour Microsoft Word course introduces students to a range of beginner Word concepts to be able to get up and running in no time with Word. This course covers many of the most used beginner Word components, including how to navigate around a document, formatting documents, working with text and paragraphs, using tables in Word, working with lists, inserting endnotes and footnotes, and how to insert images into documents. Students will have access to free retakes of this course for six months and will receive a hard copy training manual for future reference.