• Microsoft Office Credit Classes
  • Beginning Excel
  • Advanced Excel
  • Integrating Technology with Management
  • Intermediate Word
• Non-credit Microsoft Office Classes
  • Beginning Microsoft Excel
  • Beginning Microsoft Word
  • Charting in Excel
  • Mail Merges in Microsoft Word
  • Beginning Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel
  • Lists and Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel
  • Animation and Multimedia in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Training and Testing
  • Microsoft Word Core
  • Microsoft Word Expert
  • Microsoft Excel Core
  • Microsoft Excel Expert

UA Fort Smith's IT Team delivers world-class consulting, Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and web-enhanced training, as well as developing Computer-Based Training (CBT) products.

The Information Technology faculty of the University are all authorized and certified instructors in their areas of expertise and are all professional educators.

When taking a class from the CBPD's Information Technology team, you will be gaining the most current and relevant information and certification courses offered in Microsoft Office.

For additional information, please contact Micki Voelkel at 479-788-7771 or by email Micki Voelkel.

Microsoft Office Credit Classes

Beginning Excel

WFL 1611 Basic Business Calculations Using Microsoft Excel

Learn the fundamentals of spreadsheet designing this one-credit hour college level course. Topics include entering and editing data, simple formulas, the order of mathematical operations, simple functions, absolute cell references, worksheet formatting, page setup and simple charts.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
1412	Aug. 28-Sept. 25	Thurs.	8:00-11:00 a.m.	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$175

Advanced Excel

WFL 2641 Process Improvement Calculations using Excel

This one credit-hour course includes advanced spreadsheet calculations for business and industry. Topics are: complex decision-making formulas and functions, pivot tables and charts, worksheet protection and templates, data consolidation, and macros.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor
Closed	Jan. 10-Mar. 6	Thur.	4:00-6:00 p.m.	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$150

Integrating Technology with Management

WFL 2603 Integrating Technology with Management

This three-credit hour course includes instruction and hands-on application using office and enterprise management software to identify, gather, classify, analyze and present information

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
232	Aug. 27-Dec. 10	Wed.	4:00-7:00 p.m.	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$525

Intermediate Word

WFL 2611 Electronic Communication using Word

The mechanics of creating business documents using intermediate level Microsoft Word skills. Topics include: documents with multiple sections and multiple document formats, advanced tables, creating of business mailings using mail merge, and document automation using styles, templates and other automation features. Prerequisites for this one-credit hour course are WFL 2603, ITA 1051, or WFL 1601.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor
249	Oct. 20-Dec. 8	Mon.	4:00-6:00 p.m.	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$175

Non-credit Microsoft Office Classes

Beginning Microsoft Excel

In this course, you'll learn to create and format an Excel worksheet, organize the data in your worksheet so that it's much easier to work with and various other basic tasks. Recommended for new users but will also benefit experienced users of previous versions.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
Closed	June 10 & 17	Tues.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$129

Beginning Microsoft Word

This basic course is designed to give you easy access to every command and feature of Microsoft Word. New features will make creating, editing and formatting documents much easier. Recommended for new users but will also benefit experienced users of previous versions.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
Closed	June 20 & 27	Fri.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$129

Charting in Excel

Learn to turn your numbers into visuals with Excel's charting features. Learn the basics of setting up and formattinga charts.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
Closed	July 8	Tues.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$59

Mail Merges in Microsoft Word

This course focuses on ways to create form letters, labels and catalogs using Microsoft Word's mail merge tools.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
Closed	July 11	Fri.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$59

Beginning Microsoft PowerPoint

Master PowerPoint from the beginning with this 8-hour basic course. The course will cover the fundamentals of the newest version of Microsoft PowerPoint. Recommended for new users but will also benefit experienced users.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
Closed	July 18 &25	Fri.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$129

Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel

This course introduces the fundamentals of calculation in Microsoft Excel, touching on simple formulas, basic functions and logical functions using the Insert Function command.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
4009	July 29	Tues.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$59

Lists and Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel

Use Excel to track data, sort, filter, subtotal and report. This four-hour session focuses on the most useful, fun and practical features of this powerful software.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
4011	Aug. 15	Fri.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$59

Animation and Multimedia in Microsoft PowerPoint

Learn to insert movies, sound and create fun animations in PowerPoint. Focuses on entrance, exit and motion path animation as well as audio and video effects.

CRN	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost
4012	Aug. 19	Tues.	8 a.m.-noon	BII 115	M. Voelkel	$59

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Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Training and Testing

Today, Microsoft Office is the most widely used business productivity program in the world. However, the average user masters only a portion of the software's functionality. More and more, businesses are encouraging employees and job candidates to become certified. Microsoft Office Specialist is a globally recognized method of developing, certifying and identifying superior skills in Microsoft Office programs, directly measuring skills and, equally important, the ability to apply those skills on the job. The courses listed below include one Microsoft Office Specialist exam administration and the textbook required for the course. Courses and testing are available in Office XP or Office 2003.

Microsoft Word Core

Objectives for this course include using the Undo, Redo and Repeat commands; applying font formats; using the Spelling, Thesaurus, and Grammar features; inserting page breaks; inserting and moving text; copying formats using the Format Painter; adding bullets and numbering; printing a document; setting margins; applying borders and shading to paragraphs; using Save As; creating a folder; creating Hyperlinks; creating, formatting and using tables, and much more.

CRN	CEU's	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost

Please contact Micki Voelkel for information

Microsoft Word Expert

Objectives for this course include using text flow options, sorting lists and paragraphs, using bookmarks, creating watermarks, working with master documents and subdocuments, embedding worksheets in a table, and much more.

CRN	CEU's	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost

Please contact Micki Voelkel for information

Microsoft Excel Core

Objectives for this course include using Undo and Redo; entering text, dates, and numbers; editing cell content, inserting and deleting selected cells; using the Office Clipboard; clearing cell formats; using Save and Save As; using templates to create a new workbook; applying font styles; applying autoformat; applying cell borders and shading; merging cells; freezing and unfreezing rows and columns, and much more.

CRN	CEU's	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost

Please contact Micki Voelkel for information

Microsoft Excel Expert

Objectives for this course include importing data from text files, applying and editing templates, applying number formats, recording and running macros, using PivotTable autoformat, creating and editing comments, merging workbooks, and much more.

CRN	CEU's	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor	Cost

Please contact Micki Voelkel for information