Microsoft Training in Waterloo

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level business professionals, educators, and marketers who wish to integrate DeepSeek with PowerPoint to automate and optimize their presentations. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Automate the creation of text-based content in PowerPoint slides using DeepSeek.
• Generate data-driven visuals and infographics powered by DeepSeek models.
• Use AI to summarize long reports and turn them into presentation-ready slides.
• Integrate DeepSeek with PowerPoint for streamlined, dynamic presentations.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level professionals who wish to fully leverage Copilot 365 in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and beyond, including SharePoint, Microsoft Fabric, and AI agent integrations in enterprise environments. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand Copilot 365's role in automating tasks and improving workflows.
• Formulate effective prompts for AI-driven assistance in Microsoft 365 applications.
• Utilize Copilot in Excel for data analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
• Enhance presentations with AI-generated content and design in PowerPoint.
• Streamline communication and email management with Copilot in Outlook.
• Optimize collaboration and task management in SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric with Copilot integration.
• Leverage AI agents for enhancing enterprise workflows and business processes.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level professionals who wish to fully leverage Copilot 365 in Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand Copilot 365's role in automating tasks and improving workflows.
• Formulate effective prompts for AI-driven assistance.
• Utilize Copilot in Excel for data analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
• Enhance presentations with AI-generated content and design in PowerPoint.
• Streamline communication and email management with Copilot in Outlook.
• Develop AI-driven initiatives for productivity, data prediction, and HR applications.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level leadership teams who wish to effectively manage and coordinate tasks using Microsoft Planner and its related tools, leading to enhanced productivity and collaboration across the organization. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Effectively create, manage, and track tasks and projects using Microsoft Planner, enhancing team coordination and project visibility.
• Organize and prioritize individual tasks, share task lists, and collaborate on tasks using Microsoft To Do.
• Utilize Microsoft Loop components for real-time collaboration, integrating them seamlessly into projects and meetings, and enhancing communication and information sharing among team members.
• Design and manage custom lists tailored to specific project needs, automate workflows, and integrate Lists with other Microsoft 365 tools for more efficient task tracking.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level business professionals who wish to gain the skills necessary to utilize Teams, Word, and Excel effectively in a management context. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft 365
• Navigate and utilize Microsoft Teams for communication, collaboration, and project management.
• Develop proficiency in creating, formatting, and managing Word documents.
• Use Excel for data entry, manipulation, and analysis.
• Explore how to integrate Microsoft 365 applications for seamless workflows.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data professionals who wish to implement a lakehouse solution using Microsoft Fabric. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and components of Microsoft Fabric.
• Configure and manage a Lakehouse using Microsoft Fabric.
• Ingest and transform data using Apache Spark.
• Utilize Delta Lake tables for versioning and managing data.
• Implement data ingestion pipelines with Dataflows Gen2.
• Orchestrate data pipelines using Data Factory.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to master Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for enhanced document creation, data analysis, and presentations. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Effectively create, format, and manage documents in Microsoft Word.
• Utilize Excel for data entry, analysis, and visualization.
• Design engaging and professional presentations in PowerPoint.
• Leverage collaboration features across Microsoft Office applications.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to manage and secure an organization's IT environment using Microsoft 365.By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Deploy and manage Microsoft 365 services such as Intune, MDM, and Autopilot.
• Configure and enforce security policies using Windows Defender and other Microsoft 365 security tools.
• Monitor and troubleshoot devices and applications within a Microsoft 365 environment.
• Understand and implement compliance and data protection measures in Microsoft 365.
• Manage Microsoft 365 security services such as Microsoft Secure Score, Exchange Online Protection, Safe Attachments, and Safe Links.
• Implement compliance solutions using Microsoft Purview, data loss prevention, and sensitivity labels.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at anyone who wishes to learn and use the software and services available in the MS Office suite to enhance their work productivity. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn and use the different software in the MS Office suite.
• Enhance work productivity and collaborate effectively using MS Office tools and services.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to advanced-level data analysts who wish to use Excel to perform a variety of tasks such as data entry, formula creation, data analysis, and advanced automation. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate Excel’s interface and perform basic data entry, formatting, and calculations.
• Apply advanced formulas, functions, and conditional formatting for data analysis.
• Create and manage pivot tables and charts for data visualization.
• Use tools like Power Query, Power Pivot, and perform data analysis.
• Automate tasks using macros and VBA to streamline workflows.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to enhance their productivity and efficiency by leveraging the advanced features of Excel and Google Sheets for data organization, analysis, and collaboration. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate and utilize the core features of Excel and Google Sheets.
• Perform data analysis and create actionable insights using advanced spreadsheet techniques.
• Collaborate in real-time using Google Sheets for seamless teamwork.
• Create reusable templates for reporting, tracking, and project management.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to manage and secure an organization's IT environment using Microsoft 365. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Deploy and manage Microsoft 365 services such as Intune, MDM, and Autopilot.
• Configure and enforce security policies using Windows Defender and other Microsoft 365 security tools.
• Monitor and troubleshoot devices and applications within a Microsoft 365 environment.
• Understand and implement compliance and data protection measures in Microsoft 365.
• Apply best practices for Microsoft 365 administration and security.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at MS Office users who wish to master the different tools and techniques of MS Office software and services. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn and master the different shortcut techniques in MS Office.
• Master macros and other Excel functions for faster worksheet manipulation.
• Use PowerPoint controls and advanced features for creating presentations.
• Quickly navigate and search through Outlook.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at data analysts or anyone who wishes to learn how to use Excel for creating data models for data analysis. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn to analyze and solve any business problems using structured problem-solving tools.
• Navigate Excel tools with ease.
• Set up, format, and present data effectively.
• Understand the logical structure and apply correct functions to Excel models.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators who wish to effectively deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Hyper-V environments. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand virtualization concepts and configure Hyper-V.
• Create and manage virtual machines, VM storage, and networking.
• Utilize advanced Hyper-V features and secure Hyper-V environments.
• Monitor and optimize Hyper-V performance.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and programmers who wish to learn about Microsoft Copilot and use its features to complete codes. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how Microsoft Copilot works.
• Familiarize the features and benefits of using Microsoft Copilot.
• Utilize the advanced features of Microsoft Copilot for coding.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level supervisors and programming officers who wish to expand their knowledge in administering SharePoint and effectively utilizing Microsoft 365 Copilot. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of SharePoint architecture and administration.
• Configure and manage SharePoint sites and user permissions.
• Implement security and compliance measures within SharePoint.
• Integrate and manage Microsoft 365 Copilot features to enhance organizational productivity.
• Apply best practices for data governance and content management.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at anyone who wishes to master the fundamentals and features of Microsoft Word to become more productive at work. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn the basics of Microsoft Word to best support daily workday responsibilities for meeting notes, memos, etc.
• Work with different formatting features.
• Manage document collaboration.

Excel is a popular spreadsheet program created by Microsoft. Jest used to store, organize and analyze data in tabular form. Here are some key features and functions of Excel: 1. Spreadsheets: It consists of sheets, where each sheet is an array consisting of cells arranged in rows and columns. It allows you to create multiple sheets in one file, which allows you to organize different data sets. 2. Calculations and Formulas: Allows you to perform a variety of mathematical, statistical and logical calculations using formulas. It has a wide set of built-in functions such as SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, IF, VLOOKUP, etc. 3. Data Formatting and Appearance: Provides tools for formatting data, including changing font, color, style, and creating charts, pivot tables and diagrams. 4. Sorting, Filtering and Grouping: Allows you to sort data according to specific criteria. Allows you to filter data to display only selected information. Possibility to group data depending on needs. 5. Data analysis: Tools for performing advanced analyzes such as scenario analysis, trends, forecasting, and creating macros. 6. Data Sharing: Enables real-time data sharing and collaboration, allowing multiple users to work on the same data simultaneously. 7. Task automation: Ability to create macros and automate tasks using the programming language VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). Excel is widely used in various fields, from business to science and education. Its comprehensive features enable data analysis, creation of reports, budgets, schedules, data management and many other applications.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at data analysts who wish to use VBA in Excel for automating tasks. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Record and edit macros as required.
• Write procedures using data from the sheet.
• Create your own functions.
• Handle an event (opening worksheet cell update etc.) by means of the handler.
• Create a form.

Audience Analysts, researchers, scientists, graduates and students and anyone who is interested in learning how to facilitate statistical analysis in Microsoft Excel. Course Objectives This course will help improve your familiarity with Excel and statistics and as a result increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your work or research. This course describes how to use the Analysis ToolPack in Microsoft Excel, statistical functions and how to perform basic statistical procedures. It will explain what Excel limitation are and how to overcome them.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at data analysts who wish to learn techniques for preparing data in Excel, then visualizing it in Power BI. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of data analysis, objectives of data analysis, and approaches for data analysis.
• Use DAX formulas in Power BI for complex calculations.
• Create and use visualizations and charts for particular analysis cases.
• Import with Power View to move from Excel based Power BI to independent Power BI.

Data analytics is a crucial tool in business today. We will focus throughout on developing skills for practical hands on data analysis. The aim is to help delegates to give evidence-based answers to questions:  What has happened?

• processing and analyzing data
• producing informative data visualizations

What will happen?

• forecasting future performance
• evaluating forecasts

What should happen?

• turning data into evidence-based business decisions
• optimizing processes

The course itself can be delivered either as a 6 day classroom course or remotely over a period of weeks if preferred. We can work with you to deliver the course to best suit your needs.

During the training, will present the issues of financial analysis using the advanced features of Excel. This course is intended for financial analysts, accountants and all those who want to expand their skills spreadsheet with issues of financial analysis.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at data analysts who wish to program in R for Excel. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Toggle and move data between Excel and R.
• Use R Tidyverse and R features for data analytic solutions in Excel.
• Extend their data analytical skills by learning R.

This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2019: Part 1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that can help deepen your understanding of organizational intelligence. The ability to analyze massive amounts of data, extract actionable information from it, and present that information to decision makers is at the foundation of a successful organization that is able to compete at a high level. Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to leverage the power of data analysis and presentation in order to make informed, intelligent organizational decisions. You will:

• Work with functions.
• Work with lists.
• Analyze data.
• Visualize data with charts.
• Use PivotTables and PivotCharts.

Once you complete this course, you’ll be able to create and develop Excel worksheets and workbooks so you can begin to analyze critical business data.
This course empowers you to:

• Write a range of fundamental Excel commands
• Perform worksheet calculations
• Build custom formulas
• Amend elements in a worksheet
• Apply formatting changes to cells
• Manage workbook properties

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at data scientists who wish to use Excel for data mining.

• By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
• Explore data with Excel to perform data mining and analysis.
• Use Microsoft algorithms for data mining.
• Understand concepts in Excel data mining.

This course aims to provide you with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills, which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation. Excel can help you organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data in ways that will help the decision makers in your organization steer you in the right direction. It will also make these tasks much easier for you to accomplish, and in much less time, than if you used traditional pen-and-paper methods or non-specialized software. Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to create and develop Excel worksheets and workbooks in order to work with and analyze the data that is critical to the success of your organization.

• You will:
• Get started with Microsoft Office Excel 2019.
• Perform calculations.
• Modify a worksheet.
• Format a worksheet.
• Print workbooks.
• Manage workbooks.

In this instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (onsite or remote), participants will learn how to combine the capabilities of Python and Excel. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure packages for integrating Python and Excel.
• Read, write, and manipulate Excel files using Python.
• Call Python functions from Excel.

This course builds upon the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® Basic and Microsoft® Office Excel® Intermediate courses to help you get the most of your Excel experience. The ability to collaborate with colleagues, automate complex or repetitive tasks, and use conditional logic to construct and apply elaborate formulas and functions will put the full power of Excel right at your fingertips. The more you learn about how to get Excel to do the hard work for you, the more you'll be able to focus on getting the answers you need from the vast amounts of data your organization generates. Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to perform advanced data analysis, collaborate on workbooks with other users, and automate workbook functionality.

• You will:
• Work with multiple worksheets and workbooks.
• Share and protect workbooks.
• Automate workbook functionality.
• Use Lookup functions and formula auditing.
• Forecast data.
• Create sparklines and map data.

Welcome to Microsoft® Project® 2019/2021: Part 1. This course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment. This course covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Project during the planning phase of a project. In other words, if your supervisor assigns you to lead a project, this course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval. Learning Objectives In this course, you will be able to construct basic project plans using Microsoft Project.

• You will:
• Identify project management concepts and navigate Microsoft Project Professional.
• Create a new project plan.
• Add tasks to a project.
• Manage task relationships within a project.
• Manage project resources.
• Finalize a project plan

Microsoft Office Visio is a program for creating various types of diagrams, diagrams, plans and graphics. Jest often used to create workflow diagrams, network diagrams, architectural plans, UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams, mind maps, organizational structures, project breakdown plans, as well as to create other graphical representations of data.

The course is designed for users of Excel for creating analyzes and reports.

Please answer the following questions:

• Is your daily work in Excel is a never-ending string of commands copy-paste?
• Are you wasting time on repetition of similar operations to prepare the data for analysis?
• Do you know all the keyboard shortcuts in Excel, but you are not satisfied with the results?
• Rather than deal with data analysis and preparation of wasting time?
• Do you have to manually verify the correctness of such data obtained from different systems?
• Do you have to stay at work after hours or Excel to take books home because not doing during the day?
• Is Your job is to prepare reports based on a large data set?
• Do you feel that working in Excel, you come to a roundabout way of results?

If you can answer YES to one of the questions then it's time stop this nightmare. This training is for you. Find out how you can speed up your daily operations and get most out of MS Excel. WARNING After the training, your life will change dramatically. Activities, which occupied the whole day will take just a few moments. Are you ready for this?

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level business analysts and data analysts who wish to use Excel to perform data analysis and reporting for their projects and tasks. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use Excel formulas and functions to perform calculations and data manipulation.
• Use Excel data analysis tools such as PivotTables, What-If Analysis, and Forecasting to summarize and visualize data.
• Use Excel charts and graphs to create and customize data visualizations.
• Use Excel data validation and conditional formatting to ensure data quality and highlight data insights.
• Use Excel data import and export features to connect to external data sources and share data with others.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at business analysts who wish to automate workflows and tasks with Microsoft Flow/Power Automate. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create business applications without needing any developer experience.
• Manage and analyze flows for business solutions.
• Create flows, define triggers, add actions, and set conditions.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at IT administrators who wish to use Office 365 as an administrator. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Answer the most common end-user support requests.
• Troubleshoot start up and version compatibility issues.
• Backup and fix damaged files.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at financial analysts and staff who wish to use Adaptive OfficeConnect in creating financial reports using Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. By the end of this training, participants will be able to build, create, and update financial reports in Microsoft Office Suite.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at marketeers who wish to create video content and presentations with Camtasia and PowerPoint. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create video content and share it on a video hosting platform.
• Employ assets within Camtasia such as music and icons for interactive content.
• Save on costs by producing HQ videos with Camtasia and PowerPoint.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at SharePoint users who wish to use SharePoint to share and organize information. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Empower team collaboration with SharePoint.
• Create SharePoint sites to streamline information management and sharing.
• Automate workflows for improving business processes.

This instructor-led, live training in Waterloo (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators and other IT professionals who wish to design, construct, deploy and manage a SharePoint site. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design, structure and build a sharepoint site.
• Carry out Site Collection Administration tasks such as Metadata Term Stores and Retention policies.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level developers who wish to use VSTO to create customized solutions for Microsoft Office applications. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create add-ins and document-level customizations for Office applications.
• Access and manipulate the Office object model and its events.
• Create custom ribbons, task panes, and dialogs for Office applications.
• Use Windows Forms controls and .NET components in Office documents.
• Integrate Office applications with web services and databases.
• Deploy and secure Office solutions.