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Administrative Assistant/Secretary Course Outline

Administrative Assistant/Secretary Module 1
Today’s Office Professional - Overview and General Duties

• Professional Traits and Qualities
• Office Settings
• Overview of Operational and Management Functions of a Typical Business
• Daily Duties of the Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Introduction to Office Equipment, Furniture and Supplies
• Record Keeping and Banking
• Organizing Work and Protecting Its Quality
• Time Management

Administrative Assistant/Secretary Module 2
Today’s Office Professional - Office Communications

• Telecommunications Equipment and Systems
• Managing Incoming and Outgoing Communications
• Arranging and Assisting with Meetings and Conferences
• Making Travel Arrangements

Administrative Assistant/Secretary Module 3
Today’s Office Professional - Office Documents

• Document Related Terminology
• Information Resources
• Overview of the Document Planning and Generation Process
• Business Document Formats and Styles
• Techniques for Generating a First Draft
• Editing Text
• Proofreading
• Taking Dictation
• Quick Review of English Grammar for Administrative Assistants

Administrative Assistant/Secretary Module 4
Today’s Office Professional - Public Relations and Personnel Issues

• Business Ethics
• Supervising Office Employees
• Managing a Payroll
• Quality and Quantity Control
• Stress Management

Administrative Assistant/Secretary Module 5
Microsoft Office System 2007 – Part One

• Introduction to Office 2007
• Windows Basics
• Working with Files and Folders
• Windows Vista Speech Recognition
• Word Essentials
• Document Basics
• Working with Files and Folders
• Document Formatting
• Managing Text Flow
• Editing Basics
• Creating Tables and Lists
• Adding Pictures and Shapes to a Document
• Customizing Word

Administrative Assistant/Secretary Module 6
Microsoft Office System 2007 – Part Two

• Excel Essentials
• Creating and Editing a Workbook
• Formatting Cells and Ranges
• Worksheet Formatting
• Managing Worksheets
• Working with Data
• Using Basic Formulas and Functions
• Creating Charts from Your Data

Administrative Assistant/Secretary Module 7
Microsoft Office System 2007 – Part Three

• PowerPoint Essentials
• Presentation Basics
• Working with Text
• Designing a Presentation
• Adding Tables, Charts, and SmartArt Graphics to Slides
• Adding Graphics and Media Clips to a Presentation
• Delivering a Presentation
• Database Essentials
• Creating Database Tables, Forms, Reports, and Queries
• Database Tools
• Getting to Know Outlook
• Email Basics
• Managing Mail with Folders
• Processing Messages with Rules
• Contact Basics
• Advanced Contact Management
• Calendar Basics
• Managing Meeting
• Managing Tasks
• Categories and Outlook Data Files
 
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"Training at home let me study when and how long I wanted, therefore I had no restrictions. I feel it was better than if I had attended my local community college." — J.A.B. - North Carolina
Administrative Assistant School
"Office procedures were explicitly spelled out in the program, which greatly helped me learn the specifics of an administrative support position." — A.Y. - California
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