How To Get Free Microsoft Office 365 Resources, Training, Virtual Courses, and More
Microsoft Office 365 provides a cloud-based service that enables individuals and businesses to accomplish the tasks they want to, where they want to, when they want to, all with the familiar Microsoft Office platform they’ve been using for years. By enabling this experience across devices, both in the cloud and offline, it lets people accomplish more, easier, in a much more efficient way. Whether you are new to Microsoft Office 365 or have been using it for awhile, I thought I would let you know about many free resources we have available to you from Microsoft to help you get the most out of your Microsoft Office 365 subscription.
What’s New – Find out what’s New for each of the Microsoft Office 2013 applications you get with Microsoft Office 365:
- What’s New with Word
- What’s New with Excel
- What’s New with Outlook
- What’s New with PowerPoint
- What’s New with OneNote
- What’s New with Access
- What’s New with Publisher
Quick Start Guides – One of the more popular resources we have available are the “Quick Start Guides” that give you a “cheat sheet” on the various Microsoft Office applications to help you get the most from your Microsoft Office 2013 applications quickly:
- Microsoft Word Quick Start Guide
- Microsoft Excel Quick Start Guide
- Microsoft Outlook Quick Start Guide
- Microsoft PowerPoint Quick Start Guide
- Microsoft OneNote Quick Start Guide
- Microsoft Access Quick Start Guide
- Microsoft Publisher Quick Start Guide
Microsoft Virtual Academy Sessions – Microsoft Virtual Academy offers free online courses that you can take on a variety of topics, right from the convenience of your home or office. Here are some Microsoft Office 365 Virtual Academy sessions for you to take advantage of:
- Office Guides: Introduction to Office 365
- Office Guides: Office 365 FastTrack Pilot
- Office Guides: Identity Management with Office 365
- Office Guides: Microsoft Project Online
- Licensing Office 2013 and Office 365
- Administering Office 365 for Small Business Jump Start
- Faster Insights to Data with Power BI Jump Start
- Office 365 ProPlus Deployment for IT Pros
- Office Guides: Business Intelligence in Office 365
- Office Guides: Deploying Office as a Service
- Office Guides: Exchange Cutover Migration with Office 365
- Office Guides: Exchange Hybrid Deployment with Office 365
Free eBooks – There are several free eBooks that we have available for you to download and use on Office 365:
I have several in my previous free eBooks posts:
- Almost 150 FREE Microsoft eBooks, covering Windows 7, Windows 8, Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 365, Office Web Apps, Windows Server 2012, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2012, SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013,
- Huge collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: Office, Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, System Center, Visual Studio, Web Development, Windows, Windows Azure, and Windows Server
- Another large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks and Resource Kits for you, including: SharePoint 2013, Office 2013, Office 365, Duet 2.0, Azure, Cloud, Windows Phone, Lync, Dynamics CRM, and more.
Video Sessions – We have several free video training sessions available online for you to use as well:
- Microsoft Word Video Tutorial
- Microsoft Excel Video Tutorial
- Microsoft Outlook Video Tutorial
- Microsoft PowerPoint Video Tutorial
- Microsoft OneNote Video Tutorial
- Microsoft Access Video Tutorial
- Microsoft Publisher Video Tutorial
- Also, be sure to check out all of the video sessions the Office 365 team has posted on the Office 365 YouTube Channel
Are you a U.S. Microsoft Partner? If so, check out these other resources we have available for you to utilize:
- Learn about the full range of Office products in the Microsoft Office demo environment
- Demonstrate the value of Office 365 for business customers with a hands-on demo experience:
Microsoft Experience Center - Office 365 FastTrack pilot and deployment resources
- Office 365 Open End Date & SKU Mix Calculator
Support - Do you need support with Office 365? We have a variety of online support resources available for you.
Latest News and Information – Want to always have the latest info and news from the Microsoft Office and Office 365 teams? Be sure to download and install the Microsoft Info Partner mobile app to your Windows Phone and get access to the latest news and info from HUNDREDS of Microsoft resources right at your fingertips.
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Senior Sales Excellence Manager
Microsoft Corporation
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