For the user unfamiliar with the application, Microsoft Excel often seems to be a daunting proposition with no obvious practical functions that cannot be recreated using other Microsoft tools such as Word.

Microsoft Excel is an application that is often not fully appreciated by many business users who fail to understand what the package can offer if exploited correctly.

An organization that uses Access without understanding Visual Basic is not taking advantage of all the features of the software. VB is learned most effectively at the hands of a certified and experienced instructor, but there are countless Access courses out there. Which is the best one for your business? The best way to find a good VB course is to first find a good VB for Access trainer.

Of all the Microsoft products, Access is the one that most often requires outside training. It's not hard to understand typing text into Word or plugging numbers into Excel, but even experienced computer professionals require Access training.

Excel has a number of powerful tools for numerical analysis that can reduce complicated problems into fairly simple answers. Two of these that are covered in advanced Excel courses are Goal Seek and Solver.

In August 2006, Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference that Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh would be released without Visual Basic Support. Training managers wondered if there was a need to continue Visual Basic training if their organizations were using Macintoshes.

Having reached a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Access you may be looking for a new challenge. It is logical to assume that the more you and your employees learn about a piece of software, the more productive you and your company can become. By taking your skills to the next level, you can perform tasks that you would otherwise have to employ another individual to do.

Management of resources is a key aspect of project management. Microsoft Project is able to assist in the complex issue of managing resources by tracking their progress, highlighting allocation issues and relating all this information to the overall status of the project.

Some companies hire web design companies to create their site while others use internal personnel. Which is the better choice for your company?

Excel has a number of powerful tools for numerical analysis that can reduce complicated problems into fairly simple answers. Two of these that are covered in advanced Excel courses are Goal Seek and Solver.

Of all the Microsoft products, Access is the one that most often requires outside training. It's not hard to understand typing text into Word or plugging numbers into Excel, but even experienced computer professionals require Access training.

Training courses are excellent tools for getting up to speed on software quickly and often reveal techniques you may not have realized were possible. However even the best courses can't teach a user everything. Here are a few tips to supplement introductory or advanced PowerPoint training.

There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed a desire to become a great writer. When asked to define 'great' he said: "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, wail, howl in pain, desperation, and anger!" He now works for Microsoft, writing Excel error messages.

A highlight of the new features in Microsoft Access 2007. Where to start? A look at prebuilt solutions, results orientated user interface, simplification of table creation and the ability to share information more easily.

A successful Project Manager must successfully manage four basic aspects of a project: resources, time, money and scope. Let us briefly consider how Microsoft Project software is designed to assist in the management of these four elements.

Incorporating multimedia technology appropriately into presentations has been shown to achieve beneficial outcomes. Here we explore some of the ways of using multimedia in a PowerPoint presentation.

Get the most out of Microsoft Excel's advanced features! In this article we look at the list command, the web query feature, pivot table reports, and conditional formatting. All of this will set you on the right path to use Excel more successfully.

Do you believe online training is better than instructor-led training? We 'mythbust' the common thoughts on online elearning training.

One of the fundamental concepts of project management is the critical path. What Is the Critical Path? What is a Critical Task? How do you track the Critical Path?

Recently there has been a tremendous outcry in the Office community swirling around the rumour that Microsoft is removing VBA from future versions of Office. But is that the case?

Effective databases can be created using Microsoft Access. However, if more complex databases are required you must write code using a programming environment called Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Let us continue to explore some alternative applications of Microsoft PowerPoint. As you have seen in the first article, it is not only used for designing presentations. These ideas are based around the concept of taking a particular slide layout and using it in isolation rather than incorporating it into a presentation.

When making a suggestion to someone to try something new, it is important to support your case with a strong evidence base. This allows your listener to make an informed decision as to whether or not they will take up your offer.

As a result of limited resources, access is not always freely granted to desirable learning opportunities. Applications, exams and interviews often form part of vigorous selection processes and only the fortunate few will succeed.

A relational database such as Microsoft Access is a powerful way of organizing and querying a large amount of information. Users new to Access often have trouble grasping the basic concepts. Even experienced Office users, website designers and computer programmers find the information hard to process and need extra help.