Intro to Microsoft 365 (2025)

Microsoft 365 is far more than classic Microsoft Office.  Powerful collaborative tools like OneDrive, Teams, Planner, and Power BI combine with traditional Microsoft apps to form a powerful productivity-boosting tool – and in this course we’ll get you started! Microsoft expert Chip Reaves will explain what Microsoft 365 is and how to access it. You’ll learn how to navigate the home page and manage your files,  how to use the Navigation Bar, and how to use the App launcher. You’ll also learn how to modify settings, techniques for general and specific searches to find exactly what you need, and how to find help from multiple sources. And in the final section, you’ll learn about Microsoft’s free AI tool, Copilot Chat, and how to use it as your personal assistant. 

Topics covered include: 

• Listing the different apps and services available in Microsoft 365 and the purpose of each  

• Signing in to M365 from multiple locations 

• Navigating the home screen 

• Working with Recommended files  

• Customizing views 

• Identifying and using the different elements on the Navigation Bar  

• Working with the apps from the app launcher 

• Creating new documents  

• Distinguishing between general and contextual settings 

• Searching in Microsoft 365 

• Applying search filters 

• Accessing Copilot  

• Describing what Copilot is and what it does 

Enjoy award winning HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging”TM Bigger Brains Teacher-Learner style! Taught by top subject matter experts, Bigger Brains courses are professionally designed around key learning objectives and include captions and transcripts in 29 languages, downloadable handouts, and optional LinkedIn digital badges on course completion.