Training and Support

Training Materials

If you want to get ahead of the  scheduled in person training, or learn on your own at your own pace, please review training material below or visit Microsoft's Viva Learning platform. Be sure to be logged into your Illinois Tech Microsoft 365 account to use this platform! Also, please visit this Comparison of Applications resource to learn how Googles most utilized applications compare to our new Microsoft tools.

Microsoft 365 Applications Desktop (Windows and Mac)

• Outlook Training (Email)
• Word Training 
• Excel Training
• PowerPoint Training
• OneDrive Training
• Teams Training

Microsoft 365 Applications Mac Help

• Word for Mac Help
• PowerPoint for Mac Help
• Microsoft 365 for Mac Quick Starts

Microsoft 365 Applications Web  

• Outlook for the web
• Word for the web
• Excel for the web
• PowerPoint for the web
• Share your documents

Microsoft 365 Linux

• Linux users can access Microsoft 365 applications through their web browsers. This includes Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and Office Online (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Teams

• Overview Team Owners, members and Guest capabilities
• Share files from Teams
• Share files with someone outside your Team
• Video: Microsoft Teams

Document Sharing

• Sharing a document
• Collaborate on a word document
• Share a document with external user
• Video: Share documents in Microsoft 365

Forms

• Creating a form
• Sharing a form
• View form results
• Format forms
• Integrate forms with other Microsoft 365 applications
• Explore Forms training videos, instructions and other resources

Viva Learning platform

Make sure you are logged into your M365 account to access Viva learning material. 

• Learn how to collaborate with anyone, anywhere: Collaboration | Learning  (View in Teams app)
• Share with OneDrive: Share and sync with OneDrive | Learning  (View in Teams app)
• Creating and sending email in Outlook: Create and send email | Learning  (View in Teams app)
• Start using Teams: Teams Quick Start | Learning  (View in Teams app)

Training schedule

The Library Instructional Team and OTS are offering hybrid training in the coming weeks and months. The in-person training sessions are being held at the Stuart Building, 10 W 31st St, Chicago IL, Room 112J and via Zoom at the following times and dates:

• 10/11/2024:  10:00am to 11:30am; remote training
• 10/28/2024: 10:00am to 11:30am; remote training
• 11/12/2024: 10:00am to 11:30am; in person training (tentative; will be remote if room is unavailable)
• 12/4/2024: 10:00am to 11:30am; in person training (tentative; will be remote if room is unavailable)

If you are interested in attending the training in person or remote, please sign up here!

Shortly after signing up, you will be given a Microsoft 365 training account to work with during the training. The account will have more functionality than your current M365 account, but will be in a training environment designed for you to learn.