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Microsoft 365 at Work: Outlook, Teams and OneDrive
A free Microsoft 365 course for office work: manage email and calendars in Outlook, chat and meet in Teams, and store and share files in OneDrive. Five short lessons, a quiz and a certificate of completion.
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The short version
Free, no payment details
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About 60 minutes
5 short lessons and one final quiz. Your progress is saved, so you can stop and come back on any device.
Certificate of completion
Finish every lesson and score 70% or more on the final quiz. Retakes are unlimited.
Not a program
This free short course is not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program and gives no program credit.
What you will learn
- Explain what Microsoft 365 includes and how a work account differs from a personal account
- Sort an inbox with folders, categories and rules, and use Bcc, flags and Schedule send correctly
- Book meetings with the Scheduling Assistant and share a calendar at a suitable permission level
- Choose between a Teams chat and a channel, run a meeting and write a short follow-up note
- Share OneDrive files with the right link type, then restore an earlier version or a deleted file
- Protect client information when you email, chat and share files at work
Who it is for
Adults who are starting or returning to office work in Alberta and want practical Microsoft 365 skills. No office experience is needed.
What you need
- A computer with an internet connection
- Access to Microsoft 365 through work, school or a personal subscription, if you want to try the steps (optional)
- About 60 minutes in total, which you can split across several days
Lessons
- 1Microsoft 365 at a glance: apps, accounts and files12 min
- 2Outlook email: sending, sorting and automatic replies12 min
- 3Outlook calendar: meetings, time zones and sharing12 min
- 4Teams: chat, channels and meetings12 min
- 5OneDrive: saving, sharing and recovering files12 min
- ✓Microsoft 365 at Work: final quizfinal quiz
Where this course can lead
Administrative Assistant Diploma
This course is a short, practical introduction. The full program goes much further: 806 hours online plus an 86-hour internship: Microsoft Office, business communication, bookkeeping basics and office procedures.
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Yes. You create a free Ucademy account, take the five lessons and the quiz, and pay nothing.
Yes. When you pass the quiz you receive a Ucademy certificate of completion. The course is not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program.
About 60 minutes in total. It is online and self-paced, so you can finish it in one sitting or over several days.
No experience is needed. Having Outlook, Teams or OneDrive to try the steps helps, but you can follow the lessons without them.
Not always. Microsoft changes menus between versions and organizations can switch features off, so the lessons describe tasks and point to Microsoft Support for your version.
No. It is a free short course, not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program, and it does not give program credit.
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