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Do you use OneNote 2010? We need your help! The OneNote 2010 MOS beta is about to open and we need participants. We are excited to bring OneNote 2010 to our Microsoft Office Specialist line up for the first time. Please be sure to review exam details including audience profile and skills measured on...

Last week I had the opportunity to meet students congregated from around the globe in San Diego, CA to compete for World Champion titles in Microsoft Office applications. These students are wicked fast at taking the Microsoft Office Specialist exams, which are used in the competition. Seriously. Typically...

I am excited to announce the arrival of the new SharePoint 2010 exam, joining our Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 line up. If you're like me, SharePoint has become a key, integrated platform to connect with coworkers on key projects, as well as store and share valuable information. And I love how...

Earlier this year we asked the Career Factor cast to give us feedback on their journey so far and any advice they have for others following their paths. As their stories come to a close, we’re publishing their personal statements to help you get inspired to start your own journey. (Another great...

Caroline Weilinger recently completed the Administrative Information Management (AIM) program at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In addition to her regular classes and a busy schedule of equestrian show jumping with her horse Quincy, Caroline is in training for the Certiport 2011 Worldwide...

If you use Office 2010, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to download the complete ebook “ First Look Microsoft Office 2010 ,” by Katherine Murray. This 202-page book provides way to better express yourself, create compelling documents, work with data, organize, store, and share...

The Career Factor cast met each other and many of their Microsoft champions at Tech•Ed North America last week, and they have photos, videos, and stories to share! Read on for a recap of new blog posts from the conference. But first: Have you entered the DIY Career Factor contest ? Find out how...

Did you know you can download Excel templates to create schedules, calendars, budgets, to-do lists, and much more? Check out these free Excel templates . If you’re looking to improve your Excel skills, consider downloading a free chapter from the ebook “ Microsoft Excel 2010 Data Analysis...

Now that you've gotten to know the Career Factor crew (if you're at Tech·Ed North America this week, hopefully you've met them in person), we're excited to give you a chance to become part of the story! Enter the DIY Career Factor contest ! Beginning May 19 at 2pm PDT ( check your...

Do you use SharePoint 2010? We need your help! The SharePoint 2010 MOS beta is about to open and we need participants. We are excited to bring SharePoint 2010 to our Microsoft Office Specialist Please be sure to review exam details including audience profile and skills measured on our exam detail page...

Just one week after TechEd, Microsoft Learning is hosting an exclusive three-day Jump Start class specially tailored for IT Professionals looking for real-world proof of how cloud-based Office 365 enables you to solve more problems from more places. Registration for "Microsoft Office 365 for IT...

I just spoke with Stephen Rose from Springboard Series. We have very fond memories of the tours where we traveled together and it's great to hear that the Springboard team are on the road again and that seats are going quickly. So here's a friendly reminder, we don't want our Born to Learn...

Raised in Chicago, in what he calls a ghetto, Adrian Mercado, felt everything was hard. His grades at George Washington High School in the southeast side of Chicago were C's, D's, and an occasional F. He caught a lucky break. A "go-hard teacher" who according to Mercado encouraged students...

I've blogged about OneNote Trainer Packs (OTPs) before, and one of the questions that comes up frequently is: Will they be available for new courses? The answer is yes! Today we have released eight new OneNote Trainer Packs, which brings our total to 40 (see below for the list). Our current goal...

Exam 70-681 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam, designed to assess a candidate's ability to deploy and upgrade to Windows 7 and Office 2010 images. Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who deploy and maintain Windows 7 desktops and Office 2010...

T he Springboard Team are touring Europe, delivering exciting workshops on Microsoft Windows, Office and MDOP Deployment. Amsterdam marks the first stop on a 6-city European tour, en route to TechEd Europe, in Berlin, Germany. Are you looking to plan, pilot or deploy Windows and Office? These workshops...

The folks at Microsoft Office are looking for a small group of U.S.-based families, students, technology influencers, small businesses, and home-based businesses (1-4 PCs) to participate in Microsoft’s Office 2010 Real Life Stories program. This program provides a select number of people with a...

Jeff Conrad and John Viescas’s Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out (ISBN: 9780735626850; 1488 pages) is out now! You can find the book’s chapter-level table of contents and an introduction to this in-depth guide to Microsoft Access in this previous post . The bo ok includes a companion disc...

How time flies... 8 Years ago I joined Microsoft and joined the Microsoft Press team. With many strong series in print, the Inside Out books were my favorite as these books are really the encyclopedias on the topics they cover. Fans of the 'Inside Out' series will know the incredible detail that...

Just a couple days ago, I blogged about the release of more OneNote Trainer Packs (OTPs) but also hinted at more news coming soon. If you thought OTPs were a good way to prepare for a course, then you might want to participate in our latest pilot that takes this concept to the next level. Here are the...