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Overview

8.0 Credits
ONLINE

How good are you with the technology you use daily? What new technology tools are available that could save you time and make you more effective? Technology continues to accelerate rapidly, and keeping pace is essential. This technology update will help the non-information technology expert maintain and improve essential skills so that you can serve your companies and clients more efficiently.

Objectives

  •     Identify key hardware and software enhancements and updates that are relevant to accountants, including operating systems, desktop productivity suites, accounting software, and document management systems
  •     Implement key features in Microsoft Office applications, including accountant-centric features in Excel, Word, and Outlook
  •     List and apply key features found in Adobe Acrobat for working with PDFs, including commenting, reorganizing PDFs, securing PDFs, and creating and working with PDF forms
  •     Identify key security and privacy issues facing accountants, including practical tools and techniques for mitigating risk, such as data encryption, password management, biometrics, and portals

Advanced Preparation

None

Group-live demo and discussion using color computer projection