There's no doubt that over time I've been a bit biased about whether it's best to learn software with a trainer or on your own.  I think this is just because of circumstance.  Having been so lucky, though not really knowing it at the time, to be able to have access to a computer and software at such an early time, trainer-led courses were not readily available.

Learning on my own naturally evolved.  But, now as I'm here so many years later, and after checking out quite a few "just watch" online training sessions, I've landed in the opposite position.  Software has grown and grown, and continues to, as software development companies use their abilities to wow and entertain with what's possible, while this "fun stuff" doesn't really translate into the working world.  But it is cool!

What does keep the wheels turning are the folks who embrace and perfect the most useful skills.  Trying to be this type of software user on your own can be a long haul.  That's exactly why my focus as a software trainer, often referred to more as a "teacher", has led me back to a live Instructor platform.  The added layer of learners having the option to ask a question and receive an answer from a trainer at the same time they are absorbing new skills really is empowering after all!

It's interesting and very true.  There really are three fundamental topics that are often overlooked, or skipped, by folks who choose to learn Word, Excel and PowerPoint software on their own basically winging it as they go.

These are:

1. In Word, it's the editing purpose of Show/Hide Codes
2. In Excel, it's how Relative vs. Absolute Cell References work
3. In PowerPoint, it's the purpose of the Master slide view

When these very important basics are skipped over, they result in creating more work instead of less in Word, errors that are often missed in Excel calculations, and irritating surprises in PowerPoint, when least expected, like font size being messed up right in the middle of a presentation.

Join GS in an All-in-One online Instructor-led course and empower yourself with these most valuable, and often overlooked skills to not only save time, but more importantly, improve your success with applying software in the workplace, at school or at home.