All Microsoft Applications are fully supported by the Microsoft Help and Learning Centre.
Please refer to the Trusts 'Use of Microsoft Products' Trust Policy for usage guidance.
A list of commonly used apps and links to support materials for them can be found below.
Microsoft Office Suite
Excel makes it easy to crunch numbers; you can streamline data entry with AutoFill, create charts and spot trends and patterns with data bars, color coding, and icons. Click here for support materials.
Outlook is a Microsoft application that combines email, calendar, contacts and task management in one place.
Click here for support materials.
PowerPoint is a tool for making and delivering presentations with text, images, art, and videos. Click here for support materials.
Word is a tool used to create, format, and edit documents, review with track changes, and share files. Click here for support materials.
Microsoft Online Apps
Clipchamp is a video editor tool, designed to make video creation easy for everyone, even for those with no prior editing experience. It allows you to combine video assets, images, and audio files together, as well as to add visual effects like text overlays, transitions, and filters. Click here for support materials.
Copilot is your AI assistant, ready to help you be more creative and more productive. In Copilot you can upload or create files, ask questions, collaborate on AI-generated content, set up agents that help you be more productive, and add a wide array of custom agents and apps. Click here for support materials.
Please read the Artificial Intelegence Policy. This policy provides guidance to staff on the legal and ethical use of Traditional and Generative AI technologies.
Forms allows you to create surveys, quizzes, and polls, invite others to respond to it using almost any web browser or mobile device, see real-time results as they're submitted, use built-in analytics to evaluate responses, and export results to Excel for additional analysis or grading. Click here for support materials.
Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. Loop combines a powerful and flexible canvas with portable components that move freely and stay in sync across applications—enabling teams to think, plan, and create together. Click here for support materials.
OneNote is a digital note-taking app that lets you organize, capture, and share your notes online. Learn how to create, format, tag, and collaborate on notes in OneNote across your devices. Click here for support materials.
Planner lets you create boards and add your team's tasks and assignments. On your Planner board you can sort your tasks into columns (or buckets). Buckets can indicate stages of development, days of the week, sprints, and more. Click here for support materials.
SharePoint is a platform for creating websites and storing, organizing, sharing, and accessing information. Learn about different SharePoint products and technologies, such as SharePoint in Microsoft 365, SharePoint Server, SharePoint Designer, and OneDrive. Click here for support materials.
Teams is the ultimate messaging app for your organization—a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing, and even the occasional emoji! All in one place, all in the open, all accessible to everyone. Click here for support materials.
Visio allows you to organise complex ideas visually. Get started with hundreds of templates, including flowcharts, timelines, floor plans, and more. Add and connect shapes, text, and pictures to show relationships in your data. Give diagrams a professional look with styles, effects, themes, and backgrounds. Click here for support materials.
Click this link for a list of all supported Microsoft applications.
Many online Microsoft courses and support resources are available via the NHS online IT Skills Pathway. For details regarding how to access and register for the IT Skills Pathway please
click here.