Microsoft and SkillLane announce Office 365 online learning solution. Offers 1-year free Office 365 online course to achieve more!

 |   Pornravee Suramool

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Bangkok, 12th July 2016 – Microsoft Thailand announced official partnership with SkillLane, Leading Education technology startup in Thailand. The partnership will benefit young professionals who are eager to learn and archive more with the help of Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal subscriptions. Annual subscription includes a year of free online computer courses on Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint conducted and designed by experts. The package also includes free automatic updates for Office 365 and online learning courses. To respond to mobile lifestyle, the service provides convenient access to knowledge for people who want to achieve more anywhere and anytime

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Sarach Kitnitchiva, Product Marketing Manager, Office, Microsoft (Thailand) Limited said, “Nowadays, lifestyle is becoming increasingly mobile and mobility technology plays an important part by giving convenience to people who are immersed in mobile-first and cloud-first world. Office 365 is one of the mobility services that enables people to access the latest Office tools, features and services anywhere, anytime on any device and platform.  Partnership with SkillLane now allows us to offer not only the best services, but also essential skills training by computer and software experts, giving our customers an opportunity to make the most of Office 365.  We are confident that this collaboration is just the first of many steps Microsoft and SkillLane will make to demonstrate our joint commitment to bringing the best services to our customers. Online courses from SkillLane will enhance lifestyle and work efficiency of the learners and will enable them to use Office 365 products in the most efficient way.”

Microsoft Office 365 is a service that offers benefits that meet everyone’s need in a mobile-first and cloud-first world where documents, data and applications can be accessed and shared from anywhere anytime on all devices. Office 365 subscription comes with a full version of Office 2016 including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access and Publisher. As nowadays people work across multiple devices, Office 365 can be downloaded to PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones (including iOS and Android). Office 365 also includes 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage making it easy to keep documents in one place and access and share them from any devices on the go. In addition, Office 365 subscribers will receive free 60 minutes of Skype credit every month that they can use to call up to 60 countries. The latest software upgrade is always included in the subscription. All of these benefits are available exclusively to licensed versions of Office 365 and feature latest updates.Thitipong

Mr. Titipong Pisitwuttinan, Co-founder and CEO of SkillLane said, “We are pleased to officially partner with Microsoft to make Office 365 even more enjoyable. SkillLane and Microsoft share the same goal – to empower people to achieve more. SkillLane website is No.1 online marketplace for professional education in Thailand and is designed with customers in mind who want to improve themselves but have limited time to learn. We offer a range of online courses divided in different categories. Each course was developed by experts from each specific field including Finance and Investment by Khun Pawawit Klinpratoom, Business by Khun Wisoot Sangarunlert, Self-development by Coach Siriluck and Software by Khun Sira Ekabut and Khun Somkiat Chuaymak. All of our popular courses in the computer category feature Office 365 tips and provide knowledge and tips on basic working tools, giving Office 365 subscribers the power to do and achieve more.”

Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal annual subscribers will be able to access popular online computer courses on SkillLane free of charge for one year. With the practical and amazing tips on Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Subscribers will be able to work smarter and make the most of Office 365 services. Currently, there are more than 100 courses available including Excel Level Up, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Techniques.

Mr. Somkiat Chuaymak. Microsoft Office Specialist Expert Certified Trainer of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint added, “Office 365 is a basic service that most of us use every day for various things such as planning personal schedules, business appointments and many more. Since Office 365 is used so widely, it was only natural that we decided to work with SkillLane to develop Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint courses. Actually, many of us are still not aware of the true capability of Office 365, or how it can help us get things done.  Now Office 365 subscribers will receive useful and easy tips on Office functions and, we hope, it will make their lives so much easier.

“Sharing how to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint in a smarter way is like sharing secret tips of success. Office 365 subscribers will receive the best up-to-date tools and will be able to save time as all of the tips and tricks are now gathered in one place.” Mr. Sira Ekabut, Founder of inwexcel.com and author of Excel Level Up concluded.

Interested customers can subscribe to Office 365 Home for THB 2,899 or Office 365 Personal for THB 2,099 per year starting from now until 30 September 2016. To register for online courses, contact 02-263-6888 after activating Office 365 or learn more about Office 365 at https://products.office.com/th-th/home

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About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @Microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Established in 1993, Microsoft (Thailand) Limited aims to Make 70 Million Lives Better by enabling Thai people and businesses to realize their full potential through technology that transforms the way people work, play, and communicate. We offer software, services, and devices that deliver new opportunities, greater convenience, and enhanced value to people’s lives. Working with communities and the Thai government, Microsoft and its partners are committed to working closely with organizations and people across Thailand to fully harness the power of technology and innovation.

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