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Windows 8 Essentials

This workshop will give an introduction into the new world of Windows 8. With Windows 8 Microsoft has introduced a different environment with its new user interface and ways of navigating through your apps.

Windows 8 Essentials will show you the great new features of Windows 8 and provide you with a great base to further your Windows 8 experiences. With Windows 8 you are able to better manage your time by providing new and more efficient tools and applications.

Workshop Objectives:

  • Install Windows 8
  • Navigate the Start Screen and Apps
  • Use the Desktop, Taskbar and related features
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  • Manage your files and folders
  • Work with Settings
  • Personalize Windows 8
  • Understand Security and Maintenance

Word 365 Essentials

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. 
By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:
  • Open and close documents in reading or editing view
  • Understand the Office 365 web interface, including the home page, the team site, and the shared documents list
  • Understand the Word 365 browser interface
  • Upload a document to the Shared Documents library 
  • Open a document in Reading View or Editing View
  • Page through documents
  • Print from the reading view
  • Find text
  • Close a document
  • Zoom to a different view
  • Open the pop out
  • Open in Editing View
  • Understand document conversion
  • Open a selected document in the Word desktop application
  • Create a new file
  • Save documents
  • Type, select, and edit text
  • Understand the Word web app interface
  • Use cut, copy, and paste
  • Undo and redo tasks
  • Check spelling

Publisher 2007 Essentials

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly.
Before you leave this session today, you should be more familiar and comfortable using Microsoft Publisher 2007. We have nine overall objectives that will allow us to achieve the goal of becoming better at using this program. 
In today’s workshop, participants will be able to do the following:
  • Open and close Publisher
  • Work with publications
  • Create a publication
  • Perform basic editing tasks
  • Use the Format Publication task pane
  • Perform basic formatting tasks
  • Format paragraphs
  • Format the page
  • Add finishing touches

Sharepoint Designer 2007 Essentials

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. 
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
  • Open and close SharePoint Designer 
  • Understand the SharePoint Designer interface
  • Create a new web page from scratch or from a template
  • Create a new web site
  • Save, open, and close web pages
  • Understand design view and code view
  • Set page properties
  • Create and format tables
  • Use images
  • Use basic formatting tools, including styles, borders, and shading
  • Use hyperlinks, bookmark links, hotspots and interactive buttons
  • Understand navigation view
  • Create and edit a link bar
  • Remove an element
  • Understand the toolbox
  • Preview the page or the site
  • Publish the site
  • Backup the site

Project 2010 Essentials

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. 
By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:
  • Open and close Project
  • Understand the Interface
  • Create a blank project
  • Create a project from a template
  • Open and close project files
  • Add tasks to a project
  • Set constraints on tasks
  • Understand key terms
  • View task information
  • Sort and filter tasks
  • Understand Task Indicators
  • Split tasks
  • Link and unlink tasks
  • Create summary and sub tasks
  • Create recurring tasks
  • Understand resources
  • Add and view resource information
  • Assign resources to tasks
  • Level resources
  • Understand different task and resource views, including the Team Planner
  • Use the Tools tabs and format the Timescale
  • Create a baseline
  • Update tasks and update the project
  • Understand the Project Status date
  • View the critical path
  • Use change highlighting
  • Create basic and visual reports
  • Compare projects