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

Sharepoint Designer 2010

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

Word 2010 Advanced

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 should be able to:
  • Use Zoom
  • Understand Word Views
  • Split a Document
  • Use the Navigation Pane
  • Insert ClipArt, Pictures from Files, and Screen Shots
  • Move or Delete a Picture
  • Use the Picture Tools Tab
  • Remove a Picture’s Background
  • Adding Artistic Effects
  • Changing a Picture’s Layout
  • Use SmartArt
  • Work with Tables
  • Use the Table Tools Tab
  • Apply a Style to a Table
  • Add a Cover Page
  • Add Word Art
  • Draw Shapes
  • Add a Text Box
  • Add a Table of Contents
  • Manage Sources
  • Add Footnotes, Endnotes, and Citations
  • Insert a Bibliography
  • Create an Index
  • View Synonyms
  • Use the Research Task Pane
  • Use Translation ScreenTips
  • Set Your Language
  • Use Comments
  • Track and Review Changes
  • Compare Documents
  • Minimize the Ribbon
  • Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Access Word Options

Word 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 Word
  • Understand the Word 2010 interface 
  • Use the backstage view to create a new blank document or a document from a template
  • Use the backstage view to open files and use the recent list
  • Save documents
  • Type, select, and edit text
  • Use page breaks to start a new page
  • Use cut, copy, and paste, as well as the Office Clipboard Task pane
  • Set default paste options
  • Undo and redo tasks
  • Find and replace text
  • Use the Selection pane to select pictures or objects
  • Format fonts and paragraphs with a variety of features
  • Use bullets and numbering
  • Use borders and shading
  • Understand, create and use styles
  • Use themes
  • Add headers and footers
  • Format text as columns
  • Change page orientation
  • Add a page border or color
  • Use the page setup dialog
  • Check spelling
  • Preview, print, or email a document

Visio 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 Visio
  • Understand the Visio 2010 interface 
  • Use the backstage view to create a new blank drawing or a drawing from a template
  • Use the backstage view to open files and use the recent list
  • Save files
  • Switch between files
  • Setup screen elements, guides, and ruler and grid settings
  • Find and place shapes on a drawing
  • Add text to a shape
  • Resize, move, delete, and duplicate shapes
  • Use the Tools group
  • Use cut, copy, and paste
  • Undo and redo tasks
  • Find and replace text and check spelling
  • Format shapes with different outlines, fills, shadows, line types, and corners
  • Format fonts and paragraphs with a variety of features, including using preset styles
  • Use bullets 
  • Rotate text blocks
  • Use themes
  • Select multiple objects
  • Center the drawing
  • Change the layout
  • Validate the drawing
  • Add a legend
  • Share the drawing by printing, e-mailing, or saving it as a picture