Training Opportunities

Registration for upcoming sessions is through the GROW program. Session descriptions are also available on the GROW website.

SharePoint for Site Users - Tuesday, February 14
Hands-on and step-by-step instruction on using SharePoint. Upload documents, download files, edit documents. Open a document library with Windows Explorer and move or delete a document. Link to a shared folder from your desktop or in My Documents and open it with Office applications. Send other users a link to a document and set alerts for changes.

Adobe Contribute - Friday, February 17
Contribute is web editing software. This class is designed for Marquette employees who are responsible for editing university web pages. Edit an existing web page: edit and format text, and insert images, tables, PDFs and links on the page. Copy a page to create a new web page. Publish the web page.

Preparing Digital Images for Sharing Online – demonstration only - Tuesday, February 21
Learn about photographing, saving and sizing images and about using Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to edit and resize them. Watch a demonstration of using Snagit to label, place a border around images and save them in the appropriate format. Use Contribute to insert, format, align, and crop images inserted in web pages and to create hotspots that link to other web pages; post thumbnails and links to photographs on Flickr; link to video clips on YouTube. Use PowerPoint and D2L to share images.

SharePoint for New Site Administrators - Thursday, February 23
This class is for new site administrators, who have full control over a sub site, and are already familiar with using SharePoint or who have attended the SharePoint for site users training session. Create new sub sites and share documents. Manage permissions as you add and remove users and create groups.

Learn to use Adobe Photoshop/Photoshop Elements to Edit Images for Sharing on the Web with Contribute, D2L, PowerPoint - Tuesday, February 28
In this hands-on session, learn the basics of using these graphics editing tools. Use Photoshop if you already have it installed on your computer or consider buying Photoshop elements to resize large photos, adjust exposure and color balance and more.

Excel Pivot Tables - Thursday, March 1
Set up a worksheet and insert a pivot table. Sort, group, filter and print data.

SharePoint Meeting Workspaces -Tuesday, March 6
Take this class at your desktop using Lync and attend remotely or attend in person in CU 208. The first part of the training session will focus on how site users can view, add and edit items for recurring meetings on a SharePoint workspace. Access agendas, minutes, links, list of attendees for upcoming and past dates of this meeting. The second part of this session is for site or sub-site owners. Set up meeting workspaces on your own calendar. Create a new meeting in Outlook, send invitations and link the meeting to a SharePoint meeting workspace. Link to an existing meeting workspace or create a new one.

Safe Computing - Friday, March 9
In this age of always-on, fast Internet connections, viruses and spyware can cover the globe in a few hours. Learn do's and don'ts for safer computing. Review the steps you should take to protect your computer from unwanted intrusion. Update your system with operating system updates. Install a firewall, antivirus and spyware detection software. Protect your personal information, your identity and your data. Avoid phishing scams. Gain insight into current trends in computer security.

SharePoint for Site Owners, Part 2 - Monday, March 12
Set up and manage unique permissions for document folders and the calendar. Customize the document library with versioning, checkout or approval. Add columns to the document library and make comments in those columns. Add and manage alerts for users of your site. Customize the theme of your site and make it easy to navigate – add and remove links from the navigation pane and the top link bar. Modify the site landing page by adding and removing web parts.

Tumblr - Friday, March 16
Tumblr is an emerging social network that makes it easy to share and publish content on the Web. It is a fast form of blogging that allows individual users or groups to post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from a browser, phone, desktop or email. Use it to “follow" other blogs or people that you like, based on the content they post and “reblog” pictures. Create a custom Tumblr site and explore this publishing tool. Make your posts private and invite some people to contribute or view.

How and Why to Use Formulas and Functions in ExcelTuesday - Tuesday, March 20
Create custom formulas using cell references and by naming cell ranges. Split up text into two columns or merge text from two columns, count data entries, count blank cells, use if, countif, hyperlink, max, min, replace, today, and Vlookup. Copy formulas and functions so that they still work and format data that is pasted.

Microsoft Visio - Tuesday, March 27
Use Visio to communicate your ideas with organization charts, floor plans, timelines, diagrams and more. Insert, customize and search for shapes. Position, distribute and group shapes. Use the flowchart or cross-functional flowchart templates. Connect shapes, add screen tips and data to shapes. Use rulers and guides, and apply themes.

Creating and Working with Databases in Excel 2010 - Wednesday, March 28
This workshop is designed to teach you how to use Excel to create a database for managing information. You will learn how to manipulate your database to retrieve specific information, including: sorting, filtering and using advanced filters. You will learn how to add, delete and modify database fields. Find out how to use an Excel worksheet as the data source for a Word mail merge. Learn the difference between a “flat” and “relational” database. Develop an understanding of when it may be important to use a relational database. You will also learn how to use Excel database features to create various types of reports, including database functions, subtotal reports and more.

Computer Basics - Thursday, March 29
Introduction to using Windows, Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer and marquette.edu resources.

Tips & Tricks for Writing and Collaborating with Word - Tuesday, April 3
Use a table of content, headings, hyperlinks, bookmarks, headers and footers, thesaurus, watermarks, borders and backgrounds. Pay attention to the way you structure a document; consider the style, hierarchy, layout and presentation. Copy and paste from various sources and remove formatting; compare and combine documents. Collaborate with others as you track changes and make comments on documents. Co-author documents in a SharePoint document library with versioning enabled, use checkout, and set alerts.

Getting the Most from Google - Tuesday, April 17
Explore the tools that Google offers beyond Search including Chrome Browser, Gmail, Google Docs, Maps, Google Reader, Calendar, News, Voice, Google Plus, Photos and YouTube.

Adobe Acrobat Pro - Thursday, April 19
This introduction to Adobe Acrobat Pro is a hands-on session. Convert any document that prints to PDF. Recognize text in a scanned document so that it becomes searchable using OCR text. Create and distribute a basic PDF form. Collect, analyze and track data submitted in the forms you have distributed.

Microsoft OneNote - Tuesday, April 24
Do you use Post–it notes and take notes on paper to make to-do lists and keep track of important information? Use a digital notebook to take notes at a meeting, brainstorm ideas, gather information from the Internet and find what you’re looking for. OneNote is installed on your computer with Microsoft Office. Start OneNote with a keyboard shortcut and take notes from Word, Excel, the Web, text, pictures, and emails, then organize and search notes. Send notes to Word documents and Outlook, SharePoint, or print them.

Make a Form using Microsoft Excel - Thursday, April 26
Create a form using Excel that users can fill out, save and e-mail back to you. Format cells for user input, make drop down lists using data validation, hide cells, merge information from cells, and lock and unlock cells.

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