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Online
Microsoft
Training Briefs
1. Formatting Excel
2. Excel Formulas &
Data Tools
3. Windows
MovieMaker
4. PowerPoint SmartArt
Graphics
5. Getting to Know
PowerPoint
6. PowerPoint Themes
& Images
7. Citations &
Bibliography
8. Inserting Tabs
9. Page Layout Tab
10. Word Commonly
Used Tasks
11. Word Format Text
Effects
12. Word Quick Parts
13. Word Headers &
Footers
IT User Services
The User Services area of the Information Technology Department has launched
over 30 Microsoft online training briefs! Development of these online training briefs
was an effort to address ’just in time’ requirements and use of software knowledge
on specific software features or functionality. The list on the left contains just a
fraction of the trainings that were created.
Accessing the trainings
Training specific descriptions and links to each online training can be accessed from
Lengths of trainings range from
4—15 minutes and include a table of contents for topic specific navigation.
Requesting a training topic
Face-to-face software trainings, offered once or twice a year, fail to adequately
meet the ongoing needs of students, faculty, or staff. In recognition of this, top
priority is given to the development of training based on specific requests. For
example, Mary Harriet Talbut, OIT, alerted IT User Services of the need for students
to create videos that would then be uploaded to Moodle. In an effort to meet this
need, the free software, Windows MovieMaker, was chosen for the training
demonstration. Faculty can now refer their students to the MovieMaker training
whenever this activity is required.
Training topics were also chosen from the software support requests issued to the
IT staff or Help Desk. Requests for future training topic development can be
submitted using the Microsoft Training Briefs request form, located at
~Martha Henckell, Director, User Services