Training Opportunities

New features of Office 2013
Hands-on fast-paced review of the new features of Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint.
Feb. 5, Feb. 20, March 7, March 18, April 3, April 19, May 1, May 14
Presented by: Cliff Brown, IT Services

Using SharePoint 2013 Lists and Libraries
Find sites you have access to. Use the document library and organize folders and documents. Edit and download documents, share links to a document with others and get alerts when changes are made. Use SharePoint lists where you enter data, manage contacts, share a calendar, and manage your faxes. Open lists in list or datasheet view, add or edit an item, add an attachment, download a copy of the list.
Thursday, February 7/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Managing your email in Outlook 2013
Organize your mail into folders. Learn when to archive email and how to stay below quota. Avoid using the deleted items folder as another storage space.
Monday, February 11 / 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Cliff Brown, IT Services

Microsoft OneNote 2013: More than a digital notebook, a meeting workspace and a powerful tool for storing information
Share minutes, documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and links for collaboration at an upcoming meeting. Take notes at meetings, brainstorm ideas and gather information from Word, Excel, the Web, text, pictures, e-mails, handwriting with the stylus if you use a tablet pc, even audio. Save information you have stored in OneNote and use Search to access it. This application is installed on your computer with Microsoft Office.
Tuesday, February 12/10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and Tuesday, April 16/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Explore how the iPad can improve your productivity and efficiency
For advanced users, learn tips on improving productivity and efficiency with your iPad.
Thursday, February 14/ 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Presented by: Andrew Hunt, College of Business Administration

Panel discussion: Why I use Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Blogging*
The use of social media in the workplace continues to grow and it changes the way people communicate, collaborate and learn. Mobile devices allow users to write, respond and browse in real time. Tim Cigelske, Director of Social Media at Marquette will moderate a discussion by some of the members of Marquette faculty and staff about how they use social media.
Friday, February 15/ 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m
Presented by: Sean Berthold, Residence Life, Tim Cigelske, Office of Marketing and Communication, Lori Fredrich, College of Education, Herbert Lowe, College of Communication.

Introduction to Windows 8
The upgrade to Windows 8 presents a new interface, removing the Start menu. Get some help figuring out the features and learn where items you were familiar with in an older version of Windows are located. Explore the touchscreen interface for use on a tablet PC and the Applications that are available for Windows 8.
SharePoint 2013 for site owners: Managing Lists and Libraries
Set up a data list - create columns and determine what type of data users can enter in them. Set up a document library with folders and allow email to be sent to the library. Manage permissions for the list or the library.
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on the following dates (all sessions are identical): February 15, February 26, March 14, March 27, April 11, April 23, May 6
Presented by: Cliff Brown, IT Services

SharePoint for site owners: Managing permissions and creating sub sites
If you are the new administrator of a SharePoint site or if you have been given your own sub site to manage then this class is for you.
Monday, February 18/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Pinterest
Pinterest is the 3rd most popular social networking site in the US. It lets you create a virtual pin board to organize and share things you find on the web or images you pin to your profile. You can browse pin boards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests
Thursday, February 21/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Tim Cigelske, Office of Marketing and Communication

Content management and Quality Assurance of Web Pages
This class is for people who manage department web pages. Learn about content management and quality assurance.
Wednesday, February 27/ 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Presented by: Jan Harwig and Jamie Overman, Office of Marketing and Communication

Edit a department web page using Adobe Contribute
Receive hands-on training on Adobe Contribute for formatting, editing and publishing a web page.
Edit material on your Marquette web pages
Bring questions and learn from the questions of other attendees about managing and editing your department web page. Open your department web page and edit with hands-on assistance.
Wednesday, February 27/ 10:30 a.m. - Noon
Presented by: Jeremy Saperstein, IT Services

Organizing and analyzing data in Excel 2013(1)
Import data from the Internet. Turn rows of data into a table with drop down lists so that you can sort and filter to show only data that meets specific criteria. Use Quick Analysis. Avoid scrolling in a large worksheet by using a form to input data and freeze columns and rows. Use search, formulas like sumif and countif to tabulate database totals, and use conditional formatting. Break apart data in columns and put it back together again, and print headings and a header/footer on every page.
Tuesday, March 5/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Organizing and analyzing data in Excel 2013(2)
Set up a pivot table with subtotals and pivot charts. Group and ungroup data, sort and filter and create a calculated field. Filter Pivot table data using slicers.
Tips and tricks for getting the most from Google
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.
Wednesday, March 13/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Greg Nelson, IT Services

Word 2013: Merge for email or personalized letters, labels and envelopes
Set up a mail merge using a list of data in Excel, Word, or Outlook Contacts. Send a document to many people via email and personalize parts of the message. Explore the use of a merge to create mailing labels and envelopes.
Tuesday, March 19/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Staying Safe on Social Networking Sites
Learn the dos and don’ts of social networking on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Google+, Pinterest and other sites where users share ideas, activities, events, and interests with an online community. Identify the risks of sharing personal information and the steps you can take to limit your audience, protect your privacy, and avoid being victimized by the myriad of online threats. Use third-party applications appropriately and take steps to minimize and protect your computer and operating system.
Friday, March 22/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presented by: Justin Webb, Information Security Officer IT Services and Brett Weston, IT Services

Create a PowerPoint 2013 presentation.
Use a template, theme or recent presentation to get started, then add text, pictures, and speaker notes. Explore the new design tools and make the presentation visually appealing. Use tables, and charts. Use the new presenter tools and zoom in on an object.
Tuesday, April 9/ 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Open an existing PowerPoint 2013 presentation and add narration
Record the narration for a PowerPoint slideshow you have saved on the network or a jump drive and embed a movie in your slide show.
Tuesday, April 9/ 10:30 a.m. - Noon
Presented by: Jon Lamb, Instructional Media Center

Open an existing PowerPoint 2013 presentation and make it dynamic and interactive
Add to a slideshow you have saved on the network or a jump drive. Insert smart art, clip art and other images. Animate text and pictures and customize animation to move just parts of the picture or chart. Adjust the sequence, timing and duration of effects. Add scrolling text and use motion paths. Apply transitions.
Tuesday, April 9/ 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Excel 2013 Basics
Navigate, create, format, edit, and print basic worksheets. Fill down, move, copy, sort, and filter data. Perform calculations and apply conditional formatting.
Wednesday, April 10 / 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Explore Instagram, the fastest growing mobile application
Learn about the use of photo apps to shoot, edit and share images online.
Thursday, April 18/ 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presented by: Gee Ekachai, College of Communication

Smart Surfing/Good Googling
Improve your Web searching techniques and learn how to evaluate search results.
Thursday, April 25/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Cliff Brown, IT Services

Use Lync to communicate
Pay attention to Presence in Outlook and use it to start communicating. Start with an IM and escalate to a phone call or video call. Invite others to join a current conversation, or set up an online conference in advance. Experiment hands-on in the lab as we use Instant messaging, desktop sharing and online, phone and video conferencing.
Thursday, May 2/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: IT Services

Word 2013: Tips & Tricks for writing and collaborating with Word
Collaborate with other authors using simple markup as you track changes and make and reply to comments on documents. Copy and paste between documents and remove bothersome formatting, as you compare or combine text, and work efficiently with long documents. Organize your document with headings and a hierarchical structure and collapse and expand parts of the document. Use hyperlinks, bookmarks, and headers and footers and a table of content. Use some of the improved features for working with images and insert online pictures and videos.
Tuesday, May 7/ 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

Desire2Learn (D2L) Instructor Training
Please check this web site for class offerings:
http://www.marquette.edu/its/help/d2l/training.shtml

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