Upcoming OTS Training Workshops:
Thursday, February 16th, 2017 – 10:00am-11:30am – Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard: Interactive Tools – Find out new ways to engage students through Blackboard’s Interactive Tools.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 – 9:30am-12:30pm – Linthicum 203
Excel: Advanced – Maximize the effectiveness of Excel using common power tools.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 – 10:00am-11:30am – Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard: Grade Center – Discover the various functions of the Blackboard grade center.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 – 1:00pm-3:00pm – Cook 404A
WordPress for Staff: Small Scale Web Publishing – Give your CV and more a professional look online with TU’s WordPress web publishing.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 – 9:30am-11:30am – Linthicum 203
OneNote: Introduction – Learn the basics of OneNote, a comprehensive note taking app.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 – 9:30am-11:30am – Cook 404A
Office 365: OneDrive – Collaborate, store and create documents and files using Microsoft OneDrive.
To sign up for free technology workshops, visit our workshop schedule. You can also contact us directly regarding any software training related issues at training@towson.edu or 410-704-4070.
OTS Training Tip of the Week
Design PowerPoint Slides with Ease
Do you ever have trouble designing your PowerPoint slides with pictures and text? Powerpoint Online automatically suggests attractive design ideas for the current information on your PowerPoint slide. Here’s how you can get started:
- Open a new or current presentation in PowerPoint Online. (Go to office.towson.edu, login and click on the PowerPoint tile. Click New blank presentation or open an existing presentation).
- Click the Insert tab on the ribbon and then click Online Pictures in the Images group. Find and insert a picture.
- PowerPoint Design Ideas will show up in a panel on the right (displaying ways to integrate text with the image).
- Click on the design idea and it will take effect on the current slide.
