Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip!
Thursday, July 23
Emerging Technologies – Creating a Social Network using Ning, noon ? 1:30 p.m., Cook 404B
PowerPoint 2007 Essential Skills, 1 ? 3 p.m., Cook 3
Friday, July 24
Outlook 2007 – Using Outlook as a Time Management Tool, 10 ? noon, Cook 3
Digital Media Classroom Orientation, 10 ? 11 a.m., Cook 404B
Tuesday, July 28
SharePoint Designer: Templates and CSS, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 10 ? noon, Cook 404A
Thursday, July 30
Creating Instructional Movies, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Monday, August 3
CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 2 ? 4 p.m., Cook 404A
Tuesday, August 4
SharePoint Designer: Creating a Web Site, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Outlook 2007 Essential Skills, 1 ? 3 p.m., Cook 3
To register for workshops and view additional course information, go to {http://www.towson.edu/otstraining}. The site also contains self-help documents and movie tutorials as workshop alternatives.
SOFTWARE TIP OF THE WEEK
PowerPoint 2007 Preset Slide Designs are BORING!
PowerPoint includes only a limited set of design themes, so they get overused quickly. However, Microsoft and communities of PowerPoint users continue to create new design themes on the web.
To find more design themes:
1. Open your web browser such as Internet Explorer.
2. In the address bar type: {http://office.microsoft.com/templates}
3. Under Templates, click Design Slides.
4. Pick a category.
5. When you find a design you like, click on it and click the Download button above it. If you have not used this site before, you will need to Accept an agreement with Microsoft and click OK at a variety of points.
6. When this process is complete, your new template should open in PowerPoint.
Note: Some of these themes are created by individual users, so the quality will vary.
To sign up for free technology workshops or view additional materials related to software training, visit OTS Training online at {http://www.towson.edu/otstraining}. You can also contact us directly regarding any software training related issues at {training@towson.edu} or 410-704-4070.
