Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip!
Tuesday, January 6
Excel 2007 – Essential Skills, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
PowerPoint 2007 Essential Skills, 1:30 ? 3:30 p.m., Linthicum 207
Wednesday, January 7
Blackboard Fundamentals, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Publisher 2007 – Essential Skills, 1 ? 3 p.m., Cook 3
Thursday, January 8
Word 2007 Essential Skills, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Blackboard Fundamentals, 1 ? 3 p.m., Cook 3
Friday, January 9
Excel 2007 Basics for PeopleSoft Financials Users, 9 ? 10 a.m., Cook 3
Office 2007 – Overview/Road Show, 10:30 ? 11:30 a.m., Cook 3
SharePoint Designer: Creating a Web Site, 1:30 ? 3:30 p.m., Cook 3
Monday, January 12
Blackboard LearnOnline Collection, 9 ? 10:30 a.m., Linthicum 207
Word 2007 – Creating a Table of Contents and Index, 10 a.m. ? noon, Cook 3
Preparing Your Traditional Course for Online or Hybrid Delivery, (first day of the three-day course), 1 ? 4 p.m., Cook 404B
Excel 2007 – New Features, 1:30 ? 3:30 p.m., Cook 3
Tuesday, January 13
SharePoint Sites for Collaborating, 2 ? 3:30 p.m., Cook 3
Wednesday, January 14
Blackboard LearnOnline Collection, 9 ? 10:30 a.m., Cook 3
Student Voice – Planning and Requesting Your Online Survey, 3:30 ? 4:30 p.m., Cook 3
Office 2007 Overview/Road Show, 5:30 ? 6:30 p.m., Linthicum 207
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
Outlook 2007 – Assigning Color Categories to Outlook Items
Have you ever wanted to categorize items in your Inbox, Contacts or other Outlook folder by color? Creating Outlook categories enables you to group items together for easier reference. Follow the steps below to color categorize items in your Inbox. The same steps apply for categorizing other Outlook folders.
1. Click on Inbox.
2. Open the message you wish to categorize.
3. Click the Message tab on the Ribbon. In the Options group, click the Categorize button.
4. Click one of the default color categories.
5. The first time you click on one of the default color categories, the Rename Category dialog box will appear, prompting you to rename your category by typing a name in the white box beside Name. You may also choose a new color for the category by clicking the down arrow beside Color and choosing from the available options.
6. Click Yes.
7. Click OK.
8. Notice the banner at the top of your message. The assigned category name should appear in the banner.
9. Close the message.
10. Click the View pull down menu. Point to Arrange By and click Categories.
11. All messages that do not have a category assigned will be listed first. Click the – beside the Category none to collapse that category if it appears.
12. You may have to scroll down to see the other categories. You may need to click the + sign to expand the additional categories and view the messages beneath them.
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.
