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Tips and Training from the Office of Technology Services

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip!

Wednesday, April 22
Planning and Requesting Your Online Survey, 10 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Blackboard LearnOnline Collection, 2 ? 3:30 p.m., Cook 3

Thursday, April 23
SharePoint Designer: Creating a Web Site, 1:30 ? 3:30 p.m., Cook 3

Friday, April 24
Presenting Content without an Overhead Projector, noon ? 1:30 p.m., Cook 404A

Monday, April 27
Blackboard: Faculty Work Session To Move Content into LearnOnline Collection, 9:30 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Online Course Walkthrough and Launching Your Online Course, 1 ? 3 p.m., Cook 404B

Tuesday, April 28
SharePoint Designer: Templates and CSS, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Excel 2007 – Essential Skills, 2 ? 4 p.m., Cook 3
Online Course Walkthrough and Launching Your Online Course, 5:30 ? 7:30 p.m., Cook 404B

Wednesday, April 29
PowerPoint 2007: Adding Transitions and Animation Effects, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3
Word 2007 – Working with Long Documents, 1 ? 3 p.m., Cook 3
Emerging Technologies – Finding and Applying for Funding for Emerging Technology Projects, 2 ? 3 p.m., Cook 404B
Blackboard LearnOnline Collection, 5:30 ? 7 p.m., Cook 3

Thursday, April 30
Teaching @ Towson: Alternatives to Papers and PowerPoints, noon ? 1:30 p.m., Cook 404A
Orientation to Teaching Online, 1 ? 4 p.m., Cook 3

Monday, May 4
Word 2007 – Citations and Reference Features, 1:30 ? 3 a.m., Cook 3
PowerPoint 2007 Essential Skills, 9 ? 11 a.m., Cook 3

Tuesday, May 5
Shortcuts/Tips/Tricks Office 2007 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, 9 ? 10 a.m., Cook 3
Online Course Walkthrough and Launching Your Online Course, 10 ? noon, Cook 404B
Word 2007 Essential Skills, 1 ? 3 p.m., Cook 3

Wednesday, May 6
PowerPoint 2007 – Tips & Tricks, 9 ? 10 a.m., Cook 3
Teaching @ Towson: Digital Stories to Represent Student Learning, 11:30 ? 12:30 p.m., Cook 404B
Excel 2007 Formulas for PeopleSoft Financials Users, 1 ? 2 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

Internet Explorer?Shortcut Keys for Zooming

You may quickly increase and decrease the font size on a web page by using the below keyboard shortcuts.

Ctrl + plus sign will increase zoom (+10%)
Ctrl + minus sign will decrease zoom (-10%)
Ctrl + 0 will zoom to 100%

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.