April 2003 Computer Software Education & Training Newsletter
- From: "Scott Turton-EducationOnlineForComputers.com" <scott_turton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: softwaretrain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 12 Apr 2003 23:59:14 -0700
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Newsletter for Computer Software Education,
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In This Issue:
1)... Editor's Greeting
2)... Best New Free Microsoft Office Training & Tutorial Sites
3)... New Free Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver & FrontPage Training
4)... Best New Free Web Development Training Sites
5)... Best New Free Windows, Linux, Hardware & Computer Training
6)... Software, Office and Computer Sites Worth Mentioning
7)... Question of the Month about Software Training
8)... Please Support Our Computer Training Mission
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1) Editor's Greeting:
Hello everyone, and welcome to our very first edition of this
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My desire is that these free resources will help you with your
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This issue describes a total of 24 Software and Computer
training, learning and tutorial web sites, with a total of 52
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2) The Best New Free Microsoft Office Training & Tutorial Sites:
This section of our newsletter contains the best new Free
Microsoft Office training and tutorial sites that we have found
and researched in the last few weeks.
Microsoft Office 2000 is a software suite that consists of
different applications that perform various activities. MS Office
2000 is by far the most widely recognized software suite in the
world.
Free Microsoft Office Interactive Video Lessons:
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/index.html
Learn to use Microsoft Office with Free interactive lessons by
Ustudy.org, here they are:
Video 1: Starting a Microsoft Office Program (897 Kb):
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/task1.html
Video 2: Selecting Menu Commands (463 Kb):
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/task2.html
Video 3: Using Toolbars (0.98 Mb):
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/task3.html
Video 4: Using Shortcut Menus (318 Kb):
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/task4.html
Video 5: Getting Help (565 Kb):
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/task5.swf
Video 6: Switching between open programs (875 Kb):
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/task6.html
Video 7: Exiting a program (342 Kb):
http://www.ustudy.org/training/microsoftofficeflash/task7.html
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Microsoft Office Quick References from Byu.edu:
Word 2000 Quick Reference:
http://it.byu.edu/docs/Qref/word.pdf
Excel 2000 Quick Reference:
http://it.byu.edu/docs/Qref/excel.pdf
Outlook 2000 Quick Reference:
http://it.byu.edu/docs/Qref/outlook.pdf
PowerPoint 2000 Quick Reference:
http://it.byu.edu/docs/Qref/ppoint.pdf
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MS Office Tutorials by Tutorialbox.com:
Word Tutorial:
http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/off2000/word/index.html
Excel Tutorial:
http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/off2000/excel/index.html
PowerPoint Tutorial:
http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/off2000/ppt/index.html
Access Tutorial:
http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/off2000/access/index.html
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Office 2000 Tutorials from Microsoft:
Creating Online Presentations with PowerPoint:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=PptTutorial
Learn how to easily create a presentation with PowerPoint and add
graphics and Excel files to your slides to make them visually and
content rich.
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Analyzing Data with Microsoft Excel:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=ExcelTutorial
Learn how to:
- Gather real-world data from different sources, including text
files, databases, and the Web
- Use PivotTables and PivotCharts to ask questions of complex
data
- Save your analysis as an interactive Web page
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Analyzing Data Using Access:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=AccessTutorial
Learn how to:
- Create a database to store and analyze your data
- Use queries to organize and simplify large quantities of data
- Format and customize data for printing by using reports
- Create Web pages to display the contents of your queries and
reports
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Collaborating with Others Using Outlook and Exchange:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=OutlookExchTutorial
Learn how to:
- Improve communication and organization by using the features of
Microsoft Outlook
- Use public folders to share information efficiently
- Use e-mail effectively to communicate with colleagues and
students
- Use the Outlook Calendar to better organize your time
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Managing Your Time Using Outlook:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=OutlookTutorial
Learn how to:
- Use Outlook Today for an always current, at-a-glance view of
your day
- Schedule meetings for times when attendees are available using
Plan a Meeting
- Stay on top of your "to do" list by creating and assigning
tasks
- Flag a message and set a date for follow up
- Use the Journal to keep track of your work day
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Word and the Writing Process:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=WordTutorial
Learn how to:
- Begin a new writing project with Microsoft Word
- Use the document map and outline view to help you organize your
work into logical sections
- Use Word as a powerful, collaborative, process-oriented writing
tool
- Save your document as a Web page and use a Web for discussions
to develop the topic
- Add comments to a document, keep track of changes, and save
evolving versions of your work
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3) The Best New Free Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and FrontPage
Training Sites
FrontPage, Dreamweaver and Photoshop Tutorials by
Tutorialbox.com:
FrontPage Tutorial:
http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/off2000/frontpage/index.html
Dreamweaver Tutorial (15 pages):
http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/dreamw.pdf
Photoshop Tutorial:
http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/photoshop/PhotoTut.HTML
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Training Presentations:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/presentations/presentations.shtml
Download and expand the course files before proceeding, then
download and print the handouts. Here are the training materials:
Web Authoring with Macromedia Dreamweaver:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/dreamweaver/dw.shtml
Site Management with Dreamweaver:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/sitemgtdw/
Beyond Basic Page Elements with Dreamweaver:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/advdw/
Editing Images with Adobe Photoshop:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/photoshop/ps.shtml
Intermediate Photoshop Techniques:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/intps/index.shtml
Adobe PDF for Electronic Publishing:
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/atc/materials/FLEX/pdf/
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As Simple As Photoshop: Animated Adobe Photoshop Tutorials:
http://digicollage.com/asap/
These two help-books of the ASAP series are offered to you
absolutely free.
The Concepts shows you around Photoshop and covers PS interface
and general work principles:
http://digicollage.com/asap/2/download.php?title=Concepts
All The Tools is a comprehensive Photoshop Toolbox reference,
showing you the purpose and work principle of any Photoshop
tool:
http://digicollage.com/asap/2/download.php?title=Tools
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Todd's Dreamweaver MX Tutorial for Smarties:
Beginner Version:
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/roadmap/Dreamweaver/tutorial1.htm
Intermediate Version:
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/roadmap/Dreamweaver/tutorial2.htm
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Using Flash 5:
http://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/mscmm/2001/int_auth/using_flash_5.pdf
This is a great 380 page guide on how to use Flash.
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Flash 5 Visual QuickStart Guide Readings:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/lecture.html
This page has the following training material for Flash 5:
Flash Editing Environment, Creating Simple Graphics:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash1.html
Modifying Simple Graphics, Complex Graphics On A Single Layer:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash2.html
Graphics On Multiple Layers, Saving & Reusing Graphic Elements,
and Using Non-Flash Graphics:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash3.html
Frame-By-Frame Animations, Animation With Motion Tweening,
and Animation With Shape Tweening:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash4.html
More Complex Animation Tasks, Interactivity With Simple
Frame Actions:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash5.html
Interactivity With Objects, Introducing Complex Interactivity:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash6.html
Adding Sound To Your Movies:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash7.html
Delivering Movies To Your Audience:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/flash8.html
Digital Audio for Multimedia Projects:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/audio.html
Flash Dragables:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/dragnotes.html
Create a scrolling text box in Flash:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/scroller.html
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4) The Best New Free Web Development Training Sites
Web Site Development Lectures:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/lecture.html
This page has the following training material for HTML and Web
Design:
Basic HTML tags:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/tags.html
Optimizing Web Graphics:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/graphics.html
Web Alignment Techniques & Horizontal Rules:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/align.html
Using HTML Tables for Web Page Layout:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/tables.html
Frame-based Layouts:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/frames.html
Creating Ordered/Unordered Lists & Named Anchors:
http://art.sdsu.edu/courses/stringfellow/art444/lists.html
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MSC Multimedia Systems Online Course:
http://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/mscmm/2002/lectures.htm
http://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/mscmm/2001/lectures2001.htm
http://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/mscmm/2000/lecturenotes.htm
These are excellent lecture notes and guides for Interactive
Authoring, HTML, Video Capture, Image Processing, Director,
Flash, and Midi. (Powerpoint format).
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5) The Best New Free Windows, Linux, Hardware and General
Computer Training Sites
The Expert Guide to Microsoft Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/includes/ExpertGuidetoMicrosoftWindowsXP.lit
This is a Free eBook teaching you all about Windows XP. You'll
need Microsoft Reader to access it:
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/default.asp
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Basic Windows Tutorials:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windowsxp/
These free tutorials will help you understand aspects of Windows
that are often overlooked in many learning materials. They are
designed to be informative and practical, explaining what things
do, and how you do them.
Microsoft Windows 98 (57 tutorials):
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/viewlets/windows98/
What Is Windows?:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/whatis.shtml
Windows Folders and Directories:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/directory/
How to Find Files on your computer:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/findfiles/
Install an Operating System (Windows):
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/buildpc/
List of Windows Keyboard Shortcuts:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/winshortcuts/
Bytes and Kilobytes: Understanding File Sizes:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/filesize1.shtml
How to Back Up your Hard Drive:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/backup1.shtml
Keyboard Functions in Windows:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/keyboard1.shtml
Using Character Map:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/quick/charmap/index.html
Windows Registry Tips and Tricks:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/registry/
Introduction to the Windows XP Interface & Desktop:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windowsxp/desktop.html
What are the Information Bubbles that Popup Occasionally?:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windowsxp/desktop.html
Windows XP Automatic Updates:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windowsxp/autoupdates.html
Make Windows XP Look Like Windows ME or Windows 2000:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windowsxp/w2k.html
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Getting Started with Linux:
http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/toc.html
If you're new to Linux and want to find out how to use the
fastest growing operating system today, all you have to do is
follow these lessons and you'll be using Linux efficiently in no
time. Getting Started with Linux is designed as a self-study
course.
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Computer Basics:
http://www.multcolib.org/seniors/seniors/tutorials/basics/
Learn about the parts that make up a computer, what software is,
how to use the mouse, and some simple terms.
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Internet Basics:
http://www.multcolib.org/seniors/seniors/tutorials/internet/
Learn what the Internet is, how to sign up for e-mail, and how to
search for information on the web.
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6) Software, Office and Computer Sites and Downloads Worth
Mentioning
rjhExtensions:
http://www.rjhsoftware.com/rjhextensions
This is an excellent free utility program that adds eight handy
commands to the pop-up menu whenever you right-click a file or
folder in Windows. The available commands are: Print directory
list; Save directory list; Encrypt and Decrypt files; Shred files
to erase them completely; Duplicate a file; Copy a file's path to
the clipboard; Open a DOS window in the currently selected
folder; and Rename batches of files.
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Webshots:
http://www.webshots.com/
From this site you can download an application that controls your
wallpaper and loads a screen saver which shows a slide show of
all your webshots wallpaper collection. The wallpaper can be
configured to show a calendar in the upper right hand corner of
the screen. You receive six wallpapers with the application, but
you can add more from their collections in many categories from
Renaissance art to Mountains to Sport Heroes to Cats. There are
also thousands of user posted wallpapers in webshot format.
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7) Question of the Month about Software Training:
Each month Scott Turton will answer a current or important
question that we have received about computer and software
training.
April 2003 Question: What resources does Microsoft provide for
learning and getting help with Microsoft Office?
Answer: Here are some of the best support and help sites that
Microsoft offers for Office:
Office 2000 Suite Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/default.asp?SD=SO&PR=ofw2k
Office XP Suite Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?ID=FH;EN-US;offxp
Microsoft Office Newsgroups to ask questions and get answers:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=prod_office
Updates/Addins/Tips/How-to/Downloads:
http://office.microsoft.com
MS Graphics and Clipart:
http://dgl.microsoft.com
I hope this helps you.
Scott Turton
http://www.EducationOnlineForComputers.com
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