Training Guides and Resources

A comprehensive library of training resources. You will find a variety of guides, e-Books, self-paced tutorials, demos and how-to videos to enhance your use and knowledge of university technology and software.

D = document, V = video, W = website

Accessible Technology

ATI Web Site CSUN

Accessible Conversion of PowerPoint Documents To The Web (D)

Guide For Web Accessibility Checking Tool (D)

Guide To Establishing Faculty Web Presence (D)

Guide To Making Instructional Materials Accessible (D)

Web Editing For Faculty - Contribute (D)

Web Editing For Faculty - Dreamweaver (D)

ATI Website CSU

CSU Standards and Techniques Guide for Creating Accessible Microsoft Word 2010 Documents 1.0 (D)

CSU Tools and Resources (W)

Web Accessibility Training Information Note:Must be connected to the campus network. (W)

Web Content Editing and Maintenance Tutorials (V)

XHTML and HTML Essential Training (V)

Adobe Acrobat Learning Center

Adobe Acrobat 9 - Creating Accessible PDF Forms (D)

Adobe Acrobat 9 - Using the Accessibility Checker (D)

Adobe Acrobat 9 - PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow (D)

Adobe Acrobat 9 - Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft Word (D)

Adobe Acrobat 9 - PDF Accessibility Overview (D)

Antivirus

Mac

iAntivirus (W)

Sophos (W)

PC

Microsoft Security Essentials (W)

Browsers

Browser Compatibility for SOLAR, Portal and Web-One (D)

Web Browsers – Clearing Cache, Cookies and History (D)

Web Browsers – Enabling Cookies (D)

Campus Phones & Voicemail

Cisco Office Phone Quick Guide (D)

Phones and Voicemail (W)

Clickers

Clickers (Request Guide)

Elluminate

Elluminate – Getting Started (D)

Email

iPads, Smartphones, and Other Mobile Devices

CSUN Wireless

Accessing Open Wireless (csun) (D)

Accessing Open Wireless (csun) - Tips & Tricks for Laptop Users (D)

Android - Accessing CSUN's Encrypted Wireless Network (D)

iPhone 3, 4 & 5 - Accessing CSUN's Encrypted Wireless Network (D)

iPad -Accessing CSUN's Encrypted Wireless Network (D)

iOS - Email Password Update from a Mobile Device (D)

iPad – Getting Started (D)

iPad - Setting Up Email Accounts (D)

FAQs (W)

Mac Wireless Basics (V)

VPN (W)

Student Gmail

Android (W)

iPad, iPhone, iPod touch (W)

Blackberry (W)

Windows Mobile 6 (W)

Faculty & Staff Email

Configuring Your Smartphone (D)

Microsoft Office

Access
Excel
Lync
Office for the PC
Office for Macintosh
Outlook
PowerPoint
Publisher
Visio
Word

Access

Access 2010 – Basic Tasks (W)

Access 2010 – Make the Switch (W)

Access 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Access 2007 – Get To Know Access 2007 (W)

Access 2007 – Basics (D)

Access 2007 – Intermediate (D)

Access 2007 – Import and Export Data Files (D)

Access 2007 – Import Data: Import or link to data in an Excel workbook (W)

Access 2007 – Import Data: Import data from Excel to a new table in Access (W)

Access 2007 – Export Data: Export Data from Access to Excel (W)

Access 2007 – View and manage objects by using the Navigation Pane (W)

Access 2007 – Primary Keys: Create or remove a primary key (W)

Access 2007 – Tab Order: Set the tab order for controls W)

Access 2007 – Print: Print your Access data (W)

Access 2007 – A variety of Access Guides & Tutorials W)

Access 2007 – Step by Step (W)

Access 2007 – Create a Database W)

Access 2003 – Training Tutorial Courses W)

Excel

Excel 2010 – Basic Tasks (W)

Excel 2010 – Getting Started (W)

Excel 2010 – Online Training Course List (W)

Excel 2010 – PivotTables (W)

Excel 2010 – Create Formulas (W)

Excel 2010 – Create Your First Spreadsheet (W)

Excel 2010 – Make the Switch (W)

Excel 2010 – Manage Information (W)

Excel 2010 – VLookup (What it is and when to use it) (W)

Excel 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Excel 2007 – Up to speed with Excel 2007 (W)

Excel 2007 – Basics: Create your First Workbook (W)

Excel 2007 – Basics (D)

Excel 2007 – Charts I: How to Create a Chart (W)

Excel 2007 – Charts: Creating Charts (W)

Excel 2007 – Data Query & Management (D)

Excel 2007 – Filters: Filter Data in a Range or Table (W)

Excel 2007 – Formulas: Enter Formulas (W)

Excel 2007 – Formulas: Using Formulas (W)

Excel 2007 – Macro Basics (D)

Excel 2007 – Macros – Record a Basic Macro (W)

Excel 2007 – Working with Multiple Workbooks and Sheets (D)

Excel 2007 – Using Pivot Tables (D)

Excel 2007 – PivotTable I: Get Started (W)

Excel 2007 – PivotTable II: Filters (W)

Excel 2007 – PivotTable III: Calculate Data (W)

Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort Data (W)

Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort By Date (W)

Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort By Multiple Columns of Data (W)

Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort Data by Cell Color (W)

Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort Data by Font Color (W)

Excel 2007 – Tips & Shortcuts (D)

Excel 2007 – VBA (W)

Excel 2007 – A variety of Excel Guides & Tutorials (W)

Excel 2003 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Lync

Lync 2010 – Use and Customization (D)

Lync 2010 – Use Instant Messaging & Presence (W)

Lync 2010 – Add a Contact (V)

Lync 2010 – Add a Note (V)

Lync 2010 – Change Your Status (V)

Lync 2010 – Check a Contact's Availability (V)

Lync 2010 – Find Missed Conversations (V)

Lync 2010 – Send an Instant Message (V)

Lync 2010 – Start Multiple IM's (V)

Office for the PC

Encryption and Password Protection for Documents (D)

Office 2010 – Office Training Directory (W)

Office 2010 – Getting Started with Office 2010 (W)

Office 2010 – Menu to Ribbon Workbooks (W)

Office 2010 – Interactive Menu to Ribbon Guide (W)

Office 2010 – Exploring the Backstage (V)

Office 2010 – Exploring the Ribbon (V)

Office 2010 – What's New (D)

Office 2007 (D)

Getting Started with 2007 Microsoft Office System (W)

Office 2007 System – Training Tutorials Catalog (W)

Office 2003 System – Training Tutorials Catalog (W)

Office for Macintosh

Encryption and Password Protection for Documents (D)

Office 2011 – Features (W)

Office 2011 – What's New / How–To (W)

Excel 2011 – Get Started with Excel (W)

Outlook 2011 – Configuring Outlook (D)

Outlook 2011 – Get Started with Outlook (W)

PowerPoint 2011 – Get Started with PowerPoint (W)

Word 2011 – Get Started with Word (W)

Outlook

Emailing Within a Microsoft Application (V)

Outlook 2011 – Address Autocomplete (D)

Outlook 2010 – Basic Tasks (W)

Outlook 2010 – Calendar Backup (D)

Outlook 2010 – Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Notes & Tasks (D)

Outlook 2010 – Make the Switch (W)

Outlook 2007 –Scheduling Assistant (V)

Outlook 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Outlook 2007 – Up to speed with Outlook 2007 (W)

Outlook 2007/2010 – Create & Use a Distribution Group (V)

Outlook 2007/2010 – Using the Drag & Drop Feature (V)

Outlook 2007/2010 – Edit Recurring Meetings (V)

Outlook 2007/2010 – Calendar Best Practices: Do's, Dont's & Tips (D)

Outlook 2007/2010 – Microsoft Recommendations To Manage Your Outlook Calendar (D)

Outlook 2007 – Using Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks & Notes (D)

Outlook 2007 – Using Calendaring Features (D)

Outlook 2007 – Calendar I: Outlook Calendar Basics (W)

Outlook 2007 – Create a New Meeting & Use The Scheduling Assistant (University of Wisconsin–Eu Claire - LTS Online Help Documentation) (W)

Outlook 2007 - Manage Your Mailbox I: Finds Its Size and Trim It Down (W)

PowerPoint

PowerPoint 2010 – Basic Tasks (W)

PowerPoint 2010 – Make the Switch (W)

PowerPoint 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

PowerPoint 2007 – Basics: Basics & Best Practices (D)

PowerPoint 2007 – Basics: Create Your First Presentation (W)

PowerPoint 2007 – Basics: PowerPoint 2007 Starter's Guide (W)

PowerPoint 2007 – Intermediate: Working with Themes, Layouts & Masters (D)

PowerPoint 2007 – A variety of PowerPoint Guides & Tutorials (W)

Publisher

Publisher 2010 – What's New (V, W)

Publisher 2010 – Basic Tasks (W)

Publisher 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Publisher 2007 – Creating Professional Flyers & Brochures (D)

Publisher 2007 – Get Started Designing Your Own Professional Publications (W)

Visio

Visio 2010 – Basic Tasks (V, W)

Visio 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Visio 2007 – Shapes I: Introductory Basics You Can't Live Without (W)

Word

Word 2010 – Basic Tasks (W)

Word 2010 – Make the Switch (W)

Word 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Word 2007 – Up To Speed with Word 2007 (W)

Word 2007 – Basics: Get to Know Word 2007 I: Create Your First Document (W)

Word 2007 – Authoring Structured & Accessible Documents (D)

Word 2007 – Creating & Using Tables (D)

Word 2007 – Formatting: Format your document with styles (W)

Word 2007 – Formatting: Bullets, Numbers, and Lists (W)

Word 2007 – Headers, Footers, Pages & Sections (D)

Word 2007 – Using Mail Merge (D)

Word 2007 - Mail Merge I: Use Mail Merge for Mass Mailings (W)

Word 2007 – Spacing: Why did the line spacing change in Word? (W)

Word 2007 – Spacing: Adjust the spaces between lines or paragraphs (W)

Word 2007 – Table of Contents: Create an automatic Table of Contents (W)

Word 2007 – A variety of Word Guides & Tutorials (W)

Word 2003 – Training Tutorial Courses (W)

Moodle

Moodle 2: Getting Started – Guide for Instructors (D)

Moodle 2: Activities (D)

Moodle: Gradebook (D)

Moodle 2: Quiz (D)

Moodle for Faculty - Lynda.com (W)

Moodle for Students - Lynda.com (W)

Operating Systems (Mac and Windows)

Mac

Anatomy of a Mac (V)

PC to Mac: The Basics (V)

Windows on a Mac (V)

Wireless Basics for Mac (V)

Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac (W)

Windows

Windows 7 – What's New (D)

Windows 7 – Getting Started (V)

Windows 7 – Finding Your Files (V)

Windows 7 – Changing Settings (V)

Windows 7 – 7 Ways to Have Fun (W)

Windows 7 – Features (W)

Windows 7 – Help & How–To's (W)

Windows 7 – Personalizing (W)

Windows 7 – What's New with the Start Menu? (W)

Windows 7 – What's New with the Taskbar? (W)

Windows 7 – What's New with Windows Desktop? (W)

Windows on a Mac (W)

Window XP File Management (D)

Other References

Free Online Tutorials – Tutorials on a list of computer related topics (W)

Lynda.com - Campus Login (W)

Microsoft.com Online Tutorials – Free self paced training courses for Office programs (W)

Safari Books Online – A on-demand digital library with over 7,000 technology, digital media, business books and videos online. Note: Must be connected to the campus network. (W)

Subscribe to the CSUN IT YouTube Channel – Instructions on how to subscribe to the CSUN IT YouTube channel. (D)

Tutorialized – A large selection of Graphics, Web Design & Development, Business Applications, Databases, Desktop Programming, Operating Systems, Video Editing tutorials and more. (W)