IT Training Guides and Resources
Software/Applications
MICROSOFT
- Access
- Excel
- Office for the PC
- Office for Macintosh
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Publisher
- Visio
- Word
Access
- Access 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses
- Access 2007 – Get To Know Access 2007 (Tutorial)
- Access 2007 – Basics (User Guide)
- Access 2007 – Intermediate (User Guide)
- Access 2007 – Import and Export Data Files (User Guide)
- Access 2007 – Import Data: Import or link to data in an Excel workbook (Tutorial)
- Access 2007 – Import Data: Import data from Excel to a new table in Access (Tutorial)
- Access 2007 – Export Data: Export Data from Access to Excel (Guide)
- Access 2007 – View and manage objects by using the Navigation Pane (Guide)
- Access 2007 – Primary Keys: Create or remove a primary key (Guide)
- Access 2007 – Tab Order: Set the tab order for controls (Guide)
- Access 2007 – Print: Print your Access data (Guide)
- Access 2007 – A variety of Access Guides & Tutorials (Web Page)
- Access 2007 – Step by Step (Books Online)
- Access 2007 – Create a Database (Books Online)
- Access 2003 – Training Tutorial Courses
Excel
- Excel 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses
- Excel 2007 – Up to speed with Excel 2007 (Tutorial)
- Excel 2007 – Basics: Create your First Workbook (Tutorial)
- Excel 2007 – Basics: Excel Basics (Request Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Charts I: How to Create a Chart (Tutorial)
- Excel 2007 – Charts: Creating Charts (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Charts (Books Online)
- Excel 2007 – Filters: Filter Data in a Range or Table (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Formulas: Enter Formulas (Tutorial)
- Excel 2007 – Formulas: Using Formulas (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Macros – Creating Basic Macros (Request Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Macros – Record a Basic Macro (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Working with Multiple Workbooks & Sheets (Request Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Data Query & Management (Request Guide)
- Excel 2007 – PivotTables: Using Pivot Tables – Basics (Request Guide)
- Excel 2007 – PivotTable I: Get Started (Tutorial)
- Excel 2007 – PivotTable II: Filters (Tutorial)
- Excel 2007 – PivotTable III: Calculate Data (Tutorial)
- Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort Data (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort By Date (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort By Multiple Columns of Data (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort Data by Cell Color (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Sorting: Sort Data by Font Color (Guide)
- Excel 2007 – Tips & Shortcuts (Quick Reference)
- Excel 2007 – VBA (Books Online)
- Excel 2007 – A variety of Excel Guides & Tutorials (Web Page)
- Excel 2003 – Training Tutorial Courses
Office for the PC
- Office 2007 – New Look & Feel (Request Guide)
- Office 2007 (Quick Ref. Card)
- Getting Started with 2007 Microsoft Office System (Tutorial)
- Office 2007 – Step by Step (Books Online)
- Office 2007 System – Training Tutorials Catalog
- Office 2007 – FAQ (Web page)
- Office 2003 System – Training Tutorials Catalog
Office for Macintosh
- Office 2008 – Step by Step (Books Online)
- Office 2008 for Macintosh (Books Online)
- Picture Yourself Learning Microsoft Office 2008 (Books Online)
Outlook
- Outlook 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses
- Outlook 2007 – Up to speed with Outlook 2007 (Tutorial)
- Outlook 2007 – Using Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks & Notes (User Guide)
- Outlook 2007 – Using Calendaring Features (User Guide)
- Outlook 2007 – Calendar I: Outlook Calendar Basics (Tutorial)
- Outlook 2007 – Create a New Meeting & Use The Scheduling Assistant (University of Wisconsin–Eu Claire - LTS Online Help Documentation)
- Outlook 2007 – Tips & Shortcuts (Quick Reference)
- Outlook 2007 – Exchange FAQs (Web page)
- Outlook 2007 - Manage Your Mailbox I: Finds Its Size and Trim It Down (Tutorial)
- Outlook 2007 – Outlook for Dummies (Books Online)
PowerPoint
- PowerPoint 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses
- PowerPoint 2007 – Basics: Basics & Best Practices (User Guide)
- PowerPoint 2007 – Basics: Create Your First Presentation (Tutorial)
- PowerPoint 2007 – Basics: PowerPoint 2007 Starter's Guide
- PowerPoint 2007 – Intermediate: Working with Themes, Layouts & Masters (User Guide)
- PowerPoint 2007 – A variety of PowerPoint Guides & Tutorials (Web page)
- PowerPoint 2007 – Tips & Shortcuts (Quick Reference)
Publisher
- Publisher 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses
- Publisher 2007 – Creating Professional Flyers and Brochures (Request Guide)
- Publisher 2007 – Get Started Designing Your Own Professional Publications (Tutorial)
Visio
- Visio 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses
- Visio 2007 – Basics: Visio Professional (Request Guide)
- Visio 2007 – Shapes I: Introductory Basics You Can't Live Without (Tutorial)
Word
- Word 2007 – Training Tutorial Courses
- Word 2007 – Up To Speed with Word 2007 (Tutorial)
- Word 2007 – Basics: Get to Know Word 2007 I: Create Your First Document (Tutorial)
- Word 2007 – Authoring Structured & Accessible Documents (Request Guide)
- Word 2007 – Formatting: Format your document with styles (Tutorial)
- Word 2007 – Formatting: Bullets, numbers, and lists – Tutorial
- Word 2007 – Formatting: Bullets, numbers, and lists (Quick Reference)
- Word 2007 – Headers & Footers: All About Headers, Footers, Pages & Sections (Request Guide)
- Word 2007 – Mail Merge: Using Mail Merge (Request Guide)
- Word 2007 - Mail Merge I: Use Mail Merge for Mass Mailings (Tutorial)
- Word 2007 – Merge: Using Mail and Data Merges (Books Online)
- Word 2007 – Mail and Data Merges (Books Online)
- Word 2007 – Spacing: Why did the line spacing change in Word? (Guide)
- Word 2007 – Spacing: Adjust the spaces between lines or paragraphs (Guide)
- Word 2007 – Tables: Creating & Using Tables (Request Guide)
- Word 2007 – Table of Contents: Create an automatic Table of Contents (Tutorial)
- Word 2007 – A variety of Word Guides & Tutorials (Web Page)
- Word 2003 – Training Tutorial Courses
- Word 2003 – Merge: Mail and Data Merges (Books Online)
OTHER SOFTWARE
- Elluminate (Request Guide)
- Clickers (Request Guide)
- Moodle (Web Page)
- Other Moodle Tutorials
- Moodle "How To" Video tutorials
- Moodle Teacher documentation
- Using Moodle – Teaching with the Popular Course Management System
- MoodleDocs: Guidelines for contributors
- WebCT FAQ (Web Page)
- WebCT Login (Web Page)
- WebCT Guides & Tutorials (Web Page)
Adobe Acrobat Learning Center
- Forms, Forms, Forms - Easily Create Forms (Tutorial)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 - The Basics of Editing PDF Documents - Edit, Optimize and Index (pdf)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 - Creating Accessible PDF Forms (pdf)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 - Using the Accessibility Checker (pdf)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 - PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow (pdf)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 - Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft Word (pdf)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 - PDF Accessibility Overview (pdf)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 - Working with Tables: PDF Forms Using Acrobat and Live Cycle Designer (pdf)
- Adobe Acrobat 9 – Bible (Books Online)
- Adobe Acrobat 8 – How Tos: 125 Essential Techniques (Books Online)
EMAIL & CALENDARING
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Accessing CSUN Email: Configuration Instructions
- Using Outlook/Entourage to Access Exchange
- Using an Email Client to Access Exchange (Outlook, Entourage, Mac Mail, Thunderbird, etc.)
Webmail
- Webmail (Tutorial)
Outlook
- Exchange FAQs (Web Page)
- Outlook 2007 – Using Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks & Notes (User Guide)
- Outlook 2007 – Using Calendaring Features (User Guide)
- Outlook 2007 – Calendar I: Outlook Calendar Basics (Tutorial)
- Outlook 2007 – Manage Your Mailbox I: Finds Its Size and Trim It Down (Tutorial)
Entourage
- Entourage 2004 (Guide)
Gmail
- Gmail Overview (Web Page)
- Gmail Help Center (Web Page)
- Google Docs 4 Everyone (Books Online)
Majordomo
- Creating and Managing Majordomo Lists (List Administrators) (Web Page)
- Using the Majordomo Mailing List Server (Existing Email Lists) (Web Page)
- Two Ways for Faculty to Email Students
Junk Mail/SPAM
- Setting Junk Mail/SPAM Filter Controls - Faculty & Staff (pdf)
Smartphones
- Configuring Your Smartphone Device (Guide)
MOODLE / WebCT
- Moodle (Web Page)
- Moodle for Faculty - Lynda.com (Tutorials)
- Moodle for Students - Lynda.com (Tutorials)
- Moodle "How To" Video tutorials
- Moodle Teacher documentation
- MoodleDocs: Guidelines for contributors
- Moodle Getting Started – Guide for Instructors (pdf)
- Using Moodle – Teaching with the Popular Course Management System
- Other Moodle Tutorials
- WebCT Login (Web Page)
- WebCT Guides & Tutorials (Web Page)
- WebCT FAQ (Web Page)
BROWSERS
- Google Chrome – Web Geek's Guide (Books Online)
SOLAR SUPPORT
- Financials (Fin) (Web Page)
- Human Resources (HR) (Web Page)
- Student Administration (SA) (Web Page)
WIRELESS NETWORK
- Wireless Network Access Guides (Web Page)
- Encrypted Wireless Network Access Guides (Web Page)
- FAQ (Web Page)
- Mac Wireless Basics (Tutorial)
- VPN (Web Page)
ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
ATI Web Site CSUN
- Accessible Conversion of PowerPoint Documents To The Web (Web Page)
- Guide For Web Accessibility Checking Tools (Web Page)
- Guide To Establishing Faculty Web Presence (Web Page)
- Guide To Making Instructional Materials Accessible (Web Page)
- Web Editing For Faculty - Contribute (Web Page)
- Web Editing For Faculty - Dreamweaver (Web Page)
ATI Website CSU
- Web Accessibility Training Information (Web Page) Note: Must be connected to the campus network.
- Web Content Editor's Guide for faculty/staff who update existing web content (Web Page) Note: Must be connected to the campus network.
- Website Developer's Guide for faculty/staff who create new pages and/or maintain department/college web server(s) (Web Page) Note: Must be connected to the campus network.
Adobe Acrobat Learning Center
FILE MANAGEMENT
- Windows XP (Web Page)
- Mac SFTP - Fugu (Web Page)
REMOTE ACCESS
- Mapping the U-Drive (Web Page)
- Mapping the WebDrive (Web Page)
- Working Remotely at CSUN - Tips & Tricks (Web Page)
VPN
- Downloading Instructions for Mac (Web Page)
- Downloading Instructions for Windows XP (Web Page)
- VPN FAQs (Web Page)
- Wireless Network - Access Guide (Web Page)
MAC TUTORIALS & REFERENCES
- Mac Video & Text tutorials (Web Page)
- Anatomy of a Mac (Tutorial)
- PC to Mac: The Basics (Tutorial)
- Windows on a Mac (Tutorial)
- Wireless Basics for Mac (Tutorial)
- Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac (Books Online)
SECURITY
VPN
- Downloading Instructions for Mac (Web Page)
- Downloading Instructions for Windows XP (Web Page)
- VPN FAQs (Web Page)
- Wireless Network - Access Guide (Web Page)
- Working Remotely at CSUN - Tips & Tricks (Web Page)
- Mac SFTP - Fugu (Web Page)
OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Windows on a Mac (Tutorial)
- Wireless Basics for Mac (Tutorial)
- Window XP File Management (Web Page)
OTHER REFERENCES
- 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.
- Microsoft.com Online Tutorials – Free self paced training courses for Office programs
- Free Online Tutorials – Tutorials on a list of computer related topics
- Tutorialized – A large selection of Graphics, Web Design & Development, Business Applications, Databases, Desktop Programming, Operating Systems, Video Editing tutorials and more
Hardware/Equipment
PHONES & VOICEMAIL
- Cisco Office Phone Quick Guide (Guide)
- Configuring Your Smartphone Device (Guide)
- Phones & Voicemail (Web Page)
MEDIA
CLICKERS
- Clickers (Request Guide)
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