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The training will include:

Using Google Keep

• Setting up a note

• Creating a list

• Adding people to collaborate with

• Synch with Keep on a smartphone

Setting Pinned Tabs in Chrome

• Set up Group tabs in Chrome

• Colour coded tabs and moving them around

Features in MS Word

• Tour of the MS Word Ribbon

• Selection techniques

• Show/hide button

• Set up a document in Outline View and defined a master page

• Open and use the Navigation Pane

• Add and customise Heading styles

• Insert captions

• Apply bookmarks and cross-references to text

• Add footnotes and endnotes

• Discuss techniques for adding citations

• Creating an index, table of images and a table of contents

• Adding headers, footers, and page numbering using page and section breaks

Sessions

Wednesday 4 October 10:00 - 12:30pm Click here to register

Friday 24 November 10:00 - 12:30pm Click here to register

Friday 15 December 10:00 - 12:30pm Click here to register

If you need to cancel or reschedule this training please email ittraining@port.ac.uk

Content

This session will help you use Microsoft Word to create your assignments.  The training will include:

• Setting up the formatting for a document

• Adding headers and page numbering

• Adding a Cover Page

• Using Styles

• Creating a Table of Contents

• Using the spelling and grammar check

• Track Changes

• Adding an appendix with different page numbering

• An opportunity to as questions

• Many more Microsoft Tips to help you use Microsoft Word to create an assignment

Sessions delivered via zoom:

Tuesday 24 October 10:00 - 11:30am Click here to register

Thursday 2 Nov 2:00 - 3:30pm  Click here to register

Tuesday 12 Dec 2:00 - 3:30pm Click here to register

More Information

This article explains how you can get a copy of Microsoft Office which includes Microsoft Word

If you need to cancel or reschedule this training please email ittraining@port.ac.uk

Content

This session will help you use MS Excel to present and analyse data.  The training will include:

• Entering data into a spreadsheet

• Creating basic formulas

• Using Functions to analyse data (mean, median, mode, standard deviation)

• Creating charts

• Sorting data

• Opportunity to ask questions

Sessions delivered via zoom:

Friday 27 October 10:00 - 11:30am Click here to register

Monday 6 November 3:00 - 4:30pm Click here to register

Thursday 23 November 11:00 - 12:30pm Click here to register

Thursday 7 December 2:00 - 3:30pm Click here to register

More Information

This article explains how you can get a copy of Microsoft Office which includes Microsoft Excel

If you need to cancel or reschedule this training please email ittraining@port.ac.uk

Content

This session will help you use MS PowerPoint to create a presentation.  The training will include:

• Structure of presentations

• Creating a presentation

• Adding and Formatting Slides

• Using themes

• Adding images and videos

• Presenter view

• Animation and transitions

• Printing/pdf your assignment for submission

• Presenting tips

• Opportunity to ask questions

Sessions delivered via zoom:

Tuesday 31 October 10:00 - 11:30am Click here to register

More Information

This article explains how you can get a copy of Microsoft Office which includes Microsoft PowerPoint

If you need to cancel or reschedule this training please email ittraining@port.ac.uk

This training is an introduction to MS Project and will cover the creation of a basic Gantt Chart to monitor a project.  

In this session we will show include:

• An introduction to Gantt Charts and their main components
• Setting up a Gantt Chart in MS Project
• Adding Tasks 
• Auto - Scheduling Tasks
• Creating Predecessor Tasks

You do not need any prior knowledge of MS Project to join this training.

If you need to cancel or reschedule this training please email ittraining@port.ac.uk.

More information about the training and services the IT Training team offer is available on the  Staff IT MyPort Article.

Sessions delivered via zoom:

Monday 23 October 2:00 - 3:00pm Click here to register

Thursday 9th November 3:00 - 4:00pm Click here to register

Monday 11 December 2:00 - 3:00pm Click here to register

Content

This session will help you use MS Visio for creating flowcharts and diagrams. The training will include:

• An overview of Microsoft Visio and typical uses
• Creating a Flowchart
• Creating a Timeline
• Creating a Diagram
• Adding flowcharts and diagrams to Word or PowerPoint

Please see this article which will explain how you can get a copy of Microsoft Office which includes Microsoft Visio If you require advice on courses please email ittraining@port.ac.uk

Sessions delivered via zoom:

Monday 30 October 2:00 - 3:30pm Click here to register

Monday 27 November 3:00 - 4:30pm Click here to register

Content

Moodle is the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used at the University.

This session will cover the basics of Moodle including:

• Accessing Moodle
• Finding and opening your Moodle Courses
• Viewing resources on a Moodle Course
• Completing a Moodle Quiz
• Uploading an assignment to a Moodle Assignment Dropbox
• Contributing to a Moodle Forum
• How to get help with Moodle

Sessions delivered via zoom:

Tuesday 3 October 10:00 - 11:00am Click here to register

Thursday 9 November 11:00 - 12:00pm Click here to register

Wednesday 13 December 10:00 - 11:00am Click here to register