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In Module 6 the candidate will learn about presentation software and will be able to demonstrate the ability to use a presentation application on a computer. The candidate will be able to create and modify presentations complete with text, charts, and images, run slide shows, and prepare outputs ready for showing or the printer.

Module 7 is made up of two sections. In the first section, the candidate will learn about some of the concepts and terms associated with the Internet, especially those associated with security. The candidate will learn how to perform some common Web search tasks using a Web browsing application and available search engine tools. The candidate will learn how to bookmark sites, and to print Web pages and search outputs. The candidate will also learn how to navigate within a Web site and complete Web-based forms. In the second section, the candidate will learn about some of the concepts associated with e-mail and gain an appreciation of email and security. The candidate will learn how to use e-mail software to send and receive messages and to work with message attachments.

Emacs is a very powerful plain text editor used across the computer-using community world-wide. This course will introduce its basic use and explain how it can make your life dealing with plain text or program source code much easier.

This course is aimed at people who are using Hermes (or other cam.ac.uk mail servers) and who want to manage and take control of their email because it is taking up too much of their time. It will cover valuable tips and techniques for managing email effectively. The practical part will be self-paced: participants can select which exercises to do using either Hermes Webmail and/or Outlook. There will also be ample opportunity to ask questions.

This course is intended to build on the introductory EndNote course and give attenders practical experience of editing EndNote output styles.

EndNote output styles control the way EndNote sets out references and their citations in printed documents. By editing these, you can achieve precise control of the way your bibliography is set out.

An introduction to the bibliography package EndNote and its interface with Microsoft Word. EndNote is a program that stores bibliographic references, and notes about those references, in an EndNote Library. EndNote then interfaces with MS Word to help you create a bibliography and bibliographic citations while you type a document. The style (contents and layout) of the citations and bibliography can then be formatted in an Output Style of your choice; this can easily be changed without retyping.

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This set of 3 CDs by LearnKey takes you step-by-step through the functions and features of Microsoft Excel 2003.

SVI workbook tutorials on the spreadsheet package Microsoft Excel 2003. Files for the exercises are provided on CDs.

A set of 2-hour tutorials on CD-ROMs on Excel 2004 for the Macintosh; Hands-on exercises are not provided with this courseware.

This course which is a follow up from the Excel Further Use course, covers some more advanced features of Excel 2007. The course will be taught using Excel 2007 on PCs (Windows XP) but Macintosh users of Excel 2008 should also find it useful.

This course which is a follow up from the Excel Further Use course, covers some more advanced features of Excel 2007. The course will be taught using Excel 2007 on PCs (Windows XP) but Macintosh users of Excel 2008 should also find it useful.

This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 2007 Introduction course.

This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.

This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.

This tutorial uses a workbook and exercises provided on a disk to introduce Microsoft Excel 2007 for Windows. The course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting.

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This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 2007 Introduction course.

Microsoft Excel is the chosen spreadsheet package as it is a popular choice, both on Macintosh and PC.

The skills and knowledge covered in this book are sufficient for real-world applications such as budgeting, analysing sales, producing reports, creating charts and graphs and managing small lists. This book is primarily designed for people who need to know how to use Microsoft Excel 2007 is designed for people new to the Excel environment. It is ideal for people who work in offices, clubs or charities where there is a requirement to produce reports, budgets and lists, using formulae for automated calculations and the like.

Watsonia workbook tutorials. Files for the exercises are provided on CDs.

This course shows you how to work more efficiently with workbooks and worksheets, enhance the appearance of data and worksheets, perform analysis using functions, and to use the sorting and filtering features to manage and analyse data. This course is intended for current Microsoft Excel 2007 users who wish to extend their knowledge and skills beyond building simple workbooks.

Watsonia workbook tutorials. Files for the exercises are provided on CDs.

This course covers aspects of Microsoft Excel beyond building basic workbooks and deals with automation and productivity features. It includes areas such as conditional formatting, validation and consolidation methods, data analysis tools, such as data tables, summarising, goal seeking and PivotTables, and ways of annotating worksheets to help when sharing information with others. This course is intended for current Microsoft Excel users who wish to extend their knowledge and skills beyond building and formatting simple workbooks.

Watsonia workbook tutorials. Files for the exercises are provided on CDs.

This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 2007 Introduction course.

Haven't had the time to fully explore all that Excel has to offer? If so, now's your chance to pick up a few handy tips that you may not have discovered yet. You can save a lot of time and effort working with Excel if you know a few tricks and shortcuts.