Library - Scholarly Commons
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In this 2-hour online course, we will spend time adjusting images in Photoshop, using Adjustment Layers, and explore several kinds of image adjustments. We will also explore image editing in a non-destructive method. Register by 8 am to have link sent.
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This 1 & 1/2 hour in person session will begin by logging in to Teams training accounts. Next we will explore the Teams call interface, including contacts, contact groups, and Voicemail. We will take a look at call settings and then spend the rest of the time practicing making and receiving calls, transferring calls, placing calls on hold, and merging calls.
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Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture", will be signing books and speaking at the Malibu Public Library about his new book.
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This 1-hour online presentation and demo will begin by exploring the Teams Phones interface, management of Contacts, Calls, and Voicemail. We will take a look at the enhancements to Presence status updates and finish up with Phone settings. Link sent if registered by 10am
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In this 2-hour online workshop, participants will learn how to create a two-page InDesign brochure from scratch, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Link sent if registered by 8 am
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Robert Sampson, author of "Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois", will be signing books and speaking at the Mattoon Public Library in Mattoon, IL about his new book.
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The traditional lecture mode is the oldest and most widely used teaching method. However, when compared to other teaching methods, it is often not as effective in areas such as student retention of information and problem-solving. Join us as we will explore ways this enhanced lecture method can be more effective; e.g., in organization, delivery, and student engagement.
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During this two hour session, we will go over the basics of the Photoshop interface and some resources on how to continue learning features. Instructor will work through a beginner tutorial, editing a photo and share resources. Q & A to follow. Register by12 pm to get the link sent for the session.
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This 2 hour Outlook Calendar live workshop, participants will learn to schedule & edit appointments; work with calendar labels and tasks displayed on the Calendar. We will schedule with the Scheduling Assistant, practice scheduling a conference room, and discuss scheduling Online Meetings, and discuss calendar permissions. Link sent if registered by noon
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This 1 & 1/2 hour in person session will begin by logging in to Teams training accounts. Next we will explore the Teams call interface, including contacts, contact groups, and Voicemail. We will take a look at call settings and then spend the rest of the time practicing making and receiving calls, transferring calls, placing calls on hold, and merging calls.
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We have many options for scheduling online meetings these days. We will use Outlook for a central place to keep track of several kinds of online meetings and to make sure we have reminders. We will look at recommendations for scheduling with Skype for Business, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Link sent if registered by 8 am.
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Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour live online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics will include learning how to navigate Teams ; communicating in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity. Link sent if registered by 8 am.
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This one-hour online presentation is aimed at campus IT Pros and phone coordinators. We will begin by exploring the Teams Phones interface, management of Contacts, Calls, and Voicemail. We will take a look at the enhancements to Presence status upgrade and Phone settings. We will finish up by sharing process information and support resources. Link sent if signed up by noon
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In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with selections in preparation to edit images. Register by noon to get meeting link sent.
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Monica Eng and David Hammond, authors of "Made in Chicago", will be signing books and speaking at the Harold Washington Library Center of Chicago Public Library about their new book.
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Join us in a live, online session using OneNote 365 where we will discuss the structure of notebooks, practice putting data into them, and explore the interconnectivity of Microsoft applications with OneNote. Prerequisite: fundamentals of OneNote. Register by 8 am to get meeting link sent.
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In this 2-hour online course, you will become familiar with the Excel's interface. Topics will also include entering, editing, and formatting data in a worksheet, performing basic formulas, printing and using Help.
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In this 2-hour online course you will learn how to add, divide, multiply, and subtract by entering formulas into Excel worksheets. Other topics will include an exploration of just a few of the hundreds of functions available in Excel. We will learn how to find a specific function, as well as how to get help while entering arguments.
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In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with layers and learn to edit in a non-destructive way. Register by 12 pm to get meeting link sent.
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Zev Eleff, author of "Dyed in Crimson", will be signing books and speaking at the American Jewish Historical Society about his new book.
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This two-hour in-person instructor led session will introduce you to Microsoft's relational database application, Access. Attendees will take a tour of the objects in an Access database, including tables, queries, forms, and reports.
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This two-hour in-person instructor led session will introduce you to Microsoft's relational database application, Access. Attendees will take a tour of the objects in an Access database, including tables, queries, forms, and reports.
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In this 2-hour in-person, instructor led workshop, we will explore features for managing information in tables. These features make typical tabular manipulations—sorting, filtering, analyzing, and formatting, easier than ever. Topics will also include removing duplicate data; and applying professional-looking formatting.
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In this two-hour hands on workshop, you will learn how to create and work with Access tables. We will create a table using application parts and from scratch. We will create a primary key and enter data. We will work with fields from adding, deleting, re-arranging to setting field properties. We will finish up with using lookup fields and calculated fields in a table.
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This 1-hour online presentation and demo will begin by exploring the Teams Phones interface, management of Contacts, Calls, and Voicemail. We will take a look at the enhancements to Presence status updates and finish up with Phone settings. Link sent if registered by 10am
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In this one hour in-person, instructor led course, you will learn about conditional formatting of data using Microsoft Excel. Topics will also include applying special formatting to numbers.
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In this 1 hour in person course, work with Excel Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts. Pivot Tables are used to calculate, summarize, and analyze data, letting you see comparisons, patterns, and trends. Pivot Charts add data visualizations. Topics include creating a Pivot Table; rearranging and formatting data; setting filters with Slicers and Timelines; and creating a Pivot Chart
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In this 2-hour in-person, instructor led short course you will learn how to specific features and tips on managing email more efficiently from conversation view to rules to pre-sort messages and moving folders around.
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Join us for this 1 1/2 hour, in-person session where we will discuss best practices for setting up a Teams online meeting as well as joining the meeting. We'll cover the capabilities of meetings in Teams in addition to requirements and planning considerations for Teams. This session is aimed for beginner users of Teams. Registration required. No walk ins, please
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Join us in an online session using OneNote where we will discuss the structure of notebooks and how OneNote notebooks work within MS Teams. Prereq: understand Teams and MS OneNote. Link sent if registered by 11 am
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This in-person, instructor led workshop covers guidelines for planning an Access relational database. You will learn how to decide what information you need, how to divide that information into the appropriate tables and fields, and how to relate tables to each other.
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This 2 hour in-person instructor led workshop covers the Outlook (for Office 365) calendar interface . You will also learn how to schedule/edit appointments; work with calendar labels and tasks displayed on the Calendar. We will schedule meetings with the Scheduling Assistant, practice scheduling a conference room, & discuss scheduling Online Meetings. No walk-ins pleas
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Mark Walczynski, author of "Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition", will be signing books and speaking at the Marquette County Historical Society about his new book.
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We have many options for scheduling online meetings these days. We will use Outlook for a central place to keep track of several kinds of online meetings and to make sure we have reminders. We will look at recommendations for scheduling with Skype for Business, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Link sent if registered by 8 am.
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Join us in a live, online session using OneNote 365 where we will discuss the structure of notebooks, practice putting data into them, and explore the interconnectivity of Microsoft applications with OneNote. Prerequisite: fundamentals of OneNote. Register by noon to get meeting link sent.
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This 2-hour in person class introduces the query object in Access. We will work in the design view; creating a simple query by adding and removing fields and adding criterion. We will create multi-table queries; calculated fields and set field properties; and briefly explore other kinds of queries such as a totals query, parameter query, and action queries.
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In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn how to create and open InDesign documents, navigate the user interface, modify a document, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames. Register by 8 am to receive the Zoom link.
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Have you been asked to put together a PowerPoint presentation, but you're not sure how to start? Participate in this short online course and learn the basics, including how to create slides and put content in them. We will also learn how to format and custom design the slides.
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Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour live online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics will include learning how to navigate Teams ; communicating in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity. Link sent if registered by noon.
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In this 2-hour online workshop, participants will learn how to create a two-page InDesign brochure from scratch, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Link sent if registered by 8 am
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Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics include learning how to navigate Teams ; communicating with others in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity. Registration closes 1 hour prior
