Staff Training

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    • 9:00 - 10:00 am   Tues. morning
      11/1/2022

    Join us in a one-hour online session to learn about the basic features of Zoom. This session is aimed for first time or beginner users. Register by 8 am to get meeting link sent.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Tu afternoon
      11/1/2022
    • L410 Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W Springfield, Urbana

    In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with selections in preparation to edit images.  

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm   Tues afternoon
      11/1/2022
    • L410 Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W Springfield, Urbana

    In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with layers and learn to edit in a non-destructive way.  

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Thurs. morning
      11/3/2022
    • Digital Computer Lab 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL Rm L410 (lower level)

    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.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Th afternoon
      11/3/2022

    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 8 am

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Thurs. afternoon
      11/3/2022
    • Digital Computer Lab 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL Rm L410 (lower level)

    In this 2 hr in person class, participants will learn how to create and work with Access tables. We will create a table using application parts and also from scratch.  We will create a primary key and start entering data. We will work with fields in a table from adding, deleting, re-arranging to setting field properties. Finish up using lookup fields and calculated fields

    • 10:00 - 11:00 am   W morning
      11/9/2022

    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.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   W afternoon
      11/9/2022
    • L410 Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W Springfield, Urbana

    In this 2-hour 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.  

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Wed. afternoon
      11/9/2022

    In this 2-hour online workshop we will explore the whole set of features for managing information in Excel tables. These features make all the typical tabular manipulations—sorting, filtering, analyzing, and formatting, easier than ever.

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am   Thurs. morning
      11/10/2022
    • Digital Computer Lab 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL Rm L410 (lower level)

    In this 1 hour in person class, you will learn how to work with Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts. Topics include learning how to create a Pivot Table; rearrange and then format the data; set filters including the use of Slicers and Timelines; and finally creating a Pivot Chart of the data in the Pivot Table. This workshop is aimed at beginner users of Pivot Tables.

    • 10:00 - 11:00 am   Thurs. morning
      11/10/2022
    • Digital Computer Lab 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL Rm L410 (lower level)

    In this 1-hour in person class, you will learn about conditional formatting of data in Microsoft Excel. Topics will also include applying special formatting to numbers.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm   Tue afternoon
      11/10/2022

    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.

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am   Tues. morning
      11/15/2022

    In this 2-hour online workshop we will explore the Word interface while we type text on a page, fix spelling errors, change spacing and page margins, and save our work. We will practice navigating the document; select text to make revisions; and move text by cutting and pasting. Formatting tools will be next, where we will learn how to emphasize text.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Tues. afternoon
      11/15/2022

    In this 2-hour online workshop we will explore the mail merge features in Word including working with various data sources such as Excel and Access; working with rules; and creating and printing labels. We will also take a look at email merges using Outlook.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm   Tu afternoon
    • Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL (Rm L410) lower level

    In this two-hour Illustrator session, we will go over recommended resources and tutorials, then participants will be introduced to the user interface while creating a vector graphic logo. This workshop is in-person, instructor led.

    • 10:00 - 11:55 am   W morning
      11/16/2022

    In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn the basics of using the drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator CC, including how to use the Pencil and Curvature tools, how to edit paths. Then we will look at layers, including how to create, edit, and organize content. We will also learn the basics of transforming and editing artwork in Adobe Illustrator.

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Wed. morning
      11/16/2022

    In this 2-hour online course learn how to create and work with Access forms. Create a new form using the form wizard and explore layout and design view. Add and modify form controls including a calculated control and lookup control.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm   Tues afternoon
      11/16/2022

    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 include learning how to navigate Teams ; communicating with others in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity. Link sent if registered by 8

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Thurs. morning
      11/17/2022
    • L410 Digital Computer Lab 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana

    In this 2-hour in-person session, we will work with graphics in Microsoft Word. Topics covered will include learning how to add pictures and online images in a Word document; work with shapes; format, resize, move and crop images, and finish with creating and modifying an organization chart.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Thurs. afternoon
      11/17/2022
    • L410 Digital Computer Lab 1304 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana

    In this 2-hr in person course you will learn how to use some of the data analysis features and tools using Excel. Topics will include learning how to subtotal a list of data; set up data validation rules; use Goal Seek, Solver, and Scenarios and basic data tables.

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Tues. morning
      11/22/2022

    Have you been asked to put together a PowerPoint presentation, but you're not sure how to start? Participate in this 2-hr 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.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm   Tu afternoon
      11/29/2022
    • L410 Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W Springfield, Urbana

    n 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.

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am   Wed. morning
      11/30/2022

    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.

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm   Wed. morning
      11/30/2022

    Join us in a one-hour online session to explore some advanced features of Zoom. Features covered will include breakout rooms, setting a virtual background, recording, and more. Link sent if registered by 8 am.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   W afternoon
      11/30/2022
    • L410 Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W Springfield, Urbana

    This 2-hour Outlook Calendar 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.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Wed. afternoon
      11/30/2022
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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.