Microsoft Word is one of the most widely used word processing programs for both home and office use. People use Word to write and manipulate text, and also work with images, movies, charts, graphs, and other information. Sometimes Word is used to help create web pages, Powerpoint slides, and PDF documents. This learning session, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, teaches how to be knowledgeable about the common accessibility problems that those with disabilities encounter when in reading Word documents, and web pages and PDF files based on Word documents. When you use the accessibility features that Word offers you can create documents that can be used by everyone, and even provide a clearer understanding of what you are writing about.

Creating Accessible Word Documents

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PowerPoint can be used to create web page slides from its presentation slides. People with disabilities can have problems accessing these web pages slides. This learning session, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, teaches how to export PowerPoint slides into accessible web pages. Doing this gives these people a much better understanding of the presentation. In addition, these accessible, exported web pages, or HTML files, can be used so everyone gains a clearer understanding of what is being communicated.

Creating  Accessible Web Pages from a PowerPoint Presentation

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Here are several freely available ebooks, training and learning documents for Microsoft Excel hosted by eSnips, a user sharing site, where everyone can upload and share all types of files. Free registration is encouraged. These Excel ebooks and documents will help you learn many of the intermediate to advanced features of this spreadsheet application.

Free Excel Ebooks and Training Documents

Beginning.Excel.What.If.Data.Analysis.Tools.Dec.2005

Excel Advanced Report Development

Excel PivotTables Recipes.A.Problem.Solution.Approach

Introduction to Statistics.Through.Resampling.Methods.and.Microsoft.Office.Excel

Excel 2003 Ebook

XLPivotTableIntro06-07

Beginning Excel What.If.Data.Analysis.Tools

Excel Programming Weekend Crash Course

MS Excel 2002 for Scientists and Engineers

Excel Macro Training

Excel User Tips

Learning Microsoft Excel

Excels Keyboard Shortcut

Excel_Tips

Finance using Excel

Excel Ebook

Excel 2003 Ebook

This new software tutorial web site, In Pictures, hosts and offers the following free online Microsoft Word 2003 Tutorials. These Publisher tutorials will help you learn how to use msny of the features of Microsoft Publisher 2003. These tutorials are based on screen shots that demonstrate the tasks and features being taught. These In Pictures software tutorials were developed as part of a research study performed for the U.S. Department of Education. They are designed to help you learn and understand the features of Publisher faster and easier versus traditional learning techniques.

Word 2003 Tutorials using Picture


Word Basics

• Create a new document
• Cut, copy and paste
• Format words
• Format paragraphs
• Use bullets and numbering
• Adjust page settings
• Check spelling
• View pages

Long Documents

• Format text with styles
• Find and replace
• Set tabs
• Insert breaks
• Employ headers and footers

Special Features

• Format pages in columns
• Employ drop caps
• Insert pictures
• Draw and paint
• Employ tables

Advanced Word

• Employ mail merge
• Employ templates
• Print envelopes and labels
• Use the thesaurus
• Count words
• Insert a Table of Contents

This new software tutorial web site, In Pictures, hosts and offers the following free online Microsoft Excel 2003 Tutorials. These Publisher tutorials will help you learn how to use msny of the features of Microsoft Publisher 2003. These tutorials are based on screen shots that demonstrate the tasks and features being taught. These In Pictures software tutorials were developed as part of a research study performed for the U.S. Department of Education. They are designed to help you learn and understand the features of Publisher faster and easier versus traditional learning techniques.

Excel 2003 Tutorials using Pictures


Performing Basic Calculations

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide
• Calculate averages
• Find the maximum value

Formatting Worksheets

• Format text
• Format cells
• Adjust columns and rows
• Print worksheets

Manipulating Data

• Move, copy, and paste
• Add/delete columns
• Add/delete rows
• Employ multiple worksheets
• Employ AutoFill
• Insert/delete worksheets

Advanced Calculations

• Create formulas across worksheets
• Employ absolute references
• Employ the function wizard

Making Data Visible

• Add comments
• Freeze panes
• Create charts