Jan. 2004 Newsletter for EducationOnlineforComputers.com: Free Computer Software Training & Tutorials

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In This Issue:
1)... Editor's Greeting
2)... Best New Free Microsoft Office Training & Tutorial Sites
3)... The Best New Free Training Sites for Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, & other Adobe / Macromedia Applications
4)... Best New Free Web Development Training Sites
5)... Best New Free Windows, Linux, Hardware & Computer Training
6)... Software, Office and Computer Sites Worth Mentioning
7)... Question of the Month about Software Training
8)... Please Support Our Computer Training Mission

1) Editor's Greeting:
Hello everyone, and welcome to our new subscribers!
This is our 11th monthly Newsletter for our new site, EducationOnlineForComputers.com, giving you the most current Free online Software Training and Tutorial Resources that we have recently discovered and researched. This newsletter is free to anyone subscribing (instructions at bottom, no username/password is needed). To access our member site, however, you do need a user name and password - registering as a member of EducationOnlineForComputers.com costs only $14 for two months, for more information please see below 'Become a Member of EducationOnlineForComputers.com'.
My desire is that these free resources will help you with your computer education and training and are tools to advance your career. Our main mission is the training of those less fortunate who are seeking to become computer literate, from a user's perspective.
By means of this email newsletter, you have knowledge of and access to these sites before our web site visitors do. The best of these resources will be added to our Member Training pages and the remainder to our Free Training pages.
*** Current Issue ***
This issue describes a total of 20 Software and Computer training, learning and tutorial web sites, with a total of 112 tutorial courses linked. It features many free Microsoft Office training tutorials for your learning profit and enjoyment.
For your convenience, this newsletter is also available to subscribers in HTML format at this special url: http://www.educationonlineforcomputers.com/current_news.html
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I wish you the best with your computer studies and learning.
Warm Regards,
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2) The Best New Free Microsoft Office Training & Tutorial Sites:
This section of our newsletter contains the best new Free Microsoft Office training and tutorial sites that we have found and researched in the last few weeks.
Microsoft Office 2000 is a software suite that consists of different applications that perform various activities. MS Office 2000 is by far the most widely recognized software suite in the world.

University of Denver Course Handouts:
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts.html
Access 2002 (XP):
Beginning Access
    Tables
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/begaccesstables2002.htm
    Queries
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/begaccessqueries2002.htm
    Forms
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/begaccessforms2002.htm
    Reports
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/begaccessreports2002.htm
Intermediate Access
    Handout #1
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/intaccess12002.htm
    Handout #2
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/intaccess22002.htm
Advanced Access
    Web Pages
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/advaccessweb2002.htm
    Modules
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/accessmodules2002.htm
    Macros
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/access/access2002/advaccessmacros2002.htm

Excel 2002 (XP):
View overall Excel index
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/excelsupport.html
Excel 2002 FAQs
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/excelfaq.html
Beginning Excel - Creating & Formatting a Spreadsheet
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/excel/excel2002/beg2002.htm
Intermediate Excel
    Formulas & Functions
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/excel/excel2002/formulas2002.htm
    Charts
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/excel/excel2002/charts2002.htm
Advanced Excel
    Templates & Macros
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/excel/excel2002/templates2002.htm
    Databases
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/excel/excel2002/database2002.htm
    Advanced Functions
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/excel/excel2002/advfunctions2002.htm
    Pivot Tables
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/excel/excel2002/pivot2002.htm

Outlook 2002 (XP):
View overall Outlook index
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/outlooksupport.html
Beginning Outlook - E-mail
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/outlook/outlook2002/begoutlook2002.htm
Intermediate Outlook - Contacts, Calendar & Tasks
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/outlook/outlook2002/intoutlook2002.htm

PowerPoint 2002 (XP):
View overall PowerPoint index
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/pptsupport.html
PowerPoint 2002 FAQs
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/pptfaq.html
Beginning PowerPoint - Creating & Animating a Presentation
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/ppnt/ppnt2002/begppt2002.htm
Intermediate PowerPoint
    Creating & Customizing Design Templates
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/ppnt/ppnt2002/ppttemplates2002.htm
    Graphics, Multimedia & Other Objects
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/ppnt/ppnt2002/pptmultimedia2002.htm

Word 2002 (XP):
View overall Word index
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/wordsupport.html
Word 2002 FAQs
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/wordfaq.html
Beginning Word 2002
    Creating a Basic Document
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/begword2002.htm
    Basic Formatting
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/basicword2002.htm
Intermediate Word 2002
    Tables & Forms
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/tablesforms2002.htm
    Templates & Macros
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/templatesmacros2002.htm
    Graphics
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/graphics2002.htm
Advanced Word 2002
    Mail Merge
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/mailmerge2002.htm
    Formatting
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/advformatting2002.htm
    Long Documents
    http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/word/word2002/longdocs2002.htm

Microcomputer Applications:
http://www.cs.uwm.edu/classes/cs211/
This course covers Microsoft Office applications Word, Power Point, FrontPage, Excel, and Access. It also covers the Internet, Internet Explorer, Email, and the Windows operating system. Free lecture notes and slides are available.

Access 2000 Tutorial:
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfsjr1/access.htm
This Access tutorial provides you with several units, each containing several lessons. In Unit A, you will learn the basics of database terminology and design, the relationship between Access objects (Forms, Reports, Queries, and Tables), how to create a new database, enter and edit a record. Other units teach you table and query design, forms design and report creation.

Microsoft Access 97: An Intermediate Guide:
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ITS/Topic/Database/DaPAcc9702/
This tutorial guides you through Speeding up Table Creation, Relationships, Finding Unmatched Records, Action Queries, Form Design, Switchboards, and Macros.

MS Access SQL Query Examples, Samples, Tips and Tricks:
http://www.blueclaw-db.com/database_consulting.htm
This page provides 'how to' examples for several situations where you'll need to get into the Access SQL editor to customize your query.

3) The Best New Free Training Sites for Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and other Adobe and Macromedia Applications

University of Denver Course Handouts:
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts.html
View overall Web Development index
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/websupport.html
Beginning FrontPage 2002 - Creating a Basic Website
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/front/front2002/begfront2002.htm
Intermediate FrontPage 2002 - DU Templates
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/web/templates.htm
Advanced FrontPage 2002 - Graphics
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/front/front2002/frontgraphics2002.htm
Advanced FrontPage 2002 - Online Email Forms
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/front/front2002/frontgraphics2002.htm
FrontPage 2002 Themes
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/front/front2002/frontthemes2002.htm

Flash Tutorials and Training Movies:
Flash 4
http://www.lynda.com/tips/flash_tips.html
Flash 5
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=1
Advanced Flash 5
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=11
Intermediate Flash 5
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=7
Optimizing Flash 5 Content
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=8
Animation Principles
http://www.lynda.com/products/videos/animcd/sample_movie.html
Flash MX
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=29

ImageReady Tutorials and Training Movies:
ImageReady 2
http://www.lynda.com/tips/ir2.html
ImageReady 3
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=14

Dreamweaver Tutorials and Training Movies:
Dreamweaver 3
http://www.lynda.com/products/books/dw3hot/dw3movies.html
Dreamweaver 3
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=18
Dreamweaver 4
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=2
Intermediate Dreamweaver 4
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=3
Ultradev 4
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=21

Photoshop Tutorials and Training Movies:
Photoshop 5.5
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=13
Photoshop 6
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=13
Photoshop 6 for the Web
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=14
Advanced Photoshop 6
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=4
No Pixels Harmed
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=27
Photoshop Elements
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=26
New in Photoshop 7
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=28

Acrobat 5 Tutorials and Training Movies:
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=20

4) The Best New Free Web Development Training Sites

Web Site Development by Oklahoma City Community College: http://www.webct.com/exemplary/viewpage?name=exemplary_2003_philipp
Students gain a basic knowledge of web design and coding, apply these to exercises, and then create a complete website.

Web Page Construction and Design from Wake Forest University:
Site Management and Web Editing with Dreamweaver 4.0
http://io.wfu.edu/Library/ITC/training/dreamweaver/dw4.pdf
What's New in Dreamweaver 4.0
http://io.wfu.edu/Library/ITC/training/dreamweaver/dw4new.pdf
Basic Animation in Flash 5
http://io.wfu.edu/Library/ITC/training/webpages/flash/flash51.pdf
Image Techniques in Dreamweaver 4.0
http://io.wfu.edu/Library/ITC/training/dreamweaver/dw42.pdf
Sample Files for Image Techniques in Dreamweaver 4.0
http://io.wfu.edu/Library/ITC/training/webpages/dreamweaver/dw42samples/
Resources for HTML and Web Design HTML
http://io.wfu.edu/Library/ITC/training/webpages/webresrc.htm

University of Denver Course Handouts:
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts.html
View overall Web Development index
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/websupport.html
Web Development FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/onlineindex/webfaq.html
Beginning HTML
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/web/html.html
Collecting Data on the Web: From an Online Form to Microsoft Excel
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/front2000/cgifile.htm
How to FTP & Troubleshoot Web Publishing
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/front2000/troubleshooting.htm
Converting Microsoft Office 2002 Documents to the Web
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/web/converting2002.htm

5) The Best New Free Windows, Linux, Hardware and General Computer Training Sites

Windows XP Basics:
Introduction to Windows XP
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/xpbasics/introxp.htm
Windows XP File Management
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/xpbasics/filemgmtxp.htm
Windows XP Classic View File Management
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/xpbasics/filemgmtxp.htm
Office XP New Features
http://www.du.edu/uts/training/handouts/xpbasics/xpnewfeatures.htm

Windows XP:
The Windows XP Professional Environment
    Logging On and Using the Mouse
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp1.htm
    Exploring the Windows XP Professional Desktop
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp1_2.ht
    Working with an Open Window
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp1_3.htm
    Using Help
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp1_4.htm
Managing Folders and Files
    Introduction to Windows XP Professional Hierarchy
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp2.htm
    My Documents, My Computer, and My Network Places
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp2_2.htm
    Using the Search Companion
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp2_3.htm
    Creating Folders
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp2_4.htm
    Copying and Moving Objects
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp2_5.htm
    Using the Recycle Bin
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp2_6.htm
Orientation to Windows XP Professional Programs
    Working with WordPad
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp3.htm
    Working with Paint
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp3_2.htm
    Working with Windows Movie Maker
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp3_3.htm
Customizing the Windows XP Professional Desktop
    Working with Shortcuts
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp4.htm
Using the Network
    More About My Network Places
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp5.htm
    Working Remotely
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp5_2.htm
Managing and Administering the Workstation
    Microsoft Management Console
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp6.htm
    Using the Control Panel
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp6_2.htm
    File Systems and Recovery
    http://www.microsoft.com/insider/learning/lcwinxp6_3.htm

6) Software, Office and Computer Sites and Downloads Worth Mentioning
BizOffice:
http://www.bizoffice.com/soft_msoffice.html
This site contains many free and shareware Add-Ons for Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and miscellaneous MS Office tools.

Microsoft Office Add-ons and Utilities:
http://www.winwarelinks.com/apps/business_productivity/office_addons.htm
Here are 36 more Add-on programs and utilities for all the MS Office applications.

Must Have Free Utilities:
http://pcworld.shopping.yahoo.com/yahoo/article/0,aid,111639,00.asp
This is a collection of the top ten no-cost tools for your PC.

7) Question of the Month about Software Training:
Each month Scott Turton will answer a current or important question that we have received about computer and software training.
January 2004 Question:
Where can I download copies of the Microsoft Office software for free?
Answer:
Many sites that offer copies of the Microsoft Office software to download for free are often offering pirated or stolen copies. EducationOnlineForComputers.com does not offer any pirated software for you to download. We can give you some suggestions on how you can obtain low-cost software though.
If you are a student Microsoft offers discounted software. Many times you can get copies of this software from your local campus bookstore. Some retail outlets will also sell you discounted software with a valid student ID.
You can also find used copies at auction sites such as ebay (http://www.ebay.com). Be careful when purchasing used copies from a website to make sure that you are buying a licensed copy.
If you still want a free Office solution you can look at OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org). OpenOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office that works on many different operating systems such as Windows, Mac, and Linux. OpenOffice contains a Word Processor, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. It reads and writes files that are in the same format as Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
I hope this helps you.
Scott Turton
http://www.EducationOnlineForComputers.com

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