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2)... Best New Free Microsoft Office Training & Tutorial Sites
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
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This is our 8th 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.
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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.
Software Tutorials from Grand Valley State University: http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/softtutorials.htm
Excel 2000 (MS Word format, 691 Kb):
http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/exc2000.docWord 2000 (MS Word format, 938 Kb):
http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/word2000.docPowerPoint 2000 (MS Word format, 712 Kb):
http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/ppt2000.docAccess 2000 (MS Word format, 851 Kb):
http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/acc2000.docPublisher 2000 (MS Word format, 556 Kb):
http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/pub2000.doc
Training from TechiWarehouse:
http://www.techiwarehouse.com/index.htmlWord Tutorial:
http://www.techiwarehouse.com/Word/Word_Tutorial.htmlOutLook Tutorial:
http://www.techiwarehouse.com/Outlook/Outlook_Tutorial.html This will be most handy for anyone using any version of Outlook or Outlook express. You'll learn all the hotkeys, tips and tricks20 Outlook Tips:
http://www.techiwarehouse.com/Outlook/index.htmlAccess Tutorial:
http://www.techiwarehouse.com/MS_Access/Access_Tutorial.html This tutorial covers almost every part of Access database system. Its a sure shot for any beginner for MS Access.
Microsoft Office XP Tutorials from UBid Tech Help:
Introducing Office XP:
http://www.service911.com/ubid/series/1,,10+57+34954+35106,00.htmlMake the Transition to Office XP:
http://www.service911.com/...35320.htmlOffice XPs Collaborative Features:
http://www.service911.com/...349550.htmlOffice XP: Word Basics Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...349660.htmlOffice XP: Word Basics Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...34994.htmlOffice XP: Work in Word Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35005.htmlOffice XP: Work in Word Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35022.htmlOffice XP: Excel Basics Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...351270.htmlOffice XP: Excel Basics Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35143.htmlOffice XP: Work in Excel Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35159.htmlOffice XP: Work in Excel Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35175.htmlOffice XP: PowerPoint Basics Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35191.htmlOffice XP: PowerPoint Basics Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35207.htmlOffice XP: Work in PowerPoint Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35223.htmlOffice XP: Work in PowerPoint Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35240.htmlOffice XP: Access Basics Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35256.htmlOffice XP: Access Basics Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35272.htmlOffice XP: Work in Access Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35334.htmlOffice XP: Work in Access Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35351.htmlOffice XP: Use FrontPage Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35288.htmlOffice XP: Use FrontPage Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35304.htmlUse Outlook XP & the Internet Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35073.htmlUse Outlook XP & the Internet Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35089.htmlOffice XP: Use Publisher Part 1:
http://www.service911.com/...35367.htmlOffice XP: Use Publisher Part 2:
http://www.service911.com/...35383.html
Office Tutorials and Guides from the University of Maryland:
Excel Basics:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/excel-basics.xlsThis will introduce you to using Microsoft Excel 97 to create spreadsheets and analyze your data. Download this tutorial and open it in Microsoft Excel to begin.PowerPoint 97 for Beginners:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/ppt-basic.pptPowerPoint 97 for Beginners is an introduction to the features of Microsoft's presentation tool. Download the accompanying exercise: http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/exercise-basic.pptIntermediate PowerPoint 97:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/ppt-int.ppt Intermediate PowerPoint 97 will demonstrate some of the advanced features of PowerPoint while reinforcing the basic concepts of presentations. Download the accompanying exercise: http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/exercise-int.pptWord 97 for Beginners:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/word97basic.doc Word 97 for Beginners will introduce you to the basic functions in Word that you'll need to get started. Download this guide and open it in Microsoft Word to begin.Intermediate Word:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/word97.docIntermediate Word will expose you to some of Word's advanced features. Download this guide and open it in Microsoft Word to begin. You will also need list.doc (http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/list.doc) and junk2.doc (http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/tutorials/junk2.doc).
Microsoft Word Tutorials:
http://www.nailitnow.com.au/word/index.htmlProvides step-by-step tutorials that are made up of action steps. You do not have to read masses of explanatory text.
Microsoft Word 2000 Accessibility Features:
http://dawn.thot.net/cd/Word_2000_Tutorial.docThis tutorial helps show you how to setup the accessibility features of Microsoft Word 2000.
3) The Best New Free Training Sites for Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and other Adobe and Macromedia Applications
Web Publishing:
http://docs.rinet.ru:8083/WebPub/This is an online book that goes through the steps of publishing a website to the Internet. Chapter 11 explains how to use Microsoft FrontPage.
Using Flash 5 (PDF File):
http://docsavage.compsci.buu.ac.th/~seree/lecture/Flash/using_flash_5.pdfThis 267 page tutorial guide takes you through the following topics: Flash Basics, Drawing, Color, Imported Artwork, Sound, Objects, Layers, Type, Symbols and Instances, Animation, Interactive and Printable Movies, and Publishing and Exporting. (4.057 mb)
Macromedia Flash Web Tips & Tricks from Graphics Unleashed: http://www.unleash.com/tipstricks/
Flash and Graphics tutorials and resources. They bill themselves as the ultimate resource for graphics users, and this site really is. Many tutorials are offered to guide you with all the popular graphics tools, including Flash.
Dreamweaver MX Tutorials:
Dreamweaver Environment:
Properties Pane:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/env-properties.htmText Properties Pane:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/prop-text.htmImages Properties Pane:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/prop-images.htmTables Properties Pane:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/prop-tables.htmInsert Pane:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/env-insert.htmDefault Font Options:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/fontopts.htmDreamweaver Basics:
Creating a Site:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/site-new.htmGetting Started with Dreamweaver:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/b-start.htmFormatting Paragraphs:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/b-format.htmAdditional Formatting:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/b-addfrmt.htmHorizontal Rules:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/b-horzrule.htmInserting the Date and Time Display:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/datetime.htmPreviewing in Netscape and Internet Explorer:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/b-preview.htmCutting, Copying, and Pasting:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/b-cutcopy.htmDreamweaver Links:
Linking to Internet Resources:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/lnk-net.htmLinking to Pages in Your Collection:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/lnk-coll.htmCreating Target Links:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/lnk-target.htmDreamweaver Images:
Working with Images:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/img-work.htmWorking with UW-Eau Claire Images and Graphics:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/img-uwec.htmDreamweaver Colors: Working with Background Colors:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/col-page.htmDreamweaver Tables: Getting Started with Tables:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/DreamweaverMX/tb-start.htm
An Introduction to Animation Techniques: http://portal.cs.umass.edu/flash/flas/AnimationLecture_squished.swf
Ari's awesome lecture on Flash animation techniques, get's you thinking about visual and character design, model sheets, backgrounds, storyboards, animatics, loops, Disney's 12 principles of animation, and more.
Thinkdan:
http://www.thinkdan.com/tutorials/photoshop.htmlThis site has beginning to advanced Photoshop tutorials, including those for layers, gradiant text, marquee select, shadows, grids, color, layer effects and masks, blurring, tinting, isolation, pattern effects, blending modes, montage, feathering, motion, wires and more.
Janee's Photoshop Tutorials:
http://myjanee.home.insightbb.com/tutorials.htmThis site offers you tutorials on shapes, pentools, brushes, lettering and text effects, textures and special effects, photo fixing and restoring, photo art, vectors, and more.
FrontPage 98 Tutorials:
http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/frontpage/index.htmIncluded in these tutorials is how to create a virtual classroom, displaying information, planning a website, and how to put it all together.
4) The Best New Free Web Development Training Sites
Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing:
http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/This guide goes through learning HTML, publicizing your site, user tracking, and more.
HTML - The Basics of Web Page Design:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/catalog/Samples/HTML/This free training course will introduce you to the basics of HTML. From an explanation of HTML through the addition of text, links and formatting to your document, this introduction will allow you to create your own web page for posting on the Word Wide Web.
HTML Tutorials from IUPUI:
HTML Basics:
http://www.iupui.edu/%7Ewebtrain/tutorials/html_basics.htmlBeyond HTML Basics:
http://www.iupui.edu/%7Ewebtrain/tutorials/beyond.htmlCreating Web Forms;
http://www.iupui.edu/%7Ewebtrain/tutorials/forms.htmlWeb Tables:
http://www.iupui.edu/%7Ewebtrain/tutorials/tables.html
5) The Best New Free Windows, Linux, Hardware and General Computer Training Sites
myITforum: Windows Articles:
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/15/section.aspHas numerous articles on all windows operating systems.
Windows & .Net Magazine Network:
http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Index.cfm?Ad=1Windows Articles and FAQs.
Windows 98 Tutorials:
http://www.gvsu.edu/it/faculty/win98/index.htmFile Organization, using the Windows 98 desktop, and multimedia capabilities.
Introduction to Information Technology:
http://139.132.118.116/scc171/index.htmlThis course emphasises the hardware and software components of microcomputer systems and examines the basic concepts, methods and tools that allow a person to work efficiently and effectively with information technology.
Digital Camera -VT Graphics Presentation: http://www.allupgrades.com/~abyers/moduleten/html/lessons/digitalcam.htm
When you have completed this section you will be able to take a picture that is suitable for electronic presentation,download the file to your computer, save the file in a suitable format and send it over the Internet.
EasyType:
http://www.easytype.comInteractive tutorials teaching touch typing. If your computer has speakers make sure they are on and turned up.
Printers:
http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,,139+23896+16937,00.html
How inkjet and laser printer work - a brief explanation of how these two types of printers work.http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,,139+23896+16936,00.html
Select the right printer
Technical Hardware Tutorials:
http://www.learn-c.com/index.htmlThis site uses hands-on experiments to show the basics of how real things in the real world are controlled with computers. It's for anyone who is the least bit curious about monitoring and controlling such things as motors, lights and switches, or recording and playing everything from sound to the arm position on a robot.
6) Software, Office and Computer Sites and Downloads Worth Mentioning
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Tryout:Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software, the professional image-editing standard, helps you work more efficiently, explore new creative options, and produce the highest quality images for print, the Web, and anywhere else. Create exceptional imagery with easier access to file data; streamlined Web design; faster, professional-quality photo retouching; and more.
Download Windows version - 162.4MB:
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/download.jhtml?ftpID=1917
Download Macintosh version - 345.1MB:
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/download.jhtml?ftpID=1918
Download Adobe PageMaker 7.0 Tryout:
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 software is the ideal page layout program for business, education, and small- and home-office professionals who want to create high-quality publications such as brochures and newsletters. Get started quickly with templates, graphics, and intuitive design tools; work productively across Adobe applications; and easily leverage existing content to create customized communications. Note: The Tryout version will expire 30 days after it is installed.
Download Windows version - 65MB:
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/download.jhtml?ftpID=1400
Download Macintosh version - 84MB:
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/download.jhtml?ftpID=1401
Dreamweaver MX 2004 - Trial:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/trydreamweaverFree registration is required for a free trial download of Dreamweaver MX 2004.
Flash MX 2004 - Trial:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/tryflashFree registration is required for a free trial download of Flash MX 2004.
ASP.Net Web Matrix:
http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/The ASP.Net Web Matrix is a free program that lets you use a WYSIWYG interface to create ASP.NET and HTML pages.
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.
October 2003 Question:
Are there any Tutorials on how to use Microsoft Money?Answer:
Here are some sites that offer tutorials for Microsoft Money:
Learnthat.com:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/viewlets/money/index.shtmlMicrosoft Money Online User's Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/money/support/manual/
I hope this helps you.Scott Turton
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