General Computer Training Resources
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Table of Contents:
Computer Folder/File Encryption
Miscellaneous Software Instructions
Podcasting Instructions - using iPod microphones
Remote Network Access (Network Resources Instructions)
"Smart" Classroom Instructions
"Smart" Classroom Technology Instructions
Using Windows XP and File Management
Wireless Classroom Networks Instructions
Please click on a link under a category to save a .pdf version of the documentation to your computer.
- PDFs and Adobe Acrobat Basics presentation
- PDFs and Adobe Acrobat Basics activities
- The Adobe Acrobat Program Window
- How to add hand signatures to a PDF
- How to add digital signatures to a PDF
Computer File/Folder Encryption
- Encryption instructions for the PC (Windows XP)
- Encryption instructions for the Mac (OS X 10.4)
- An Introduction to Databases
- Creating a New Database
- Basics of the FileMaker Interface
- Working with Layouts
FileMaker Pro Reference Guides: The following references can only be accessed from on campus at: http://info.fairfield.edu/cns/index.lasso
- Basic FileMaker 8 User's Guide (PDF)
- FileMaker Tutorial (PDF)
- FileMaker 8 Script Steps Reference (PDF)
- FileMaker 8 Functions Reference (PDF)
Office 2007/2008 Resource Page
- Click on the link above to bring you to the main support page for Office 2007 and 2008 for Mac.
Office 2007/2008 Compatibility
- Click on the above link to bring you to the information page about working with documents created in Microsoft Office 2007/2008.
- Click on the above link to bring you to the information page about working with OWA 2003.
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Spring 2007 Classes
- Designing Basic Presentations
- Enhancing Your Presentations
- Finalizing Your Presentations
- Apple/Mac Specific Instructions
- Basic Training Class Activities
- Enhanced Training Class Activities
- Template and Master Training Class Activities
- Collaborating Training Class Activities
- Creating Effective Presentations
- Creating Templates
- Creating PowerPoint Templates (for PC)
- Creating PowerPoint Templates (for Mac)
- Microsoft Excel
Spring 2008 - Development, Excel Training
- Excel Basics - Presentation
- Excel Basics - Training Class Activities
- Excel Basics - Excel Window
- Excel Formulas and Functions Basics - Presentation
- Excel Formulas and Functions Basics - Activities
- Excel Summarizing Basics - Presentation
- Excel Summarizing Basics - Activities
- Excel Analyzing Basics - Presentation
- Excel Analyzing Basics - Activities
- Excel Pivot Tables - Presentation
- Excel Pivot Tables - Example Worksheet
- Excel Pivot Tables - Activities
- Excel Pivot Tables - Quick Reference Sheet 1
- Excel Pivot Tables - Quick Reference Sheet 2
- Excel Pivot Tables - Quick Reference Sheet 3
Outlook:
Organizing E-mail and Time with Outlook
Outlook for Managers, Faculty, and Administrators
Miscellaneous Software Instructions
Podcasting Instructions - using iPod microphones
- Instructions for using the Belkin iPod microphone
- Instructions for using the XtremeMac microphone
- Microphone recording reference for file sizes and quality
Remote Network Access (Network Resources Instructions)
- Please click on the link above to bring you to the new Network Resources web page.
"Smart" Classroom Instructions
- Bannow GR22
- Bannow 253
- Bannow 256
- Bannow 341
- Canisius 1
- Canisius 6
- Canisius 9
- Canisius 10
- Canisius 15
- Canisius 202
- Canisius 301
- Canisius 303
- Canisius 304
- Canisius 305
- Donnarumma 347
- Donnarumma 348
- Donnarumma 350
- Dolan School of Business - BEST Classroom Instructions (Room 114)
- Dolan School of Business - Room 115
- Nyselius Library 107c
- School of Nursing 124
- School of Nursing 203
- School of Nursing 214
- General Smart Classroom Instructions
"Smart" Classroom Technology Instructions
Using Windows XP and File Management
Wireless Classroom Networks Instructions
- Bannow GR22 - Windows XP
- Bannow GR22 - Mac OS
- Bannow 253 - Windows XP
- Bannow 253 - Mac OS
- Bannow 256 - Windows XP
- Bannow 256 - Mac OS
- Bannow 341 - Windows XP
- Bannow 341 - Mac OS
- Canisius 9 - Windows XP
- Canisius 9 - Mac OS
- Canisius 10 - Windows XP
- Canisius 10 - Mac OS
- Canisius 15 - Windows XP
- Canisius 15 - Mac OS
- Canisius 202 - Windows XP
- Canisius 202 - Mac OS
- Canisius 303 - Windows XP
- Canisius 303 - Mac OS
- Canisius 305 - Windows XP
- Canisius 305 - Mac OS
- Connecting to the Wireless Network in the Lower Level of the Library - for PC
- Connecting to the Wireless Network in the Lower Level of the Library - for Mac
- For information about file storage and sharing using Xythos, please click on the following link: www.fairfield.edu/xythos