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106 Tips for Office - An extensive list of more than 100 tips and tricks to make your Office experience better.

 

Converting Office files to .pdf files - see these links under the Word listing.

 

Clip Art - Office uses the same clip art in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. This Microsoft site gives tips on how to edit that clip art.

 

Lynchburg College Office Tutorials -- 30 Office 97/98/2000 and XP/2002 tutorials, contained on this website, are available, at no cost, to anyone who desires to download them. The tutorials are written at a 3rd to 4th grade level and are used by a number of K-12 school systems, higher education institutions, and businesses for Microsoft Office training. No Word tutorials provided.

 

Microsoft Product Support Centers - Support Information and FAQs by Product - Microsoft support information, by product, including common issues, frequently asked questions, instructions, and latest downloads.

 

Office 2003/XP Add-in to remove hidden data - With this add-in you can permanently remove hidden data and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint files.

 

Tutorials - Visit our tutorials page for numerous tutorials on all of the Office applications.

 

Woody's Office Watch -- View the current issue of this weekly newsletter for excellent news and tips on using the Office suite of programs. Click here to Subscribe to this FREE newsletter.

 

Woody's Lounge -- All-volunteer, all the time, and the nicest bunch of people on the Web. Come by to ask questions about Office, or Windows, or . . .

 

 

MS Office 2007:

 

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats - Microsoft has added new file formats to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 to reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To help ensure that you can exchange documents between Microsoft Office releases, Microsoft has developed a Compatibility Pack for the Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.

 

Guides to the 2007 Office System User Interface - Explore the new design of MS Office 2007 with some guidance. This site provides interactive guides to help you quickly learn where things are. If you prefer to see just a list of all Office 2003 menu and toolbar commands and their locations in the 2007 Office system, open one of the Microsoft Office Excel mapping workbooks, which you can browse, customize, print, and save on your computer. Instructions on the first tab of each workbook provide tips for customizing, finding, and printing the lists.

 

Beginner's Training for Office 2007 - Use the links in this article to get free Training courses on Office Online that will clue you in. There are more than 150 courses at Office Online, but these are good ones to start with if you’re starting from scratch. They've also included demos in these listings. Each demo is a short movie that shows you how to do something using an Office program.

 

Get Started with the 2007 Microsoft Office System - Links to helpful resources for newcomers to MS Office 2007. Includes links for each program in the MS Office 2007 suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Visio).

 

Office 2007 Help and How-to Home Page - Browse "Help and How-to" by product for each of the MS Office 2007 programs. You will need to click on the "2007 Office System" tab first.

 

Roadmaps to Office 2007 Training - With audio and visual components, and interactive, hands-on practice sessions, these training courses bring you up to speed quickly to make you more efficient in using all of what Outlook 2007 has to offer. This site describes what courses are available as well as the content that is covered. You can also download shorter Microsoft PowerPoint versions of courses and use them as training for yourself or a group.

 

MS Office 2007 Training Home Page - Free self-paced training courses for each program in the Office 2007 suite.

 

 

Access:

Access Discussion Forums - If you currently use Access and have a question, these forums may be of help.

 

Tutorial Videos - From Atomic Learning, Inc., a series of short video clips to help get started with Access. Subscription information is provided for many more tutorials.

 

Tutorials - Visit our tutorials page for numerous tutorials on all of the Office applications.

 

 

 

Excel:

 

Workshop Topics - Printable listings of topics covered in the Excel (2007) workshops.

Excel 1 | Excel 2

Microsoft Excel 2003 (Office XP) Help Site - Learn how to use Excel, a spreadsheet application in the Microsoft Office suite. A spreadsheet simulates an accountant's worksheet. You can add formulas to perform calculations on columns and rows and create graphs, charts, and flowcharts.

 

Excel 2003 Tour - See the best of Excel 2003 in action in this animated tour from Microsoft.

 

Excel Tutorial - A basic tutorial for Excel from the University of South Dakota.

 

Excel Tutorials from Microsoft - Approximately 50 online tutorials covering many topics in Excel 2003.

 

Clip Art - Office uses the same clip art in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. This Microsoft site gives tips on how to edit that clip art.

 

Create a chart using the Chart Wizard - Quick, step-by-step instructions for creating charts in Excel.

 

Florida Gulf Coast University -- MS Excel 2000 Tutorial - This tutorial guides you in developing spreadsheets that display data in various tabular and visual formats. Includes numerous features of MS Excel.

 

Grid line display in charts - Customize your Excel charts by adding or removing gridlines.

 

John F. Lacher CPA Online Consulting Services -- Excel Examples & Tutorials - Excel tutorials and example spreadsheets for the more advanced user.

University of Rhode Island -- Dept. of Computer Science - A basic tutorial for new users of MS Excel.

 

Microsoft Excel Modules - Numerous Excel handouts for both Macintosh and Windows users.

 

Office 2003/XP Add-in to remove hidden data - With this add-in you can permanently remove hidden data and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Microsoft  Excel files.

 

Using Excel 2004 for the Mac - Microsoft user support site with how to articles for Excel 2004 for the Mac.

 

PivotTable I: What's so great about PivotTable reports? - PivotTables enable you to organize, summarize, and analyze your data to interpret its real meaning. They enable you to create new views of worksheet data in seconds. Hundreds or thousands of pieces of information swing into place, revealing the meanings behind the data. In this short course you'll learn how PivotTable reports can benefit you, and you'll actually, quickly make a PivotTable report. You'll also want to check out "PivotTable II: Swing into action with PivotTable reports" & "PivotTable III: Show off your PivotTable skills"

 

          Download PivotTable I quick reference card

 

PivotTable II: Swing into action with PivotTable reports  - Learn more about the ins and outs of working with Microsoft® Excel PivotTable® reports in this intermediate level tutorial. In this course you'll learn the key secrets to success, as well as ways to spiff up your PivotTable report before showing it off to your manager. You'll also want to check out "PivotTable I: What's so great about PivotTable reports?" & "PivotTable III: Show off your PivotTable skills"

 

           Download PivotTable II quick reference card

 

PivotTable III: Show off your PivotTable skills - Learn even more advanced ways to use Microsoft® Excel PivotTable® reports in this advanced level tutorial, including how to use formulas with report data. In this course you'll learn how to revise the report by grouping daily figures into quarterly results. Then you'll see how to pivot the report to show all four quarters for each salesperson. You'll also learn how to use the report to figure out bonus amounts for each salesperson and you'll learn all sorts of other ways to tweak the report so that you can really show off your PivotTable skills. You'll also want to check out "PivotTable I: What's so great about PivotTable reports?" & "PivotTable II: Swing into action with PivotTable reports"

 

          Download PivotTable III quick reference card

 

Tutorials - Visit UNI's tutorials page for numerous tutorials on all of the Office applications.

 

TutorViaComputer -- BayCon Group - This Microsoft Excel tutorial provides the help you need to get started using Microsoft Excel. It covers entering data, formatting, cell alignment, fonts, mathematical calculations, functions, and much more.

 

 

FrontPage (Effective May 2007, UNI's FrontPage server is no longer online. The FrontPage software will still work as an editing tool for those who wish to continue using it to edit their pages on Sunny, so the links below are being left in place. See the section on Creating Web Pages) for additional help.:

Microsoft FrontPage 2002 (Office XP) Help Site - Learn how to use Microsoft FrontPage 2002, a Web authoring/publishing program in WYSIWYG format. It allows you to create your page in a familiar, word-processing type of interface and generates the HTML in the background. Microsoft Office users can export their work from other Office programs to a FrontPage web.

 

FrontPage 2002 Tour - See the best of Word 2002 in action in this animated tour from Microsoft.

 

Beginners - Microsoft FrontPage 2002 - FrontPage Components Tutorial  - The purpose of this tutorial is to show the reader how to use MS FrontPage 2002 to add active elements to web pages to give an engaging and dynamic appearance.

 

Disable Features that Require the FrontPage Server Extensions in FrontPage 2002 - If you're using FrontPage to design and edit your web pages but your web site is on a web server that does not have FrontPage server extensions (UNI's Sunny server), then it would be beneficial for you to disable those features that require the FrontPage server extensions. This document tells you how to do this in FrontPage 2002.

 

FrontPage 2003 Online Tutorial - Plan, create, and work with Web sites using Microsoft® Office FrontPage® 2003. Also understand FrontPage Web sites, Web servers, and publishing.

 

Quick Reference Card: Create a Web site with FrontPage 2003 - A quick reference card with some basic instructions for creating web pages using FrontPage 2003.

 

Montana State University-Billings: - FrontPage 98 Handouts: Table of Contents

 

Amazon.com: Books: - FrontPage

 

FrontPage 2000 in the Classroom - A tutorial for FrontPage 2000

 

FrontPage Shortcut Keys

 

Chris's FrontPage Info Web - Answers a number of common questions concerning FrontPage

 

Florida GulfCoast University, FrontPage Tutorial - An online tutorial for FrontPage

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OneNote 2007

 

Microsoft OneNote 2007 Help Site - Microsoft's OneNote 2007 Help and How-to website.

OneNote 2007 Online Training - a 40 minuite tutorial on how to use OneNote 2007

 

 

PowerPoint:

 

Workshop Topics - Printable listings of topics covered in the PowerPoint (2007) workshops.

PowerPoint 1 | PowerPoint 2

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (Office XP) Help Site - Learn about Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, a part of the Microsoft Office XP application suite that creates slide shows. These slide shows are helpful aids to lectures and presentations, and can be made to be viewed from a monitor, hard copy printouts, or even a Web page. The purpose of this help system is to guide students, faculty, and staff through the PowerPoint program. It covers the basics for using PowerPoint plus some of the special features and tips for using the application more efficiently.

 

Adding Sound to PowerPoint - A short tutorial for PowerPoint XP or 2003

 

Adding Video to PowerPoint - This article will outline how to edit a simple digital-video clip, narrate it, save it and then insert it into a PowerPoint presentation.

 

Clip Art - Office uses the same clip art in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. This Microsoft site gives tips on how to edit that clip art.

 

Create a quiz in PowerPoint using Visual Basic for Applications - it's possible to create your own multiple choice quiz slides in Microsoft PowerPoint using its macro functions and doing a little programming in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). From Presentations.com.

 

Create custom templates - This download gives you the ability to create your own PowerPoint 2003 design templates incorporating custom backgrounds.

 

Find a sound -- Looking for a particular sound for your presentation? Try this site!

 

Formatting Slides and Presentations - Simple directions for PowerPoint 2003 from Microsoft.!

 

Great PowerPoint Features - Tutorials from Microsoft on how to save to a CD; make changes to the Master Slide; optimize pictures; and work with templates.

 

How Do I Use PowerPoint to Teach?  A PowerPoint presentation by Patrick Douglas Crispen.

 

Ins and Outs of Inserting Objects into PowerPoint - The title says it all!

 

Learn-powerpoint.com - 23 PowerPoint tutorial lessons containing helpful information to help you learn PowerPoint XP (Office 2002) as quickly and painlessly as possible.

 

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer allows people who use Microsoft PowerPoint to share
their presentations with users who do not have PowerPoint. Click to download
for the PC or for the Mac. Both versions are free.

 

Office 2003/XP Add-in to remove hidden data - With this add-in you can permanently remove hidden data and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Microsoft PowerPoint files.

 

PowerPoint 2002 Tour - See the best of PowerPoint 2002 in action in this animated tour from Microsoft.

Precision layout creates clear and professional design - How a slide is laid out may determine whether an audience understands your message or misses it entirely.

 

Presenting with PowerPoint - See Presentation Tips

 

Printing tips - Step-by-step instructions for improving the print quality of your presentation.

 

Slide Show Controls -- A list of useful commands to use when giving your presentation in Slide Show

 

Task Pane, Research - PowerPoint's Research task pane is a useful resource you may not know about. It contains a dictionary, three thesauri, translation capabilities, the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, and more.

 

Tutorials - Visit our tutorials page for numerous tutorials on all of the Office applications.

 

 

Word:

Workshop Topics - Printable listings of topics covered in the Word (2007) workshops.

Word 1 | Word 2 | Word 3

 

Adding Graphics in Word - A 45-50 minute tutorial from Microsoft

 

Clip Art - Office uses the same clip art in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. This Microsoft site gives tips on how to edit that clip art.

 

Creating PDF files - A discussion of lots of mostly free methods for creating .pdf files.

 

More about Creating PDF files - Instructions and links to software. See also Free software available from UNI's ITS-User Services website for information about CutePDF Writer.

 

Creating PDF files on the Mac - Macintosh's Tiger OS has this feature built in,  including the ability to compress or encrypt the file.

 

Free Microsoft Word 2002 (Office XP) Online Courses - Free online courses to help you learn how to use Microsoft Word XP. Using these free online tutorials can help you learn the features and benefits of Microsoft Word XP.

 

Mail Merge - Learn how to use mail merge in Microsoft Office Word 2003 to produce envelopes and labels for mass mailings. Then explore how to go beyond the basics to create personalized form letters or e-mail messages, numbered coupons, and more. To do the practice sessions for this course, you'll need to have Microsoft Office Excel 2003 installed on your computer. Approximately 45 minutes.

 

Microsoft Word Learning Modules - Numerous online learning modules for learning to use Microsoft Word.

 

MS Word for the Macintosh

Microsoft Word X for the Macintosh - Simple instructions for the most basic MS Word features.

Microsoft Word for Macintosh - Microsoft's support site containing resources for Microsoft® Word 2004 for Mac.

Foundations of Word X (for Macintosh OS X) - This course is designed to teach specific basic word processing techniques of Microsoft Word X. Intended for use in instructor-led training, it is designed around a series of learning unit activities that teach specific skills.

MS Word X on the Macintosh for Basic Document Preparation - A good resource for reviewing basic features of Microsoft Word X on the Macintosh.

MS Word X for Mac Keyboard Shortcuts 

Another list of keyboard shortcuts for MS Word for the Mac from Microsoft's support site.

Keyboard Shortcuts in MS Word for the Macintosh - A list of MS Word keyboard shortcuts for Macintosh users in a format ideal for printing - three pages.

 

Microsoft Word for Teachers - This tutorial covers basic skills in MS Word with examples for classroom application: text box, graphic insertion, word art, spell check, bullets, and more.

 

Reasons for converting your Word documents to PDF format before sharing them. - This article from the archives of Woody's Office Watch for Mere Mortals discusses many reasons (in addition to what is described in the article directly below this one) for using PDF format. Look for topic 2.

 

Removing Personal Information from Word Documents - Microsoft® Word stores a lot of information in a document, not only about when and how the document was created, and what changes it has undergone in its life, but also about who created it and who made changes to the document. This Microsoft article discusses some of the places this information is stored and ways to remove or hide the information.

 

Office 2003/XP Add-in to remove hidden data - With this add-in you can permanently remove hidden data and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Microsoft Word files.

 

Rotating text in a Word document - From Woody's Office Watch Archives. Look for "Top Tip 2".

 

Rotating entire pages in a Word document - From Woody's Office Watch Archives. Look for "Top Tip".

 

Shortcut Key for Windows Users

 

Subscribe to Inside Office Newsletter - To keep up with the latest about Microsoft Office, sign up for a free subscription to one or more of the newsletters listed, sent to you by e-mail on a regular basis.

 

Tutorials - Visit UNI's tutorials page for numerous tutorials on all of the Office applications.

 

 

Internet/WWW:

 

Search the Internet - UNI Rod Library's list of Search Engines and web search resources.

 

Search Engine Showdown: The User's Guide to Web Searching - An extremely thorough site on searching the WWW,  including search strategies, information on when to use multi-search engines, comparisons of a number of search engines, and much more. Whether a beginner or not, you'll find useful tips at this site!

 

Search Engine Features - Not all search engines are alike, but you knew that. This is a useful chart to compare the differences.

 

Searching the Web: Using Google's advanced search feature -  Here's how to use the advanced search tool in Google; it's easier to use than the basic search and better if you have a complex subject.

 

Internet Learning Tutor - The Internet Learning Tutor is designed to help you use the Internet more effectively in the way you work, play and live.

 

Neat Net Tricks -- a bi-weekly newsletter of tips and tricks for web browsing.

 

Podcasting - See the link under Internet 2.

 

WIKIs - What's a Wiki? Why use one? How to create one.

 

 

 

Creating Web Pages:

UNI-Web Resources - Page templates, color guides, UNI policies, and more, provided by the UNI web development team.

 

Yale's Web Style Guide - One of the best guides to web page design and construction.

 

Color Picker - shows examples of the 216 web-safe colors and how they look on a sample page.

 

ColorMatch - For those who are "design impaired", this utility will help you select a matching 6-color palette for your website. Define a single color that you like; matching colors will be calculated.

 

Connection speeds in the U.S. - Design your pages to accommodate users using modems.

Dynamic HTML Lab - Many Tutorials and examples. It's a nice reference regardless of your skill level. Includes topics on Programming, Design, and Multimedia.

File Structure of a Web Site - A PDF document that explains how a Web site should be organized.

HTML Color Names - A chart of names that can be used in place of the hexadecimal codenumber in specifying color attributes.

 

HTML Helper - A good starting point for those constructing a Web page for the very first time.

 

HTML Validation Service - How can you tell if your Web pages are well written, if the code you used to mark up the pages passes muster? Well, one way is to run your Web pages through an HTML validator, a tool that scours your pages for common coding errors. One of the best, free, online HTML validators.

 

JavaScript Documentation - Easy to use, consistent look across many browsers, expertly configurable, fast Javascript Menu. Highly Recommended.

 

Lissa Explains it All -- HTML - This site is an excellent site for learning web creation. Pay no attention to the fact that it was developed by a 14 year old!

 

Matt's Script Archive - a veritable cornucopia of website addons to help you enable search, chat, guest books, forms, counters and more.

 

Microsoft's Photo Editor - Simple instructions for using this program to create thumbnails and transparent images.

 

Netscape's DevEdge Online Documentation - Whether describing how to create hierarchies of objects in JavaScript or offering sample code to copy and paste, DevEdge Online documentation includes a variety of references to guide and assist development using Netscape products and technologies.

 

Purdue University:-HTML Guides - This site has guides ranging from how to help search engines find your website to how to place forms in your website.

 

Resources for Rensselaer-WebPage Authors - Basic steps and guidelines for creating and maintaining a Web & Basic concepts; authoring and publishing shortcuts using Netscape Communicator and more...

 

Sizing Up the Browsers - Everything you could possibly want to know about screen sizes and how common page elements behave in various browsers. Part of the Webmonkey site.

 

The Free Graphics Store - Australian Web Graphics-Browser-Safe Color Chart - 100% free web graphics, software, bolt-ons and services for your web site. This chart can save you a lot of time and mistakes (and a lot of tedious RGB/Hex conversions).

 

Welcome to Bobby 3.2 - Bobby can help web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities. It can also give you download time estimates for a variety of Internet connections.

 

Web Developer's Virtual Library - A huge list of web development related resources. The main menu is on the left side of the page.

 

Webmonkey: The Web Developer's Resource - How to library & quick reference: beginners to master level information.

 

WebReference.com: Dev the Web - Javascript Reference Guide. Very nice and authoritative.

 

 

Dreamweaver:

Adobe Video Workshop - Leading designers, developers, and Adobe experts introduce you to Adobe applications, and highlight new features and key techniques. There's something for new and experienced users alike.

 

Creating your first website in Dreamweaver - Learn to set up, build, and publish your first website in this five-part tutorial series, updated for Dreamweaver CS3.

• Part 1: Setting up your site and project files
• Part 2: Creating the page layout
• Part 3: Adding content to pages
• Part 4: Formatting your page with CSS
• Part 5: Publishing your site

 

Dreamweaver Tutorial: How to Create a Website with Dreamweaver CS3... - This tutorial guides you through the steps of creating your first website using Dreamweaver.

 

Free Dreamweaver CS3 Tutorial - Learn how to create a simple website using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.

 

Free Fireworks CS3 Tutorial - Learn how to design your website layout using Fireworks CS3.

 

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Keyboard Shortcuts - Many of the tasks you perform in Dreamweaver have keyboard shortcuts that help decrease your production time and increase your efficiency. Download a quick reference card of frequently used keyboard shortcuts for Dreamweaver MX.

 

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Developer Center - A number of Dreamweaver resources including interactive video tutorials.

 

Macromedia Dreamweaver - Tutorial and Article Index - Tutorials and articles from various versions of  Macromedia Dreamweaver.

 

Tutorial Videos - From Atomic Learning, Inc., a series of short video clips to help get started with DreamweaverMX. Subscription information is provided for many more tutorials.

 

Cascading Style Sheets - From Atomic Learning, Inc., a series of short video clips to help get started with using CSS in Dreamweaver.

• Predefined style sheet (Dreamweaver 8)
• New style sheet (Dreamweaver 8)
• Attaching a style sheet (Dreamweaver 8)

 

Designing for Persons with Disabilities:

The American Foundation for the Blind site shows how
to use colors, fonts and sizes for low-vision users.

 

Bobby, from Watchfire Corp. of Waltham, Mass., analyzes Web sites for accessibility. Free.

 

Equal Access to Software and Information Corp. of Lake Forest, Calif.,
provides e-courses and guidance on access-to-information technologies.

 

IBM Corp.'s Accessibility Guidelines are at this site.

 

Lighthouse Inc. of New York City is a non-for-profit group that works with the visually impaired. The page is entitled "Effective Color Contrast: Designing for People with Partial Sight and Color Deficiencies."

 

This Lighthouse site has a companion brochure, Making Text Legible: Designing for People with Partial Sight.

 

Miscellaneous Tips - An ever-expanding list gathered from a variety of sources.

 

A Really Quick Tour of Section 508 - Click on Item #000032 for a good discussion
of what's involved with Section 508. Scroll about half way down through issue #32
for this discussion.

Section 508 Checklist - The folks at WebAIM took the 16 rules for section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and converted them into an easy-to-read checklist, showing you the standards and what you need to do to pass those standards.

 

Test your site now with Cynthia Says ™ to see if it is accessible! Enter your URL and it will tell you if your page is accessible to people with disabilities.

 

This mission of this site from Trace Research & Development Center
at the University of Wisconsin in Madison is "building a more usable Web for all."

 

Web Accessibility: Access For All - Video clips from CSU-Fresno describing alternate computer accessibility methods.

 

The Web Accessibility Initiative's Quick Tips Reference Card, a "memory prompt" for concepts from the consortium's guidelines site.

 

WGBH-TV's National Center for Accessible Media is at this site.
The Boston research facility works on media and information technology for the disabled.

 

World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

 

 

Advanced Web Design - Stuff for more advanced web designers:

 

Cascading Style Sheets - Everything you could possibly want to know about CSS!

 

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Generator - Simple to use, you can get started quickly even if you have no idea what you are doing. A basic understanding of HTML is recommended.

 

Cascading Style Sheets in Dreamweaver - Short video clips to help you use CSS with DreamWeaver 8.

 

Search Engine Optimization - information on how to make your site show up in the search engines. You'll have to scroll down a ways on this Lockerknome page to find this SEO article.

 

Java-scripts.net - Free javascripts

 

Hypergurl- Easy tools for the web designer including javascripts, CSS scripts and more.

 

What is XML? Heard about XML? Not sure what it is? This page will get you started.

 

 

Mozilla (Netscape) Composer:

 

Sympatico Help Netscape Composer - Help site for making, editing and publishing (uploading) your Web pages to the Internet using Netscape Composer.

 

Netscape Marketing Information - Netscape's general information page on Netscape Composer.

 

George Mason University Netscape Composer Support Documentation - A list of Netscape Composer resource links.

 

Netscape Composer Tips and Tricks - A helpful list of tips and tricks for effectively using Netscape Composer, provided on the web site of Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

 

Netscape Keyboard Shortcuts - pdf format, requires Acrobat Reader (free).

 

San Jose State University's Netscape Composer Help Sheet - A pdf file teaching the basics of Netscape Composer. Requires Acrobat Reader (free).

 

 

 

Digital Cameras, Scanning, Digital images:

 

Irfanview - IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows. It is a useful tool for basic editing of photos. It allows you to resize, crop and change file formats and contains numerous other features.

dpreview.com - Find all the latest in digital photography and imaging news, reviews of the latest digital cameras and accessories, the most active discussion forums, a large selection of sample images, a digital camera buyers guide, side-by-side comparisons and the most comprehensive database of digital camera features and specifications.

About Digital Cameras and Photography - An excellent site from Kodak explaining camera settings, photography tips, printing tips, and much more. This information applies to all camera brands.

DigitalCamera-HQ.com - DigitalCamera-HQ.com's mission is to help consumers find the right digital camera for their needs and then direct them to the best online retailers selling these products.

Journalism Teachers.com -Digital Imaging- A short course in choosing digital cameras. For Journalism Teachers by Dianne Smith, MJE- A comprehensive resource for publications.

 

Link to Learn - Scanning, Digital cameras, & Internet guides and resources.

 

Welcome to the Digital Camera Resource Page - The Digital Camera Resource Page is designed to be an unofficial resource for current or future owners of digital cameras. It is aimed more towards the consumer end, rather than the high end (read:$20,000) professional cameras.

 

Best of the Web--Digital Cameras - Links to many descriptions, ratings, etc.

 

RMIT University-Australia -Scanning Images tips - Each of these topics is covered in the following sections: from how the scanner works to copyright permissions.

 

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Invent): -Scanner Basics

 

My Computerstore: -Learn sections - This website shares information about learning and training pages which covers scanners to computer viruses assistance.

 

Scantips.com by Wayne Fulton - The purpose is to offer some scanning tips and hints, help with fundamentals and other basic scanning information to help you get the most from your scanner. How it works, for those that want to know.

 

Photoshop:

Adobe Photoshop Basics - these are lessons are applicable to Photoshop versions5.0 and higher. When information in a lesson does not apply to all of these versions, notes and/or separate pages will be provided for each version where applicable.

 

Automating tasks with Photoshop's Action palette - Here's how to record commands to use the features you like over and over.

 

 

Digital Video

 

Producing Digital Video - This is an article for those who want to compress video for home use: to e-mail to family members, put up on a Web site, burn onto a CD, re-compress to fit on a PDA or portable video player, or just archive for later use. Posted 3/12/04

 

Avid Free DV - A great (free) alternative to Windows Movie Maker and iMovie that is available for both Macs and Windows machines. Also available are free online tutorials so you can teach yourself this product.

 

Windows Movie Maker:

• MovieMaker - Simple steps to creating a digital video using Microsoft's MovieMaker program.
• Atomic Learning - Tutorials that show you how to make a video. It uses quick time software.
• Microsoft Movie Maker for Beginners - This website has information on downloading the most current version of movie maker. As well as, information on how to connect your camera to your computer and a step by step video showing how to create a movie.
• Movie Maker Discussion Page - On this page you’re able to post specific questions regarding Movie Maker.
• Georgia Movie Academy's Movie Maker Site  - Includes links to Movie Maker tutorials, information on copyright issues, sites for free audio clips, etc. Also gives links to examples of how Movie Maker can be used in the classroom.
• Basic Web Resource Site  - gives a brief tutorial on how to create video for the web using Movie Maker.
• Amherst College Movie Maker Tutorial - Provides step-by-step instructions for importing video files, organizing and editing clips, and other basic functions in Movie Maker.

 

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Sites with Free (?) Graphics:

These links are provided as a convenience in locating digital images. Before assuming that any graphics or other materials from these sites are actually free to use for any purpose, read the documentation on the site. You must obtain permission before using copyrighted material. The University of Northern Iowa, Information Technology Services, and Information Technology Services-Educational Technology make no representation as to whether or not any of these sites actually do provide free images, and take no responsibility for the actual content of any site or for use of materials from these sites.

 

All Free Original Clipart

 

Animation Factory

Andy's Art Attack

 

Awesome Clipart for Educators

 

Barry'sClipArt Server

 

Clip Art Connection

 

Clip Art Sites

 

Designed to a "T"

 

Google's Image Search

 

Flickr - Recently acquired by Yahoo!, Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. Uploaded photos may be public or private. According to Flickr.com's Terms of Use, "The Flickr service makes it possible to post images hosted on Flickr to outside websites. This use is accepted (and even encouraged!). However, pages on other websites which display images hosted on flickr.com must provide a link back to Flickr from each photo to its photo page on Flickr."

 

Harvard University VIA - Visual Information Access is a growing online union catalog documenting the arts, material culture, and social history. VIA contains descriptive records and images representing paintings, sculpture, photography, drawings, prints, architecture, decorative arts, trade cards, rubbings, theater designs, maps and plans. Participating repositories include archives, museums, libraries, and other collections throughout Harvard University. New material is added to VIA daily.

 

Microsoft's free clip art - Includes clip art, photos, sounds, animations, etc. Searchable.

 

New York Public Library - As noted on this web page, "The NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more."

 

Pics4Learning - A searchable database of copyright-free images contributed by students for specifically educational uses.

 

Public Domain Images - The name says it all!

 

Roxanne's Free Web Graphics, Fonts, and PhotoShop Tutorials

 

The Free Site

 

 

Copyright Resources:

UNI Copyright Information - From UNI's Office of Intellectual Property.

 

TEACH Act and UNI - The Technology, Education And Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act requires that colleges and universities take deliberate steps to comply with laws governing copyright within a distance learning context. This information represents the steps taken by the University of Northern Iowa to ensure that we comply with the TEACH Act.

 

7 Myths About Copyright Explained -  The 7 most common internet copyright myths.

 

Copy & Paste Plagiarism -  Copy & paste plagiarism is a growing problem on college campuses. This site explains some strategies that might be employed to make students more aware of and more responsible for avoiding plagiarism. See the extensive list of additional resources at the bottom of the web page.

 

Copyright 101 - Updated guidelines on the use of multimedia materials in educational contexts as of the winter of 2003.

 

Copyright and Fair Use: Stanford

 

Copyright Basics: What Faculty Need to Know - This is a recording of a live webcast held on 03/31/05

 Copyright laws provide many opportunities for the legal use of copyright protected works and educators need to learn about their rights in order to work within the law. Links to other copyright sites are provided.

 

Copyright Website - "This portal provides real world, practical and relevant copyright information for anyone navigating the net." Review (or learn) the basics, then explore the rest of the site.

 

Digital Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act of 1997

 

Fair Use: Overview and Meaning for Higher Education - Fair use is a complicated situation especially for higher education. What constitutes fair use of copyrighted materials such as a book or software? April 1996.

 

Find Law - The copyright section of FindLaw, the highest-trafficked legal Web site, providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses, students and individuals.

 

Overview of the Educational Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines - (A PowerPoint Presentation - 2/11/01)

 

Sample Permission Forms - MidLink Magazine - Do teachers and their students have the right to use whatever images, sound clips, etc. in their school projects that they wish? The answer is no. Some web sites do grant permission for schools to use graphics in educational projects, but some do not, especially when projects leave the classroom for public viewing in web pages or public performances. If a source (web site, CD-ROM, etc.) does not explicitly state that you have this permission, then you should assume that you don't.  So it's best to request permission in writing and to keep it on file. This site from MidLink Magazine provides sample permission letters for students & teachers to use as templates.

 

The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - An “Educators' Lean and Mean No FAT Guide to Fair Use” from Technology and Learning Magazine. You can take a quiz that will assess your knowledge of what is allowable-and what isn't-under fair use copyright principles and guidelines. They also provide a handy chart that outlines teachers' fair use rights and responsibilities.

 

The TEACH Toolkit: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education - A good site regarding the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act), a relatively new law especially pertinent to distance education efforts, including online courses. TEACH updates copyright law pertaining to transmissions of performances and displays of copyrighted materials.