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Learning a new tech skill can help build your resume, satisfy a continuing education requirement, or simply make your workday more efficient.

The Getting started with IT Training webinars give you a quick introduction to applications important to your work, research, or learning at IU. In just 30–90 minutes, our instructors will show you what you need to know to get started with the application. These webinars include introductions to productivity tools—like spreadsheets, word processing, storage, and collaboration—as well as creating media using the Adobe Creative Cloud.

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September 2023

September 25 - 29

Microsoft Teams: Scheduling meetings

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that ties together multiple Microsoft applications and services in one location to facilitate communication and collaboration within and between units at Indiana University. This session will show the different ways that you can schedule a new meeting within Microsoft Teams. We will discuss the different capabilities users may have for differently scheduled meetings and the best practices to make the process smooth for meeting attendees.

Register for Microsoft Teams: Scheduling meetings at 10 a.m.

Introduction to creating inclusive documents in Word

Looking for ways to save time, money, and frustration? By creating inclusive documents from the start, you can ensure that your work is easier for others to use, read, and understand. You can also avoid the time and expense of retroactively making documents accessible. Bonus! Many of these strategies will make it easier for YOU to create and revise your work.

  • When: Thursday, September 28, 2023
  • Duration: 30 minutes
Register for Getting started with inclusive design at 10 a.m.

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October 2023

October 2 - 6

Microsoft Teams: Managing permission for team-owned files for non-team members

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that ties together multiple Microsoft applications and services in one location to facilitate communication and collaboration within and between units at Indiana University. Members of a team have full permission on files and folders stored within the team's file storage, but what about non-team members? This session will showcase the methods for granting access to files located in a team's file storage to individuals who are not team members.

  • When: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
  • Duration: 45 minutes
Register for Microsoft Teams: Managing permission for team-owned files for non-team members at 2 p.m.

Getting started with Adobe Applications

Photoshop? Illustrator? InDesign? They're all part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, but what do they do? Register for this webinar to get an overview of these applications and their work-spaces.

  • When: Thursday, October 5, 2023
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Related self-paced courses: All Adobe training
Register for Getting Started with Adobe Applications at 2 p.m.

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October 16 - 20

Microsoft Teams: Requesting & managing a team

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that ties together multiple Microsoft applications and services in one location to facilitate communication and collaboration within and between units at Indiana University. This session will walk individuals through the process to create a new team workspace within Microsoft Teams at IU.

  • When: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  • Duration: 45 minutes
Register for Microsoft Teams: Requesting & managing a team at 2 p.m.

Getting started with Adobe Rush

Need to quickly and easily make your cat videos look like they were done by a pro?  Attend this webinar to learn how to make simple videos social-media worthy.

Register for Getting started with Adobe Rush at 2 p.m.

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October 23 - 27

Microsoft 365: Understanding storage

Microsoft 365 is a productive suite that contains many applications to help you do your work. Storage in Microsoft 365 can be confusing and complicated. This session will demystify how storage works, how to find your files, and how various Microsoft 365 applications interact with Microsoft storage.

  • When: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
  • Duration: 45 minutes
Register for Microsoft 365: Understanding storage at 10 a.m.

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November 2023

November 1 - 3

Creating Research Posters

Learn how to create an engaging and effective research poster in this session. We'll explore design principles that will help in the layout process, learn how to ensure images look their best, and see how to start creating a poster in PowerPoint, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Register for Creating Research Posters at 10 a.m.

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November 6 - 10

Microsoft Teams: Attending meetings

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that ties together multiple Microsoft applications and services in one location to facilitate communication and collaboration within and between units at Indiana University. This session discusses how to use the meeting interface in Microsoft Teams meetings from the perspective of an individual within the meeting.

Register for Microsoft Teams: Attending meetings at 10 a.m.

Making Microsoft Word work for you (formatting reports)

Long documents created in Microsoft Word can sometimes have formatting problems that are unique because of the document's length. This webinar will introduce you to possible solutions to common formatting issues you may encounter when you create academic or business reports. 

  • When: Thursday, November 9, 2023
  • Duration: 30 minutes
Register for Making Microsoft Word work for you (formatting reports) at 2 p.m.

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November 13 - 17

Microsoft Teams: Scheduling meetings

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that ties together multiple Microsoft applications and services in one location to facilitate communication and collaboration within and between units at Indiana University. This session will show the different ways that you can schedule a new meeting within Microsoft Teams. We will discuss the different capabilities users may have for differently scheduled meetings and the best practices to make the process smooth for meeting attendees.

Register for Microsoft Teams: Scheduling meetings at 2 p.m.

Sorting and filtering in Excel

Have good data in Microsoft Excel but need to re-organize it? Or narrow it down? Attend this webinar to learn how to see what you want to see in Microsoft Excel.

Register for Sorting and filtering in Excel at 10 a.m.

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November 27 - 30

Getting started with charts & graphs

How do you explain your data to friends who aren't "numbers-people"? Show them charts and graphs, of course! Watch this recorded webinar and learn how to visually represent your data.

Register for Getting started with charts & graphs at 10 a.m.

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