Inbox Zero: Become An Email Ninja
So how do you become an email Ninja? In this presentation, the demonstration will focus on several simple strategies for dealing with and responding to emails in as little time as possible.
Author Archive
iBooks Author – The Future of Learning
iBooks Author is a brand new FREE application from Apple. iBooks Author enables you to explore your world in ways you never thought possible – it’s all at your fingertips.
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac 101
Using Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac it’s easy to create powerful, compelling and most importantly compatible files from the comfort of your Mac.
Photoshop Elements 10
Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 is an amazingly powerful image editing application with some fantastic easy to use features. All the Fun of Photoshop at a Fraction of the Price!
Balance Your Budget the Easy Way
Whether it’s a wedding, a home or office refurb, the monthly shopping or the purchase of a new item such as a car or computer, keeping within your budget is essential to the success of “the project”. Spreadsheet expert Mike Thomas will show you how to balance your budget and keep everything on track.
Personalizing Christmas
Stuck for a gift for a friend, colleague or loved one? Why not send them something special that they’ll treasure forever that doesn’t have to cost the earth. In this timely webinar, Elaine Giles will be showing you how to create personalised cards, calendars and other customised gifts for Christmas.
Painless Plastic Surgery in Pixelmator
There are times when everyone feels they could benefit from a little enhancement and if it’s pain free all the better. Tonight we’re taking at a look at digital plastic surgery in Pixelmator.
WordPress First Steps
This is a follow-up to our previous webinar, Setting Up WordPress The Right Way. In this part you’ll learn all you need to know to get going with WordPress for blogging and beyond.
Setting Up WordPress the Right Way
Not only is WordPress the most popular blogging platform, but set up in the right way, it’s also an effective content management system for building a website, enabling anyone with a web browser and an Internet connection quickly and easily create and update content.
Creating Your Personal Cloud
The future of digital storage is in “The Cloud”. In this webinar you’ll learn where to find over 60GB of FREE Cloud-based storage that you can use forever and how to best deploy and utilize that storage.
Pixelmator 2: A First Look
Pixelmator 2 is an amazing creative tool, whether it is photographic manipulation or asset creation, Pixelmator is the perfect tool for the job. Join me to explore the new features.
Presenting on an iPad
In only 18 short months since its release, the iPad has become a must-have business tool and is the perfect partner for a presenter.
Let’s Talk iPhone
Join us live as Apple host their media event in Cupertino. iPhone 5? iOS5? Whatever the news be there to share it with the MacBites Crew and a chat room full of MacBiters!
What’s in a Name?
If you’re a member of the Institute of IT Training, you’ll probably be aware that last week the Institute completed a planned name change and became the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI)
WWDC 2011 Keynote
Steve Jobs and his team will be delivering the WWDC keynote on Monday 6 June 2011 and MacBites will be covering it live. Come and join the MacBites Crew as we discuss what goodies Cupertino has in store for us.
Showcase Your Images
It seems that everyone has a digital camera these days and whether you’re using a camera phone or a digital SLR, taking the photograph is only the beginning of your imaging adventure
iPad 2 Event
The iPad 2 is finally making it’s long awaited appearance and we’ll covering it live. Come and join the MacBites Podcast Crew as they discuss what goodies Cupertino has in store for us.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
Dreamweaver CS5 is the latest iteration of Adobe’s flagship web design tool. Our demonstration is focusing on the new features added to this version aimed at making web site development faster.
A Trainer's Guide to ePublishing
ePublishing is a mine field of file formats, competing standards and incompatible devices.
This event will demystify the current ePublishing landscape so whether it’s a manual, a quick reference guide or a workbook that you want to appear on a Kindle, an iPad, an iPhone or a smartphone we’ve got you covered
Creating Effective Screencasts
From inception to delivery, through storyboarding, recording, voicing, editing, adding motion graphics and compression you’ll be taken on a guided tour of all that’s necessary to take your screencasting skills to the next level.
Broadband and ISP's
Looking for an ISP and Broadband provider can be quite a chore tonight we provide some practical advice from painfully gained experience to help you in your choice of ISP.
Digital Imaging
So you’ve got your digital camera and probably taken a few (hundred!) photos. What next? Using both Photoshop and PaintShop Pro Elaine will be covering several important topics in the digital imaging arena.
Flash: More than Skip Intro?
Ask most people about Flash and the first thing that comes to mind is the pervasive web site welcome animations accompanied by the ubiquitous Skip Intro option.
VBA – Visual Basic for Applications
VBA, the programming language created by Microsoft, can be used to perform many tasks in MS Office, including editing macros, automating processes and adding custom functionality to the software.
Essential Utilities for Trainers
The presentation tonight will focus on several utility applications which are particularly useful for trainers and the jobs they do.
A Night at the Opera
With Opera you’ll have a much better web browsing experience – and be more productive too so join us tonight and get the low down on the world’s fastest browser.
Visio 2002
A journey to discover the features that make a difference when you create drawings and diagrams in Visio.
Flash: More than Skip Intro? (Online)
There is much more to Macromedia Flash than the ubiquitous Skip Intro – come along and discover a whole range of features!
What's Inside the Box?
Ever wondered what’s inside the box? Tonight will be a demonstration of the inside workings of a computer.
The Benefits of Networking Computers
The business benefits of creating a computer network are immense. This event will look at both the why and how of creating a computing network.
Macros and VBA in Access
Macros are very useful for automating simple tasks, such as carrying out an action when the user clicks a command button. You don’t need to know how to program to use macros.
Macromedia Studio MX
The presentation will concentrate on how to integrate the elements of the MX Studio to generate web sites both quickly and simply.
Microsoft Project
At this meeting, as well as having the chance to network online with fellow trainers from your own area, we will also be having a demonstration of Microsoft Project.
Active Web Content
The presentation will give you an appreciation of ASP and show some of the ways that it can be easily integrated into a website.
Digital Imaging: Enhance Your Images
So you’ve got your digital camera and probably taken a few (hundred!) photos or you’ve scanned some of your old photos. Tonight Elaine shows you the next step.
Microsoft Office System 2003
An introduction to all the new features of the latest version of the Microsoft Office Suite.
AutoCAD
Ashley will be demonstrating the power of AutoCAD for beginners and experts alike to get up to speed.
ASAP Utilities
ASAP Utilities contains over 300 useful and powerful utilities to fill the gaps in Excel, and automate frequently used tasks.
Use of CBT and E-Learning
Tim Lane (author of ‘Learning To Succeed’ and Managing Director of AbilityCounts) will be talking about the effective implementation of E-Learning within a corporate environment and why trainers need to embrace this technology and treat it as their ally NOT their enemy.
Avoiding the Top 10 Acrobat Pitfalls
Elaine will be covering the ten most common creation mistakes in creating PDF files which leave users frustrated and disillusioned with your document.
Microsoft Office System 2003 (Online)
Elaine Giles will be repeating her excellent presentation that she gave at our October meeting. She will give an introduction to the new features of the latest version of the Microsoft Office Suite.
Creating Streaming Flash Video
Using Macromedia Flash and a few clever tricks learn how to take any video file from AVI’s to material from domestic video tape and stream it on your website or distribute it on a self playing CD or DVD.
Virtual Environments
The field of virtual environments (VEs) has grown rapidly in recent years and encompasses many areas of computer graphics, geometric modelling, simulation and human-computer interaction.
Cost Effective Ways to Defeat Spam
At a rapid-pace, in less than 60 minutes, attendees will not just realise how and why they became a victim of Spam but importantly they will be told how they can personally prevent Spam, and the malicious payload it often carries, even reaching their PC.
Powerful Report Management with Excel
A demonstration of the Excel Report Manager add-in, learn how to create, save and print custom-built reports from different worksheets in your workbook.
More to life than Internet Explorer
Believe it or not there is life beyond Internet Explorer and the NWIITT June meeting will be taking you there!
Access VBA – the Whys, Hows and Benefits
The aim of the presentation is, through practical examples and discussion, to give you an understanding and overview of VBA in Access.
Creating and Managing Fonts
Elaine will delve into the techniques that allow you to manage your fonts. She will also cover how to create and edit fonts.
Don't just tell them..show them with Camtasia
Camtasia Studio 2.0 is where screen recordings meet interactive multimedia. Record, Enhance and Publish, with these 3 steps the power of Camtasia Studio is unlimited.
Financial Modelling Using Excel
Being able to use the features of Excel is one thing but applying them in day-to-day working life can be quite another. In her presentation Emma will discuss the practical use of Excel techniques for budgeting and financial management.
Google Wave
Wave promises to revolutionize the way people work together, offering real time content sharing, communication and collaboration. If you’re anything like us once you’ve tried it you’ll never want to work without it.
Creating a Training Manual – Part 2
You’ve created a training manual and you thought the hard work was over. Following on from Creating a Training Manual Part 1, tonight’s demonstration looks at how to re-purpose your training materials
Creating a Training Manual – Part 1
Producing training manuals. The very thought conjures up images of spending days (and nights) slaving over a word processor. Join us tonight and we’ll show you how you can produce a training manual in just one hour.
Screen Capture
As a trainer the ability to effectively create, manage and work with screen capture is an essential skill. Thankfully, things have moved well beyond the Print Screen key in recent years and tonight we’ll be demonstrating some of the best of breed screen capture applications together with software to manage and techniques to automate the processing of your captures.
Evernote
Evernote is the world’s most popular notebook with millions of registered users worldwide. It is the ever expanding repository for all your notes, files, images and audio clips, available all the time, from multiple platforms and mobile devices.
Adobe Bridge CS5
Managing images is hard enough but what of other file formats – web pages, documents, letterheads, flyers, videos, audio files and many others? Well that’s where Bridge has you covered.
Dropbox
Dropbox is fast becoming a must have online service. Join us to learn how to synchronize, share & secure your data, your files, your digital life from any platform, any device and all for free.
Adobe Lightroom
Tonight we’ll be taking a look at Adobe Lightroom, Adobe’s new digital workflow application which provides tools to assist with every stage of the photographic process from downloading the image to final delivery
Adobe InDesign CS3
Tonight we take a look at the impressive new features of InDesign CS3. We’ll be demonstrating how you can create slick InDesign materials faster and easier than ever, from catalogues created with the Data Merge feature to export documents in XML for immediate use on your website.
Integrating Dreamweaver and Fireworks
At this meeting we will show you how Fireworks and Dreamweaver can work together to facilitate rapid website development, from concept to delivery
Photo Delivery – How to Wow
No matter how good your images are, whether you show your photos via the web, slide show or print, the delivery is the key in how to wow your audience. Tonight we’ll show you how to make your images stand out from the rest and keep your audience engaged with your story.
Making Sweet Music Together (Online)
So far we’ve been looking at the Adobe Creative Suite applications in isolation from each other. Tonight all that changes and we harness the power of using two or more of the applications together to maximize the benefits of each.
Painless Plastic Surgery (Online)
There are times when everyone feels they could benefit from a little enhancement and if it’s pain free all the better. Tonight we’re taking at a look at digital plastic surgery in Photoshop, digital Technology can hide every fault from bumps to lumps, wrinkles to crinkles, complexion, hair, cellulite and teeth which are all digitally enhanced and every imperfection is fixed.
The Essential Toolkit For Trainers
Whether you are a professional trainer, a facilitator, a teacher or you just assist your friends with their computer related troubles this event is for you!
We’ll be demonstrating some vital practical software, services and techniques for keeping you ahead of the game.
Adobe Creative Suite 5
To celebrate the launch of Adobe Creative Suite CS5 we’ll be running a special CS5 Event. Come along and see us demonstrate many of the new features across the applications.
Macromedia Studio 8
The presentation will concentrate on how to integrate the elements of the Studio and the improvements made in each application with this latest release.
Microsoft Word Add-Ins
Add-ins add functionality to Microsoft Word. These small, sometimes free, but always cost-effective, programs will save you time and increase your productivity.
Designing Accessible Web Sites
Alan Holding from the Manchester Digital Development Agency is our guest speaker for this meeting and will demonstrating the creation of accessible web sites.
Advanced Access Queries
This presentation will look at the different types of query, including update and append queries. We will also show you how to use complex selection criteria, create calculated fields and set up SQL Union queries.
Building Forms with Microsoft Excel
This is the first instalment of several Excel presentations that will be delivered throughout the year and focuses on the magic that is Excel forms
Digital Imaging Workshop
Now’s your chance to get your own photos restored, touched-up and digitally re-worked by our resident Digital Imaging and Photoshop Expert, Elaine Giles.
Mind Mapping with MindManager
Mind Maps are a simple but infinitely versatile technique for improving the speed at which these tasks can be handled and the effectiveness of the time spent working on them. First described by Tony Buzan in the 1970′s Mind Maps have become a favourite methodology for numerous situations for millions of people.
Advanced Forms in Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access forms provide a quick and easy way to modify and insert records into your databases. Although the Wizard will get you started, most applications require additional functionality that can only be done ‘by hand’ which is what we’ll be demonstrating tonight
Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel
Excel contains a number of very powerful (and often under-used) Data Analysis Tools and tonight we’ll be showing you how to get the most out of them
Summer Social 2006
Chat and good food are the order of the day (well night). Good company and no doubt plenty of IT related discussions.
Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts
Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts are three of the hottest topics in the world of IT and IT training in particular. This presentation will cover these exciting new areas and how they relate to training.
Advanced Reporting with Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access Reports provide an easy way to output your data in a professional format. Although the built-in Wizards will get you started, most applications require additional functionality that can only be done ‘by hand’. This presentation will cover some of these areas: Multiple-column reports, Criteria-based reports, Printing alternate row colours, Printing the current record via a command button on a form.
Advanced Excel Forms – Part 2
As Mike said when he delivered a presentation on Excel forms at the March Regional Meeting – “to do the subject justice, you have to spend more than an hour on Excel forms.” With that in mind, this presentation continues where the last one ended – with a look at the more advanced elements of Excel forms – including combo boxes, list boxes, spinners, custom controls and multi-page forms.
Become More Productive with Microsoft Outlook
Everyone is looking to increase their productivity and there’s no better way to achieve that than by making the software you already have work better for you. Tonight we’ll be demonstrating how Outlook can be configured for optimal returns on your time.
Publishing with Adobe InDesign
InDesign is able to produce a broad range of documents including newsletters, product leaflets, adverts, posters and sales material if not effortlessly then at least easily. We’ll be taking a look at a range of features applicable to many of these documents.
Managing and Analysing Data Using Excel Pivot Tables
Most people tend to shy away from Pivot Tables, as they see them as too complex – and to be honest, when you first use a Pivot Table the whole thing can seem a bit daunting. Don’t be put off by this as persistence will almost certainly pay off.
Turning Point: Interactive Group Response
Tonight Derek Peters will be demonstrating TuringPoint – a response system designed to integrate with PowerPoint.
What is OpenOffice?
OpenOffice is a fully-featured office suite compatible with leading office products. It was the first product to deliver the benefits of open-source software to mass-market users, delivering essential everyday software tools. Tonight we will present an overview of each component of the Suite.
Microsoft Office 2007: Launch Event
It’s the NWIITT Microsoft Office 2007 launch presentation and we’ve got all the inside news on the new Office suite together with free resources for all attendees.
Christmas Party 2006
Come and join us for some festive fun and chat at the NWIITT Christmas meal. Partners/Guests are most welcome
PowerPoint and Excel 2007: By Request
This online event follows on from our well received Office 2007 launch event in November 2006. So it was put to the vote at that meeting and by popular request Excel and PowerPoint were singled out for a more detail demonstration.
An Apple a Day
We are starting the New Year with a visit to The Apple Store in The Trafford Centre instead of our usual meeting. This is a fantastic opportunity to see and experience what Apple can do for you and your business.
iTunes for Learning and Beyond
Tonight we’ll be showing how you can use the free iTunes software to access free high quality learning materials available from the iTunes Music Store and other online sources.
Computer Security
This presentation will be addressing a variety of security issues, and how they might affect you as business owners, advisers or end users
Business Solutions with Spreadsheets
This presentation will provide some practical examples of how spreadsheets can be used to solve real-world business problems.
Video Editing
This event will cover how you can capture, edit, package and deliver a range of video based materials using a variety of applications from free video converters through to professional level editing suites.
Acrobat 8
PDF is the standard for distributing and exchanging electronic documents. This event covers the more advanced features that will help you get the most out of your time with Acrobat.
Photoshop Magic
Following our highly successful 2006 Photoshop workshop we’ve managed to persuade our resident imaging expert, Elaine Giles, to dazzle us with techniques we can all use to improve our photos.
Outlook 2007 New Features
This presentation will cover some of the exciting new features of Microsoft Outlook 2007.
Adobe CS3 Launch
To celebrate the recent launch of Adobe Creative Suite CS3 we’ll be running a special CS3 Event. Come along and see us demonstrate many of the new features across the applications.
Creating Bulletproof Solutions with Excel
The last thing you need is to hand an application off to a user, leave for vacation, then have your boss call you back because of an unhandled error that’s brought the company to a halt. Mike’s presentation will show you some techniques for creating bulletproof applications in Excel
Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports is fast becoming the ‘must have’ tool for presenting data quickly and professionally in a business. Data sources such as Relational databases, Business Objects Universes, SAP, Peoplesoft, XML and many others can be used.
Summer Social 2007
The summer months mean that many people are on holiday. We’re still meeting up at The Old Pelican but just to make sure nobody misses out on our informative presentations, we’ve decided to make the August meeting a social event.
Effective Presentations
The next regional event is on Monday 24th September when Elaine Giles will be delivering a presentation entitled “Effective Presentations”.
FREE Training Resources
Did you know just how many training resources there are available online for free? Not just limited samples of expensive enterprise-level solutions, but a complete range of tutorials, how-to’s and general advice.
Don’t waste your time looking – we’ve done it for you and we’ve got a plethora of FREE resources to demonstrate tonight.
Supercharge your Spreadsheets with Functions
Do you spend hours each month turning raw data into useful information? You can fight this type of Spreadsheet Hell with help from Excel’s key functions.
Creating Bullet Proof Solutions with Access
You’ve sweated blood, you’ve designed the database, built the tables, queries, forms and more – it’s ready to go …or is it? Have you underestimated the ability of your users to ‘break’ your application?
Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done is the title of one of the most popular self-management books of the information age. David Allen outlines an intuitive approach for managing the ever increasing intensity and volume of communication, workflow and responsibility ever present in today’s working environment.
Christmas Party 2007
Get into the Festive Spirit at the NWIITT Christmas Meal. We’ve gone for early December before the work parties and Nativity plays start – so you’ve no excuses
Windows Vista – A Whistle Stop Tour
Although it’s been out for 12 months, it’s only now that businesses are beginning to seriously roll-out Windows Vista. So tonight’s presentation could not be more timely and relevant. Join us for a whistle-stop tour of Vista where we’ll be covering some of the new and improved productivity-enhancing features.
Google Calendar
In this presentation Mike will give you a guided tour of Google Calendar – a FREE online calendar application.
Creating Training Materials
Do you want to understand how training materials are created? Do you need to construct training of some sort? Do you need to create more effective training resources? And most of all do you need to work faster?
Google's Magic Notebook
The presentation will cover all you need to know to get the best out of Google Notebook. You’ll be up and running in minutes. In fact, since the meeting is online, why not follow along with our live and interactive demonstrations.
Creating Video Based Training Materials
Following on from February’s highly entertaining and practical demonstration of software and methodologies for creating training materials tonight we move on to the creation of video training content.
Acrobat Connect and Photoshop Express
Ever wondered what the Start Meeting button in Adobe Reader does? Well wonder no more ! Tonight you are invited to join an online event using Adobe Acrobat Connect.
Google's Free Office Suite – Part 1
OK. You’ve probably already got Microsoft Office, so why do you need Google Docs? Simple … for all the things Microsoft Office was never intended to do and for FREE!
Google's Free Office Suite – Part 2
After last month’s introduction we take the opportunity to examine the more powerful features of Google Docs.
Microsoft Office Real World Case Studies
In the training room we like to work with tried and tested examples – demonstrations and exercises that we know will work. However, it’s only when you come to use a program in anger that you really find out about it’s capabilities, it’s limitations and it’s annoyances. In this presentation Mike will provide an insight into the development of a number of real-world applications that he has built in Microsoft Office.
Adobe Creative Suite – Mission Control
The explosion in digital photography has only exacerbated the problem but tonight help is at hand in the form of Lightroom the digital Swiss army knife for photographers and photograph management. From managing a few snapshots to delivering a full digital album Lightroom has all the features you need to put the fun back into photography.
Painless Plastic Surgery
There are times when everyone feels they could benefit from a little enhancement and if it’s pain free all the better. Tonight we’re taking at a look at digital plastic surgery in Photoshop, digital Technology can hide every fault from bumps to lumps, wrinkles to crinkles, complexion, hair, cellulite and teeth which are all digitally enhanced and every imperfection is fixed.
Making Sweet Music Together
This is the final part of our summer look at Adobe’s Creative Suite and we’ve saved the best for last!
GMail Powertips
Gmail is more than just another web-based email client – and it’s FREE! Attend this online meeting, part of our series of Google-related events, learn how to get the most out of Gmail and become a Gmail power user!
Image Management with Google Picasa
With digital cameras and camera cell phones getting cheaper every month, the volume of digital media on our hard-drives will continue to grow leaps and bounds. Photo sharing websites such as Picasa Web Albums (owned by Google) not only make it easy for others to view our content, they also act as reliable backup services in the event of a system crash.
The Holy Grail – A Paperless Office
Promises of a paperless office have abounded for many years but somehow the reality has never lived up to the expectation….until now !
Acrobat.com
Acrobat.com is an exciting collection of online services providing document creation, collaboration, conversion, sharing and storage. And best of all – It’s completely FREE.
Cloud Computing – 18 November 2008
Imagine a world where you don’t have to purchase and install software. Imagine a world where you don’t have to worry about data loss. Imagine a world where you don’t need the latest and greatest hardware to run your applications…Imagine a world where you can access you data any time, from any place, from anywhere…
Cloud Computing – 10 November 2008
Imagine a world where you don’t have to purchase and install software. Imagine a world where you don’t have to worry about data loss. Imagine a world where you don’t need the latest and greatest hardware to run your applications…Imagine a world where you can access you data any time, from any place, from anywhere…
Acrobat 9 – Going Beyond Reader
Everybody’s heard of Acrobat Reader but to stand out from the crowd you really need to know all the new features available in Acrobat 9.
Christmas Party 2008
Come and celebrate Christmas with NWIITT. If previous years are anything to go by, there’ll be great food, great company and plenty of geek and techno chat.
Flash – Streaming Media Magic
Flash is an advanced authoring environment for creating rich, interactive content for digital, web, and mobile platforms. Use it to create interactive websites, rich media advertisements, instructional media, engaging presentations, games, and more.
Spry – Ajax in Dreamweaver CS4
Spry provides the ability to retrieve, manage, and integrate data into your web page content without requiring a page refresh. This creates a much more seamless and interactive experience for your users.
Spreadsheets Extreme Makeover
Spreadsheets – boring lists of boring numerical data! Well that’s often the perception anyway. After a while every table and every chart begins to look the same. In this presentation we will demonstrate a number of ways that you can bring your spreadsheets to life.
Photo Delivery – How to Wow – Part 2
No matter how good your images are, whether you show your photos via the web, slide show or print, the delivery is the key in how to wow your audience.
Network Your Way Out of the Recession
In the current economic climate, networking is an essential yet cost-effective way to market yourself and your business. Tonight we provide the opportunity to meet up with others in the IT industry in a cosy, informal atmosphere. So come along and expand your circle of contacts and acquaintances.
RAW Alchemy
Most of us have access to a digital camera but are you getting the best out of it? No idea what RAW is? Heard of it but confused? Using it but want to get more out of it? We’ve got you covered
Presentations Extreme Makeover
Most people know HOW to build a presentation … but that’s only half the story. If you want your presentations to be clear and effective, the best thing you can do is forget about the default settings and templates, along with any of your own preconceptions about what makes a good presentation.
Stylish CSS in Dreamweaver
Originally providing a way to control the appearance of elements on a web page, CSS has come a long way. Come along and discover some cool techniques of CSS which will add some pizzazz to your websites.
Documents Extreme Makeover
“It’s all in the presentation”. How many times have you heard that said? Whether it’s your CV or a Sales Proposal, what you type in a document is just the beginning – words alone won’t always get your message across.
Flash – Streaming Media Magic
In this presentation you will learn how to create a Flash project from start to publish. Learn the fundamentals of working with Flash including working with symbols, creating and controlling animations, adding audio, creating buttons, and video.
Inbox Zero – Become an E-mail Ninja
Are you drowning in a sea of email? Do you regularly get the dreaded “Inbox Full” message from your SysAdmin? If the answer to either of these question is “Yes” then this presentation is for you!
Holiday Photo Workshop
It’s that time of the year again … you’ve just returned from holiday. All your wonderful memories captured with your digital camera. What better time to pick up some new photographic skills.
Practical Pivot Tables for Business Analysis
Creating neat, informative summaries in Excel from huge lists of raw data is a common challenge. Pivot Tables, one of Excel’s hidden gems, can solve this problem.
How Do I Subscribe to the NWIITT Newsletter?
NWIITT has a weekly newsletter that you are welcome to subscribe to. The NWIITT newsletter contains: – Priority notification of NWIITT events – Training related tips and tricks – Notification of training-related jobs – And much more Accessing the Newsletter Sign-up Page Select NWIITT Newsletter from the menu on the right of any page on [...]
How Do I Request an NWIITT Resource Pack?
Very often after an event we provide a Resource Pack for attendees to download. This contains a variety of assets either used in the presentation or pertinent to it. Accessing the Contact Form A Resource Pack can be requested via the contact form on the NWIITT web site at http://nwiitt.org.uk Click the Contact option in [...]
Can I Chat with Other Attendees?
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro provides several ways of interacting with both the presenters and other attendees. Here’s a guide to how to get the best from the options available. Before the Event Before the event there is a Chat pod displayed (1), usually this is at the bottom of the Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro window. [...]
What Feedback Can I Give During the Event?
There’s no need to feel isolated during a presention. Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro provides great options for attendees to interact with both the presenter and the producer/facilitator. The Q & A Pod The Q & A pod (1) will remain available throughout the presentation to enable attendees to ask questions or pass comments to both [...]
What if I Need to Ask a Question During the Event?
Questions are welcome throughout the presentation. The Q & A pod is available at all times to enable attendees to ask questions or pass comments to both the presenter and the producer/facilitator. Asking Questions Attendees who have used other conferencing systems may be familiar with the concept of having to raise their (virtual) hand before [...]
What if I Experience Problems?
As you would expect online conferencing isn’t without it’s own unique challenges but by configuring Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro optimally we hope to reduce the potential for issues during the event. Best Practices Adobe recommends that for the best experience attendees: – Use a wired network connection – Close unneeded software – On shared connections [...]
Can I Change the Size of the Connect Window?
To provide the best experience with Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro there are several configurable screen options. Resize Browser Window The Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro interface resizes automatically as the browser window is resized. In addition there are 2 different full screen options. Selecting Full Screen from the Menu Selecting full screen from the menu makes [...]
Configuring Audio Settings
The main configuration attendees will need to adjust is the volume level. The Audio Setup Wizard provides a simple and intuitive way for the audio output and audio input via an attached microphone to be configured. Attendees can request to speak if they have access to both a microphone and headphones. The Audio Setup Wizard [...]
Configuring Bandwidth Options
Configuring the options correctly will enhance the Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro experience. Best Practices for Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro For the best experience with Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, Adobe recommends – not using wifi but a cabled connection instead – that other applications are closed down – that the connection speed is set correctly Setting [...]
The NWIITT Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Interface
Every Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro room looks very different depending on the features enabled by the administrator. This lesson provides a brief guide to the interface we use for events in our NWIITT Connect room. The Lobby View Before the event begins the Lobby view is displayed with details of future events displayed in the [...]
What Happens at Event Time?
The start time of the event is given in all communications, on the web site and in the lobby area of the Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro room. The room will be open approximately 15-30 minutes before this start time but what happens at event time? Event Time At event time the Chat pod is removed [...]
What's the Lobby?
Assuming you log in prior to the start of the event the first screen you will see is the Lobby. The Lobby View The Lobby is the view we use during the pre-event chat. On the left of the screen is the Question and Answer (Q & A) pod (1). Questions entered in here are [...]
Data Visualization
A picture’s worth a thousand words they say and this session will demonstrate the drawing and diagramming techniques that make it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information.
Logging in to the NWIITT Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Room
Using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is simple and your first step is logging in. Enter Meeting Address in Your Browser The address for the NWIITT event room is http://nwiitt.org.uk/live. Enter this in your browser. Entering the Presentation Room You will be presented with an Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting login page for the Digital-IQ_Network (our [...]
What Do I Need to be Able to Attend an Event?
We run online events via Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. It’s a great system that delivers high quality audio and video straight to your desktop and needing only the Flash Player to support all it’s features. The requirements to be able to attend are minimal. A PC or Mac Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro runs on both [...]
How Do I Attend an NWIITT Event?
Once you’re confident you’ve got all you need how can you attend one of our events? Enter Meeting Address in Your Browser The address for the NWIITT event room is http://nwiitt.org.uk/live. Enter this in your browser. Entering the Presentation Room You will be presented with an Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting login page for the [...]
What Types of Online Events are Run?
We run several different types of events including application demonstrations, feature demonstrations, hardware demonstrations, soft skills, workshops, software launches and product launches. Application Demonstrations Our application demonstrations provide an overview of a specific software application. Often these are newly released applications or even the latest Beta versions of soon to be released packages. Feature Demonstrations [...]
Digital-IQ.co.uk
Digital-IQ.co.uk is a digital services provider and provides an integrated and unified access point to a range of events from several groups. What is Digital-IQ? Digital-IQ is a digital services provider to several organizations who run events locally in the North West of England and online via Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. These include amongst others [...]
The NWIITT Website
The NWIITT website is the number one place to find details of upcoming events. The Next Event http://nwiitt.org.uk is NWIITT’s home on the web and here you’ll be greeted on the home page by full details of the next planned event. Viewing Future Events Details of future events can be viewed via the Future Events [...]
NWIITT Networking Night
Networking is an essential way to market yourself and your business. Tonight we provide the opportunity to meet up with other trainers in a cosy, informal atmosphere.
Christmas Party 2009
Come and celebrate Christmas with NWIITT. If previous years are anything to go by, there’ll be great food, great company and plenty of geek and techno chat. All are welcome (including friends and partners) and we look forward to seeing you there
Lightroom 3 Beta
Tonight we’ll be taking a look at Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta, Adobe’s latest incarnation of it’s premiere digital workflow application which provides tools to assist with every stage of the photographic process from downloading the image to final delivery.
Microsoft Office 2010 Revealed
It’s the NWIITT Microsoft Office 2010 launch presentation and we’ve got all the inside news on the new Office suite together with free resources for all attendees.
As well as having demonstrations of many of the new features within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and more, we’ll also be taking a close look at the most obvious change across all the applications – the new user interface and Backstage view.
Windows 7
7 tips for Windows 7. As we enter the next decade, virtualization is fast becoming a key skill. Although The Mac is fast gaining market share, Windows still rules the corporate market. In this presentation, you’ll get the best of both worlds as we show you how to install and run some productivity-busting features of Windows 7. Although we’re using Mac OSX as the host platform, it could just as easily be Linux or Windows itself.