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Sarah Gannon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:12:21 -0800

In reply to PowerPoint 2007: Enhancing and Packaging a Presentation:

I work in the Dean's Office for Undergraduate Education. I often work on PowerPoint presentations for the Dean to use in fairly high-level meetings or seminars, many times presenting data in the form of line, bar, and/or pie charts. We're looking for ways to keep these presentations (usually 15 - 20 slides in length presented over a 20 to 30 minute period) lively and interesting, possibly by using custom animation or other techniques. I'm also interested in the "packaging" aspect since these presentations are often shared with others.

Sara Krome

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:32:54 -0800

In reply to PowerPoint 2007: Enhancing and Packaging a Presentation:

I'm with the law school, and recently moved from a faculty position to a new position that is under the IT unit, working on educational technology. One of our goals is to help professors use technology better, and many think that should include using PowerPoint thoughtfully. I've refrained from using PowerPoint in my own teaching, and have seen the usual number of poor examples, as well as a few good ones. My first step is to refresh my memory on what the program can do, and then work to figure out what actually works in a law classroom. One thing for sure that will help is anything that breaks up the straight linear approach. Another will be using graphics for diagrams that used to go on the chalkboard, especially if there's a way to prepare the basic diagram and then add components based on student responses in class. (I don't even know whether that's possible, but in any event it's beyond my skill level.) I'm also interested in ways to make presentations available to students outside the live classroom; I'm just starting to experiment with Camtasia. Bottom line - anything you show me will be helpful.

Microsoft Word: Creating a Custom Dictionary in Word 2007

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:16:14 -0800

Penn State has acronyms and custom names for many things that often appear as misspelling in your Word documents.

Videoconferencing: On-Demand Video Bridge

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:58:48 -0800

Videoconferencing: On-Demand Video Bridge

The information for the ON-Demand Video Bridge from the TNS website is at the following URL:

J. Ripka

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:12:41 -0800

In reply to PowerPoint 2007: Customizing A Presentation:

General basics to PowerPoint. Create and enhance presentations that give it that "wow" look. Pulling in photographs, Weblinks, etc.

Microsoft Word & Excel: Retaining Commas in Large Numbers with Mail Merge

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:10:52 -0800

You might find that you have difficulty formatting numbers properly when using Mail Merge in Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Excel: Keep track of your data using the Watch Window

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:19:09 -0800

When you are working with a large spreadsheet, do you find yourself frequently scrolling up and down to other sections within the worksheet verifying your formulas are working properly?

Resource designate rights

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:39:06 -0800

In reply to Access Rights and Designates:

We are using a resource calendar to post people's vacation/sick time so everyone knows who is where and to monitor vacation time. However, everyone has designate rights which is causing a problem in that some people seem to be removing vacation entries. Can we allow everyone to post to this calendar but not make changes without approval from an 'admin' ?? Thanks.

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:47:48 -0800

Do you have Windows 7 yet? If you do here are some of the popular Keyboard shortcuts along with a video demonstrating their use.

Win+Home: Clear all but the active window.

They forgot durability

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:27 -0800

In reply to Five Reasons Film Cameras Are Still Better Than Digital:

I won't even take my Canon EOS Digital Rebel to the beach on a windy day or even outside at the slightest sign of drizzle. I love the Digital Rebel, but I can't let go of the 35mm version either!

Five Reasons Film Cameras Are Still Better Than Digital

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:44:20 -0800

I can't argue with the facts. I agree with every one of them.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2007/11/five-reasons-fi/

InDesign Class 11/12/09

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:36 -0800

In reply to InDesign CS4: The Basics 10/12/2009:

I am interested in perfecting my skills in InDesign CS4 to be able to develope brochures, posters, invitations, etc. and not have to be at the mercy of others and their busy schedules. I am a beginner and I plan to take the Photo Shop class also.

InDesign CS4: Basic Page Layout workshop

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:45:56 -0800

In reply to InDesign CS4: Refining Your Publication 11/12/2009:

I just want to build on my basic skills in this software, see what's new.

Photoshop: Spa Treatment with Russell Brown

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:52:38 -0800

This tutorial is more on the advanced side of Photoshop but I think it will help everyone in some way at all levels of experience.

http://av.adobe.com/russellbrown/SpaTreatment_SM.mov

Web 2.0: Twitter in the Classroom

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:21:06 -0800

Mark Greenfield, a guru of social networking from the University of Buffalo, tweeted about a post at insidehighered.com, and I found

Oracle Calendar: Using the Web Interface

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:17:58 -0800

Oracle Calendar: Using the Web Interface

If you want to use the Oracle Calendar web interface here at Penn State the link is now:

https://www.cal.psu.edu

Dreamweaver Workshop

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:22:37 -0800

In reply to Dreamweaver CS4: Navigation, Templates & Media Integration:

I'm content manager for College of Engineering's main site. Looking for tips on navigation and media integration.

learning more

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:23:24 -0800

In reply to Dreamweaver CS4: Navigation, Templates & Media Integration:

picking up the latest tricks and tips is my goal

Dreamweaver CS4: Navigation, Templates & Media Integration, 11/1

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:13:27 -0800

In reply to Dreamweaver CS4: Navigation, Templates & Media Integration:

I am an administrative assistant at the Materials Research Lab, already using Dreamweaver to create and maintain web pages for the Center for Dielectric Studies. In this workshop, I would like to build on the skills I already have to learn techniques to introduce some more sophisticated features to the website. For example, I would like to add a searchable database to the website.

Microsoft Excel: Paste Special Option

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:37:09 -0800

Do you know about all of the different things you can do using the Paste Special options when you copy data? Here are a few of the options you will find on the Paste Special Dialogue box.