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To view documentation for any of our offered training sessions, click any of the topics below.

Blackboard Vista Courses

Transitioning to Blackboard Vista

Transitioning to Blackboard Vista 4 handout

All Vista faculty training tutorials and documentation have been organized into an online course entitled "Orientation - Vista Technical Resources for Faculty", and all faculty who are teaching in our system each term are automatically enrolled into this course. Note: This course also now includes links to Blackboard Vista training manual and tutorials.

To find the link to this resource course for faculty, follow these steps:

Log into myCommNet
Click the Blackboard Vista link (upper-right corner)
Click the link to either Summer 2008* or Fall 2008 courses. You will see My Blackboard page displayed.
Click Blackboard Vista Orientation and Faculty Resources. ClickBlackboard Vista Training Documentation and Tutorials
link.

*Faculty whom do not teach in summer are not able to access this training site until August 1.

When you launch this course, on the home page you will find links to an index of tutorials and documentation, to the downloadable faculty training manual documents in MS Word format, and to many other resources for instructors.

If you do NOT see the link to this course in your My WebCT course list, please be sure that you have not hidden it in your course list. If you check and it's not hidden, please email Tobi Krutt.

Office Productivity Training

Outlook Mailbox Management

Basic features of MS Outlook: folders, email, calendar, contacts, distribution list, tasks, notes, personal folder, Web Outlook, etc

Download Outlook Basics

Download Mailbox Management

MS PowerPoint 2003 Basics

Topics will include creating and ordering slides, selecting slide templates, inserting clip art and drawings, and creating and insert charts and graphs.

Download PowerPoint Basics

MS PowerPoint 2003 Advanced

Enhance your presentations. This class will teach you how to create and use slide masters, word art, drawing, bullets, use animation and special effects, and will teach you how to print speakers notes and handouts.

Download PowerPoint Advanced

Excel 2003 Basics

Basic features: enter data, formatting, sorting, calculations, charts and graphics, etc.

Download Excel Basics

Download Excel Charts

MS Access 2003 Basics

Basic features of MS Access: tables, forms, reports, queries, and labels.

Download Access Basics

MS Publisher 2003 Flyers, Brochures, and Newsletters

Create newsletters, brochures, cards, flyers, and more. This class will teach page-layout commands, working with frames, using graphics, templates, and wizards.

Download Publisher Basics

Mail Merge with Banner Data Import Banner extracts to MS Access

Create various queries (e.g. address book) in MS Access. Run an address label report in Access. Mail Merge in MS Word. Prerequisites: MS Access 2003 Basics or equivalent skills.

Download Mail Merge with Banner Data

Training Handouts