Office Tips and Time Savers (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Most administrative staff use Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint on a weekly if not daily basis. This session will cover some of the lesser known features of these products that can help save you time and get more done.

Maria Pribyl has been a senior-level computer software trainer and consultant since 1991. Her business background in Operations Finance, Cost Accounting, and Fixed Asset SAP Implementation gives a seasoned "real-world" application-oriented perspective to Maria's training style.

Maria has created courseware and conducted training for hundreds of Bay Area companies. Her training expertise extends to advanced levels of Excel, FrontPage, HTML, Internet Fundamentals, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows (file management), and Word. Maria specializes in conducting fun and interactive computer training classes.

TechPort: Now For Mac and Windows

Mac users, you too can now access TechPort, Stanford’s online technology training service — with over 1000 online, self-paced, technology-related courses AND thousands of online technology-related books. Topics include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Dreamweaver, programming languages, project management, and more! 

Try out the courses and books FREE for the week of Feb 5 at a special demo site. Leni Silberman and Don Cameron (IT Services Technology Training) will show you how to access and use the courses and books to brush up computing skills and learn new ones.

If you are interested but cannot attend this Tech Express, go to http://techport.stanford.edu.

Daylight Saving Time and Sundial

As a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, starting in 2007, Daylight Saving Time will occur three weeks earlier in the spring and one week later in the fall. Daylight Saving Time will begin on the second Sunday in March (March 11, 2007) instead of the first Sunday in April, and end on the first Sunday in November (November 4) instead of the last Sunday of October. This will affect many computer systems and applications on campus, including Sundial.

• IT Services Change in Daylight Saving Time website: http://dst2007.stanford.edu
• Sundial & Daylight Saving Time: http://calendar.stanford.edu/daylight-saving.html
• Sundial - the Stanford University Calendar: http://calendar.stanford.edu/

Come hear Mark Branom and Ammy Hill (IT Services) talk about the Daylight Saving Time issues and to answer any questions you might have.

Stanford Desktop Tools

IT Services is rolling out a new desktop software offering, designed to replace PC/Leland and MacLeland called Stanford Desktop Tools.

Using Open Source Software and Other Freebies (a.k.a. Alternatives to MS Office)

Do you wish you had office applications at home? Is your department running out of funds because you're spending too much on licensing fees for tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access? Come to this Tech Express as our instructor, Mark Branom, demonstrates Open Source and other free alternatives. Topics will include OpenOffice.org, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, and Google Page Creator.