In this course, author Tim Slavin shows how to design and code an HTML email newsletter, including setting the final dimensions and color palette, placing images and copy in the code structures of the file, and defining the newsletter's parameters with tables within tables. The course demonstrates each step of building an HTML newsletter, up to testing and sending the email.

Topics include:

• Adjusting margins and padding in the code
• Setting the look for headers and footers
• Testing the code with tools like BrowserLab
• Building a TXT equivalent of an HTML email for simple email readers

About the Author

Tim Slavin is an award-winning writer and technologist who helps businesses connect with audiences via media. He has built and rebuilt over 80 internet and intranet websites and email marketing projects as staff and consultant for Reuters, Oxford Health Plans, Wolters Kluwer, EnvironmentalLeader.com, FineArtOfFamily.com, and other businesses. He has a passion for teaching. Since January 2003, he has published a blog that helps small and medium-sized businesses find and use low-cost internet tools

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 55m 21s
• Instructor: Tim Slavin

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Microsoft Word templates consist of predefined page layouts, fonts, margins, and styles, and offer the power to reuse the same structure and styles in numerous documents. In this course, Gini von Courter demonstrates how to work with premade Word templates and create custom templates that you can share with your team. Discover how to quickly build professional forms, resumes, invoices, fax cover letters, and more. Plus, explore advanced template options including the use of field codes and the building block gallery.

Topics include:

• Saving time with templates
• Creating a new document from a template
• Finding and downloading templates
• Customizing and saving templates
• Creating a new template
• Converting an existing document to a template
• Sharing and distributing templates
• Advanced templates and features
• Adding building blocks to templates
• Allowing user choice with a content control
• Using field codes in templates

About the Author

Gini von Courter has taught computer classes on Microsoft Office for 20+ years and has authored 30+ books. Gini has been providing computer classes and seminars on Microsoft Office and related products for more than 20 years at public and private companies, state and federal agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations, and has consulted and trained on the use of Microsoft SharePoint since the first SharePoint product was launched in 2001. A founder and managing partner of TRIAD Consulting, Gini is also the author of 29 books, including Beginning SharePoint with Excel, and a number of lynda.com movies on SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, and other software titles. Gini's passion is helping clients use SharePoint and Microsoft Office applications to create solutions that increase efficiency and collaboration while improving the quality of people's work lives. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with an M.B.A. from Oakland University.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 1h 13m
• Instructor: Gini von Courter

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Learn how to use Word styles to help save time creating consistent and well-designed documents. Instructor Gini von Courter shows how to create, apply, and modify a variety of style types, from paragraph styles to list styles. More advanced topics include generating a dynamic table of contents from styles, using style sets, restricting formatting and document use with styles, using keyboard shortcuts, and much more. Plus, learn how to manage and copy styles between documents using the Organizer.

Topics include:

• Explain the best way to create a theme that is very similar to one of the built-in Office themes.
• List the views that the Style area is available in.
• Identify where the Table Design tab is available.
• Identify what department can tell you what the RGB values are for your company’s logo.
• Recognize where changes to a style will be automatically applied to if the Automatically Update option of Modify Style is enabled.
• Identify the styles that are used to generate the two default tables of contents.

About the Author

Gini von Courter has taught computer classes on Microsoft Office for 20+ years and has authored 30+ books. Gini has been providing computer classes and seminars on Microsoft Office and related products for more than 20 years at public and private companies, state and federal agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations, and has consulted and trained on the use of Microsoft SharePoint since the first SharePoint product was launched in 2001. A founder and managing partner of TRIAD Consulting, Gini is also the author of 29 books, including Beginning SharePoint with Excel, and a number of lynda.com movies on SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, and other software titles. Gini's passion is helping clients use SharePoint and Microsoft Office applications to create solutions that increase efficiency and collaboration while improving the quality of people's work lives. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with an M.B.A. from Oakland University.

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 1h 21m
• Instructor: Gini von Courter

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Learn how to create, edit, format, and share documents with ease using Word for Mac 2019. Follow along with David Rivers as he shows all the essential features of this powerful tool. David covers creating new documents from templates and scratch, formatting text and pages, working with headers and footers, using styles, leveraging proofing and AutoCorrect options, adding shapes and images, and more. He also shows how to share documents with others via email and the cloud, as well as how to add password protection to a document you plan on sharing.

Topics include:

• Explain how to use the Tell Me assistant.
• Describe how to change font formatting.
• Explain how to format text with styles.
• Cite reasons why you would put text into columns and describe how to do it.
• Describe how to create a numbered list.
• Differentiate between shapes and icons.

About the Author

David Rivers specializes in elearning and productivity. His clients include Microsoft and Corel. Author, trainer, and learning and development expert David Rivers has over 20 years experience helping government, hi-tech, and healthcare businesses increase their efficiency and productivity by integrating technology tools. With deep experience in Microsoft Office, elearning tools, and assorted productivity tools such as FrameMaker and RoboHelp, David is passionate about helping people improve their workflows to recover time in their schedules. His clients include Microsoft, Corel Corporation, Halogen Software, and the City of Ottawa. David is also a published book author on topics ranging from Photoshop to Acrobat and the Microsoft Digital Image Suite.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 2h 39m
• Instructor: David Rivers

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Learn how to create, edit, format, and share documents with ease using Microsoft Word 2019. Follow along with David Rivers as he shows all the essential features of this powerful tool. This course covers a variety of topics, including leveraging templates and building blocks to create a stylish document with instant purpose; creating numbered and bulleted lists; working with columns and tables; adding images and shapes to your documents; collaborating on documents with your team; and sharing documents via OneDrive, email, and through other means. Plus, learn how to use the proofing tools in Word to check spelling and grammar, get word counts, and more.

Topics include:

• Explain how to save a new document.
• Distinguish between Cut, Copy, and Paste and describe how to use them.
• Describe how to change font formatting.
• Cite how to adjust line spacing.
• Explain the advantages of columns and how to use them.
• Summarize the purpose of headers and footers, and describe how to use them.
• Describe how to create a numbered list.

About the Author

David Rivers specializes in elearning and productivity. His clients include Microsoft and Corel. Author, trainer, and learning and development expert David Rivers has over 20 years experience helping government, hi-tech, and healthcare businesses increase their efficiency and productivity by integrating technology tools. With deep experience in Microsoft Office, elearning tools, and assorted productivity tools such as FrameMaker and RoboHelp, David is passionate about helping people improve their workflows to recover time in their schedules. His clients include Microsoft, Corel Corporation, Halogen Software, and the City of Ottawa. David is also a published book author on topics ranging from Photoshop to Acrobat and the Microsoft Digital Image Suite.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 2h 31m
• Instructor: David Rivers

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Microsoft 365, formerly known as Office 365, offers the latest Office apps and features for communication, file sharing, and project planning. The apps in Microsoft 365—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more—are designed with collaboration in mind, yet many users aren’t leveraging all that these tools have to offer. In this course, Nick Brazzi offers tips for maximizing team productivity in Microsoft 365. Nick covers working with shared calendars in Outlook, connecting with your colleagues in Teams, and managing files that have been shared in Teams (as well as accessing those shared files in tools like SharePoint and Outlook). Plus, get tips for communicating more efficiently using Groups, using file libraries in SharePoint, sharing notes and files via OneDrive, creating shared tasks and projects in Planner, and more.

About the Author

Nick Brazzi is a staff author on productivity and mobile topics for LinkedIn Learning. A former Apple educator, Nick has been teaching desktop productivity and video editing for over 10 years. Before joining lynda.com, he was a software trainer and instruction designer for Apple, and a regular guest speaker for several Macintosh user groups in the Silicon Valley. In his spare time, Nick demonstrates his skills in various unicycle-related sports.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 1h 6m
• Instructor: Nick Brazzi

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You don't have to be a designer to create a great-looking presentation. Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) to quickly create, edit, and share professional-looking presentations. In this training course, Jess Stratton shows how to get started with PowerPoint templates and themes or build a new presentation from scratch. She explains how to change the slide layout; add and edit text, images, charts, video, and animation; format slides for consistency; and add speaker notes and comments to ensure a smooth delivery. Plus, discover how to collaborate on changes and share presentations with others. By the end of the course, you'll know how to use the PowerPoint tools and follow a few simple design rules to draw attention to your message and deliver a presentation that shines.

About the Author

Jess Stratton is a LinkedIn Learning staff author and tech consultant specializing in productivity and mobile. For over 10 years, Jess Stratton has operated her own technology consulting business, creating and maintaining databases for both enterprise and small-to-medium businesses, building websites, setting up networks, and coaching teams, employees, and individuals to harness the latest desktop and mobile technology for increased productivity. Jess is now a full-time staff author at lynda.com, in addition to being a regular and regarded presenter at Lotus Notes conferences and a contributing author for several industry print and web magazines, textbooks, podcasts, webcasts, and other popular sites, including Lifehacker.com. You can find Jess on her website at www.solacelearning.com or follow her on Twitter @NerdGirlJess.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 2h 37m
• Instructor: Jess Stratton

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Learn how to create, edit, format, and share documents with ease using the Office 365 version of Word. Follow along with David Rivers as he shows all the essential features of this powerful tool. This course covers how to edit and format text to create a stylish document with instant purpose; create numbered and bulleted lists; work with columns and tables; add images and shapes to your documents; collaborate on documents with your team; and share documents via OneDrive and email. Plus, discover how to use the proofing tools in Word to check spelling and grammar, get word counts, and more.

Topics include:

• Name the keyboard shortcut for the “Tell Me” assistant.
• Recall the keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste.
• Identify the tab containing the font menu.
• Recognize the tab that is used to change line spacing for an entire document.
• Apply the appropriate steps to create a bulleted list.
• Review bullet and numbering options to create a numbered list.
• Determine the proper way to adjust the positions of cell contents within a table.

About the Author

David Rivers specializes in elearning and productivity. His clients include Microsoft and Corel. Author, trainer, and learning and development expert David Rivers has over 20 years experience helping government, hi-tech, and healthcare businesses increase their efficiency and productivity by integrating technology tools. With deep experience in Microsoft Office, elearning tools, and assorted productivity tools such as FrameMaker and RoboHelp, David is passionate about helping people improve their workflows to recover time in their schedules. His clients include Microsoft, Corel Corporation, Halogen Software, and the City of Ottawa. David is also a published book author on topics ranging from Photoshop to Acrobat and the Microsoft Digital Image Suite.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 2h 36m
• Instructor: David Rivers

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Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a comprehensive solution for protecting your environment against malware, viruses, spoofing, and phishing attacks. In this course, instructor Andrew Bettany helps IT administrators use ATP to its fullest, explaining how to define key polices and leverage reporting options. Andrew begins by providing administrators with guidance on licensing, walking through the threat management console, and showing how to configure security roles. Next, he goes over key features, including ATP Safe Attachments, Safe Links, and anti-spam policies. Using the Attack Simulator, Andrew provides guidance on how to perform vulnerability testing of your Office 365 environment to help you improve security and awareness. He wraps up with a discussion of ATP reporting, including the Security & Compliance Center security status reports and trending malware reporting.

Topics include:

• Implementing Office 365 ATP
• Common Office 365 threats
• Configuring security admin roles
• Creating Safe Attachments policies
• Anti-spam options and settings
• Managing advanced spoofing filters
• Using Office 365 threat intelligence features
• Using the Attack Simulator
• Leveraging ATP reports

About the Author

Andrew Bettany is a trainer and author specializing in Microsoft technologies and social media strategy. Andrew focuses on cloud and mobility technologies, including Windows 10, Office 365, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Azure. He is a keen networker who is passionate about helping people—from young adults to apprentices and career changers—pursue and achieve their learning goals and gain certifications. For eight years, he managed and grew the IT Academy at the University of York, until deciding to focus more on other opportunities, consulting, authoring, and freelance training. He also sits on several company boards as a director and advises on business development and strategy.

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 2h 14m
• Instructor: Andrew Bettany

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