Webinar: Tips for writing college papers

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Outline, MLA, format, citation, bibliography—there’s a lot to know when you write a research paper. We’ll give college students tips and templates to organize and format fast.

First, we’ll go over the importance of using an outline, so that you can organize your paper easily. Then we’ll show you the handy MLA template that will set the margins, spacing, font size, and page numbers for you. And last but not least, we’ll generate a bibliography, an incredible feature that is often overlooked.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

How to download and use the MLA template How to create a multilevel outline listHow to quickly convert your outline to a draft How to insert citations How to insert a “Works Cited,” or, bibliography

References for this webinar

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information on how to join the series.

--Dave Ludwig

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Webinar: Using animation in PowerPoint (without being dorky)

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Animations can help drive a point home in PowerPoint, but if you're not careful, they also can seem so silly your audience will feel like 6-year-olds. In this week's webinar, learn how to use animations and do it smartly.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

Three steps for creating animationsBest times to use animation (Hint: not on every slide)The Animation Pane takes pain awaySome favorite effects

References for this webinar

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information on how to join the series live every Tuesday. You can add the webinar series to your calendar.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Getting Office 365 for your nonprofit

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The webinar is over. A video of the webinar will be posted shortly. You can add the webinar series to your calendar.

Office 365 is now available for qualifying nonprofits through its software donation program. The donation allows nonprofits to get the latest services such as  robust, commercial-free email, calendar, instant messaging, and web conferencing tools. Learn how to get it and ask your questions.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

What you get for free with Office 365 for Office 365 for Nonprofits plans and pricing Help protect your data Share a doc, or keep it private 

References for this webinar

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Office Mobile for iPhone

Dave Ludwig is a content developer for Office.com.

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This week Webinar to learn about Office Mobile for the iPhone. We move on to start and the accessing, viewing and editing Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.

What do you learn in Tuesday's webinar

How can I have Office Mobile for iPhone to get how to open e-Mail either from the cloud or MessagesHow to read and navigate FilesHow to edit files, Word, Excel and PowerPoint--and add to save CommentsHow and share

References for this webinar

--Dave Ludwig

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Webinar: Getting things done with Office Web Apps

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You can access and share Office documents with browser-based versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. Learn some of the basics and the latest features of these free tools.

Can't see this video? It's also available at Microsoft Showcase? Need a sneak peek? Here's a 30-second trailer.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

Yes, Office Web Apps are different than Office 365 Storing docs with SkyDrive New features customers asked for Working on a doc with someone else at the same time

References for this webinar

Office Web Apps:

SkyDrive:

NEW! Download free Office Webinar Apps: Windows 8 App and the Windows Phone 8 App.

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb to join us live every Tuesday for an Office Webinar and a Q&A session.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Assigning resources in Project

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Dave Ludwig is a Content Developer for Office.com.

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In our last webinar on Microsoft Project, we showed you the basics of how to get started with more confidence and less stress. This time we'll take it a step further and show you how to assign people to tasks and use the Resource Sheet to track all of the people in your project. Plus, you'll learn how to add vacation days and how to make sure they don't push out the project deadline.

A video of the webinar will be posted shortly after the webinar.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

How to add people to a projectHow to assign tasks to peopleHow to use the Resource SheetHow to use the Resource Usage viewHow to use basic reports

References for this webinar

--Dave Ludwig 

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Webinar: Get started with Visio

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Learn about Visio, a program designed to help you make diagrams for flowcharts, room layouts, timelines, organizational charts and a lot more. We’ll start at the key of Visio: understanding how its shapes work.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

How to get shapes, either from the Visio program or by downloading themThe difference between 1-D shapes and 2-D shapes How to connect shapes How to work with text in Visio

References for this webinar

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar on Office 365 Education and SkyDrive Pro

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In this webinar, we’ll show you what students, faculty, and staff can get for free with Office 365 Education, plus you’ll learn how to create websites quickly and how to save and share documents with SkyDrive Pro. Non-educators with Office 365 for business will also find helpful hints.

Can't view this video? It's also available here at Microsoft Showcase. Need a sneak peek? Watch a 30-second trailer.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

What you get for free with Office 365 Education Build a teacher or class site SkyDrive Pro vs. SkyDrive Share a doc, or keep it private 

References for this webinar

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information on how to join the series.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Simplifying your Excel Data

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In this week’s webinar you’ll learn how to make a massive sheet of numbers something that can tell a story with just a few clicks. We’ll also show you a better what to show data in a presentation. We start our Office 15-Minute Webinar at 9:15 am Pacific Time, with a Q&A to follow.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

Cut the clutter with Conditional Formatting and Sparklines Excel 2013’s Quick Analysis tool A better way to present numbers to a crowd

References for this webinar

 Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information on how to join the series.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: A beginner's Guide to SharePoint online

Lets use it, small and large businesses to improve performance of SharePoint online Office 365 for enterprises. In this week webinar you will learn some of the basics, and we answer your questions.

The video will be available here in a few days.

What do you learn in Tuesday's webinar

Registration for the first time what is it? A look around where can I grab my stuff? Web sites: For your business and your customers

References for this webinar

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information, how to join the series.

--Doug Thomas

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Join us on Tuesday's Webinar: answers to your questions on Office 365 Home Premium

Office.com receives more than 3,000 customers messages per week and we dig through it all. In this webinar, we bring you answers to the most frequently asked questions and comments to the new Office and Office 365 Home Premium. We start our office 15-minute Webinar Pacific time at 09:15, with one live to follow Q & A. Click on the link below or go to http://aka.ms/offweb more information about the connect from the series.

https://join.Microsoft.com/meet/dougt/F274WBQZ

If you are on Windows 7 or 8, you come across the free Lync Web app. Other computers that may need for audio in called: Pamet.MP3 320. 3585, Conference ID: 84172528.

A video of the webinar will be posted shortly after the webinar.

What do you learn in Tuesday's webinar

What is the difference between Office 365 and Office 2013? What have you again with the new Office and how many computers? To log on and install Home Premium what to do if you want to work offline, or not the cloud Office 365 want education the resources available on the new Office

References for this webinar

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Working with Office on Windows 8

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If you are working with Windows 8--or your business will be using Windows 8 soon--check out this week's webinar. We will go over shortcuts and quick navigation for keyboard and mouse, plus answer your questions.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

Using a mouse and keyboard with Windows 8The Start ScreenKeyboard shortcutsIf you have a touch device

References for this webinar

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Learn about Office 365 Small Business Premium

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Last week, we introduced the new Office for businesses. In this webinar, we'll dive into Office 365 Small Business Premium and show you how 1-10 employees can get best-in-class tools and services. We'll also look at new features and a comparison chart for businesses of all sizes.

Can't view this video? It's also available at Microsoft Showcase. Need a peek? Here's a 30-second trailer.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar:

What is an Office subscription? Comparing plans for different size businesses New features in Word 2013 and other programs Why a business-class email program rocks

References for this webinar:

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information on how to join the series live every Tuesday.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Organization charts in PowerPoint and Visio

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Need to create an org chart? Unsure of whether to use PowerPoint or Visio? In this week's webinar, we'll show you both ways and the advantages of each depending on your audience, plus we'll share tips and best practices for creating organization charts. A video of the webinar will be posted shortly after the webinar.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

How to decide between using PowerPoint or Visio How to make an org chart in PowerPoint (or any Office program really) How to make an org chart in Visio

References for this webinar

Learn how to join us each week or watch previous webinars at http://aka.ms/offweb.

--Doug Thomas

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Join us on Tuesday's Webinar: what you need to know about PowerPoint slide masters

It is true that you can create PowerPoint presentations without slide masters or even to know what they are, but they save so much time and effort that we think you like about it know. We demonstrate this week Webinar, how the slide master-an integrated tool to master, which controls the look of your PowerPoint presentation and keeps them over constant. We start our office 15-minute Webinar to follow Pacific time, with a Q & A 09:15. Click on the link below or go to http://aka.ms/offweb more information about the connect from the series.

https://join.Microsoft.com/meet/dougt/F274WBQZ

There are two ways, you can join: you use the free download of the Lync participants to full video and sound, or use your Web browser and call audio get: Pamet.MP3 320. 3585, Conference ID: 84172528.

A video of the webinar will be posted shortly after the webinar.

What do you learn in Tuesday's Webinar:

Stop cut-and-paste in a slide master DoesWays PowerPointWhat, India MastersA quick way to your file shrink process

References for this Webinar:

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: How to set the margins in Word

Setting margins is key to creating clean, readable content. In this Webinar we demonstrate setting and change the page margins in Word and set different margins on various pages in your document. In addition, you will learn some power user tips for working with margins.

What do you learn in Tuesday's webinar

How to: set your own custom MarginHow various edges in a DocumentHow place the default margin in the WordHow to identify the printable area of the printer

References for this webinar

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb more information, how to join the series.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Create business cards quickly in Word & Publisher

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Need business cards right this minute? Whether you're forming a new start-up business or just need something in a pinch, Office has built-in business card templates to help. In this week's webinar, we'll show you how to create a business card in Word and Publisher at a moment's notice.

Can't see this video? It's also available at Microsoft Showcase. There is also a 30-second trailer.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar: 

Tips for making an effective business card Find the right template Design tips Smackdown: Publisher vs. Word (Bet on Publisher!)

References for this webinar:

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information on how to join the series.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Get to know the new Office

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The latest version of Office--Office 365 Home Premium--is here. We'll show you how you and your family can get the latest and most complete set of Office applications-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access-on up to five Windows tablets, PCs or Macs for $99.99 with a one year subscription. 

Can't view this video? It's also available at Microsoft Showcase. Need a peek? Watch the 30-second trailer.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar:

What is offered in Office 365 Home Premium Benefits of subscribing Top new features How and where to buy and try

References for this webinar:

Go to http://aka.ms/offweb for more information on how to join the series and next week's webinar.

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Working with photos in Office

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, you would get the details better law. This week Webinar we explain the tools in PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, which make an image look good.

What do you learn at Tuesday's webinar

Pictures see a bad image GoodWrapping inserting and customizing an ImageMake new TextA tool for PowerPoint 2013

References for this webinar

--Doug Thomas

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Webinar: Working with sound in PowerPoint

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Yes, yes, we know. Sounds in PowerPoint can be cheesy. But let’s have some fun. We’ll show you how to master sound in PowerPoint including inserting effective sounds, play a soundtrack, and time animations to that soundtrack.

What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar

Insert sound effects into a presentation Trigger those effects with animations Insert music as a soundtrack Use rehearsal timings so that things appear at specific points in the music Use audio bookmarks to trigger animations

References for this webinar

Learn how to join us every Tuesday for an Office 15-Minute Webinar plus a live Q&A session: http://aka.ms/offweb.

--Doug Thomas

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