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The
Office Technology Conference 2003: Raising the Bar
was held on May 21, 2003 at Newcomb Hall from 8 am to 4 pm. For more information, contact Conference-Coordinator or call 982-2991. |
| What
Everyone Needs to Know About Mac OSX
- Presented
by Lori Kressin, Desktop Computing Support. ITC This session will present some of the tips and tricks that make Mac life at U.Va. a bit more pleasant! If time permits, Lori will also explore some of the new software tools available through Apple and third-party vendors. |
| Do
You Digitize? Scanning and the Paperless Office
-Presented
by Kenn McDermott, IS Manager, LSP, Webmaster & Technical Trainer,
Facilities Management With desktop scanners and digital cameras becoming more prolific, many office and technology professionals are encountering topics graphics professionals have wrestled with for years. Such things as: Graphic image formats, file sizes, resolution choices and compatibility issues. Although the "Paperless Office" prediction by some has not materialized, there is a general trend toward digitizing more of the paper we handle both to share documents and images electronically, as well as store and retrieve digital archives. Though becoming more popular every day, digitization is not free of difficulties, particularly when the goal is to share information among a diverse group of people and equipment. Kenn McDermott will discuss some common terms, acronyms and techniques for dealing with these issues and will show you how this technology can be productive both on the desktop with low-end equipment and with more expensive high-speed scanners that have Automatic Document Feeders (ADF) and use Optical Character recognition (OCR) software. Kenn will demonstrate some of these basic principals using a low-end scanner (retail less than $100), several digital cameras, a flash card reader and several inexpensive software applications. Additionally he will discuss how Facilities Management has worked with high-speed scanners, high-end document management software and the resulting high-volume storage requirements. He will describe some of the difficulties associated with getting personnel at all levels to become familiar with the digitizing process - a cultural shift which can mean different things to different people. |
| MS
Word At Its Best - Presented
by Lynn Walker, Graduate School & College of Arts & Sciences Use MS Word to its fullest potential! In this session, you will learn to create letterhead templates for your department, use bullets and numbering, add columns, create tables, use formulas to perform mathematical calculations, use auto correction, find and replace words in your document to create consistency, and use mail merge to create letters and labels. Also, see how to track changes when editing documents. |
| Health
Science Center Email - Presented
by Amanda Dorrier, Health Sciences Center In this session, Amanda Dorrier will show new features of Outlook Web Access, talk about Clinical Subnet (VPN) and explain why servers are being moved behind the firewall and what this means for Medical Center Customers. What is the best practice to reduce the number of spam messages you receive? Technology HSCS is looking at ways to help prevent spam mailings. Where can you go to learn more about viruses? What are the symptoms to look for? What should you do if you become infected? What HSCS does to protect it's customers from viruses! |
| The
Zen of File Management -
Presented
by Nancy Hopkins, Departmental Computing Support, ITC Do you use your desktop as a dumping ground for web downloads, half-finished documents, pictures, etc? Do those files block that beautiful desktop background image you wanted to see everyday? Is using the Find or Search command the quickest way for you to get to a needed document? If this sounds familiar, join Nancy Hopkins in a session of "Tips & Tricks" that will bring harmony back to your computer through logical methods to manage your files and folders. |
| New
Dimensions in Scanning - Presented
by Bonnie Martin, Learning Resource Specialist, Claude Moore Health Sciences
Library Demonstration and instruction on scanning 35-mm slides, film strips and a group of objects, and converting them into images suitable for PowerPoint presentations or printed publication. |
| MS
Access For Beginners - Presented
by Lynn Walker, Graduate School & College of Arts & Sciences Is it time to put your data in a database? In this session, Lynn explains the benefits of using databases. Learn how to make a simple MS Access database. Transfer your data from MS Excel, MS Word, or text files without having to retype a single word. You'll see how to create a table, query, form, and report. See how easy MS Access queries perform mathematical calculations. |
| Wireless
At the University - Presented
by Keith Moores, Network Systems, ITC In this session, you will learn where wireless is currently available and the need to register to use the service. Keith will show you the registration web pages and explain how to deal with machines shared by multiple users, and non-U. Va. visitors who need wireless access while in your department. |
| New
Software from Apple -
Presented
by Aaron Davis, Apple Computer Corporation Learn about new software from Apple, including Keynote for presentations, Safari for web browsing, and iLife for digital music, photography, moviemaking and DVD creation. |
| Innovations
in MS PowerPoint
- Presented
by Stormy Stark, Training Services, ITC Come see how MS PowerPoint 2000 can help you raise the bar on your presentations. Included in this session will be helpful hints on how to incorporate video and audio effects, and best practices for animation in presentations. We'll also discuss new features of PowerPoint 2000 and mention some of the newest innovations MS PowerPoint XP has to offer. |
| MS
Access Q & A Session - Presented
by Lynn Walker, Graduate School & College of Arts & Sciences Lynn will answer your database questions in this 50-minute session that will focus on the needs of the participants. Get simple design tips that will make your forms and reports look professional. Learn how others can access your database to share information. |
| Web
Design - Tips for a Great Site
- Presented
by Bobbi Collyer, Training Services, ITC Building a great web site can be challenging, no matter which web editor you choose. Join Bobbi Collyer in a discussion of what makes a web site user friendly, using Cascading Style Sheets, and the guidelines that the Web Certification program recommends based on the Yale Style Guide. |
| Security
101
- Presented
by Brian Davis, IT Security & Policy Specialist, OIT Security 101 presents an informative and user-friendly look at security perils associated with computing and the things you can do to avoid them. Through lecture, discussion, and interactive demonstration, the instructor covers such issues as viruses, password protection, and common-sense countermeasures, as well as demystifying some of the jargon of network security. (This is very similar to the security session of Computing Survival Skills; if you've attended that session, Security 101 probably isn't necessary for you.) |
| PDA
Panel - Presenters:
Gabriel Rios, Asst. Director for Information Services, Claude Moore Health
Sciences Library/Aron Teel, Exec Tech/Tony Townsend, Chief Technology
Analyst, ITC/Walter Underwood, Clemons Computer Specialist, Clemons Library
U. Va. users of a variety of personal digital assistants (Palm, IPaq, Axim) tell about their PDA, how they use it in their job, and the strengths and limitations of the device. There will be opportunity for interaction among the panelists and questions from the audience. Click here to view PDA use at Health Systems. |
| MS
Excel For Departments - Presented
by Lynn Walker, Graduate School & College of Arts & Sciences Create a department budget using MS Excel. Learn quick techniques for creating formulas, copying formulas using the fill handle, freeze columns or rows, properly sort data, name data ranges, create charts, and rename spreadsheet tabs and track changes. Annotate your worksheet using pop-up comments to explain the data used in a particular item on your spreadsheet. No Document is available to date! |
| Adobe
Photoshop Introduction -
Presented
by Keith Donnelly, Customer Communications & Publishing, ITC Digital imaging has revolutionized the graphic arts. What used to take hours of painstaking work, can now be accomplished in minutes on a computer. Join Webmaster and semi-pro photographer Keith Donnelly to explore some of the power of digital imaging available in Adobe Photoshop. Topics covered include resizing, cropping and color correction, as well as photo enhancement and manipulation. |
| HIPAA
Security Regulations - Privacy Is Not Enough!
- Presented
by Brian Davis, IT Security & Policy Specialist, OIT This session presents a general overview of the new Hospital Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) security regulations that protect an individual's health-related information. These new regulations are in addition to the privacy regulations that the folks in the Health System have recently been tested on. Unlike the privacy regulations, the security regulations aren't fully implemented yet, but the process is beginning. Find out how these regulations will affect your network, databases, etc. |
| Digital
Accessory - Presented
by Scott Crittenden, Customer Communications & Publishing, ITC/Paul
Rittelmeyer, Director of Acquisitions, Alderman Library Ink is one of the world's oldest technologies. Maybe it's time for a change! With eBook technology, you can download a document to your laptop or PDA, highlight it, annotate it, enlarge the print, search for text ... and save trees while you're at it. Whether your material is a computer manual, a scholarly article, or a best-seller, get the most out of your reading with eBooks! No Document is available to date! |
| Windows
2000 (and Windows
XP) Tips & Tricks - Presented
by Aron Teel, Exec Tech In this session, you will learn how to manage your Windows 2000 or XP operating system. Join Aron as he explains where files are kept, the different kinds of user accounts, keyboard shortcuts, desktop organization, hard disk and Windows maintenance. |
| Effectively
Dealing With Large Amounts of Mail
- Presented
by Jayne Ashworth & Trisha Gordon, Desktop Computing Support, ITC Mail volume keeps going up, and finding the important information buried in the rush of unimportant mail is becoming harder and harder. Most mail programs provide some tools to improve the ways you select the mail to look at first. Mulberry has two ways to deal with it - Rules which process some of your mail automatically and the Search option which can be used to find mail in a particular mailbox. Join Jayne and Trisha as they look at the basics of those tools in Mulberry and talk about the limitations and problems that can occur when those tools are used incorrectly. Click here to learn more about filters. |
| Site
License Description Some software is free and some software is not! The University of Virginia has free software you can download. Did you know …
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| ITC
Applications Corporate Time - Do you use Corporate Time? If not, would you like to know what it is and how you can get access to this scheduling and time management application? The Web interface offers Web access to your CorporateTime calendar from nearly any PC or Mac with a current browser and Internet connection. You must have a valid U. Va. CorporateTime account to use the Web interface. For more information, see the CTime Web page. WebMail - Have you ever been away from your office and needed to check email but wondered how you could do that? WebMail is an application that provides access to your email via the Web. Your configuration settings and incoming mail are stored on the Central Mail Server (CMS). Access to your mail is via a Web interface. For details, see the WebMail Web page. Home Directory - Did you know ITC provides free storage space for accessing your files through Home Directory, a program that can be installed on your home computer as well as accessed from your office workstation. This service reduces the need to use floppies or Zip disks. Files stored on the Home Directory server are accessible through any networked computer. You can create and store files from on Grounds or off, using a variety of different computers and operating systems. You can also publish personal Web pages from your Home Directory space. |
| Web
Classes/Web Certifications Your department needs a Web site and you have been assigned the task of developing that site? How do you get started? Who do you contact for help? Are there tools to use that would make this task easy? What exactly is a Web Certification? To learn how to create your own personal page, click here. |
| Find
It Here! A Data Digest of ITC Services
- Presented
by Keith Donnelly - ITC Webmaster Did you know that ITC offers hundreds of services both free and for-fee for faculty, staff, and students--and we've consolidated all these into one spot: a searchable database. This website allows you to find the information you need quickly and easily. Keith Donnelly, ITC's Webmaster, will demo this brand new site. |
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