Information Technology

Employee Training Opportunities

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In an effort to accommodate the different training needs of our employees, MSUM periodically offers a one-two hour workshops. Workshops are sometime repeated during the year.

Workshops are open to all MSU Moorhead employees - faculty and staff - as well as student workers when appropriate.

 

 

Employee Training Class Schedule

Workshop Title

Location

 Dates/Times
Do You Know What's Online
at MSUM?
Amanda Stegmaier, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Macintosh and
Campus Network Primer
Bill Scheffler, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Windows and
Campus Network Primer
 Jeanne Alm, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Using Microsoft
Step By Step Tutorials
 Jeanne Alm, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Microsoft FrontPage
Amanda Stegmaier, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Netscape Messenger
 Jeanne Alm, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Using Webmail
 Jeanne Alm, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Using MSUM Printing Services
 Jeanne Alm, IT Dept. &
Jan Guida, Printing Services		   Not scheduled at this time.
Using Word and Access to
Create a Mail Merge
 Jeanne Alm, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Netscape Calendar
Jeanne Alm, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Campus Network Overview
Bryan Kotta, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.
Creating Acrobat Web Forms
Jeanne Alm, IT Dept. or
Amanda Stegmaier, IT Dept.		   Not scheduled at this time.

 

Workshop Descriptions

What's Online at MSUM: In this workshop you will learn how to find much of the information available at your fingertips on the MSUM Web Site.
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Macintosh and Network Primer: This workshop will bring campus Mac users up to date with current software and network issues. Topics covered will include: Saving Your Work, Creating Folders and a Filing System, Finding Misplaced Files, Printing,  Connecting to the Network, and Saving Important Documents to a Network Server. To attend this seminar, you should be using a Macintosh computer in your office.
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Windows and Network Primer: This workshop will bring MSUM Windows computer users up to date with current software and network practices. Topics covered will include: Creating Folders and a Filing System, Finding Misplaced Files, Printing, Important Network Drives, and Saving Important Documents to a Network Server. To attend this seminar, you should be using a Windows computer in your office.
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Using Microsoft Step by Step Tutorials: In this workshop you will learn how to access, install, and use Microsoft's self-paced tutorials. Tutorials are available for Office2000, Web Publishing (FrontPage, Office and PhotoDraw), Word2000, and Windows2000. The tutorials offer self-paced training in whatever areas you feel will be helpful. These tutorials are replacing the Intro level workshops for Microsoft products.
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Microsoft FrontPage: In this workshop you will learn how to create an Internet web page. Topics covered will include basic design, formatting, creating links and inserting graphics.
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Netscape Messenger Email: This seminar will demonstrate the basics of using the Netscape Messenger email program. Topics covered will include sending/receiving attachments, creating a filing system within your mail account and using the Address Book.
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Using Webmail: This workshop will teach you the basics of using Webmail as your email program. Topics covered will include sending/receiving attachments, creating a filing system within your mail account and using the Address Book. You must have an active email account at mnstate.edu to attend this workshop.
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Using MSUM Printing Services: In this seminar you will see how easy it is to send documents to Printing Services for duplication. The Docutech provides laser-quality copies of any black and white document. The Splash printer is a color laser printer available to print high-quality color documents. This seminar is for both Windows and Macintosh users.
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Microsoft Word/Access Mail Merge: In this workshop you will create and modify a simple mailing list table in Access. You will then set up a form letter in Word and merge the mailing list data using the Access Table previously created. This seminar is designed for tasks such as managing a faculty search or committee mailings. You must have basic skills in Access and Word to attend this workshop.
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Netscape Shared Calendar: This workshop you will learn how to use the Netscape Shared Calendar system. Topics covered include setting access rights for others to update your calendar, updating another users calendar and viewing other employees' calendars for coordinating meetings. You must have an account on Calendar to attend this workshop.
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Campus Network Overview: This seminar is a technical overview of the MSUM campus network. It is designed to provide information to those individuals who plan and support computer systems at the department level on this campus. The focus will be on successful integration between department and campus-wide network systems.
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Creating Adobe Acrobat Web Forms: This seminar will demonstrate how to convert a Microsoft Word document into a PDF file that can be filled out online and printed. Printable web forms are preferred when a signature is required or payment must be submitted with the form. To create printable web forms you must have access to Adobe Acrobat.
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