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Windows Movie Maker enables you to create home movies and slide shows on your computer, complete with professional-looking titles, transitions, effects, music, and even narration. And when you’re ready, you can use Windows Movie Maker to publish your movie and share it with your friends and family. Our free 30 minute Webinar is designed to introduce new users to the latest version of Movie Maker. This Webinar shows you how to use some of Movie Maker's many features to create exciting movies from captured video, digital photos, graphic files and more.

This webinar covers the following Movie Maker topics: 
  * Importing Video and Pictures
  * Editing Video Clips
  * Adding Special Effects
  * Inserting Transitions
  * Exporting the Finished Movie

About the Presenter:  Annie Denny is a Software Applications Instructor with a long background in Microsoft Office applications as well as the Macromedia suite.  With 12+ years of training experience, she brings a wealth of real-world application knowledge to the classroom.  In addition, Annie continues to maintain several independent websites.  She has also written curriculum for dozens of instructor-led courses, as well as customized private courses and online Webinars.

There’s a saying, if a database has business-altering data but you can’t share the information, will anyone hear it? OK, we may be paraphrasing but reporting on information in your database is a crucial component of having and maintaining a database. In this session we’ll cover the purposes and benefits of reporting as well as describe the sections of database reports as used in Crystal Reports.

If you are new to reporting, or Crystal Reports, this webinar will get you headed in the right direction.

• Why Reports?
• What Does Crystal Reports Do?
• How Does Crystal Reports Work
• Introduction to Report Sections

When you begin the task of designing your own marketing materials, you may think that Photoshop is the tool for you. Others may and claim its InDesign or Illustrator. The reality is that each of these applications plays a definite and unique role in the design process. This webinar will uncover the benefits of each application and which to use when, and why. In the process we will also cover some basic principles of graphic design.

• Explanation of the Creative Suite Applications
• Definition of Raster vs. Vector Images
• Outline of Graphic Design Workflow

Do you need to create a flow chart? Visio can help. Do you need to create a map to an event? Visio can help. Do you need to create an organization chart? Visio can help. Do you need to create a new office floor plan? I think you get the idea. Visio is a powerful design tool that provides companies with the ability to express multiple business functions with graphical charts and diagrams.

 * Application Overview
 * Discuss the Visio Functions
 * Where do I start?

Have you ever seen a great flyer, or a fantastic newsletter and wondered how it was created? Microsoft Publisher is one of many page layout programs available for just this purpose. In this 30-minute Webinar, we will look at many different examples of Publisher projects that can be easily and quickly created such as:

 * Flyers
 * Newsletters
 * Business Cards
 * Menus
 * Calendars
 * Labels and Envelopes
 * Brochures
 * Programs
 * Greeting and Invitation Cards
 * Catalogs
 * Award Certificates

It seems like just yesterday Microsoft launched Office 2007. However, it’s been three years and it’s time for a new version of the application suite. Office 2010 is built off the Office 2007 design, but don’t let that fool you. This is a new set of applications with new tools. If you’re looking to make the move to 2010, have already purchased the suite, or just curious about the new features, let us be your guide to the future of Microsoft Office.

 * Interface Changes
 * What’s New in Word
 * What’s New in Excel
 * What’s New in Outlook

Swish is a powerful new tool that utilizes Flash to help you create advanced Flash animations with ease. It includes over 350 preset multimedia effects as well as over 180 ready-to-use components and vector shapes. Images, graphics, sound and video can be imported from all popular formats. Presentations can be exported to Flash as well as Video, EXE, GIF Animation or Image Sequencing. Swish contains powerful scripting language for advanced users as well as many tools to control motion, draw shapes and edit text. This free 30 minute webinar will introduce you to the ultimate Flash creation tool.

 * Create a New Animation
 * Adding and Modifying Text
 * Importing Images
 * Resizing Images
 * Adding Text Effects
 * Adding Image Effects
 * Inserting Keyframes
 * Testing in a Browser
 * Exporting the Movie

Time is a finite resource – we all have the same amount to work with. Why are some of us so much more effective than others? These days we hear the terms- doing more with less, fewer people but the same amount of work, faster, quicker, better! Most of us already have trouble with effective time management but now strong time management skills are more important than ever.

In this 60 minute webinar, we’ll discuss the difference between time management and behavior or choice management. We’ll help you identify your most productive times and how to best fill these finite time blocks. Learn how to establish priorities and identify critical task. Leave this webinar with tools for directing your energies toward things that will move you closer to your personal and professional goals.

Explore the powerful new features in the Windows Vista operating system, including, the new user interface, search, and organizational tools. We also provide useful tips on using Windows Internet Explorer 7 and illustrate practical desktop techniques that help you to be more productive right away. Join us for this informative session to see how Windows Vista represents a breakthrough in user experience.

If you’ve been wondering what this whole Google thing is about, then this is the place to start.  Far beyond a search engine, Google has created a suite of applications and services individuals and businesses.  From email and calendars to word processing and spreadsheets, Google has an app for that.

*Getting Started
Once you’re ready to dive into the world of Google, it’s time to create an account and get the lay of the Google landscape.  This session will show you how to set up a Google account and where some of the basic applications you will use are located and how they work.
*File Sharing
One of the great features of Google Apps is the ability to share files with other Google users.  In this session we discuss the benefits of file sharing and the different methods for using this valuable tool.  We also cover creating shared folders, to share entire document collections.
*Revisions
One of the great advantages of using Google Documents is the built-in ability to track revisions to documents.  We will take a look at how to track revisions of shared documents in the Google Documents environment.

You have questions. We have answers… to where your favorite Office 2003 tools are now located on the Ribbon Bar in the Office 2007!

In this 30-minute webinar we will look closely at the new Office Interface (The Office Button, Ribbons, Quick Access Toolbar, Contextual Tabs and Dialog Box Launchers)!

While each application has new features, we will look at the common elements throughout the new interface.  If you are new to Office 2007, this webinar is a must!  Let us help you get up to speed on all of the upgrades and get comfortable with the new look.

 * Office Button
 * Ribbons Explained
 * Quick Access Toolbar
 * Contextual Tabs
 * Dialog Box Launchers