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We are seeing more and more companies handing out iPhones to employees to help out  their mobile workforce.   We love it but do the iPhone users know how to effectively use it?   Do they understand the potential impact it has on your business? And the potential cost in roaming data?  info@swirlsolutions.com  or 1.888.587.9062

Length of Workshop: 3 Hours

Overview

This interactive and hands on workshop is designed for the new iPhone user as an

introduction to the device and its world of software applications that works for you.

Attendees will use their own devices during the session as most of us learn by doing.

Reference material is sent to participants after the session so there is no need to take

notes.

Participants will:

✓ understand the buttons and features of their device

✓ learn the gestures and shortcuts that will increase their productivity

✓ customize their device according to their own needs

Module 1 - iTunes

Tour iTunes screen

Preferences

Updating iTunes & iPhone/iPad

Synchronizing

Module 2 - The iPhone

Locking the device and setting a passcode

Settings & customization

Using folders

Multi-tasking

Module 3 - Using the phone **

Making calls Voice dialing

Getting the most out of Contacts

Checking voicemail

Module 4 - Email & Text Messaging

Using email

Using text messaging**

Module 3 - Connectivity

Wi-Fi vs. 3G (N/A on all models)

Saving money and conserving battery life

Setting up Find my iPhone/iPad

Module 4 - Productivity

Using Calendar

Using Notes and Voice Memos

Using Safari

Using the camera

Module 5 - Apps

Navigating the App Store on your device

Deleting & updating Apps

Useful Apps for your industry

Using FaceTime

Microsoft 2010 Level 1:
This hands on seminar will cover the following topics:

• Create, Open and Save Workbooks
• Explore the User Interface
• Work with Data
• Format a Workbook
• Printing and Viewing a Workbook 

Microsoft 2010 Level 2:
This hands on seminar will cover the following topics:

• Formulas and Functions
• Use Tables
• Sort and Filter
• Enhance A Workbook using charts
• Protect and Finalize
• Views

REGISTRATION: http://www.apeg.bc.ca/prodev/events/microsoft_excel_2010_workshop.html

Full Agenda’s below:

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·         Microsoft Excel 2010 (Level 1 – Half Day)

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·         Microsoft Excel 2010 (Level 2 – Full Day) 

New feature may end up costing you a ton of money!  If you noticed under

1.       Manage connections

2.       Mobile hotspot

It is the ability to use your BlackBerry as a hotspot for other devices to connect to your BlackBerry for access to the internet and you MAY be charged.

I called Bell support BEFORE I used to double check and was told no charges would apply.  Then my bill came….so I tweeted @Bell_Mobility and @Bell_support and no response.  I then emailed twitter.support@bell.ca and again no response.  Grrrrrr….Customer service is so horrid.  Anyhow.  I finally stayed on hold to call Bell yet again and was told it was considered tethering and my plan doesn’t allow that.   PLEASE check with your carrier if you are going to use the Mobile Hotspot option.  I don’t want you getting a huge bill!

Thanks to Business Management Daily and these great tips below!

1. Excel

Make text larger with this shortcut. Use Ctrl+Shift+> when you want to quickly adjust text size in a place holder. The text will grow by the same intervals displayed when you click the font size dropdown box.

Quickly change to smaller text in a place holder by selecting the text and ­hitting Ctrl+Shift+<. Text will shrink by the same intervals displayed when you click the font size dropdown box. You can drop all the way down to 1-point text.

Draw a shape and quickly make it a navigation button by creating a hyperlink with Ctrl+K. You can use the Hyperlink Dialog Box to select anything from a website, to another file, to another slide within the presentation.

2. Outlook

Gain quick access to important email. Get read receipt, important, save and sent messages and other options from anywhere in your email with Alt+Enter.

Quit toggling back and forth between email and your contacts. The Ctrl+Shift+B shortcut eliminates the need to navigate back to the top to add an email address in the middle of composing your email.

Only know part of a name or email address? Ctrl+K will take what you enter and offer you a list of likely choices.

3. PowerPoint

Shift between overlapping objects on slides easily. Using the mouse to move between a complex collection of overlapping objects on a slide can prove tricky. Try Tab to move between them instead.

Select the previous object on a slide. Shift+Tab works the same as above, but in the other direction.

Create duplicate objects. When creating complex diagrams or screen simulations, duplicate objects may be useful. Left-click, copy, click off first object, right-click paste, gets shortened to Ctrl+D. That's also one less keystroke than Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V!

Most computer users can't imagine working without a mouse. 25 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know...& How to Use Them will show you how to shave hours off your workweek.

4. Word

Access the Thesaurus easily with Shift+F7. Tip: Choose an ­option from the drop-down menu for the selected word.

Turn Track Changes on and off quickly using Ctrl+Shift+E. When it's that simple, it's easy to do the right thing by leaving yourself the option of reverting back to original text, if you change your mind.

Pull up a list of all open documents by hitting Alt+W, W (press Alt+W, then the W by itself). This makes switching between them a cinch!

5. Windows 7

Windows Key—Same as clicking the Start button (Windows XP and Vista, too)

Windows Key and Tab—Shuffles through open window previews (Vista, too)

Windows Key THEN Right Arrow THEN Enter—Shuts down Windows 7

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