IT Training Sessions - FREE
The following training sessions are available to Lancaster University students. All sessions (unless otherwise stated) require booking and are FREE of charge to Lancaster University students.
- Word Workshsop
- Excel Workshop
- Powerpoint Workshop
- Scientific Posters with PowerPoint
- Introduction to EndNote Web - reference manager and writing solution
Booking Information
- Places are limited
- We ask that you only submit a booking form if you know you will be available to attend
- Submitting a booking form does not secure a place
- If you have been allocated a place, you will receive a confirmation email
- Further sessions may be added subject to demand and this page will update accordingly
- Fully booked - you can still submit a booking form and this will then be held in a queue; if a place becomes available you will be emailed confirmation
Word Workshop
Suitable for users of 2007 and 2010.
An interactive session which covers basic to intermediate features.- Paragraphs and Lists
- Styles
- Table of Contents
- Multi level lists
- Headers and Footers
- using Sections
- Footnotes and Endnotes
- Inserting Graphics - using images, smart art, watermarks and charts
If there is a particular topic you wish to cover we will try our best to include this in the session.
This is a free training session.
Repeated: Wednesday 13 March (week 9)
Location: Training Suite 1, C Floor, Library Building
Time: 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Submit a booking form
Excel Workshop
Suitable for users of 2007 and 2010.
An interactive session which covers basic to intermediate features.- Working with Spreadsheets - including basic formula, formatting cells
- Database features - sort and filter
- Formula - functions
- Subtotals, Charts, Pivot Tables and Conditional Formatting
If there is a particular topic you wish to cover we will try our best to include this in the session.
This is a free training session.
Running again in the Summer term
PowerPoint Workshop
Suitable for users of 2007 and 2010.
An interactive session which covers basic to intermediate features.- Creating presentations - inserting, deleting, moving between and duplicating slides
- Inserting - images, shapes, charts, Smart Art, videos and audio plus copy and pasting into slides (inc. tables)
- Adding - slide transition, animation and design themes
- Printing handouts, slides
- Saving - as presentation, show or PDF
If there is a particular topic you wish to cover we will try our best to include this in the session.
This is a free training session.
Running again in the Summer term
Scientific Posters with PowerPoint
Suitable for users of 2007 and 2010
Learn how to use PowerPoint to create A0 posters and receive general advice on layout of posters. This is a free training session.
Repeated: Wednesday 6 March (week 8)
Location: Training Suite 1, C floor, Library Building
Time: 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Submit a booking form
Introduction to EndNote Web - reference manager and writing solution
EndNote is an invaluable tool for researchers or anyone undertaking a literature review.
Topics covered include:
- Systematic collection and storage of reference data from online libraries
- Search and retrieval system for your references.
- Accessing the data from within your word document
- Automatically generating formatted citations and reference lists.
Pre Requisite: To benefit fully from this course, participants should have some experience of using MetaLib or individual databases to locate journal articles.
These are free training sessions.
Date: Wednesday 6 March (week 8)
Location: Training Suite 2, C Floor, Library Building
Time: 2.30pm - 5pm
Submit booking form
Repeated: Wednesday 13 March (week 9)
Location: Training Suite 2, C Floor, Library Building
Time: 2.00pm - 4.30pm
FULLY BOOKED
Feedback welcome
We welcome any comments to help improve our service.
Quick questions
Do you need help with specific features in Word, Excel or PowerPoint?
Don't forget, ISS are in the Learning Zone and can help with your Word, Excel or PowerPoint 2007/2010 queries.
Alternatively you can get answers to your IT questions and problems online at any time using LancasterAnswers
Last updated: 01.03.13