Office Help Videos

General help, downloads and news regarding the Office programs can be obtained at the official Microsoft Office web site.  We have developed custom help on the topics listed below.  These are "streaming" videos of screens with voice overs, explaining various procedures using Office.  Access is aimed at on-campus and broadband users.  To play them, you will need to have install the Microsoft 'Windows media player, version 6.4 or above (Mac version 6.3 or above).  Your screen resolution should be set to at least 800 x 600 for effective viewing.

 Blackboard
 

	Linking From Blackboard:  How to link to materials created in FrontPage from the Blackboard system.  (8:42)
	Using HTML in Blackboard Part 1: how to use HTML style tags in Blackboard.  (Bold, underline, italics, and font tags are discussed.)  (10:09)
	Using HTML in Blackboard Part 2: How to link to a url using HTML within Blackboard.  (6:50)
	Using HTML in Blackboard Part 3: How to link to an image using HTML within Blackboard.  (5:38)

 FrontPage

Note: These videos are arranged in module order, to go along with an online workshop.

 Module 1

	Opening Your Web - how to login using your Palomar College account. (7:02)
	Importing Files Into A FrontPage Web (2:56)
	Saving a Word Document as a Web Page.  (6:28)

 Module 2

Views in FrontPage - using menus, toolbars & work panes (14:44).

 Module 3

Page Properties - changing page background colors, link colors, margins, etc. (16:25).

 Module 4

Tables & Basic Page Layout - Controlling attributes of tables & using tables to format a web page (9:01).

 Module 5

	Text - Working with text: copying and pasting text; formatting text within a table; dragging and dropping text; using the formatting toolbar; inserting and positioning graphics with text; using the format painter.  (19:32)
	Choosing Colors in FrontPage - how to choose standard colors, custom colors, RGB definitions, or "pick up" colors using the Microsoft color picker.  (4:44)

 Module 6

	Graphics - Part 1: how to insert a picture from a file. (4:02)
	Graphics - Part 2: cropping, resizing, re-sampling and saving graphics. (7:40)
	Graphics - Part 3: clip art, the pictures tool bar and graphics formats. (5:15)

 Module 7

Tables II - Advanced Page Layout and the Table toolbar.  (11:00)

 Module 8

Hyperlinks - Creating web links to a) pages within your own web; b) resources on the Interent; c) areas on the same web page (bookmarking); d) opening the link in a new Window; e) using text or graphics as the link; f) creating image maps. (15:55)

 Module 9

	Forms - Part 1: the basics of creating an interactive web form, adding a text entry box, and controlling form output.  (13:30)
	Forms - Part 2: more on form field validation and form layout and formatting.  (5:37)
	Forms - Part 3: radio buttons, check boxes, and the confirmation page. (17:11)
	Forms - Part 4: drop-down lists, free-form text areas, and form results. (9:24)
	Forms - Part 5: configuring output and custom confirmation pages. (8:15)

 Module 10

The Work Cycle in FrontPage:  create/save/test. (5:35)

 Module 11

Linking From Blackboard:  How to link to materials created in FrontPage from the Blackboard system.

 Outlook  
 

	Attaching files and/or items--making an email attachment (5:38)
	Attachments - using or saving file attachments--working with attachments (2:46)
	Automatically file email -- creating a folder and using the rules wizard (10:41).  A web page and word document containing instructions also exist for this lesson.
	Contacts - Adding someone from whom you have received mail to your contact list (1:46).
	Delivery options -- send an email at a certain date/time and other delivery options (3:35)
	Distribution Lists - how to make them (5:15).
	Distribution Lists - sending them to others (2:05).
	Toolbars - adding buttons to Outlook toolbars (2:52).
	Tracking options -- how to request a delivery and read receipt (3:46)
	Voting buttons -- how to create and respond to voting buttons (4:57)
	Web Links - how to create web links on the Outlook Bar (3:35).

 PowerPoint
 

	Headers & Footers - Adding headers and footers to your presentations and handouts
	Printing in PowerPoint
	Slide Masters - Editing slide and title masters to make global changes within a PowerPoint presentation
	Views in PowerPoint - the six views
	Word Outline to PowerPoint - Creating a PowerPoint presentation from a Word outline

 Word
 

	Comments -- adding comments to a Word document (5:43)
	Highlighting -- using the highlighter in Word (1:52)
	Saving a Word Document as a Web Page.  (6:28)
	Strikethrough -- using the strikethrough character in Word (3:04)