Basics for Safer Downloading

Whenever you download a file—whether you open a spreadsheet attached to an email message, grab a cool little screensaver or mouse cursor from the web, or download music or video files from someone else's computer—you could be putting your computer at risk.

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Microsoft Excel 2007 - Moving a Cell

Everyone knows how to cut and paste information from one cell to another cell, but did you know that you can drag a cell to a new location?

1.  Click on the cell that you would like to move.
2.  When the four arrow symbol appears, drag the cell to anywhere on your worksheet.

It's easy.  Try it!

Google Calendar Essential Training with Lynda.com

In this course, Google Apps trainer Susan Cline demonstrates how to use this web-based calendar to manage both your personal and professional schedules. The course shows how to invite attendees and assign resources for any event with the scheduling tool, and how to monitor attendee responses. Tutorials on setting up tasks and troubleshooting errors are also included.

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Wi-Fi: 8 Tips for Working Securely from Wireless Hot Spots

Wireless (also known as Wi-Fi) hot spots, are changing the way people work. These wireless local area networks (WLANs) provide high-speed Internet connections in public locations (and at home). You can access them with a wireless-ready mobile PC, such as a laptop, netbook, smartphone, or any other mobile device equipped with a wireless card.

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Stuffing a dryer sheet in your back pocket will repel mosquitoes.

Microsoft Office - Undo and Redo Shortcut

The "Undo" and "Redo" buttons were the greatest tools ever created by Microsoft.  Here is the keyboard shortcut:

• CTRL+Z = Undo an action.
• CTRL+Y = Redo or repeat an action.

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Editing Video in Photoshop CS6 with Lynda.com

With the release of Photoshop CS6, Adobe introduced the ability to edit video footage. Author Rich Harrington guides you through this brand-new workflow, from building a sequence to working with audio and exporting your video in a variety of high-quality formats. The course also covers how Photoshop's strongest feature, its image enhancement toolset, translates to video, from fixing under- or overexposed footage, performing color balancing, and adding vibrance and contrast to special effects, such as converting to black and white and using Smart Filters to soften skin.

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