LinkedIn for Business- Lynda.com

Leverage LinkedIn to promote your business, foster community in your field, and attract talent. Learn how in this course with business strategist Richard Colback. Richard begins with a look at setting up a basic business profile and then walks you through promotion activities, group creation, and best practices for recruiting and hiring talent.

He also shares smart strategies you can employ to keep your company profile up to date and how to implement a LinkedIn use policy that works for you and your employees. The course wraps with a look at integrating with other platforms and accessing the application on the go.

Welcome

LinkedIn for Business | by Richard Colback

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Translator in Microsoft Office2010

You can use the translator in Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Publisher. If it is just a couple words that you need translated into another language, just make a selection by highlighting, right click and then click translate. This will open up your research pane where you can select the language you would like to translate to.  Also, if you need a whole document translated you can click the Review Tab, in the Language group click Translate, and lastly select Translate Document.  Now a popup window will appear asking for permission to send your document as an HTML file over the internet to be translated.  Once you have selected OK your file will open up in your internet browser in the language you have selected.  As always with translation services, it is best to have someone who is fluent in that language look over the document to check for any translation errors.  

Up and Running with LinkedIn- Lynda.com

Join author Richard Colback as he shows you how to get started with the world's largest professional networking site, LinkedIn. The course demonstrates how to build a profile that will get the attention of employers, recruiters, fellow professionals, and potential clients. Richard walks you through creating an account, adding pertinent information such as skills and work experience, making connections and joining groups, accessing LinkedIn from apps, and monitoring your stats to continuously build a better profile. Along the way, learn to grow your personal brand and become a more visible community member by participating in group discussions, asking and answering questions, and engaging in other ways that add to your profile's integrity.

Welcome

Up and Running with LinkedIn | by Richard Colback

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Using Microsoft Word 2010 to Edit Photos

Many of us do not have photo-editing software on our computers, but have the occasional need to do some basic editing.  Well as I learned this week, when I found myself in this situation, you can use Word to help.  First insert the picture or pictures that you need to edit into a Word document, and edit your pictures to your liking.  Then right click on your edited picture and click copy.  Now open up your Paint program and Paste your picture, and finally click Save As.  Make sure to select JPEG in the drop down list labeled “Save Type as.”   Now you have a new picture with the edits you wanted!

App for a Traveler – Google Translate (iPhone & Android)

Both versions allow you to type or speak a phrase in English that Google Translate will then convert into any one of the 43 languages it works with. The Android version goes an extra step to give you a translation of a sign you aim your phone at.

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Pointer Options in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Did you know that you can easily illustrate your PowerPoint presentations? When you are in presenting mode, if you right click and scroll down to Pointer Options you can change your pointer to a pen or highlighter to easily emphasize on a certain aspect of your presentation.

Google Calendar Essential Training with Jess Stratton - Lynda.com

"Manage your personal and professional schedules better with Google Calendar. This course shows you how to get started scheduling events, keeping track of your to-dos, and accessing it all on the go. Author Jess Stratton first shows you how to change the way the calendar looks and acts to make it better suit your needs, and then moves straight into creating single or repeating events, inviting guests, and adding rooms and resources to an event. Then learn how to respond to invitations and the ins and outs of pop-up reminders and email notifications. You'll learn how to create an additional calendar and share your calendar with others, as well as create a task list where you can assign tasks to others. The last chapter of this course covers Google Labs as well as accessing your Google Calendar on your phone or tablet."