In this short, introductory session, QUB staff will be introduced to the University's video content management system, Panopto. Panopto is a best-in-class video platform that complements the Unversity's approach to lecture capture and video recordings. It integrates seamlessly with Canvas and can be used to capture recording from your personal laptop/desktop in your office (campus […]
Power BI is Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) solution for visualising and sharing data. Power BI enables you to quickly develop interactive reports and dashboards and share impactful visualisations with others. Course objectives: What is Power BI? Power BI Desktop Power BI service Importing Files Creating interactive visualisations Reports and Dashboards Row-Level Security Sharing reports and […]
This practical course is designed to assist those who want to learn about Word’s mail merge feature in order to efficiently create, save and print personalised letters, envelopes and labels. The course will be useful to those wishing to build on their existing knowledge of Word 2010 and who want to improve office efficiencies and […]
Microsoft Lists is a productivity app included with Microsoft 365 that allows you to organize your thoughts, create lists with your teammates, and share lists throughout the organization. In this course you will be shown how to create a list from scratch or from a template and adjust lists using a wide variety of built-in […]
Continuing from Excel 1: Essentials, this course looks at how to arrange and display both numeric and non-numeric data in Excel to present it in a meaningful manner. Through a series of practical exercises, participants will learn about a variety of techniques which can be employed to make spreadsheets more comprehensible, such as sorting, basic […]
Introductory session to Vevox - the University's audience engagement tool which provides interactive polling and surveying for virtual, in-person and hybrid settings. Vevox is a web-based solution available across multiple devices, and also integrates seamlessly into the likes of Microsoft Teams and PowerPoint. Sessions delivered via Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. Calendar invite will be […]
Power Automate is a service that helps you build workflows that automate time-consuming business tasks across applications and services. Power Automate can be used to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more. Power Automate is one of the Microsoft 365 suite of apps. Course objectives: Understand what Power Automates is and how it works […]
Introductory session to Vevox - the University's audience engagement tool which provides interactive polling and surveying for virtual, in-person and hybrid settings. Vevox is a web-based solution available across multiple devices, and also integrates seamlessly into the likes of Microsoft Teams and PowerPoint. Sessions delivered via Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. Calendar invite will be […]
Power BI is Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) solution for visualising and sharing data. Power BI enables you to quickly develop interactive reports and dashboards and share impactful visualisations with others. Access on iTrent
This course concentrates on useful features of Word 2007 such as creating master and subdocuments, tracking changes and use of form fields. Auto Text and Quick Parts will also be covered, along with an overview of macros, which can be used to automate repetitive tasks. Participants will learn how to increase their efficiency when word […]
Microsoft Bookings is an Office 365 scheduling app that lets you configure an online booking calendar that integrates with Outlook. Use it to create a booking form that allows QUB students and staff (and external contacts), to book a service or resource. It also integrates with MS Teams, so appointments can be set up as […]
The aim of the is session is to introduce you to the key features and functionality of OneDrive to help optimise your use of the app in day-to-day work processes. The session will focus on navigating around the OneDrive landing page (My files, Shared areas etc) and how to easily access folders/files in a SharePoint […]
Panopto is fully integrated with Canvas VLE. This training session will show you how to use Panopto from within Canvas. Topics covered include: Accessing Panopto A tour of the Panopto folder Creating and uploading videos Managing your videos Embedding videos in Canvas pages Adding quiz questions into Panopto videos General tips and advice Note that […]
In this short, introductory session, QUB staff will be introduced to the University's video content management system, Panopto. Panopto is a best-in-class video platform that complements the Unversity's approach to lecture capture and video recordings. It integrates seamlessly with Canvas and can be used to capture recording from your personal laptop/desktop in your office (campus […]
“People expect the world to be so much more visual than it’s ever been before.” David Marcus, Facebook’s Head of Messenger In this workshop we will practice using Piktochart, Canva and Sway, free tools which allow us to create professional, visually appealing social media posts, infographics, newsletters and more. Access on iTrent
Using Microsoft Publisher templates, you will learn how to create a range of documents, including brochures, cards, flyers, etc. You will also create documents from a blank document, inserting text boxes and images. Prerequisites: Experience of using other Microsoft applications with ribbon and tabs (Word, etc.) Previous attendance at the Diagrams made easy in Word […]
A SharePoint business/communication site allows you to share news, reports, status, and other information in a visually compelling format. When you add a modern page to a site, you add and customize web parts. This course will provide some working examples of Share Point Online Communication sites and how you can build your site by […]
Virtual Course offered via MS Teams This course (offered over two separate sessions - Part I (1 hour) and Part II (1 hour)) is aimed at staff who wish to become more familiar with M365 suite and how some of its cloud apps available can be used to enhance the delivery and communication of a […]
This is a half day course that includes a presentation and a variety of practical exercises. This is an advanced course aimed at staff who are experienced at using Microsoft Excel 2010 and are interested in finding out more about PivotTables and PivotCharts. PivotTables are a popular Excel tool for dynamically exploring and analysing large […]
Power Automate is a service that helps you build workflows that automate time-consuming business tasks across applications and services. Power Automate can be used to synchronise files, get notifications, collect data, and more. Power Automate is one of the Microsoft 365 suite of apps. Course objectives: Understand what Power Automates is and how it works […]
“Power Query and Power Pivot aka Get and Transform are the best thing to happen to Excel in 20 years”. Bill Jelen, Excel MVP How long would it take you to combine data from 15 workbooks into a single data set? A few minutes, an hour? If you’re using Get & Transform (previously known as […]
This advanced course looks at some of the data analysis tools and functions available in Excel 2010 and involves a range of practical exercises using different types of data. Participants will learn how to use a variety of what-if analysis tools that can be employed in data analysis and decision making, such as Data Tables, […]
This is part 1 of a 2 part course to help staff prepare for ECDL Module 5. The course covers: what a database is in terms of tables, records and fields; how to specify fields with data types and field property settings; how to set a field as a primary key, switch between view modes […]
Virtual Course offered via MS Teams This course (offered over two separate sessions - Part I (1 hour) and Part II (1 hour)) is aimed at staff who wish to become more familiar with M365 suite and how some of its cloud apps available can be used to enhance the delivery and communication of a […]
