{"id":29918,"date":"2024-12-06T15:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs3.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/?page_id=29918"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:40:19","slug":"develop-ict-proficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/student\/skills-student\/digital-skills-development\/develop-ict-proficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop ICT Proficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29918\" class=\"elementor elementor-29918\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bb2834 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bb2834\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bcadd2\" data-id=\"4bcadd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e56a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"8e56a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f3c68d35642\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Develop your ICT Skills<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30291f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e30291f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada9062 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ada9062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9422bfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9422bfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab99712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"ab99712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-29554 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Digital Proficiency and Productivity\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/ICT-Prof-NEW-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/ICT-Prof-NEW-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/ICT-Prof-NEW-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/ICT-Prof-NEW-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/ICT-Prof-NEW-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/ICT-Prof-NEW-760x760.png 760w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/ICT-Prof-NEW.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc327d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc327d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420f022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"420f022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f3c68d3b35f\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > To develop your ICT digital and technical skills, please take the opportunity to explore the range of resources and courses below.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a882a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a882a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e9af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0e9af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Proficiency Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082c9c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"082c9c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39607f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39607f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc0d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbc0d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Develop your Digital Proficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2af3b premium-unfold-btn-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-unfold-addon\" data-id=\"ba2af3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_unfold_button_fold_text&quot;:&quot;Show more&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_button_unfold_text&quot;:&quot;Show Less&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_mobile&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height&quot;:&quot;58&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_select&quot;:&quot;percent&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;fast&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;fast&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-unfold-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-container'>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-folder'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-unfold-content-ba2af3b\" class=\"premium-unfold-content toggled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-unfold-content-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These three resources will help you with key aspects of online content that you should be proficient in \u2013 word processing, presentations and spreadsheets.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/how-to-master-microsoft-office-word-1767504409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/how-to-master-microsoft-office-word-1767504409\" aria-label=\"How to Master Microsoft Word - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">How to Master Microsoft Word<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This blog post from LifeHacker takes you through formatting documents, from the basics to more advanced features.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/business.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/create-great-powerpoint-presentations--cms-31975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/business.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/create-great-powerpoint-presentations--cms-31975\" aria-label=\"How to Create Great PowerPoint Presentations (With Top 2020 Examples) - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">How to Create Great PowerPoint Presentations (With Top 2020 Examples)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Following these steps will take you from having a basic understanding of PowerPoint to being proficient when creating presentations.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/9-ways-to-improve-microsoft-excel-skills-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/9-ways-to-improve-microsoft-excel-skills-article\" aria-label=\"7 Tips to Improve Your Basic Microsoft Excel Skills - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\"><strong>7 Tips to Improve Your Basic Microsoft Excel Skills<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 Some basic tips to enhance your spreadsheets. If you want a more comprehensive guide to using spreadsheets, see our online courses below.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-unfold-gradient-ba2af3b\" class=\"premium-unfold-gradient toggled\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-btn-sm\" href=\"javascript:;\" aria-label=\"Show more\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-button-text\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36197ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36197ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794c89c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"794c89c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1000 1500&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30495 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"View of office desk with messy workspace and laptop\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/View-of-office-desk-with-messy-workspace-and-laptop.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/View-of-office-desk-with-messy-workspace-and-laptop.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/View-of-office-desk-with-messy-workspace-and-laptop-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/View-of-office-desk-with-messy-workspace-and-laptop-683x1024.jpg 683w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-aspect=\"0.66666666666667\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d86e60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d86e60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc46de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc46de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Productivity Resources\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdba0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cdba0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e589b54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e589b54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4fda4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"0a4fda4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1500 1500&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30512 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"A woman sits at a desk with post it notes on it\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/A-woman-sits-at-a-desk-with-post-it-notes-on-it.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/A-woman-sits-at-a-desk-with-post-it-notes-on-it.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/A-woman-sits-at-a-desk-with-post-it-notes-on-it-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/A-woman-sits-at-a-desk-with-post-it-notes-on-it-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/A-woman-sits-at-a-desk-with-post-it-notes-on-it-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/A-woman-sits-at-a-desk-with-post-it-notes-on-it-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/A-woman-sits-at-a-desk-with-post-it-notes-on-it-760x760.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcdfc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdcdfc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73ffc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f73ffc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Develop your Digital Productivity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4673df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4673df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/ideas\/videos\/five-ways-to-distraction-proof-your-mind\/p07v2qvt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Five ways to distraction-proof your mind<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This short video from BBC Ideas will give you a different perspective on distraction and what causes it.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/modernworkplace?redirectsourcepath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252foffice-365-scenario-based-training-af07cb6b-980d-4f33-8599-322582767408&amp;ui=en-us&amp;rs=en-us&amp;ad=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Microsoft Training<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Microsoft have released some helpful training on good habits to get into and looks at how to work more productively when using Office 365.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489576d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"489576d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7798615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7798615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Proficiency Courses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e822b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65e822b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42219ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42219ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4fdaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f4fdaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take an online course to become digitally proficient<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f516e premium-unfold-btn-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-unfold-addon\" data-id=\"d8f516e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_unfold_button_fold_text&quot;:&quot;Show more&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_button_unfold_text&quot;:&quot;Show 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