Online Portfolio
Web Design - Computer Training

Here are some samples of our web work and computer classes. Also some favorite computer tips and tricks.

Web Site Design and Development

This training website was designed to support the law division of a large company. We re-designed the home page to fit on one screen, added an automated website tour, and wrote many of the training tips and tutorials. We used Front Page to create and maintain all webpages on the site.

This fax training guide was written as an online reference manual so the troubleshooting section could always stay up-to-date. Clients could read the guide from start to finish, or jump directly to the topic needed. We also wrote a quick reference tri-fold brochure version for clients to keep by their desk, and modular HTML email message versions for the Helpdesk to email in response to client questions. Online versions were written in HTML; printed versions in Word.

Computer Newsletters

This training newsletter was emailed once a month to the entire user community. We wrote tips & tricks, best practices, and frequently asked questions. We also archived old issues on the intranet for anytime, anywhere client access. We did this newsletter work in Front Page.

Adult School Computer Classes

If you are in the Ponte Vedra/Jacksonville Beach Florida vicinity, you can take a Berkeley Resources adult school class at the St. Johns River Community College. You can request a brochure or register for classes by calling the St. Johns River Community College office at 904-280-1322 or by visiting the office at St. Johns River Community College, 5150 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra, Florida 32082. Our Information Technology (IT) adult school classes include:

1. Intro to Word
2. Word Tips and Tricks
3. Word Legal
4. Word Mail Merge
5. Intro to Excel
6. Excel Tips and Tricks
7. Intro to PowerPoint
8. PowerPoint Tips and Tricks
9. Design Your Business Website
10. Learn HTML, the language of the web, and Create a Simple Web Page
11. Play Bridge on the Internet
12. Email
13. Intro to Computers
14. Navigating the Internet
15. Using the Internet for Competitive Advantage
16. Internet for Parents and Educators
17. eBay
18. File Management and Windows Basics
19. Home Networking
20. Typing - Keyboarding

Word Tip:

Be aware of file metadata before you upload your document to the web or send it to others:

• Have you removed or edited all personal information from File, Properties?
• Have you accepted or rejected all tracked changes to remove their traces?
• Have you removed all electronic comments?
• Have you undone Fast Save and File Versions if those options were used?

Excel Tip:

Add visual appeal to your spreadsheets and fit more columns on a page by rotating the column heading text to an angle. Select your column heading cells, and click the Format, Cells, Alignment tab. Adjust the angle of the text by dragging the orientation line or by typing the angle in degrees (e.g. 45).

Outlook Tip:

Flag your emails that need follow-up. In the open message, click the Flag for Follow Up icon on the toolbar. Pick a Flag To: from the dropdown list or type your own in the box. To set an optional Reminder Date and Time, select from the dropdown list or type your own (e.g. mm/dd/yy, tomorrow noon, next week 9AM). You can set flags for messages you receive and also for messages you send.

PowerPoint Tip:

Present your slide show with style - To emphasize points on the current slide, press Ctrl+P to switch the arrow to an electronic pen. Then hold down the left mouse button and drag to draw arrows or to circle items. These pen annotations are erased automatically when you move to another slide, or you can press E to erase them immediately. Press Ctrl+A to switch back to the arrow.

Windows Tip:

Double-click the blue title bar of a program window and it will automatically maximize to fill the screen (or restore to its last manual size).

Internet Tip:

To easily bookmark a favorite webpage, right-click on it, and select Add to Favorites (or Add to Bookmarks) from the shortcut menu.

Security Tip:

You commonly catch computer viruses from opening an infected email file attachment, from running an infected file downloaded from the Internet, from an infected diskette, or from an unprotected Internet connection. Be wary in those situations, use anti-virus software that you keep up-to-date, use an Internet firewall, apply Windows and Office critical updates, do not open unexpected email attachments, and back up your files regularly!