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Outlook 2010- Michael Meskers
Are you ready for Outlook 2010?
Expert Michael Meskers was here last week filming LearnKey’s Outlook 2010 training. The training showcases some of the great new features the latest version of Outlook has to offer like the ability to manage multiple email accounts, organize your emails with conversation threads, and stay connected to your social networks .
Microsoft enhanced the functionality, simplified things, and provided us with more ways to customize Outlook, which in turn allows us to be a lot more efficient.
Be looking for the release of our new Outlook 2010 training! It’s going to be great!
Expose Yourself to Flash – Flash Tutorial vol. 2
In volume 1, we showed you how to create an animation of a bouncing ball in Flash CS5. In volume 2, we want to take that bouncing ball and animate it a little more realistically by using the Ease In and Ease Out tools, as well as some other tricks.
Watch the video below and expose yourself to Flash…in a way that doesn’t get you arrested.
Working with Programs: Installing Programs
In this video, Ammon Wiese walks you through the process of installing programs in Windows 7. Check it out!
Working with Programs: Gadgets Gallery
The Desktop Gadgets Gallery allows you to manage your Gadgets, or mini programs such as a clock or calendar, and easily add them to your desktop. Watch the video below for details!
Expose Yourself to Flash: Tutorial
Have you ever wondered how to create something in Flash- say a ball? Have you ever wondered how to make that ball bounce? In this short tutorial by LearnKey’s Brad Washburn, you’ll learn exactly that! Watch and learn… and let us know what you think!
Trivia Question and Last Week’s Winner
Congratulations to Marc Gibbs for being last weeks Trivia Winner!
Here are the rules for this weeks question…
Answer the question correctly in the comments to be eligible to win . Once you’ve submitted the answer in your comment, we’ll have a drawing and randomly pick a winner. The winner, who will be contacted via email by a LearnKey staff member, will be posted next Thursday, along with a new trivia question for the week.
Here’s the question:
True or False: If a users Domain password has expired, the user can change their password using the Outlook Web App, and then use Options > Settings>Password, to change their password.
This week’s prize: A LK-branded Flash Drive!
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Contest run time: Thursday August 19th- Wednesday August 25th
Winner posted: Thursday August 26th
* Only North American residents are eligible to win prize *
*In order to receive prize notification, you must provide a valid email address with your comment*
Flash CS5 Promo
In LearnKey’s Flash CS5 course, that is soon to be released, Chad Troftgruben will explore design, animation, and action script.
After completing this course, you’ll be more than prepared for the ACA exam and you’ll be an expert on Flash CS5!
Check it out!
Working with Programs: Utilities
Windows 7 offers a variety of utilities to the user. In this clip you’ll learn about each of them and how they can benefit you! Check it out!
Working with Programs: Turning Features On/Off
In this clip, you’ll learn how to access the already installed programs and features in Windows 7 that have been turned off by default. Watch and learn how!
Changing IT Environment Demands New Strategies for Training, Certifying Workforce, CompTIA Exec Says
On August 12, CompTIA posted a press release concerning a certification update delivered at the CompTIA Breakaway event this week. To summarize, IT jobs are expected to greatly increase over the next several years. With those new jobs, a different set of skills will be required according to industry trends.
“Trends in technology are changing the employment landscape,” Terry Erdle, senior vice president, skills certification, CompTIA, said in remarks delivered at Breakaway 2010, the premier event for IT companies in North America.
“It doesn’t mean that we don’t need people,” he added. “It’s just a different kind of job.”