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All About Images
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory, Breanna Hamm - Last Updated May 15, 2013
This comprehensive guide focuses on many common image questions in regards to image resolutions, resizing images, file types, vector and raster images, scanning, saving and more.
Tags: adobe, art, design, enlarge, exploratory, gimp, graphics, groundworks, image, images, jpg, knc, knowledge_navigation_center, multimedia, photo, photographs, photos, photoshop, pictures, pixel, pixels, resize, resolution, scanning, technology_guide, vector
Back to Basics: Computing 101
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Mar 18, 2013
Learn about tabbed browsing, right-clicking, finding cache and version information, and more! This guide covers information for both Mac and PC users and covers Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.
Tags: exploratory, knc, knowledge_navigation_center, technology, technology_guide, web
Campus Support for Faculty Creating Video Resources
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Jan 29, 2013
This guide describes sources of support for faculty who are considering using video as an instructional component in courses.
Tags: dmc, faculty exploratory, instructional technology, movie, movies, multimedia, video, video_editing, videos, videos_and_moving_image_media
Campus Technology Resources
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Jan 16, 2013
This guide lists free technology resources that you can try on your own and facilities where you can go get help. It also lists poster printers and software that are available across the campus in special locations. All printing does have a fee.
Tags: exploratory, knc, knowledge_navigation_center, posters, technology, technology_guide, web
Carl D. Winberg, MD Presentation Practice Room
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory, Breanna Hamm - Last Updated May 13, 2013
This is your guide to using the Presentation Practice Room. Use this guide to learn how to operate the equipment and use the software in the facility.
Tags: audio, editing, groundworks, images_and_videos, imovie, interview, knowledge_navigation_center, movie, movies, multimedia, presentation, presentations, quicktime, record, speech, video, video tutorials, video_editing, visual, visual resources
Designing Professional Posters with Illustrator
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Apr 8, 2013
Learn the six basic tools for designing and creating posters with Adobe Illustrator.
Tags: conference_posters, illustrator, poster_printing, posters
Getting Started with InDesign
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Apr 5, 2013
This guide has instructions for the basic tools of Adobe InDesign, which you might use to create a flier, brochure or newsletter.
Tags: knc, knowledge_navigation_center, technology_guide
Microsoft Office Software Guides
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Oct 22, 2012
These guides include instructions for using Word efficiently (for a dissertation or any document), the basics of Excel, including some ways to use it as a gradebook, and tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations.
Tags: knc, knowledge_navigation_center, technology_guide
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Apr 9, 2013
This guide covers PowerPoint's basic tools and offers some information about designing good PowerPoint slides.
Tags: knc, knowledge_navigation_center, office, powerpoint
Microsoft Word for Dissertation 2010
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Nov 26, 2012
This document provides information that will help you use Microsoft Word 2010 effectively for your dissertation. Topics include: formatting page numbers, using chapter templates, footnotes, images, and figures.
Tags: exploratory, knc, knowledge_navigation_center, technology
Transferring Files and Publishing Web Pages
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Jun 13, 2011
You can transfer files (FTP) through a variety of ways: a website (mFile), by using Fugo (Mac) or Secure Shell (Windows) or using Dreamweaver. You can even use the IFS icon from some campus computers.
Tags: knc, knowledge_navigation_center, technology_guide
Using Excel 2010
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Mar 11, 2013
This guide explains the basics of common features in Excel 2010 for PC.
Tags: excel, knc, knowledge_navigation_center, microsoft_office, technology, technology_guide
Web Page Creation Guides
by Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Apr 2, 2013
This guide includes the handouts for Dreamweaver and SiteMaker, including a basic introduction to CSS for SiteMaker. There are links to help with Google Sites and CTools, and transferring files at UM.
Tags: dreamweaver, exploratory, knc, knowledge_navigation_center, technology_guide, web
Working with iMovie and iDVD
by Digital Media Commons (DMC), Knowledge Navigation Center Faculty Exploratory - Last Updated Dec 7, 2012
This guide provides step-by-step processes in iMovie such as creating new projects and events, capturing video, trimming and editing clips, adding text, transitions and effects, and exporting. Also, there is a section dedicated to burning media with iDVD.
Tags: aael, clip, duderstadt, film, footage, groundworks, images_and_videos, knowledge_navigation_center, media, movie, movies, multimedia, presentation practice room, video, video tutorials, video_editing, videos, visual resources

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