Use PowerPoint 2010 to create presentations that have an impact on your audience! Apply attractive effects to pictures in your presentation and add special effects to videos right in PowerPoint. You can also share your presentation with others and gather input by using the Co-Authoring feature which is new to PowerPoint 2010. Review our helpful tip below for Applying Design Themes to your presentation. To learn all about PowerPoint 2010, check out our PowerPoint 2010 class or our PowerPoint 2010 live webinars!
Apply a Design Theme to your PowerPoint 2010 Presentation
- 1. Select the slide for which you want to change the design theme.
- 2. On the Design tab, in the Themes group, hover your mouse over a design template. The slide you are viewing will temporarily change to preview the new design.
- 3. Click the appropriate theme button to apply to all slides.
- 4. To apply the new design to only the selected slide, right-click the design, and choose Apply to Selected Slides from the shortcut menu.
- 5. On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Colors button and click the appropriate option to apply a new color scheme without changing other design elements. Hovering over a scheme provides a preview of the new color scheme.
- 6. On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Fonts button and click the appropriate option to select a new font scheme without disturbing the colors or other design elements.
November 2010 /NEWS RELEASE
- Today, ExecuTrain, a world leader in instructor-led training, announces its status as Official Training Partner for Trivantis® Corporation, the leader in elearning software solutions.
This partnership allows for high quality, certified training content to be delivered to end users in more geographically convenient locations by ExecuTrain and Trivantis-certified instructors.
As providers of various elearning solutions for over 10 years, we at ExecuTrain of Kentucky rely on Trivantis software to develop training for various organizations. This new partnership allows us to combine our experience in Trivantis software solutions with our foundations in adult learning methodologies to deliver high quality training for the Lectora® Inspire user.
Crinda Francke
Vice President of Business Development
ExecuTrain of Kentucky
Through this partnership, Lectora Inspire Fundamentals and Intermediate training will now be delivered in Atlanta, Houston, New York City and Irvine through ExecuTrain, as well as in Cincinnati, where Trivantis is headquartered.
As creators of world-class publishing technologies and services for multimedia elearning, we are excited to offer our clients classroom training in various locations across the US. With ExecuTrain’s national presence, and Certified Lectora instructors, our clients can conveniently attend instructor-led training, save time traveling, and still receive top-notch professional training on Lectora Inspire.
Ben Contra Jr.
Executive Vice President
Trivantis Corporation
To learn more about Lectora Inspire or to view a current training schedule, visit www.trivantis.com/training. To learn more about ExecuTrain, visit www.executrain.com.
About ExecuTrain
Founded in 1984, ExecuTrain is the world’s leading business education company. ExecuTrain provides personal and professional development for companies large and small, through the assessment, design and delivery of individualized learning. The company’s comprehensive, customer-focused solutions include instructor-led and technology-based training, as well as course development and training on business skills and software applications. Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, privately held ExecuTrain has more than 100 locations in 35 countries, and has trained more than 10 million people worldwide. For more information on ExecuTrain, visit www.executrain.com. Or contact ExecuTrain in the USA:
2500 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 600, Alpharetta, GA 30004
Main Phone: (770) 667.7700
Toll Free: 1 (800) 843.6984
Email: information@executrain.com.
About Trivantis Corporation
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Trivantis Corporation provides world-class publishing technologies and services that enable the creation, distribution, and management of multimedia elearning content. Designed to help overcome the technical barriers traditionally associated with electronic publishing, Trivantis solutions provide educators, the business sector, and government agencies the ability to create and publish high-quality content with multi-platform publishing capabilities. Trivantis Corporation produces Lectora, the world’s leading elearning software used by most Global 2000 companies and all five branches of the United States Military. Trivantis also creates CourseMill®, a world-class learning management system for deploying, hosting, and tracking elearning content.
Website: www.Trivantis.com.
Trivantis, Lectora and CourseMill are trademarks of Trivantis Corporation.
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So much is in the news and so many of us have even been effected first hand by the challenged economic situation. We read and see company employees up in arms because they were just laid off and no one is hiring. We hear about companies cutting back on insurance, perks, and in some cases even doing mandatory payroll decreases. Overall, so many companies are looking to find way to “trim” excess spending.
Corporations that are feeling the burn have to find a way to retain their top talent, as well as offer new-comers an incentive that will keep everyone in the conga line.
Many feel that training and development are the first items to be cut from the budget. However, companies that are forward-thinking are not cutting spending on training but in fact offering their employees the opportunity to learn more. Speaking first hand with a training department supervisor it was said that they have raised their budget in 2009-2010 on training and learning initiatives. Whoa! Talk about value! Take your key personnel and make sure they have the skills to be successful at their job and perhaps jobs to come.
Companies see an increase in their ROI by keeping employees up to date with the latest on desktop application and soft-skill training needed in the work place. Just because our economy is fractured does not mean we have to sit on our hands and wait and see what is going to happen next. Take the time to evaluate your employees and offer them the training skill they need. Instead of that report taking two days to compile why not learn how to properly use the application and reduce a couple of days to a couple of hours so that employee can then be a resource elsewhere.
Make that time-to-technology quicker and employee retention stronger. Not only will you see the benefit of training, but seeing a smile on your employees face while knowing that they are fully confident in their task-at-hand is priceless.
We always love to hear back from our clients.
“Thank you so much for arranging InDesign training for Menninger employees. The training was terrific. And what a treat to get Marc as our instructor. He is definitely imbued with patience and teaching sensitivity, plus he knows his subject. Your facility is very comfortable. And as the ultimate Starbucks snob, I have to admit even your coffee is pretty good. Thanks again.”
A Menninger Employee
In providing top-quality customer service and developing its business beyond that of a typical training company, ExecuTrain of Houston continues to build value for their clients and according to one customer, is “light years ahead of their competition”.
Houston, TX, January 21, 2010 /Press Release/
In 1990 the doors opened to a new training company in Texas – ExecuTrain of Houston. ExecuTrain quickly established itself as a premier training facility, achieving recognition by Inc 500 magazine as one of the nation’s fastest growing small businesses.
Twenty years later ExecuTrain continues to set the standard of exceeding client expectations. By expanding itself beyond the traditional “training company” to a Learning Solutions Provider, ExecuTrain of Houston has developed a business model that provides solutions to many Fortune 500 companies here and abroad.
Long Term Vision
CEO and President Tim Shell began ExecuTrain of Houston with the intent of serving the Houston community. “Along the way it became apparent that the talents of our ExecuTrain staff could be taken to new heights resulting in greater value to our clients.” With this in mind, Mr. Shell expanded the success of ExecuTrain by starting Solo Learning – an interactive media company. “By blending the services of our two companies, we bring robust end to end solutions to our clients that are developed by our local Houston team. “ Whether it is high level strategic planning, custom eLearning development, blending learning, or standard desktop application training – clients can find what they need in one provider.
Serving Houston and the United States
With twenty years of success behind them, ExecuTrain of Houston has proven that it has the experience needed to provide clients with knowledgeable solutions. And, by adding the strategy and interactive-media capabilities of Solo Learning into their product offerings – ExecuTrain of Houston is leading the way and is optimistic about the next twenty years and beyond.
On the Horizon
Never content with the status quo - ExecuTrain and Solo Learning are continually adding products and services. Microsoft® Windows 7 is here and Office 2010, with its much touted Ribbon Hero, is nearing its rollout date. Similarly, Adobe is preparing to deliver its CS5 suite and Google is filling out its application suite. On the hardware front, mobile technology energized by Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s many BlackBerry® devices, and the Android based smart-phones present entirely new platforms with ever expanding uses. ExecuTrain of Houston is focused on accelerating end user adoption to these new technologies and is excited about being a leader in driving opportunity and performance.
With sincere appreciation of our customers, ExecuTrain of Houston would like to share its good fortune by returning, briefly, to the 1990’s! For the entire month of February the cost of a seat in any publicly offered class (Download Our Catalog) will be available at the 1990 rate of $195 per person.
Thank you for being a part of our success!
With the success of more than 12 million learners under our belt, ExecuTrain can accelerate your learning by providing quality curriculum, instructors and resources at just the right time. We can create custom learning paths for you, or a group of learners, that combine eLearning with traditional classroom training.
Students get hands-on learning experience with live lab exercises taught by experienced instructors. In fact, all of ExecuTrain instructors must pass a rigorous Instructor Certification Program. Independent research has shown time and again that ExecuTrain has the best-qualified trainers in terms of technical knowledge and teaching skills.
At ExecuTrain of Houston we offer hands on classroom training by certified instructors as well as self-paced learning.
Contact our Client Services for more information!
What it is
Microsoft® Excel® is a spreadsheet program that allows users to create tables, charts, graphs, and formulas that can be shared with other users or programmers. It implements a spreadsheet program to design this information in an effective process, enabling users to input large amounts of information in an efficient manner. Microsoft Office Excel is a spreadsheet application designed by Microsoft for the intent of allowing businesses to retain pertinent data in a consistent manner and maximize profitability for Accounts Receivables. It has been used worldwide since the fifth edition was released in 1993.
As are many of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, Excel is conspicuously and frequently accepted for both personal and professional functions. Individuals use spreadsheets for school-related or calculative reasons and personal computations, while corporations actuate this application for a multitude of algorithmic and computative purposes. The initial edition of Microsoft Excel was in 1985, but the growing popularity of Lotus 1-2-3 programs obscured it. It wasn’t until the 1993 edition that Excel began to prevail in the microcomputer system caste and increase in usability as new editions were released comprised of more user-friendly icons and tools.
How it is used
Spreadsheet tools such as Microsoft Office Excel are used in a variety of ways, but their main goal is mathematical functions. Whether they are needed for private or business-related functions, it is relatively easy to master the tools and commands required in order to design professional-looking documents that errorlessly represent essential data. There are several tutoring programs that can be purchased to instruct students or employees as to the details of Microsoft Excel, both as e-learning courses and instructor-led. Many are either cost-efficient, and both schools and corporations use computer labs to train students or employees in greater numbers simultaneously.
This spreadsheet program is not limited to input; it is also used to store and organize the information at the same time. Spreadsheets can be designed or augmented using Microsoft Excel and can be saved to the computer and shared with other users, who can also make changes as necessary and return the spreadsheet or deliver it to the next user. Microsoft Office Excel can calculate basic mathematical equations, including mortgage or loan repayments, finding averages, calculating interest, and ascertaining the minimum and/or maximum values of charts or data input. Columns can be extended or minimized, giving the user almost unlimited control over the spreadsheet. Charts can be custom designed, and may be drafted as pie charts, bars, graphs, or other tabulations. X and Y points are locatable, with Z used as an axis when necessary.
Editions Available
Since Microsoft Office Excel was created in 1985, there have been many upgrades and additions. There have been only a handful of years that a new edition was not released in association with a new edition of Microsoft Office Suite, and thus 2007 saw the twelfth release of Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Office Excel is available for the Mac OS Platform as well. Microsoft Excel had used a VBA programming language since 1993, but the release of Excel for Mac OS introduced Mac OS X languages. Microsoft Excel was also designated for Apple Macintosh OS/2.
Ten different versions of Microsoft Office Excel have been published for Windows, eleven for Apple Macintosh OS, and three for OS/2. In early editions, it used a BIFF format, but the 2007 edition and subsequent editions employ an XML-spreadsheet format. Microsoft Office Excel’s newer versions are able to read legendary formats, unlike their geriatric counterparts. Microsoft Excel 2007 still retains a few of the easter eggs that Excel is known for, but has repaired many of the application or run-time errors that were noticed in previous editions. Nonetheless, Microsoft Office Excel is still criticized for date, code, and accuracy conundrums.
When your training budget is tight (and whose isn’t) what are your
options? Training continues, but sometimes on a shoestring. But
you don’t have to make concessions in your budget when it comes to
quality and effectiveness. Many companies operating on a shoestring
are incorporating e-Learning into their education mix. Simply put,
e-Learning delivers more training to more people, and can be very
cost effi cient, leaving more for your bottom line. e-Learning can be
used alone or coupled with instructor-led learning, which allows the
classroom learning experience to expand to day-to-day use. Since
learning isn’t an event, but an ongoing process, e-Learning supports
and augments each instructor-led learning experience. There are
other advantages, too:
- Employees learn when they have the time, increasing participation.
- A wide range of courses means employees receive all the training they need.
- When new training needs arise, they can be met immediately.
- Consistent training anywhere in the world.
ExecuTrain can provide you with the training you need to prepare for your Microsoft® Business Certification path. With our bundled package of online training and instructor led classes, you can keep on track for your certification preparation.
Our bundled package includes one year of access to our Microsoft Office Pack online library and a coupon for attendance in five of our one day Microsoft instructor led classes. Instructor led classes are available in the following areas:
Microsoft Office Access® 2007
Microsoft Office Excel® 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007
Microsoft Office Word 2007
Contact us today for more information on preparing for your Microsoft Business Certification Path!
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