This is a step by step training manual that is easy to read and understand. It comes with screen shots and exercises for students to carry out. There are also additional form letters and databases to practice with. I have used this in a two hour workshop.

Canva is an excellent, free, design tool that can save us time and money. It makes sense to use this instead of paying for expensive designers. This step by step guide addresses the problem of not being able to create a transparent background logo in Canva (without paying). When the background is white or doesn’t match your document, it ends up looking unprofessional. Solution:  The logo is created in Canva.  Once created and saved, we use a separate website to make the white background transparent.  It can then be used for multiple documents with ease and have that professional look to it.

Shortcut keys for Google docs to make your life easier. Provided in a Word document for editing and a PDF file. Use as handouts for students / learners to increase their efficiency when using Google to create documents. Shortcuts for following: Common Commands Text formatting Paragraph formatting Images and drawings Comments and footnotes Menus Text selection with keyboard Text selection with mouse Moving around your Document Table navigation Other tools and navigation

This resource is for those new to creating Charts in Excel. There are step by step instructions within the training manual to learn how to create and modify bar charts and pie charts. It is a ready to go lesson that requires no further prep. This is a 2 hour lesson that has tasks for learners to complete. Learning Objectives:  Create a simple bar chart with existing data.  Create a simple pie chart to show percentages  Modify bar and pie charts to enhance presentation and update details. The files come in a word document that can be edited (if required for your audience) and also a pdf. There is an excel file that is an exercise file. ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

This crossword puzzle with answers covers the key vocabulary that learners need to be exposed to when learning Microsoft Powerpoint. I use this with my adult learning classes and they really enjoy completing this. It can be done in pairs or groups or individually. It generates useful discussion and is a lot of fun. This is a print and go activity.

Kahoot is an extremely popular web based learning tool that students absolutely love. And it is free to use! The resource contains a PowerPoint Presentation and a PDF file. This lesson contains step by step graphic instructions on the following topics: Sign up and log on to Kahoot Find and explore other Kahoots Duplicate an existing Kahoot on a topic of interest. Edit an existing Kahoot and make it your own. Publish your Kahoot Play your Kahoot ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

Canva is an excellent, free, design tool that can save you time and money. It makes sense to use this instead of paying for expensive designers. This resource comes in PPT form and a pdf. The PPT is 30 slides. This training PowerPoint and PDF is a step by step guide to get you started using Canva. A Pinterest pin using Video is created for the purposes of an example, however, the skills learnt can be applied to other promotional documents such as Covers, brochures, posters, instagram posts, twitter posts, etc. You can use Canva to market your store, and / or use it as a class lesson. Students / learners can create posters, design promotional material on a topic of your choice, etc. This can be used to teach yourself how to use Canva or as a project for students / learners. Topics covered in Step by Step, graphic format: Signing up and Logging on to Canva Creating a Pinterest Pin Video Template Choices Review of Objects Menu Inserting and Changing Text Moving and Rotating Text Placeholders Adjusting Spacing between Characters Making changes to your video (crop, trim) Publishing to Pinterest and to File

These two forms are useful to make informed decisions about the apps that will be downloaded onto iPad for children's use. A set criteria is used to ensure that the apps will be educational, within budget, relevant and useful. There is such a wide variety of apps to choose from that a process like this should be in place whenever staff wish to recommend and / or suggest apps for early learning centers or primary schools. I have left this in word format so that the forms can be edited if necessary.

This training manual lists all the steps required to create, edit and delete headers and footers in Microsoft Word. It is set out step by step with lots of graphics to make it easy to follow. Essential skills if you are working with documents that are over 2 pages long. I have included both a Word and pdf document for editing and printing as required.

This resource has been created for anyone wanting to learn how to use Microsoft Powerpoint. It can be for students or workplace use. It is a great skill to have and a must to be able to create professional looking presentations. Included is a lesson plan, a PowerPoint Presentation on the use of PowerPoint as well as a separate presentation that has tasks for learners to try. There is also a training manual in pdf and word format for easy reference. I have also added a Presentation Planning sheet. Nothing else to do! ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

This training manual covers Mail Merge, Styles, Headers and Footers, automated Table of Contents, Page Numbers and Indexes. Great for managing those long documents and reports. The word file is editable and exercise files are also provided. ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

This resource is for those that are new to Microsoft Excel and want to quickly learn and practice using calculations in Excel. The spreadsheet has a number of different sheets within it that have clear instructions and practice exercises to use for yourself or your learners to quickly master basic concepts. I have used this to teach students and workplace learners with much success. Covers addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on sheet 1. Sheet 2 has Autosum and subsequent sheets practice using these with common spreadsheets such as invoices and profit and loss scenarios. Simply give learners a copy of this spreadsheet and work through together or let them try by themselves. ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

This is a training manual that can be used to teach yourself or others how to use Microsoft Publisher. It is a step by step guide with lots of graphics. It is provided in editable format so that changes can be made if required. There is also a keyboard shortcuts document that can be printed out for ease of use. ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

These forms cover Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook as well as a basic users form. When planning computer training it is essential to have an idea of the skill level of participants. You can hand out or email these forms to learners before or during a session. They simply fill them out and return them. You can then use the information to split up groups into appropriate skill levels or just for general content planning for the session. I have also included a Feedback form that can be used to hand out after the session. They are in Word format so that you can easily remove or add any of the skills. I have used these for corporate groups and community groups successfully.

When planning computer training it is essential to have an idea of the skill level of participants. You can hand out or email this form to learners before or during a session. They simply fill it out and return it. The spreadsheet provided allows you to summarise the information. You can then use the information to split up groups into appropriate skill levels or just for general content planning for the session.

This resource is presented as a PowerPoint with full notes on each slide. It has been created as a training resource for teachers. It also includes practical exercises and activities that showcase how to use the apps for educational purposes. It is very graphic and covers the following apps that are suitable for primary and below level: Pic Collage (makes collages out of photos and pictures) Book Creator (create stories) iBooks – viewing books Puppet Pals (animation / recording) Popplet (mind mapping) Showme (Interactive Whiteboard) Most apps are easy to use. It’s Using apps effectively and with purpose that is the crucial step.

In this interactive activity you display the Powerpoint provided and learners review and take notes to identify areas of improvement. As the facilitator, you explain that Charlie Brown has just created a presentation and welcomes feedback before delivering to an audience. Tell students that they will be giving feedback at the end of the presentation. There job is to look at each slide and identify areas for improvement. Ask them to write notes as they go for feedback at the end of the presentation. This is an extremely useful activity that gets learners thinking about visual aspects of their own presentations. Each side has notes for the trainer to indicate the errors on the slide. I have used this with many learners. It is an effective activity and generates a lot of good discussion.

This training course was created for users to get started with the iPad at work. Step by step easy guide with lots of graphics. The learning objectives are below:  Become familiar with using the Calendar App to make scheduling appointments easier  Comfortable with using the Reminders app  Able to evaluate and download apps in relation to your work  Able to set up and use Dropbox to share files and photos between your PC and iPad  Familiar with apps to use with Microsoft Office  Able to view and navigate Powerpoint Presentations on the iPad  Able to work with PDF files and iBooks