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This is a comprehensive 401-page Word 2003 Training Manual, hosted by Purdue University. This Word training document will teach and show you how to do the basics along with many intermediate and advanced tasks in Word. It contains 13 chapters, each with lessons that teach a new Word feature by using step-by-step directions, illustrations, and exercises for applying what is being taught. A review is included at the end of each chapter to help you remember what you've learned. This review contains a review of the topics covered in the chapter’s lessons, a quiz to see how much you’ve learned, and a homework assignment where you can put your new skills into practice. This Word training manual is 12.1mb in size and is in pdf format. Purdue also makes available for dowload this Word Document Collaboration Tutorial (8 pages, 161kb, doc format) and this illustrated Word 2003 Quick Reference (2 pages, 155kb, pdf format).
Table of Contents of Word 2003 Training Manual:
Chapter One: The Fundamentals
- Using Menus and Toolbars
- Creating a New Document
- Filling Out Dialog Boxes
- Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts
- Closing a Document, Creating a New Document, and Entering Text
- Selecting, Replacing, Inserting, Deleting Text
- Opening and Saving a Document
- Saving a Document
- Printing and Previewing a Document
Chapter Two: Working with and Editing Text
- Saving a Document with a Different Name
- Working with Multiple Documents and Windows
- Copying and Pasting Text and Comparing Documents Side by Side
- Moving and Copying Text with Drag and Drop
- Finding and Replacing Text
- Spelling and Grammar
- Thesaurus, Word Count, and Research Pane
- Using Undo, Redo and Repeat
- Recovering Your Documents
Chapter Three: Formatting Characters and Paragraphs
- Formatting Characters Using the Toolbar
- Using the Font Dialog Box
- Changing Paragraph Alignment
- Indenting Paragraphs
- Adjusting and Removing Tabs, and Using the Tabs Dialog Box
- Formatting Paragraph Line Spacing
- Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
- Adding Borders, Shading and Patterns to Paragraphs
Chapter Four: Formatting Pages
- Adjusting Margins
- Creating Headers and Footers
- Changing the Paper Orientation and Size
- Previewing a Document
- Controlling Where the Page Breaks
- Working with Section Breaks and Multiple Page Formats
- Creating and Working with Envelopes
- Working with Text in Multiple Columns
Chapter Five: Working with Tables
- Creating and Working with Tables
- Adjusting Column Width and Row Height
- Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
- Adding Borders, Shading, and Patterns to a Table
- Using AutoFormat
- Sorting Information in a Table
- Using the Draw Table and Eraser Buttons
- Merging and Splitting Cells
- Orienting, Aligning, and Spacing Cell Contents
Chapter Six: Working with Templates and Styles
- Working with a Document Template
- Working with Paragraph and Styles
- Attaching a Different Template to a Document
- Copying Styles Between Documents and Templates
Chapter Seven: Drawing and Working with Graphics
- Adding, Working with, and Formatting Text Boxes
- Selecting, Resizing, Moving, and Deleting Objects
- Inserting Clipart
- Inserting and Formatting Pictures
- Positioning, Aligning and Grouping Objects
- Drawing AutoShapes
- Flipping and Rotating Objects
- Applying Shadows and -D Effects
Chapter Eight: Performing a Mail Merge
- An Overview of the Mail Merge Process
- Selecting the Document Type, Starting Document, and Recipient
- Writing Your Letter and Previewing a Mail Merge
- Creating and Working with Labels
- Using IF… THEN… ELSE Fields
Chapter Nine: Document Collaboration
- Accepting and Rejecting Revisions
- Inserting Comments
- Comparing and Merging Documents
- Password-Protecting a Document
Chapter Ten: Working with Outlines and Long Documents
- Viewing and Modifying an Outline
- Adding Bookmarks, Footnotes and Endnotes
- Adding Cross-References
- Creating a Table of Contents and an Index
- Working with Master Documents
Chapter Eleven: Working with WordArt and Charts
- Inserting and Formatting a WordArt Object
- Creating and Modifying a Chart
Chapter Twelve: Working with Forms
- Creating a New Form
- Using Text, Check Box, and Drop-down Fields
- Performing Calculations in a Form Field
- Preparing and Filling Out an Online Form
- Working with Multiple Sections in Forms
Chapter Thirteen: Creating Web Pages with Word
- Creating and Saving a Web Page
- Converting a Word Document to a Web Page
- Adding and Working with Hyperlinks
- Applying a Theme to a Web Page
- Working with Frames
Here are 10 Word 2003 Tutorials in Video Format from video-tutes.com. These will teach and show you how to do things in Word such as using templates, working with tools and menus, creating tabs and spacing, tracking changes, working with graphics, using the insert feature, creating web pages, importing spreadsheets from Excel, and using tables and the control toolbox.
Word 2003 Video Tutorials:
- Working with Templates
- Tools and Menus
- Tabs and Spacing
- Track Changes
- Importing Graphics
- The Insert Menu
- Working with Web Pages
- Importing Excel
- Using Tables in Word
- Control Toolbox Functions
Here is a well written, illustrated 382-page Excel 2003 Training Manual, hosted by Purdue University. This Excel training document shows you how to use all of the basics features of Excel, along with most of the intermediate and advanced topics as well. Its divided into 12 chapters, each having detailed lessons demonstrating Excel tasks using step-by-step instructions and exercises for applying what you've learned. A review is included at the end of each chapter to help you remember the topics presented. It also offers a quiz and a homework assignment where you can put your new skills into practice. This Excel training manual is 13.2mb in size and is in pdf format. Purdue also provides this illustrated Excel 2003 Quick Reference document (2 pages, 155kb, pdf format).
Table of Contents of Excel Training Manual:
Chapter One: The Fundamentals
- Menus, Toolbars and Creating a New Workbook
- Worksheets: Navigation, Entering Labels and Values
- Calculating Value Totals with AutoSum
- AutoSum, AutoFill, and Entering Formulas
- Previewing and Printing a Worksheet
- Getting Excel Help
Chapter Two: Editing a Worksheet
- Entering Dates and using AutoComplete
- Editing, Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Cells
- Absolute and Relative Cell References
- Inserting and Deleting Cells, Rows, and Columns
- Using Undo, Redo, and Repeat
- Spell Check and Find / Replace Data
- Inserting Cell Comments
- Recovering Workbooks
Chapter Three: Formatting a Worksheet
- Formatting Fonts and Values
- Adjusting Row Height and Column Width
- Cell Alignment, Borders, Colors and Patterns
- Using AutoFormat and Creating a Custom Number Format
- Creating, Applying, and Modifying a Style
- Formatting Cells with Conditional Formatting
- Merging Cells, Rotating Text, and using AutoFit
Chapter Four: Creating and Working with Charts
- Creating, Moving and Resizing Chart s
- Formatting and Editing Objects in a Chart
- Changing a Chart’s Source Data and Type
- Adding Titles, Gridlines, and a Data Table
- Formatting a Data Series and Chart Axis
- Using Custom and 3-D Charts
- Chart Fill Effects
Chapter Five: Managing Your Workbooks
- Switching, Inserting and Deleting Worksheets
- Renaming and Moving Worksheets
- Splitting and Freezing a Window
- Referencing External Data
- Creating Headers, Footers, and Page Numbers
- Specifying a Print Area and Controlling Page Breaks
- Adjusting Page Margins and Orientation
- Protecting a Worksheet and Hiding Columns, Rows and Sheets
- Working with Templates
- Consolidating Worksheets
Chapter Six: More Functions and Formulas
- Formulas with Several Operators and Cell Ranges
- Insert Function Feature
- Using the IF Function to Create Conditional Formulas
- Displaying and Printing Formulas
- Fixing Formula Errors
- Mathematical, Financial, Date and Time, Statistical, and Database Functions
Chapter Seven: Working with Lists
- Working with Lists and Adding Records
- Finding, Deleting, and Sorting Records in a List
- Filtering and Creating a Custom AutoFilter
- Using an Advanced Filter
- Copying Filtered Records
- Data Validation
Chapter Eight: Automating Tasks with Macros
- Recording and Playing Macros
- Adding a Macro to a Toolbar
- Editing a Macro’s Visual Basic Code
- Prompting for User Input
- Using the If…Then…Else Statement
Chapter Nine: Working with Other Programs
- Inserting an Excel Worksheet into a Word Document
- Modifying an Inserted Excel Worksheet
- Inserting a Linked Excel Chart in a Word Document
- Inserting a Graphic into a Worksheet
Chapter Ten: Using Excel with the Internet
- Adding and Working with Hyperlinks
- Workbook as a Non-Interactive or an Interactive Web Page
- Import an External Data Source
- Refresh a Data Source and Set Data Source Properties
- Create a New Web Query
Chapter Eleven: Data Analysis and PivotTables
- Creating a PivotTable
- Specifying the Data a PivotTable Analyzes
- Updating PivotTable's Calculation and Display
- Formatting and Charting a PivotTable
- Subtotals for PivotTables
- Using Database and Lookup Functions
Chapter Twelve: Advanced Topics
- Hiding, Displaying, and Moving Toolbars
- Customizing Excel’s Toolbars
- Password Protecting a Workbook
- Sharing a Workbook and Tracking Changes
- Merging and Revising a Shared Workbook
- Using Detect and Repair
Here are five great free Excel 2003 Training Documents, hosted by Villanova University. These will help you become a better Excel user and more proficient at using many Excel features, such as previewing and printing spreadsheets, entering formulas and functions, and creating and formatting charts.
Excel 2003: Creating & Formatting Spreadsheets (41 pages, 199kb, pdf)
- Lesson 1: Exploring Excel
- Lesson 2: Using Basic Workbook Skills
- Lesson 3: Working with Ranges
- Lesson 4: Formatting Numbers
- Lesson 5: Formatting Text
- Lesson 6: Formatting Cells
- Lesson 7: Formatting Columns and Rows
- Lesson 8: Copying and Moving Data
Excel 2003: Previewing & Printing Spreadsheets (23 pages, 94kb, pdf)
- Lesson 1: Printing
- Lesson 2: Using Page Setup
- Lesson 3: Using Large Worksheets
- Lesson 4: Working with Views
Excel 2003: Creating Simple Formulas (12 pages, 63kb, pdf)
- Lesson 1: Creating Simple Formulas
- Using Formulas
- Entering Formulas
- Using Functions
- Using the AutoSum Button
- Entering Basic Functions
- Inserting Functions into Formulas
- Editing Functions
- Using the AutoCalculate Feature
- Using Range Borders to Modify Formulas
- Checking Errors
Excel 2003: Creating and Editing Excel Charts (27 pages, 176kb, pdf)
- Lesson 1: Creating Charts
- Lesson 2: Formatting Charts
- Lesson 3: Advanced Charting
Excel 2003: Tips for Working with Data in Excel (2 pages, 31kb, pdf)
- Selecting Data
- Edting Data
- Formatting Data
- Functions and Formulas
Here is an excellent 297-page Training Manual for PowerPoint 2003, freely available from Purdue University. This comprehesive PowerPoint training guide is divided into ten chapters, with each chapter containing several lessons covering related PowerPoint features and topics. Each lesson teaches a new feature or task using step-by-step instructions and provides an exercise for hands-on-experience. It also gives you illustrated diagrams, informative tables, and an index which is handy for looking up to find out more about a topic or feature. A review is included at the end of each chapter to help you absorb and retain all that you have learned. This review contains a brief recap of everything covered in the chapter’s lessons, a quiz to assess how much you’ve learned, and a homework assignment where you can put your new skills into practice. The manual is aimed at both beginners and more advanced users of PowerPoint. Its 9.0 mb in size and in pdf format. Purdue also makes available for dowload this PowerPoint 2003 Quick Reference Card (2 pages, 494kb, pdf) and this PowerPoint XP (2002) Training Manual (36 pages, 4.9mb, pdf).
Table of Contents of PowerPoint 2003 Training Manual:
Chapter One: The Fundamentals
- Using Menus and Toolbars
- Creating a New Presentation
- Creating a Presentation from a Template
- Viewing Your Presentation
- Printing Your Presentation
Chapter Two: Editing a Presentation
- Inserting Slides and Text
- Using the Outline Pane
- Replacing, Deleting, and Pasting Text
- Working with a Presentation’s Outline
- the Slide Sorter View
- Adding Notes to Your Slides
- Working with Multiple Windows
- Recovering Your Presentations
Chapter Three: Formatting Your Presentation
- Using the Formatting Toolbar and Font Dialog Box
- Using the Format Painter
- Using the Slide Master
- Choosing a Color Scheme and Background
- Working with Bulleted and Numbered Lists
- Changing Paragraph Alignment and Line Spacing
- Adding Headers and Footers
- Working with Tabs and Indents
Chapter Four: Drawing and Working with Graphics
- Drawing on Your Slides
- Adding, Arranging, and Formatting Text Boxes
- Resizing, Moving, Formatting, and Deleting Objects
- Inserting and Formatting Pictures
- Aligning and Grouping Objects
- Drawing AutoShapes
- Flipping, Rotating, and Layering Objects
Chapter Five: Working with Tables and WordArt
- Working with Tables
- Adjusting Column Width and Row Height
- Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
- Adding Borders, Shading and Fills to Tables
- Inserting and Formatting a WordArt Object
Chapter Seven: Delivering Your Presentation and Charts
- Using Slide Transitions and Animations
- Slide Show Timings
- Packaging and Copying a Presentation to CD
- Creating and Modifying a Chart
- Creating and Modifying an Organization Chart
Chapter Eight: Working with Multimedia
- Inserting Sounds
- Adding Voice Narration to Your Slides
- Automating Multimedia in Your Presentation
Chapter Nine: Working with Other Programs and the Internet
- Inserting a Slide into a Microsoft Word Document
- Embedding a Microsoft Excel Worksheet into a Slide
- Modifying an Embedded Object
- Inserting a Linked Excel Chart
- Importing and Exporting an Outline
- Using Hyperlinks
- Saving a Presentation as a Web Page
Chapter Ten: Advanced Topics
- Hiding, Displaying, and Moving Toolbars
- Customizing PowerPoint’s Toolbars
- Adding Comments to a Slide
- Customizing PowerPoint’s Default Options
- Recording, Playing and Editing a Macro
Microsoft Outlook is am email messaging and personal information manager, or PIM. Outlook lets you send and receive e-mail messages, schedule appointments, and organize your contacts and addresses. It also reminds you of tasks you need to complete. Here are five Outlook Training documents available from Purdue University, including two comprehensive Outlook training manuals, whose contents are listed below. These will train and show you how to use all of the features of Outlook.
- Outlook 2003: Quick Tips (2 pages, 267kb, pdf format)\
- Outlook: Core Skills (10 pages, 2.4mb, doc format)
- Outlook 2003: What's New & Different (5 pages, 664kb, doc format)
134-page Outlook Training Manual
(4.9mb, pdf)
Chapter One: The Fundamentals
- the Outlook Screen
- Using the Navigation Pane, Menus, and Toolbars
- Dialog Boxes
- Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts
- Getting Help
- Printing an Item
Chapter Two: Using E-mail
- Composing and Sending E-mail
- Message Options
- Receiving and Sorting Messages
- Replying to and Forwarding a Message
- Attach a File to a Message
- Opening an Attachment
Chapter Three: Using the Address Book
- Add Entries to Address Book
- Searching and Editing Entries in the Address Book
- Creating a Distribution List
- Deleting Contacts and Distribution Lists
Chapter Four: Using the Contacts List
- Adding, Editing, and Deleting a Contact
- Adding a Sender to the Contacts list
- Changing Views and Using the Actions Menu
- Printing the Contacts list
Chapter Five: Organizing and Finding Information
- Using the Advanced Find Feature
- Create and Use Folders to Organize Information
- Renaming, Copying, Moving, and Deleting a Folder
- Modifying and Deleting Search Folders
Chapter Six: Advanced E-mail Features
- Saving Draft Messages
- Using the Out of Office Assistant
- Inserting a Signature
- Setting up Junk E-Mail Filter
- Blocked and Safe Senders Lists
75-page Outlook Calendar Training Manual
The Calendar lets you keep track of appointments and schedule. This training document will show you how to create and reschedule appointments and events, how to add a reminder to your appointments, and how to view your schedule using several Calendar Views. You'll also learn how to set up a re-curring appointment, such as a weekly staff meeting. (3.1mb, pdf)
Table of Contents of Calendar Training:
Chapter One: Using the Calendar
- Scheduling an Appointment
- Editing and Rescheduling Appointments
- Scheduling an Event and Setting Reminders
- Configuring Calendar Options
- Recurring and Color-Coding Appointments
- Arranging Appointments and Events
- Using the TaskPad
Chapter Two: Using the Tasks List
- Using the Tasks List
- Creating a Recurring and Regenerating Task
- Changing Task Views
- Arranging Tasks
Chapter Three: Collaborating with Other Users
- Scheduling a Meeting
- Reply to a Meeting Request
- Using Group Schedules
- Set Free/Busy Options and Publishing Your Calendar on the Internet
- Sharing Your Calendar and Other Outlook Folders
- Giving Delegate Permissions
- Using Public Folders
Here is a Microsoft Access Quick Reference Card, hosted by Purdue University. This Access support document is 2 pages in length, is in pdf format, and its file size is 285kb. The Access database features and topics covered by this quick reference are listed below.
Access Features Described:
The Standard Toolbar
Keyboard Shortcuts:
- General
- Navigation - Go To
- Editing
- Design View
Working with Database Objects:
- Tables
- Queries
- Forms
- Reports
- Pages
- Macros
- Modules
Working with Data:
- The Datasheet Toolbar
- The Navigation Bar:
- Add a new record
- Select a record
- Delete a record
- Find and Replace data in a table
- Sort data
- Filter by Selection
- Filter by Form
Forms and Reports:
- Create a Form with a Wizard
- Create a Report with a Wizard
- Toggle between Form/Report and Design View
Creating and Designing Tables:
- Create a New Table with a Wizard
- Create a New Table from Scratch
- Data Types
Queries:
- Create a Select Query
- Switching Views
- Caculate Total Values
- Query Examples
3) The Best New Free Training Sites for Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and other Adobe and Macromedia Applications
70-page Flash MX Training Manual
Flash videos and movies consist of multi-media graphics, text, and animations that are designed for web applications and sites. Flash contents is made up of vector graphics, and also imported video, bitmap graphics, and sounds. As a web designer and developer, you can add user interactivity to your Flash movies to make it more attractive and compelling for your visitors. You can also use Flash to create navigation controls, animated logos, and animations with synchronized sound. Flash development files are .fla type files and contain all the data necessary for developing and testing the content. The Flash movies that a visitor or user sees are produced from a published .fla file and end with the .swf extension.
Here is a 70-page Flash MX Training Manual, from Purdue University, that will show and teach you many of the features of Flash and how to create and present Flash presentations and movies. The Flash topics covered by this training document are listed below in the table of contents. (607kb, pdf format)
Table of Contents of Flash MX Training Manual:
Getting Started
System requiements
Installing Flash
About Flash MX and General Overview
General Flash settings and features
Stage & work area of Flash MX
Using the grid
Using guides
Using rulers
Creating a new document/template
Using Scenes & Scene Panel
Using the timeline
Changing the location of the playhead
Using frames & keyframes
Working with Frames and Keyframes in timeline
Creating frame labels & comments in the timeline
Using layers
Creating layers and layer folders
Viewing layers and layer folders
Organizing layers & layer folders
Using Guide Layers
Drawing in Flash MX
Vector Vs Bitmap
Vector graphics
Bitmap graphics
Flash drawing & painting tools
Drawing with the Pencil tool
Drawing with the Pen tool
Painting using the brush tool
To paint with the Brush tool:
Reshaping graphics using the Arrow tool
Erasing
Snapping
Using Colors in Flash MX
Using stroke and fill colors
Working with solid colors/gradients using the color mixer
Locking a gradient or bitmap to fill the stage
Importing Artwork, Video, & Audio
Formats you can import
Working with Artwork
Using the property inspector to work with bitmaps
Applying a bitmap fill
Breaking apart a bitmap
Converting Bitmaps to Vector Graphics
Working with Video
How to Import Video
To update an embedded video clip editing in an external editor
To replace an embedded video clip with another video clip
Working with Audio
To import audio
To add a sound to a movie
Add sounds to buttons
Using the sound-editing control panel
To edit a sound file:
To stop and start a sound at an Ending Keyframe
Transforming Shapes & Graphics
Transforming objects freely
Modifying shapes using the Envelope modifier
Scaling objects
Rotating objects
Skewing objects
Symbols, Instances, & Library assets
Types of symbol behavior
Creating Symbols
To convert selected elements to a symbol:
To create a new empty symbol:
Duplicating Symbols
To duplicate a symbol using the Library panel:
To duplicate a symbol by selecting an instance:
Creating Instances
To create a new instance of a symbol:
To apply a custom name to an instance:
Creating buttons
Creating Animations
Motion and Shape tweening overview
Frame by Frame animation overview
Creating Keyframes
Representation of animations in the timeline
Motion Tweening Instances and Groups
Shape Tweening
Action Scripts
Using the Actions Panel
To display the Actions panel, do one of the following:
To activate the Actions panel:
To navigate through the Actions toolbox, do the following:
Actions Panel in the normal mode
To display the actions panel in normal mode
To view a description of an action, do one of the following:
To add an action to the script panel, do one of the following
To delete an action
To relocate a statement in the action script window
To work with parameters
To search for text in a script, do one of the following
To navigate between scripts
To resize the actions toolbox or script panel
To view line numbers in the script panel
To print actions
Assign Actions to frames and buttons
To assign an action to a frame in the timeline
To test a movie and actions
To Assign actions to buttons
To assign an action to a button:
Flash MX and Accessibility
Publishing the Flash movie
To set general publish settings for a Flash document
Fireworks MX is an application for designing graphics to use on website and web applications. By using Fireworks' tools and features, you are able to create and manipulate both vector and bitmap graphics within a single file. Computer graphics fall into two main categories: bitmap and vector. You can work with both types of graphics in Fireworks. Understanding the difference between the two helps as you create, edit, and import artwork. Bitmap images use a grid of colors known as pixels to represent images. Each pixel is assigned a specific location and color value. Vector graphics are made up of lines and curves defined by mathematical objects called vectors. Vectors describe an image according to its geometric characteristics. Fireworks makes it easy to optimize and prepare your graphic files for your web site. With Fireworks, for example, you can shrink the size of web graphic files without losing quality, so they download faster.
This is a 44-page Fireworks MX Training Manual, hosted by Purdue University. It will help you become proficient at using many of the important tools and features that Fireworks offers. By using this training manual, you'll learn Fireworks concepts such as opening, importing, and saving files, finding your way around the Fireworks environment, and working within a file. You'll also learn how to add Live Effects, use Filters, work with Layers, create Slices, and optimize and export your graphic and image files. (1.59mb, pdf format)
Table of Contents of Fireworks Training Manual:
Getting Started
System requirements
About Fireworks MX
Understanding Computer Graphics
Image size and resolution
Bit depth
The importance of file size in web design
Web image file formats
GIF format
JPEG format
The Fireworks Work Environment
Stage Area
Menus
Tool Box Panel
Properties Inspector
Tool Panels
Creating a new document
Editing Digital Photos or Previously Created Graphics
Editing Photos/Bitmaps
Adding Live Effects
Live Effects Tools and How to Apply Them
Applying beveled edges
Applying Embossing
Applying Shadows and Glows
Creating Custom Live Effects
Using Filters
Adjusting Color
Creative Effects
Using Layers
Activating a Layer
Adding and Removing Layers
Viewing Layers
Organizing Layers
Protecting Layers and Objects
Merging Objects in the Layers Panel
Sharing Layers
Using Slicing in Fireworks MX
Creating and Editing Slices
Creating HTML Slices
Creating Non-Rectangular Slices
Defining How to Export HTML Tables
Optimizing and Exporting Images
What is Optimizing?
The Export Wizard
Optimizing GIFs, PNGs, TIFFs, BMPs, and PICTs
Choosing a Color Palette
Making areas transparent
Exporting from Fireworks MX
Exporting a Single Image
Exporting a Sliced Image
Exporting Selected Slices
Exporting HTML
TutorialMan specializes in offering many Photoshop Tutorials that you will find useful in learning many of the features and functionalilty of this popular graphics and imaging editing application. It provides both Photoshop tutorial links and Photoshop tutorial content. The categories are listed and linked below.
Photoshop Tutorial Categories at Tutorialman:
- Web Graphics Photoshop Tutorials
- PS Basics Photoshop Tutorials
- Layouts Photoshop Tutorials
- FX (Effects) Photoshop Tutorials
- Digital Art Photoshop Tutorials
- Text Photoshop Tutorials
- Miscellaneous Photoshop Tutorials
- TutorialMan Photoshop Tutorials
- 3D Tutorials
- 3D Resources
Here are 20 nicely illustrated, step-by-step Photoshop Tutorials from TrueCG. These will take you through the steps to create various text, image, and shape effects using Photoshop, along with how to effectively use Photoshop's Pen Tool.
Photoshop Tutorials from TrueCG:
Grungy Poster
This Photoshop tutorial demostrates how to make a grungy poster.
Quick Nebulas
For this tutorial, you’ll need a star field for the background.
Nuclear Blast Font Effect
How to make a nuclear blast font Effect.
How to Make Segmented Rings
Use Photoshop to make segmented rings that can be used for logo designs.
How to Make a cracked ice
Learn how to create a cracked ice Effect using Photoshop.
Make a metal looking text
Discover how to create a metallic Effect for the text.
Make a Page Curl Effect
Find out how the page curling Effect can be made.
Make a Radial Text
This shows you how to create a radial text, without distorting the text.
Making a Tech Background
Learn how to create a sci-fi like tech background.
Making a Barcode
How to create a barcode picture in photoshop.
Making a Metallic Sphere
Find out how to create a metallic sphere.
Making a Vinyl Record
Use Photoshop to create a vinyl record.
Making the Shield
Learn how to create a shape that resembles the shield.
Advanced Glow Effect
How to make an advanced glow effect in Photoshop.
Technical Sketch
Make a technical sketch using Photoshop's Pen tool.
Make a Candy Cane
Create a candy cane using the Pen tool.
Cut out Images with a Pen tool
How to precisely cut images with the Pen tool save shapes from cut outs.
Pen Tool
Here is a quick tutorial on using the Pen tool in Photoshop.
Simple Planet
A cool looking planet made in photoshop in 5 minutes.
Simple Star Field
If you need a star scene or background, take a look at this tutorial.
Here is a 52-page Dreamweaver MX Training Manual, hosted Purdue University. This training manual will show and teach you many important Dreamweaver features that you need to know, so you can become more proficient at using this Web Design and Developemnt application. Topics covered include: Panel Groups, the Property Inspector, Dreamweaver Templates and Library, Creating a Local Site, Page Properties, Fonts and Lists, Spell Check, Images, Tables, Locations and Paths, Linking, Navigation, Site Management, and Design Principles. This document is 538kb in lenght and in pdf format. Also available at this site are training docs for Using Meta Tags in Dreamweaver (2 pages, 150kb, doc format) and Upgrading to Dreamweaver MX 2004 (4 pages, 3.0 mb, doc format).
Table of Contents of Dreamweaver MX Training Manual:
Planning Your Site
Site Structure
Break Down Your Site Into Categories
Decide Where To Put Items Such As Images And Sound Files
Use the Same Structure for Local and Remote Sites
Planning Site Navigation
Template and Library Use
Exploring Dreamweaver
The Panel Groups
The Property Inspector
The Document Window
Viewing HTML Code
Creating a Local Site
How To Create a Local Site
Creating and Editing HTML Documents
To Create a Blank HTML Document in a New Document Window:
To Open An Existing HTML File:
To Create a New Document Based on a Template:
Setting Page Properties
How To Set Page Properties
Page Properties Defined
Changing the Title of a Page
Defining a Background Image or Page Color
Defining Default Text Colors
Adding Text
How To Add Text To Your Document:
Formatting Text Overview
Changing Font Characteristics
Changing the Color of Text
About Web-Safe Colors
Aligning Text and Elements
Creating Lists
List Properties
Checking Spelling
Working with Images
Inserting an Image
Image Properties
Aligning Elements
Resizing Images
Working with Tables
Inserting a Table
Adding Text and Images to a Table Cell
Selecting Table Elements
Setting Table Properties
Copying and Pasting Cells
Resizing Tables and Cells
Changing Column Widths
Clearing Column Widths and Row Heights
Nesting Tables
Splitting and Merging Cells
About Document Locations and Paths
Absolute Paths
Document-Relative Paths
Root-Relative Paths
Linking and Navigation
Creating Links
Linking to a Document
Linking to a Named Anchor
Creating an E-Mail Link
Site Managmenet Overview
Associating a Remote Server with a Local Site
Putting files on a remote server
Getting Files From a Remote Server
Systematic Planning
The Target Audience
Goals and Objectives
Design and Development of the Web Site
Design Principles
Site Home Page
Length and Text Considerations of a Web Page
Graphics and Graphic Tools
Conclusion
References
Here are 57 Illustrator CS2 Video Tutorials from video-tutes.com. These Illustrator tutorials will teach you how to create and work with the following using Illustrator: vector graphics and shapes, the Pen and Brush Tools, text and fonts, slice and layers, blending colors, web icons, print design, 3-D maps, custom effects, custom libraries, and keyboard shortcuts. The graphics and artwork you'll create using these tutorials can afterwards be exported and used in Flash. These free tutorials are aimed at all types of Illustrator users, from those just starting out to more advanced users.
28 Basic Illustrator Video Tutorials:
- Create & Outline Fonts
- Pattern Swatch
- Swatches
- Spray Can Shapes
- Spray Can Images
- Shape Morf
- Scale & Skew
- Rotate & Reflect
- Importing & Placing Images
- Pathfinder Subtract
- Pathfinder MinusBack
- Pathfinder Connect
- Smooth with Pencil
- PMS Colors
- Pen & Brush Tool
- Outlines Around Shapes
- Custom Brush Shapes
- Line Segment Tool
- Font with Gradient
- Text in a Circle
- Adding Blocks of Text
- Outlines Around Text
- Apply Text to a Path
- Picture Clipping
- Slice for Web
- Using Layers
- Blend Color Tool
- Print-ready Postcard
29 Intermediate and Advanced Illustrator Video Tutorials:
- Making Glossy Buttons
- Making Glossy Web Icons
- Creating Business Cards
- Creating a Letterhead
- Brushes in Illustrator
- Recording Actions
- Illustrator Templates
- Automating Illustrator I
- Automating Illustrator II
- Spot Proofing Colors
- Illustrator Screen Printing I
- Illustrator Screen Printing II
- Illustrator and Flash
- Illustrator and Broadcast
- SVG Export
- Gradient Mesh Tool
- Using Transparency
- Productivity tools
- Pseudo 3-D
- 3-D surface maps
- Changing Photos to Paths
- Painting with Text
- Making Custom Libraries
- Creating Swoosh Effects
- Complex Highlights
- Create Glass Effect
- Gel Effects
- Make a Business Card
- Making the video-tutes text
Adobe's Indesign is a popular application for desktop publishing, object handling, and creating transparency effects for both text and graphics. These InDesign CS2 and CS3 Tutorials in video format from video-tutes.com will take you through and show you how to do many tasks using InDesign's features.You will learn how to create page layouts, print designs, and great effects. You will also learn keyboard shortcuts and how InDesign integrates with other Adobe software applications. These InDesign tutorials are aimed at all levels of users, from the begginner to the advanced.
Adobe InDesign CS2 Video Tutorials:
- Runaround - Force Field
- New Document
- Adding Pages
- Drop Caps
- Pantone Spot Colour
- Paragraph Style
- Auto Page Number
- Business Card Setup
- Photoshop Clipping Path
- Linking Text Boxes
More Advanced InDesign CS2 and CS3 Video Tutorials:
- InDesign CS2 Tutorial: Formatting Paragraphs
- InDesign CS2 Tutorial: Zooming and Changing Views
- InDesign CS2 Tutorial: Navigating a Document
- Creating Drop Shadows in InDesign CS3
- New Features of InDesign CS3
- Feathering with InDesign CS3
- Creating and Applying Master Pages in InDesign CS3
- Workflow of InDesign CS 3
- Remove a picture background in 5 seconds
- Adobe InDesign CS2 Tutorial: Footnotes
- Creating and Applying Master Pages in InDesign CS3
- InDesign CS3 Multi-place
- Text Work Creative Sweet TV
- Formatting Dynamic Text
- Load Website Content Dynamically
4) The Best New Free Web Development Training Sites
Website Planning Guide and Checklist
Here is a Website Planning Guide and a Website Checklist. These will help you make sure you have covered the tasks and activities you need to address when designing and deployinng a website. Some of these items may not apply to your website, but you should at least review everything here so make sure you haven't forgotten anything.
Web Site Planning Guide:
Project name for this site.
Who is your primary audience?
Who is your secondary audience?
What is your goal or purpose in having a Web site?
How will your site serve your primary audience?
What type of information will your primary audience expect to find on your site?
What information do you have readily available to provide to your audience?
Make a list of types of information you expect to put on your site (i.e. hours, announcements, staff directory)
Generally, how will your site be structured or organized? (i.e. 4 levels deep, 5 pages each level)
What information will be or could be grouped together?
What other relationships or connections between information should be present?
Who will be part of the web site development team?
Who will serve as the Web Administrator for this site?
Who will be the Maintainer(s) for this site?
How will the different duties and responsibilities be assigned?
How often do you expect to update the content on your site?
How much time per week or month will you dedicate to updating the content on your site?
Who will be responsible for answering e-mail received from the comments link on the site?
List some words that you hope will describe your site when published: (i.e. professional, friendly)
How will you test your site?
- For readability?
- For content?
- For appropriateness for primary audience?
- For different browsers?
Web Site Checklist:
Text:
- Proofed for spelling errors
- Proofed for punctuation errors
- Written clearly, concisely, and coherently
- Tone and formality matches site’s purpose
- Font style is standard and browser proportional
- Only text links are underlined
- Big enough to read, but not too large
- Easily read over page background
Navigation:
- Bars and buttons are clearly labeled
- Bars and buttons look the same throughout site
- Bars and buttons are in the same place throughout site
- Bars and buttons wording is representative
- Viewer can navigate easily to related information
- Viewer can navigate easily to site’s home page
- Site map or index is available if a large site
Links:
- Wording is appropriate for page/site being linked to
- Internal site links are worded with keywords for your website
- No links are the wording ‘Click here’
- Represented by graphics are clearly mark as links
- Color is consistent throughout site
- Connect to correct page or site
- Verified to be active and current
Graphics:
- Image files are optimized for size, eg. 50K or less
- Load quickly and appropriately
- All have been labeled with <ALT> tags
- Animated graphics do not detract from page content
- Animated graphics turn off by themselves
Content:
- Supports site purpose or mission
- Appropriate
- Accurate and complete
- Relevant for target audience
General Design of Site:
- Loads quickly
- Consistent look and feel
- Colors are from the browser safe palette
- Color scheme is one of the 4 standard combinations
- Frames, if used, do not obstruct viewing
- Contact information is available on every page
- Contact information is current on every page
- Contact information includes an email link or link to a comments page
- Footer on every page and includes
- Author
- Institution
- Copyright
- Last updated/revised
- Page titles are descriptive
- Meta tags have been included on every page
- Author
- Description
- Keywords
- Tested on several browser types and versions
- Text-based browser
- Tested on these screen resolutions
- 800 x 600
- 1024 x 768
- 1280 x 720
- Tested on Mac and PC platforms
- Tested by a sample target audience
Here are some excellent HTML and CSS References and many useful HTML and CSS Coding Examples, from Java2s.com. These web development support documents will help you build your HTML and CSS skills with developing web sites. Areas covered include CSS Attributes, HTML Attributes, and all HTML Tags.
HTML and CSS References
1. CSS Attributes and Javascript Style Properties
2. HTML Attributes Reference
3 HTML Tag Reference
HTML and CSS Code and Examples
1. Background Attributes
2. Basic Attributes
3. Basic Tags
4. Box Model
5. CSS Attributes and Javascript Style Properties
6. CSS Controls
7. Form Attributes
8. Form Style
9. Form Tags
10. Frame Attributes
11. Frame Tags
12. HTML
13. IE Firefox
14. Images
15. Layout
16. Layout Attributes
17. Link Attributes
18. Link Tags
19. List Attributes
20. List Style
21. List Tags
22. Marquee Attributes
23. Meta Tags
24. Microsoft Attributes
25. Object Attributes
26. Object Tags
27. Reference
28. Style Basics
29. Styles Tags
30. Table Attributes
31. Table Style
32. Table Tags
33. Text
34. Text Attributes
35. Text Tags
36. XML
Java2s.com provides the following thorough and well written JavaScript Tutorial, JavaScript Reference, and JavaScript Code Examples. The material covered by these pages will assist you in learning how to code many JavaScript effects for your websites, including using DHTML with JavaScript. They will also take you through the basics, if you need to start from the beginning with this web scripting language.
JavaScript Tutorial
1. Language Basics
2. Operators
3. Statement
4. Development
5. Number Data Type
6. String
7. Function
8. Global
9. Math
10. Form
11. Array
12. Date
13. Dialogs
14. Document
15. Event
16. Location
17. Navigator
18. Screen
19. Window
20. History
21. HTML Tags
22. Style
23. DOM Node
24. Drag Drop
25. Object Oriented
26. Regular Expressions
27. XML
28. GUI Components
29. Animation
30. MS JScript
JavaScript Reference
1. Event Handlers Reference
2. Javascript Collections
3. Javascript Methods
4. Javascript Objects
5. Javascript Properties
JavaScript DHTML Code and Examples
1. Ajax Layer
2. Data Type
3. Date Time
4. Development
5. Document
6. Event
7. Event onMethod
8. Form Control
9. GUI Components
10. HTML
11. Javascript Collections
12. Javascript Objects
13. Language Basics
14. Node Operation
15. Object Oriented
16. Page Components
17. Security
18. Style Layout
19. Table
20. Utilities
21. Window Browser
Here are 57 JavaScript Tutorials, Techniques and Code Examples, courtesy of htmlgoodies.com. These JavaScript tutorials will teach and show you many features that you can use and apply on your web sites. If you are new to JavaScript, they will get you started with coding. If you're already coding JavaScript, they will help you learn some specific techniques to add interactivity to your web pages.
The JavaScirpt Diaries:
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 1 - How JavaScript can add interactivity to your web pages and keep them current
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 2 - Learn the parts of JavaScript and write your first script
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 3 - JavaScript operators: mathematical operators, comparison operators, assignment operators, logical (boolean) operators and more
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 4 - JavaScript functions: writing functions, naming rules, calling a function, global and local variables
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 5 - Adding complexity with conditional statements and loops
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 6 - Using using the Object() constructor: JavaScript objects, object properties and methods, and the constructor function
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 7 - Using browser-based objects
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 8 - Coding methods for the window object
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 9 - How to use the most common of the window event handlers
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 10 - Learn how to code JavaScript objects, and use their related properties and methods
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 11 - Start using JavaScript arrays
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 12 - Using multidimensional and associative arrays
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 13 - Work with and manipulate various types of arrays using properties and methods
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 14 - Use the Math object to perform mathematical operations and generate random numbers
- The JavaScript Diaries: Part 15 - Display and manipulate the date and time
- JavaScript Basics Part 1 - First in this series of JavaScript tutorials: what JavaScript is, and shows you how to create your first script
- JavaScript Basics Part 2 - Learn how to use and code if' and 'else' statements
- Javascript Basics Part 3 - How to validate a form on your page, and code using form fields and loops
- Javascript Basics Part 4 - Describes what functions and objects are in JavaScript and how to use them
- Javascript Basics Part 5 - Covers some of the native JavaScript objects: Strings, Numbers and Arrays.
- Javascript Basics Part 6 - Learn about the Document Object Model (DOM)
- Javascript Basics Part 7 - How to code using the document object and the window object
- Javascript Basics Part 8 - Understand Object-Oriented Design and how it relates to the JavaScript
- Javascript Basics Part 9 - Learn the basics of object-oriented programming in JavaScript: learn methods of inheritance, and how to use closures
- Javascript Basics Part 10 - How to code and use AJAX within JavaScript
- Javascript Basics Part 11 - How to understand errors and perform error handling
- Javascript Basics Part 12 - Learn about recursion and how it is used in JavaScript
- JavaScript Primer #1 - Starting with the Basics
- JavaScript Primer #2 - Error Messages
- JavaScript Primer #3 - Dates and Times
- JavaScript Primer #4 - Event Handlers: onMouseover
- JavaScript Primer #5 - Some more Event Handlers
- JavaScript Primer #6 - Prompts & Variables
- JavaScript Primer #7 - The Concept of Properties
- JavaScript Primer #8 - Hierarchy of Objects -
- JavaScript Primer #9 - Creating a Function -
- JavaScript Primer #10 - After-Effect Commands: onUnLoad and onMouseOut
- JavaScript Primer #11 - Opening New Windows
- JavaScript Primer #12 - Opening a Window with a Function
- JavaScript Primer #13 - 'Confirm' Method (Intro to IF and ELSE)
- JavaScript Primer #14 - Math Variables
- JavaScript Primer #15 - Image Flip Using OnMouseOver
- JavaScript Primer #16 - Image Flip With A Function
- JavaScript Primer #17 - Calling Functions With Forms
- JavaScript Primer #18 - Form Fields and the Value Property
- JavaScript Primer #19 - Passing Information to the Function
- JavaScript Primer #20 - Creating Random Numbers
- JavaScript Primer #21 - Introduction to IF and Branching
- JavaScript Primer #22 - IF/ELSE Statements
- JavaScript Primer #23 - Producing Random Statements and Images
- JavaScript Primer #24 - 'For' Loops
- JavaScript Primer #25 - 'While' Loops
- JavaScript Primer#26 - Putting it all together: Functions from a Function
- JavaScript Primer #27 - Putting it all together: A Side Show
- JavaScript Primer #28 - Putting it all together: Animation
- JavaScript Primer #29 - Putting it all together: Form Field Validation
- JavaScript Primer #30 - So, Now What?
5) The Best New Free Windows, Linux, Hardware and General Computer Training Sites
How to get the most from Windows: these tutorials will show you how to defragment your hard drives, rearrange your start menu items, add and remove programs, and more.
- Defraging Hard Drives
- Screen Readers
- A to Z Program Menu
- Working with WIN RAR
- Show Icon When Connected
- XP Network with Crossover
- Editing Startup Items
- Control Panel
These well written Windows XP tutorials and help documents from Purdue University are in Word .doc format.
- Windows XP Basics: a Self-Study Guide
- Windows XP: Backing Up Files
- Windows XP: File Management Self-Study Guide
- Windows XP: File Sharing & Securing
- Windows XP: Permissions
Here are some good how to and support articles for Vista, direct from Microsoft. I have included the ones covering troubleshooting and backup/recovery below.Troubleshooting:
- Prevent low memory problems
- What are error codes and how can I use them?
- Problems with installing updates
- Startup Repair FAQ
- Stop a program from running automatically when Windows starts
File Backups and System Recovery
- What to do if Windows won't start correctly
- Back up your files
- Back up and restore FAQ
- What is System Restore?
- System Restore FAQ
- What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista?
This site offers many Vista Forums and Vista Tutorials that will help you learn how to manage and use this operating system more effectively and with less pain.
10 most read Vista Tutorials:
- Windows Mail problems
- Windows Explorer Folder View settings
- Power Options and Sleep Mode Problems
- Repair Install For Vista
- The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded.
- Speed Up the Performance of Vista
- Take Ownership of file
- Check Disk - chkdsk
- Windows Mail Spell Check
- Administrator Account
Featured Vista Tutorials:
- Boot Screen - Change
- Boot Process: Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
- Bypass UAC
- Windows Mail - Restore or Remove from Default Programs
- "New Contact" and "New Contact Group" Button Missing
- Network Connection - Delete
6) Software, Office and Computer Sites and Downloads Worth Mentioning
RGS-CardMaster
RGS-CardMaster is a personal phonebook and contacts manager that helps you keep track of all your addresses, phone numbers, fax, e-mail addresses and other contact information. It can interact with your phone dialer, fax software and email program and also print contact lists and address sheets. Other features include a detailed search option, export to CSV and MS Word mail merge document, integrated calendar, calculator and optional password protection.
Calgoo Calendar is a calendar application that can synchronize it`s data with Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar and iCal format. It enables you to manage multiple calendars and schedules, contacts and tasks online and offline. Furthermore, you can also share your agenda and schedule with your Facebook friends. Calgoo Calendar provides a drag&drop interface with daily, weekly and monthly views, as well as a task list. You can maintain up to 3 calendars in the free version calendars and combine them in the same view area with color coded event fields.
Diary Dominator is a personal diary program that allows you to add daily notes along with indicators for your mood, health and current weather conditions. You can style your daily entry by using common word processor options (font, color, bold etc) and also insert images or objects, set a background color and more. Diary Dominator offers optional password protection and encryption (Blowfish) to keep your diary entries private. Other features include export to RTF, print options, wallpaper changer and system tray support.
CSS-BuMa enables you to create CSS web navigation buttons without the need to write any CSS code. The program offers a WYSIWYG interface to configure the appearance of the buttons, including font, size, color, background images, border and more. It comes with several example templates and background images that can be used to create navigation buttons quickly and easily, or you can also create custom designs from scratch. CSS-BuMa can create vertical and horizontal button designs. The program offers an internal preview and generates the complete CSS and HTML code for you, ready to be copied and pasted into your web page.
WinPdf is a virtual printer driver that enables you to convert any printable document to PDF format. Just select the WinPDF printer entry instead of your regular paper printer and the file will be saved as PDF document. You can specify a default output folder and also send the PDF file by email.
Xenu`s Link Sleuth is a multi-threaded spidering software that checks Web sites for broken links. Link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets. The program displays a continously updated list of URLs which you can sort by different criteria. A full report can be produced at any time. Xenu also allows you to include/exclude certain links from verification. This is one of the best free link checkers available.
7) Question of the Month about Software Training:
Each month Scott Turton will answer a current or important question that we have received about computer and software training.
October 2008 Question of the Month:
Answer:
The answer will, in all probability, be a mixture of the two. There are limitations and drawbacks to both approaches, and therefore I believe the future for software will probably be a blend of the best features of both.
Here is a well thought-out article explaining what the future of software may be: Melding the Web and the Desktop. This article discusses important changes that will be coming with respect to web-based and desktop software applications, especially in regards to Microsoft, Adobe, and Google. In this model, end users will be using hybrid desktop/web-based applications to perform their tasks anywhere and anytime. This is possible because of the emergence of new technologies such as AJAX, model driven development, web services, and composite applications, which make it much easier for individual users to customize an application, share data across applications easier, and perform zero configuration and seamless updates. Software will need to take into account the important trends of personalization, mobility, multi-media, collaboration and applications that meet the needs of virtual teams.
However, here are a couple of points to remember:
- desktop access will still be a very important model for users that require complete access to all application data and functionality for the foreseeable future; and
- subscription or web-based applications potentially take away control users currently have over accessing their data.
I hope this helps you.
Scott Turton
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