Screencasts

Welcome to our Screencasts page. Screencasts are narrated videos that explain how to do something with your computer and show the screens during the explanation. You can learn a lot here. So far we have 41 general screencasts, so go ahead and watch one, you'll get the idea.

Various explanations and disclaimers, etc. (Click to view)


Adobe Acrobat Professional 7

Making a PDF with Adobe Acrobat Professional on Windows XP (1 minute)

Banner

Course Offering Builder (10 Minutes)
Faculty: How to view advisee information (2.25 minutes)
Faculty: How to view/contact student(s) on your class list (3 minutes)
Faculty: Registration Overrides (2.5 minutes)
Online Course Proposals: Course proposal department reviewer and approver roles for faculty (6 minutes)
Online Course Proposals: Propose new courses or modify existing courses for faculty and staff (7.5 minutes)
Online Course Proposals: Proxy role for academic department staff (5 minutes)
Staff: Creating Signature Pins for Registration Overrides (4.5 minutes)
Students: Adding classes and searching for classes (4.5 minutes)
Students: Changing grade options (1.5 minutes)
Students: Dropping classes (1.5 minutes)
Students: Registration Overrides (4.5 minutes)

FileMaker

Basic database concepts - files, tables, records, fields (6 minutes)
Should I make a spreadsheet or a database? (3.5 minutes)

General Computing

Connecting via VPN (Virtual Private Network) from wireless or off-campus (2.5 minutes)
New features in Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows (9 minutes)
Using the Ribbon in Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows (5 minutes)

Human Research Protections

Accessing the CITI course in the protection of human research participants (2.5 minutes)

Microsoft Excel 2007

Functions in Microsoft Excel 2007 for Windows (8 minutes)
Making charts in Microsoft Excel 2007 for Windows (8 minutes)
Password Protecting Files, Sheets, and Cells (7 minutes)
Printing tips in Microsoft Excel 2007 for Windows (5 minutes)

Microsoft Outlook 2007

Introduction to calendaring in Microsoft Outlook 2007 for Windows (5.5 minutes)
Making meetings in Microsoft Outlook 2007 for Windows (9.5 minutes)
Managing your mailbox quota in Microsoft Outlook 2007 for Windows (12 minutes)

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Adding pictures to a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 for Windows (6 minutes)
Adding YouTube videos to your presentation (3 minutes)
Alternative slide layouts in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 for Windows (5 minutes)
Making a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 for Windows (4 minutes)

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Creating a Basic PowerPoint Presentation (3 minutes)

Microsoft Word 2007

Creating a form letter using mail merge in Microsoft Word 2007 for Windows (9.25 minutes)
Making forms in Microsoft Word 2007 for Windows (8.75 minutes)
Numbering the pages of your dissertation in Microsoft Word 2007 for Windows (3.25 minutes)
Removing reviewing markup in documents in Microsoft Word 2007 for Windows (2.75 minutes)

Online Forms

Remedy Access Form Walkthrough (3 minutes)
Remedy Access Form Walkthrough for Supervisors (1.5 minutes)

Reporting with IBM Cognos

Cognos 8.4: User interface changes from the previous version - Cognos 8.2 (2 minutes)

Summer Students

Getting Connected (5 minutes)

Web Publishing

Step 1 - Setting up a site in Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 on Windows XP (4.5 minutes)
Using Macromedia Contribute 3 on Windows XP for the first time (2.5 minutes)