Courses

New to Adobe Creative Cloud? Start here! Our introductory course will help you get comfortable with the Creative Cloud environment and understand what each of the applications is used for. Graphic file formats, workflow best practices, shortcuts, design resources and other features are also covered.

Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for photo editing and a variety of other digital art applications. We offer Photoshop classes for beginners to advanced users, focusing on non-destructive editing techniques.

Adobe Illustrator allows users to create vibrant, fully scalable vector graphics that can be applied to almost any medium. It's an essential part of any designer’s toolkit. We offer Illustrator classes for beginner to advanced users.

Adobe InDesign is an advanced page layout program used to create professional books, magazines, epubs, brochures and much more for print and digital publication. We offer four levels of InDesign training, covering everything from the basics to advanced typography and interactive publishing.

Adobe InCopy is a professional word processor that integrates with the Adobe Creative Cloud, providing the ability to write, edit, and design documents, either as a general text editing tool (with full printing, publishing and exporting), or to create copy and content for use in InDesign.

Adobe Acrobat allows users to easily create and share universally accessible pdf documents, fillable forms and more. We offer hands-on courses for all levels, beginner to advanced.

In this course, we will introduce you to most of the features of Adobe Premiere. You will use both basic and advanced editing tools to edit audio and video clips, to create a complete digital movie. No previous experience with Adobe Premiere is necessary - this class can be taken by anyone with basic computer skills.

This course is designed for beginners and intermediate Captivate users who want to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations. Students can expect to learn concepts such as exploring the Captivate environment, recording software demonstrations, updating existing projects, adding quizzes, publishing projects, and organizing final products.

Learn about the unique features that make Gmail stand out from other email clients in our three-hour workshop. Recommended for users of all levels!

Keep organized, communicate and stay on top of all your to-dos with Google Calendar.

Still sharing files by attaching them to emails or manually uploading and downloading them from a network drive every time you make a change? Learn how Google Drive can help you save hours of time and confusion with online storage and version tracking!

Create, edit, share and comment on documents instantly with Google Docs, an online word processor.

Google Sheets allows you to easily create and share spreadsheets with others from one place. No more tedious uploading a sheet each time there's a change, or trying to keep track of who changed what when! Learn best practices for working in a shared spreadsheet in our 1/2 day class.

Create and edit presentations collaboratively wherever you go using Google Slides!

Learn how to easily collect and manage data using Google Forms and Sheets in our 1/2 day class.

Learn how to use Contacts, Chat and Keep in conjunction with Gmail and other Google apps to communicate, research and record more efficiently.

Learn the basic components of Google Sites and build an intranet for document sharing in our fun, hands-on half day class.

This 90 minute workshop will outline some best practices for handling files and folders within Google Drive, including information regarding: utilizing Google Drive to store records within the University of Alberta; functional differences between My Drive and Shared Drives; how file sharing functions; and transitory vs non-transitory files. We will also discuss how to delete files while being aware of how much storage space we are consuming.

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Microsoft Excel is more than a popular spreadsheet program - it's a powerful data analysis and visualizaton tool. Learn everything from basic formulas to VBA macros and advanced statistical analysis techniques in our range of hands-on Excel classes.

There's so much more to Microsoft Word than basic text editing! We offer courses for users of all levels, covering everything from the basics of creating and editing documents to advanced features like mail merge, editor tools, indexes, charts, master documents, macros and more.

Learn how to create professional, impactful presentations with PowerPoint in our beginner to advanced classes.

You may be familiar with Microsoft Outlook as an email client, but do you know it can also be used a powerful time management tool? Our courses cover the basics of email management, plus how to use Outlook to create calendars, schedule meetings, and stay on top of important tasks.

Microsoft Access is a database management system that allows you to store and manage large amounts data, create custom reports, perform data analysis and more. We offer courses for beginner to advanced Access users, covering everything from the basics to VBA programming.

OneNote is a great tool for keeping all your notes organized in one place. Learn how to create, organize and share notes in our 1 day class.

Windows SharePoint Services combines familiar office tools, adds the latest technology, and extends the functionality of applications and the web into a single environment to share information and collaborate with colleagues, no matter where you are or how you access the information. We offer SharePoint courses for beginners and those who are not necessarily IT tech professionals, but are responsible for day to day management of a SharePoint site within their organization.

Create professional process maps, flow charts, floor plans and more with Microsoft Visio!

Learn how to work smarter, not harder in all your Microsoft Office apps with time-saving shortcuts, workflow tips and more!

Learn to understand the fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques used in planning.

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Learn how to work smarter, not harder in all your Microsoft Office apps with time-saving shortcuts, workflow tips and more!

This course is designed to help users become familiar with the many changes made to Windows 11 with Copilot which is an upgrade from Windows 10. This Workbook will help users who worked with previous versions of Windows to become familiar with the new Windows 11 interface and updates.

Are you new to managing a work assignment or participating on a project team? Understanding basic project management principles and practices will help guide you towards organizing both yourself and your team towards delivering a project on time and within budget. Learn the fundamentals of project management while planning a fun, fictional project!

Cascade is the University of Alberta's web content management tool. We offer four levels of user training to help staff become familiar with the Cascade interface.

Learn how to build a basic website from scratch! Our classes are aimed at students with little to no experience with coding who want to develop a strong foundation in HTML5 and CSS3.

Learn the fundamentals of graphic design and typography in our hands-on classes.

Demand for data analysis and visualization skills are rapidly increasing across all industries. Boost your career with our range of courses covering IBM SPSS, Excel and more!