List+of+all+Workshops+(2015)

__**Communicator - Non Video Features**__

 * **Summary:** We have all had Office Communicator since the last refresh in 2010, but are you using it to its full potential? Yes, you can use it for video calls, but perhaps you don’t have a webcam or never have meetings. There are plenty of useful features we can all use. Customize your contact list to get the most out of this tool.
 * Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. (Virtual)

__**Become Excel-Lent: Pull Data & Create Drop-Down Lists in Excel 2007**__

 * **Summary:** Learn to use sorting, filtering, conditional formatting, and data validation features in Excel 2007 to identify specific data, automate data entry, and increase data accuracy
 * Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. 34A-1567 Dublin

__**Excel-erate: Improve Efficiency in Excel 2007**__

 * **Summary:** Learn shortcuts, methods of streamlining tasks, and tips for revising Excel workbooks.
 * Thursday, February 5, 2015 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 34A-1567 Dublin

__**GoTo Meeting Basics**__

 * **Summary:** Sometimes you just need to meet with people for an hour and it will take longer to get to them than for the meeting. GotoMeeting is an efficient option for virtual meetings with others outside the department.
 * Tuesday, February 10, 2015 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Virtual)

__**Live Meeting - Your Virtual Boardroom**__

 * **Summary:** Do you ever have difficulty getting a boardroom or convenient parking or both for meetings with other staff? Live Meeting is a virtual boardroom. It is similar to Communicator but with some important distinctions.
 * Thursday, February 12, 2015 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Virtual)

__**Outlook - Organize Yourself and Save More Time**__

 * **Summary:** Outlook can be your personal assistant. It has several underutilized features that can keep you on top of email, tasks, and events. Have you ever sent an email requesting a reply by a certain day and in the flurry of other tasks, forgotten about that deadline? Outlook enables you to attach a reminder to outgoing emails for yourself and/or the recipient regarding the pending item. This is just one example of the useful features in Outlook that can help you stay on top of the multitude of tasks that need your attention.
 * Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. (Virtual)

__**Outlook - Save Time with Quick Parts**__

 * **Summary:** Do you ever find yourself writing the same emails or the same paragraphs, month after month (sometimes for years) for various meetings, notifications, follow-ups? Attend this session and using samples from your own work, learn how to harness the power of Outlook’s Quick Parts Gallery to save you time and enhance the consistency of your communications.
 * Friday, February 13, 2015 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Virtual)

__**Word : Quick Tips and Tricks**__

 * **Summary:** Attend this course and come away with a few new tricks you can implement today! This is a short course that will cover 10 items.
 * Friday, February 13, 2015 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. (Virtual)

Writing for Government: Advisory Notes & Correspondence

 * **Summary:** This course is targeted to staff that are new to the department or to those who are new to writing for government but even the most seasoned government employees can benefit from the discussion about the most current protocols for writing.
 * Wednesday, July 15, 2015 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Room 217A - 1181 Portage Avenue
 * Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Room 217A - 1181 Portage Avenue