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Digital Literacy for the Workplace
Digital Workplace
Digital Skills
Length 4 hours 12 minutes
Popular
Created 16/01/2018
Section Tutorials

Section

Getting started

Tutorials

Digital literacy

Digital citizenship

Section

Digital devices

Tutorials

Introducing digital devices

Section

Apps, applications and files

Tutorials

Manufacturers, operating systems and applications

Managing files

Using external devices and storage

Sharing information

Section

Staying safe

Tutorials

Viruses, malware and virus checkers

Phishing and unverified links

Your digital footprint

Password security

Section

Communication

Tutorials

Using email and webmail

Online chat

Blogs and podcasts

Social networks

Etiquette and ethics

Section

The Internet

Tutorials

Connecting to the internet

Web browsers

Using search engines

The Internet of Things

Digital Skills for the Workplace
Digital Workplace
Digital Skills
Length 5 hours 8 minutes
Popular
Created 28/11/2018
Section Tutorials

Section

Mouse skills

Tutorials

Moving the mouse, clicking and dragging

Scrolling

Section

Keyboard skills

Tutorials

Letters and numbers

Capital letters

The insertion point / text entry cursor

Punctuation and symbols

The return key

Backspace and delete

The tab key

Section

Switching on and off

Tutorials

Power switches and switching on

Logging on

Changing your password

Locking the computer

Logging off

Restarting

Shutting down

Section

Working with windows

Tutorials

The desktop

The Start menu

Parts of a window

Maximise, minimise, close and restore

Moving a window

Resizing a window

Section

Working with applications

Tutorials

Starting applications

Working with dialogue boxes and task panes

Switching between windows

Selecting text

Overtyping

Using the clipboard cut, copy and paste

Copyright images

Using task manager

Snipping tool

The problem steps recorder

Opening files

Section

File management

Tutorials

Introducing the computer filing system

The 'This PC' window

Locating your network drive

Working with folder explorer view

Finding and opening files and folders

Sorting files

Creating folders

Moving and copying files and folders

Renaming files and folders

File compression

Deleting files

Emptying the recycle bin

Section

Web skills

Tutorials

Using web addresses

Searching the web

Finding and following links

Using web forms

Introducing web browsers

Excel 2013 for the Workplace
Digital Workplace
Excel
Length 4 hours 32 minutes
Created 31/01/2017
Section Tutorials

Section

Workbooks and worksheets

Tutorials

Working with Workbooks

Managing Worksheets

Freeze panes

Split panes

Add headers and footers to worksheets

Section

Entering data

Tutorials

Entering data in the Worksheet

Copying, moving and Auto-Filling data

Define names for cells and cell ranges

Using absolute and relative addresses

Insert and delete rows, columns and cells

Hide and unhide rows or columns

Use pick lists

Use comments

Section

Sorting and filtering

Tutorials

Sorting data

Filter data using AutoFilter

Section

Formatting data

Tutorials

Formatting cells

Format worksheets

Visualise data with conditional formatting

Section

Working with charts

Tutorials

Understanding charts

Changing the chart layout

Section

Formulas and functions

Tutorials

Create and edit simple formulas

Trace formula precedents and dependents

Using common built in functions

Understand error messages

Excel 2016 for the Workplace
Digital Workplace
Excel
Length 4 hours 23 minutes
Created 15/12/2017
Section Tutorials

Section

Workbooks and worksheets

Tutorials

Working with workbooks

Managing worksheets

Freeze panes

Split panes

Add headers and footers to worksheets

Section

Entering data

Tutorials

Entering data in the worksheet

Copying, moving and auto-filling data

Define names for cells and cell ranges

Using absolute and relative addresses

Insert and delete rows, columns and cells

Hide and unhide rows or columns

Use pick lists

Use comments

Section

Sorting and filtering

Tutorials

Sorting data

Filter data using AutoFilter

Section

Formatting data

Tutorials

Formatting cells

Format worksheets

Visualise data with conditional formatting

Section

Working with charts

Tutorials

Understanding charts

Changing the chart layout

Section

Formulas and functions

Tutorials

Create and edit simple formulas

Trace formula precedents and dependents

Using common built in functions

Understand error messages

Excel 365 for the Workplace
Digital Workplace
Excel
Length 4 hours 35 minutes
Popular
Created 03/10/2018
Section Tutorials

Section

Workbooks and worksheets

Tutorials

Working with workbooks

Managing worksheets

Freeze panes

Split panes

Add headers and footers to worksheets

Section

Entering data

Tutorials

Entering data in the worksheet

Copying, moving and auto-filling data

Define names for cells and cell ranges

Using absolute and relative addresses

Insert and delete rows, columns and cells

Hide and unhide rows or columns

Use pick lists

Use comments

Section

Sorting and filtering

Tutorials

Sorting data

Filter data using AutoFilter

Section

Formatting data

Tutorials

Formatting cells

Format worksheets

Visualise data with conditional formatting

Section

Working with charts

Tutorials

Understanding charts

Changing the chart layout

Section

Formulas and functions

Tutorials

Create and edit simple formulas

Trace formula precedents and dependents

Using common built in functions

Understand error messages

Excel for the Workplace
Digital Workplace
Excel
Length 5 hours 48 minutes
Created 13/03/2019
Section Tutorials

Section

Workbooks and worksheets

Tutorials

Working with Workbooks

Managing Worksheets

Freeze panes

Split panes

Add headers and footers to worksheets

Section

Entering data

Tutorials

Entering data in the Worksheet

Copying, moving and Auto-Filling data

Define names for cells and cell ranges

Using absolute and relative addresses

Insert and delete rows, columns and cells

Hide and unhide rows or columns

Use pick lists

Use comments

Section

Sorting and filtering

Tutorials

Sorting data

Filter data using AutoFilter

Section

Formatting data

Tutorials

Formatting cells

Format worksheets

Visualise data with conditional formatting

Section

Working with charts

Tutorials

Understanding charts

Changing the chart layout

Section

Formulas and functions

Tutorials

Create and edit simple formulas

Trace formula precedents and dependents

Using common built in functions

Understand error messages

LinkedIn
Digital Workplace
Social Media
Length 22 minutes
Created 14/09/2017
Section Tutorials

Section

LinkedIn

Tutorials

Intro to Social Media

What is LinkedIn?

Creating a Profile

Finding Connections

Managing your Feed

Finding Groups

LinkedIn Messaging

Microsoft 365 Overview
Digital Workplace
Digital Skills
Length 2 hours 25 minutes
Created 14/06/2022
Section Tutorials

Section

Introduction to Microsoft 365

Tutorials

What is Microsoft 365?

Accessing Microsoft 365

My 365 profile

Personalising your launcher and 365 experience

365 online, desktop and mobile

Section

Overview of Microsoft Apps

Tutorials

What are Microsoft 365 Apps?

Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Yammer

Microsoft Stream

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Planner

Section

SharePoint

Tutorials

What is SharePoint?

Navigation in SharePoint

Uploading files to SharePoint

Using the view functionality in SharePoint

Sharing in SharePoint

Document management and version control in SharePoint

Section

OneDrive

Tutorials

What is OneDrive?

Creating and saving documents in OneDrive

Document collaboration and co-authoring in OneDrive

Sharing files and folders in OneDrive

Syncing and versions in OneDrive

Section

365 Accessibility

Tutorials

Screen Readers

Microsoft Search

Request accessibility content

Real time subtitles

Captions

Dictate

Microsoft Teams
Digital Workplace
Teams
Length 6 hours 44 minutes
Popular
Created 27/04/2021
Section Tutorials

Section

Getting started with Teams

Tutorials

What is Teams?

The Teams interface

Joining a Teams call

Microphone and video settings

Meeting etiquette

Section

Interacting with Teams

Tutorials

Raising hands

Chat

Sharing your screen

Posts (Conversations)

Calendar - joining a meeting

Section

Scheduling Teams meetings

Tutorials

Scheduling a meeting in Teams

Scheduling a meeting in Outlook

Inviting other people to call or chat

Meet Now

Section

Managing a Teams meeting

Tutorials

Admit from lobby

Attendance Lists

Mute others

Recording and sharing a meeting

Enable and share the Whiteboard

Breakout rooms - use of and monitoring

Section

Administering Teams

Tutorials

Adding Channels

Sending emails to a channel

Saving posts

Setting up your Team

Adding and removing members

Joining a Team

Section

Going further

Tutorials

How to structure your Team (Channels)

Files - adding documents

Sharing and co-authoring

"@" mentions

Edit and Delete messages

Meeting Notes

Controlling notifications

Find and add Apps

Wikis

Office 2013 Essentials for the Workplace
Digital Workplace
Microsoft Office
Length 5 hours 48 minutes
Created 13/04/2016
Section Tutorials

Section

Working with Microsoft Office applications

Tutorials

Introduction to applications

Common screen elements

Using ribbon tabs

Getting help

Section

Text and text formatting

Tutorials

Selecting and editing text

Text formatting

Using Format Painter

Borders and shading

Organise using bullets

Using hyperlinks

Find and replace text

Using the Thesaurus

Section

Working with files

Tutorials

Saving, Autorecover and File Versions

Using document properties

Using templates

Undo and Redo

Headers and footers

Using the Quick Access Toolbar

Using keyboard shortcuts

Spell checking a file

Page Setup and printing

Section

Working with tables

Tutorials

Creating tables

Formatting tables

Adjusting tables

Section

Working with objects

Tutorials

Using text boxes

Inserting pictures

Inserting online pictures

Manipulating pictures

Using SmartArt

Drawing shapes

Adding charts to a file

Working with objects