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on the Microsoft Support page, i.e., “Excel
tutorials”. (However, note that you may
have to try out different search terms and/
or sort through the results you get to find
exactly what you are looking for. Using the
“Excel tutorials” example, the fifth sugges-
tion in the search results is actually the
best one for tutorials across all platforms.)
You can get an even broader selection of
instructional videos by going directly to
YouTube and entering the search term
“Microsoft Sway tutorials”. (Up will come
3,870 results!)
Despite the newness of this software,
Lynda.com already offers two online training The key take-away here is that there is a
courses and seven videos. Here is an example wealth of information available about virtu-
of one such course, which lasts one hour and ally any computer-related question or topic
fifteen minutes and provides video and audio you would like to learn more about. Check
instruction for each facet of the program:
out the following:
- Local free classes
- Printed and eBook tech publications
from your library or available for pur-
chase
- Tech-related magazines from your
library or print/online subscriptions
- Online databases, such as
Lynda.com
- Manufacturer’s websites
- Online search, i.e., “How do I
…………….?”
Lynda.com offers similar online courses and vid- - YouTube search
eos about many other computer-related topics;
unlike trying to learn from a reference book, And, you are always welcome at our
their approach offers live examples combined LCACE Help Desk sessions prior to every
with instruction. meeting!
Many software providers offer online tutorials
and/or written reference documents to help us-
ers get the best from their software. Microsoft March Winners
does this for Sway. Go to www.microsoft.com;
then click on “Support”. In the search box that
will then appear enter “Sway tutorials”. Here is
what will you will see:
If you click on the “Watch tutorials….” option,
you will be taken to a series of Microsoft-
produced YouTube videos about Sway. You can
get similar results for other Microsoft software
by using a different product-specific search term
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