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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 two levels of InDesign training.

In the Introduction to Cascade, you'll learn what a CMS is, and the specifics of how Cascade works. We will cover how to log-in, access, and interact with the Cascade interface, including the dashboard and basic widgets, navigating around your site(s), and accessing specific pages and content. From there, you'll learn how to add a page, and then use the Rich Text Editor to insert basic content and media to that page. This will also include adding links, lists, and images. While adding this content, we will also talk about basic web and content design concepts.

*This is a University of Alberta specific program and will not benefit participants outside of the University*

In the Cascade Intermediate course, you'll learn about the capabilities of Cascade as a tool, and what it allows for with more complex page layouts. This will include a discussion on how the Cascade pages work, what Rows and Columns mean in the tool, and how to build more than a single column layout. Additionally, you'll learn about the other components that Cascade contains, including Carousels, Accordions, Teaser Lists, and more, while also learning how to add them into the broader layouts. Finally, we’ll discuss how to add and organize news stories into Cascade.

*This is a University of Alberta specific program and will not benefit participants outside of the University*

Microsoft Excel is more than a popular spreadsheet program - it's a powerful data analysis and visualizaton tool.

Microsoft Project is a powerful project management tool that helps you stay on top of even the most complex endeavors. In our courses you'll learn how to use Project to breakdown tasks, establish dependencies, assign resources, create project calendars and budgets, track progress and more.

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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.