Tips and Training from the Office of Technology Services

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week’s software tip!

Wednesday, November 11
Using Images for Scholarly Presentations and Lectures, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Cook 404B

Thursday, November 12
SharePoint Sites for Collaborating, 10 – 11:30 a.m., Cook 3
Creating Learning Outcome Course-based Assessments for General Education, 1 - 2:30 p.m., UU, Loch Raven Room
Word 2007 Essential Skills, 1 - 3 p.m., Cook 3

Friday, November 13
Blackboard Assignments & Grade Center, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Cook 3
Teaching @ Towson: Online Feedback to Students, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Cook 3

Monday, November 16
Word 2007 - Mass Mailings, 1 – 3 p.m., Cook 3

Tuesday, November 17
SharePoint Designer: Templates and CSS, 9 – 11 a.m., Cook 3
Emerging Technologies: Blogs, 2 – 3:30 p.m., Cook 3

Wednesday, November 18
PowerPoint 2007 - Adding Transitions and Animation Effects, 9 – 11 a.m., Cook 3
Emerging Technology - Second Life Building 101 - Introduction to SL Building, noon – 1:30 p.m., Cook 3
Outlook - 2007 Using Outlook as a Time Management Tool, 1 – 3 p.m., Cook 3

Thursday, November 19
Teaching @ Towson: Self-Assessment of Student Writing Using a Detailed Rubric, noon – 1:30 p.m. Cook 404A
Say It Quickly: Using Pecha Kucha to Sharpen Research and Presentation Skills, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m., Cook 317

Friday, November 20
CLA Classroom Technology Orientation (Using the Sympodium Only), noon – 1 p.m., LA 3105
Emerging Technologies - Finding and Applying for Funding for Emerging Technology Projects, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Cook 404B

Monday, November 23
Emerging Technologies - Communicating with Students Beyond the Classroom, noon – 1:30 p.m., Cook 404B

Wednesday, November 25
SharePoint Designer: Creating a Web Site, 9 – 11 a.m., Cook 3

To register for workshops and view additional course information, go to http://www.towson.edu/otstraining. The site also contains self-help documents and movie tutorials as workshop alternatives.

SOFTWARE TIP OF THE WEEK

Excel 2007: How can I highlight an email address or link in Excel 2007 without activating it?

If you have a spreadsheet that contains links, it's a trick to click on the cell without activating the link. Once "activated," the link with open in your internet browser – or if you click on a linked email address it may open Outlook and start a new email message.

To avoid activating the link, hold the Ctrl key down while you click the email address or link.

If you prefer to remove the link (and keep the text), you can do one of the following:

Option A. To remove one link (and keep the text), right-click on the link and choose Remove Hyperlink.

Option B. To remove all links in a worksheet at once (and keep the text), you will need to go "under the hood" in Excel. WARNING: The following cannot be undone. Save a copy of your file before you follow the next steps.

1. Open the Visual Basic Editor, hold down the Alt key and click the F11 key. A new window should open up.
2. Hold down the Ctrl key and click the G key. A new box at the bottom of the window should appear titled Immediate.
3. Type the following into the Immediate dialog box: Selection.hyperlinks.delete
4. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.
5. Select File > Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.

To sign up for free technology workshops or view additional materials related to software training, visit OTS Training online at http://www.towson.edu/otstraining. You can also contact us directly regarding any software training related issues at training@towson.edu or at 410-704-4070.

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