Additional Hardware and Software Instructional Tools
Hardware
These links will provide you with detailed instructions on how to use the following hardware:
Software
Below are tutorials and handouts on a variety of software packages.
Editing Images
- Editing Images with Photoshop Elements 5.0 - Basic
- Photoshop Elements 5.0 - Advanced Topics
- Editing Images with Picasa (free download)
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Files to Spot:
- FileZilla (free download)
- FileZilla tutorial with Spot
- WS-FTP (free download)
- Use Internet Explorer to FTP
Microsoft Office Resources:
- MS Office 2007 Add-in Save to PDF (free download)
- MS Excel & Gradebook:
- Export from Banweb
- Export from Banweb Tutorial
- PowerPoint 2007 Introduction
- MS Office Tutorial (TSS Training Team)
PDF (Portable Document Format) Converter:
- Adobe Acrobat
- Acrobat
Tutorial
- PrimoPDF (free download)
- Primo Tutorial
- Optimizing PDF file size
- Convert a PDF file from different file format
- Accessing PDF Documents with Screen Reader (ADA)
Quiz Development Tools:
Respondus
- How do I get a copy of Respondus? You can download the software from the Online Faculty Resource Center course inside Desire2Learn. This software only works on PC computer.
- Respondus User Guide, use "Desire2Learn" personality
- Converting an Online Exam to MS Word Format
Scanning Tools:
- Scanning and OCR in the Faculty Lab
- Scanning Text with OmniPage Pro
- OmniPage
Tutorial
- HP OCR Scanning
- Slide Scanning
- Scanning Images with Photoshop Element
Screen-capture Tools:
- PrintKey 2000 (free download)
- Jing Project (free download)
Video/Audio Editing & Burning Tools:
- Video Editing:
- Apple iMovie (Mac)
- Windows Movie Maker (Windows)
- Movie Maker Tutorials (Windows)
- Audio Editing:
- Audacity (free download)
- CD/DVD Burning with Nero and Windows XP
- Convert Video Format to DVD using Nero
Webpage Development Tools:
- Xinha Here! - WYSIWYG HTML Editor, Firefox add-on (free download)
- How to design and publish your website using Kompozer (free download)
- Web page development using Sea Monkey (free download)
- Web Editing with Adobe Contribute software