IT self help
IT self-help guides
Access a range of quick guides to the main Microsoft Office and Adobe applications used at Edge Hill University.
Quick Reference Guides
- Windows 10: Hints, Tips & Shortcuts
- Getting Started with Microsoft Teams
- Getting Started with Microsoft OneDrive
- Getting started with Microsoft Word
- Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint
- Getting started with Microsoft Excel
- Getting Started with Microsoft Publisher
- Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop
- Getting Started with Adobe Premiere Rush
- Word: Tables, charts and mail merge
- Word: Working with long documents and formal reports
- Excel: Functions and worksheet management
- Excel: Create a basic Gantt chart
- Getting Started With Microsoft OneNote
- Excel: Data lists and pivot tables
- Visio: Getting started
Video Guides
Create a Google (blogger.com) Blog | 30 minutes
How to create a Google (blogger.com) blog, from signing up for an account to understanding the user interface, adding posts and content including text, images and videos, supporting pages and managing and previewing the blog.
Create a Wix Blog | 20 minutes
How to create a Wix blog, from signing up for an account and selecting a blog template with supporting pages to understanding the user interface, adding content including text, images and videos and managing and previewing the mini-website and blog.
Create a Basic Google Sites Website | 30 minutes
How to create a Google Sites website, from signing up for an account and understanding the user interface to building the website structure, adding content including text, images and videos and previewing changes.
Create a Basic Wix Website | 30 minutes
How to create a Wix website, from signing up for an account and understanding the user interface to building the website structure, adding content including text, images and videos and creating a menu and links.
Introduction to Creative Poster Design | 30 minutes
Introduction to technical design considerations when creating an A3, A1 or A0 size Creative Poster using Microsoft Publisher, from planning and layout to using colour schemes, backgrounds, shadows and online images. Create a basic Creative Poster example from start to finish incorporating a title, text boxes, layers, shapes and an outline border.
Introduction to Academic Poster Design | 30 minutes
Introduction to technical design considerations when creating an A3, A1 or A0 size Academic Poster using Microsoft Publisher, from planning and layout to using colour, images and Excel charts. Create a basic Academic Poster example from start to finish incorporating a title, subtitle, text blocks, local and online images – including shaped text areas, cropping images to shapes, colour schemes, alignment, layers, borders and more.