Note: Advanced registration is required. If you need to request an accommodation, please contact Training@niu.edu.

Faculty and Staff are invited to attend an Office 365 - Word workshop. The session will cover topics such as: basic terminology, adding bullets, headers and footers, creating accessible documents, creating tables, inserting an image, grouping objects, inserting links, and adding comments. It will also include a demo of the mail merge feature.

In this workshop, we will discuss the basic features of email with Outlook: creating emails using the different options of CC/BCC; public vs. private; importance; checking names; tracking, reading, and open responses.  We will also discuss attachments and signatures.  This workshop will be held virtually on Teams for 1 hour and 15 minutes with user interaction.  Need more than the Basics?  Consider attending the Managing your Mailbox workshop.

In this workshop, we will use Outlook to discuss how to view your calendar, create appointments and meetings, edit appointments and meetings, create recurring meetings, create an all-day event, check availability of people invited to the meeting, track meeting responses, and share calendars. This workshop will be held virtually on Teams for 1 hour with user interaction.

Note: Advanced registration is required. If you need to request an accommodation, please contact Training@niu.edu.

Faculty and Staff are invited to attend an Office 365 - Excel workshop. The session will cover topics such as: basic terminology, cell formatting, data filters, data sorting, count if, using Fill Features, freezing panes, and protecting sheets.

In this workshop, we will discuss how to use your Outlook mailbox to create, edit, label, and delete categories; create, manage, delete, move and clean-up folders; as well with searching and flagging messages, how to use filters, how to sort and arrange emails, creating rules, conversations, and using favorites. This workshop will be held virtually on Teams for 1 hour with user interaction.

In this workshop, we will discuss how to create a message, use group chats, user reactions, use emojis, share files, mention a teammate, mark a message as important, organize chats, set your status, and reply to a specific message all within Microsoft Teams.  We will also discuss how to apply a background, choose a device, raise your hand, share thoughts in chat, and share your screen all while in a Teams meeting.  This workshop will be held virtually on Teams for 1 hour with user interaction.

Note: Advanced registration is required. If you need to request an accommodation, please contact Training@niu.edu.

Faculty and Staff are invited to attend an Office 365 - PowerPoint workshop. The session will cover topics such as: basic terminology, creating a simple presentation, using animation, and recording a presentation.

The Excel paper process for entering purchase requisitions has changed to an electronic platform.  You have been identified as someone who enters requisitions for your department/division.  This training session will show you how to enter requisitions, add supporting documentation, and process change orders. This training is required to gain access to the MyNIU Financials system.  Access to the system will be granted after the training has been completed.