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Microsoft and Accessibility

• Microsoft Accessibility As a leader in the software industry, Microsoft® recognizes its responsibility to develop technology that is accessible and usable to everyone, including those with disabilities. To make this vision a reality, Microsoft is committed to educating developers on how to create accessible technology.

• Microsoft Accessibility Update Newsletter is a free e-mail newsletter providing information about resources to help make the computer easier to use with accessible technology solutions. Information about accessibility options in Microsoft products, accessibility resources, and assistive technology products compatible with the Windows operating system are providing in the newsletter. The newsletter is sent through e-mail the first Thursday of each month.

• Microsoft Documentation in Accessible Formats for Microsoft Products If you have difficulty reading or handling printed materials, you can obtain the documentation for many Microsoft products in more accessible formats—see table below. Also, find keyboard assistance for many Microsoft products.

• Microsoft Keyboard Shortcuts, find keyboard shortcuts for leading Microsoft products that help save time and effort and provide an essential tool for some people with functional difficulties and impairments—particularly dexterity and visual.

• Microsoft Accessibility Tutorials are step by step tutorials that introduce you to some of the most commonly used accessibility features. The instructions show you how to use the mouse or keyboard to navigate, select options, and change settings. This information is presented in a side by side format so that you can see at a glance how to use the mouse, the keyboard, or a combination of both.

• What Methods Can Faculty Members Use to Post Accessible Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations to Online Distance Education Courses? Microsoft PowerPoint has been referred to as the “killer application” for online distance education. There are five primary ways that an instructor can post a PowerPoint presentation to a distance education platform, as follows:...

• Creating an Accessible HTML File From a  PowerPoint Presentation Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the most widely-used applications in distance education. However, many students with disabilities can have problems accessing PowerPoint files in the context of online distance education. Transferring these PowerPoint files to accessible HTML files enables these students to get the content of the presentation. Additionally, the resulting HTML files are more usable for all students than other methods of uploading PowerPoint files.

• Creating an Accessible Word Document Microsoft Word is one of the most widely used word processing programs for both home and office use. In distance education, Microsoft Word documents are commonly used to transmit information to students. Faculty members at institutions of higher learning routinely use Microsoft Word to manipulate digital text, but Word documents can also be used to deliver images, movies, charts, graphs, and other information.

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Microsoft Resources

• Microsoft Product Solution Center: Select a Solution Center to see product support information, including common issues, frequently asked questions, helpful links, tips and how-tos, and latest downloads. Select a product from the categories below or visit the alphabetized Solution Center Index.

• Microsoft Update Download updates for Office 2003

• Microsoft Training Get free online training from Microsoft for Microsoft products.

• Microsoft Online Tutorials (search by product, grade level and discipline/learning area).  Learn how to use and integrate Microsoft software in the classroom with in-depth step-by-step tutorial guides for students, teachers, and staff.

• Microsoft Word Resources for Educators Do research and collaborate with students easily with Microsoft® Office Word 2003. This edition of the Microsoft Office System enables you to feel confident about delivering work both to your peers and students.

• PowerPoint in the Classroom An Interactive website on how to use PowerPoint in the Classroom.  Paper based tutorials are also available. 

• Atomic Learning (tutorials for both Windows and Mac based products) Atomic Learning provides software training using a unique, just-in-time approach. Our library of thousands of short tutorials on dozens of applications are focused on answering the common questions teachers, students and anyone else may have when learning software. We like to call them "atoms of learning" and they are easy to access whenever and where ever you need them. A subscription to Atomic Learning provides you access to all of the tutorials and other valuable educational resources.

• Excel Tutorial This is a basic tutorial of Excel created by the University of South Dakota

• Using Excel (Microsoft.com)

• Excel a basic tutorial

• Microsoft XP (Microsoft.com)

• @One (sponsored by the California Community College Chancellors Office): @One Improving Education Through Technology Training Materials

• BATS (Baseline Access, Training and Support) is a California State University initiative to provide all students, faculty, and staff with "baseline" access to information resources via networks, training in the uses of baseline hardware and software systems, and ongoing professional and technical support for utilization of computer resources at San Diego State University. The BATS program is part of Instructional Technology Services.

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Microsoft Tutorials

MS Word
Paper based tutorials (PDF files) on MS Word.  Tutorials created by @One.

• Introduction to MS Word  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

• Page Layout in MS Word  (Office XP)  ( Office 2003)

• Tables in MS Word  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

• Images in MS Word  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

• Drawing Tool in MS Word  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

• Mail Merge in MS Word  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

MS PowerPoint
Paper based tutorials (PDF files) on MS PowerPoint.  Tutorials created by @One.

• Introduction to MS PowerPoint  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

• Advanced MS PowerPoint  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

MS Excel
Paper based tutorials (PDF files) on  MS Excel.  Tutorials created by @One.

• Introduction to Budgets in MS Excel  (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

• Introduction to Grade Sheets in MS Excel (Office XP)  (Office 2003)

MS FrontPage

• Introduction and over view of FrontPage

MS Outlook

• Customizing Your Outlook

• How to use your Outlook Calendar

• Filtering Spam

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