Course Categories: Getting up to speed

GUTS: A beginners guide to OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a fantastic FREE productivity tool to help you keep organised. Lessons include:

  • Getting started with OneNote
  • Create notebook, sections and pages
  • Customise pages
  • Insert text, images and links
  • Record and insert audio
  • OneNote Web Clipper
  • OneNote online

GUTS: GMail tips and tricks

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn the top 15 best tips and tricks in Google’s Gmail. For example, undo send an email, schedule sending email, use templates to respond quickly, apply a dark theme, and many more.

  • Gmail offline mode
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Multiple email signatures
  • Vacation responder
  • Stars to organise messages

GUTS: MS Outlook calendar and tips

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn the top 14 best calendar tips and tricks in Microsoft Outlook. For example, set meeting times using natural language, view your calendar and mail side-by-side, create meetings or appointments from email, and many more. Topics include:

  • Date navigator
  • Reply with meeting
  • Create appointment from email
  • Easily recreate meeting
  • Show multiple time zones
  • View multiple calendars
  • View calendar alongside email
  • Visualise calendar with colors
  • Change work hours
  • Add-ins
  • End meeting early

GUTS: MS PowerPoint tips and tricks

Learn the top 15 best tips and tricks. Content includes:

  • Perfect shapes and lines
  • Screen recording
  • Merge shapes
  • Align objects
  • Design ideas
  • Remove photo background
  • Stock images

GUTS: How to use Microsoft OneDrive

In this step-by-step tutorial video, learn how you can use Microsoft OneDrive to backup files, access your files anywhere and share and collaborate with others.

  • What is OneDrive and why use it?
  • Using OneDrive in Windows Explorer
  • Status icons
  • Sharing files and folders
  • Search with OneDrive
  • Personal Vault
  • Recycle bin
  • OneDrive settings

GUTS: Do I have a high-level awareness of the POPI Act?

The President of South Africa has proclaimed that the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) commences on 1 July 2020 with a 12 month grace period ending on 1 July 2021. This means that organisations have less than six months left to comply with POPIA. It is now time for you to take action. Do you understand what the Act means to both you and your organisation?

GUTS: Windows 10 essentials

Tips and tricks to work smarter with Windows 10 saving you time and making you more efficient in the workplace. 

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

  • Customise the Start Menu by creating folders, resizing
  • Navigate to find apps quickly and easily from the Start Menu
  • Create, modify, and delete live tiles
  • Customise the taskbar, Action Centre, and notifications
  • Remove distractions with Focus Assist e.g. alerts, notifications and other sounds
  • Use Task View and the TImeline to access documents quickly
  • Use the Search Box effectively
  • Use Virtual Desktops
  • Split your screen into different sections using Snap Assist
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