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Learn how to share your calendar with other users in your company, and how to view their calendars as well.  In this video, we will share our calendar with another user, and then we will open that user’s calendar side-by-side with our own.

Ok, now learn how to view multiple calendars in different ways. In this video, we will go over the three different views when working with multiple calendars. The side-by-side view allows you to see multiple calendars right next to each other. The overlay view allows you to have one calendar on top, with the others behind that calendar. You can then easily click on the tab for the calendar you wish to bring up front. Finally, the schedule view is useful when you need to see availability of the users when scheduling appointments.

Hey all you PowerPoint presenters. Ever wonder how to save a PowerPoint presentation as video?

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 provides the ability to save a PowerPoint presentation as a video file.  In this session we quickly look how to record timings in a presentation and then save the presentation in the Windows Media Video format. Depending on the content of your presentation, creating a video may take some time. Lengthy presentations and presentations with animations, transitions, and media content will likely take longer to create. Fortunately, you can continue to use PowerPoint while the video is being created.

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Learn how to apply heading styles to titles and headings within a document, and then how to use those styles to easily create a table of contents.  In this video, we will apply some heading styles, we will create a table of contents based on those styles, and we will hyperlink to different areas within the document using the links provided by a table of contents.  We will also discuss how you can quickly update your table of contents as your document changes.

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Think you really know how to use Word? Not sure of all the useful tools in Excel? You probably don’t even realize that you could be much more productive if you knew how to use your software better. Log on to Learn can help you.

Log on to Learn offers computer instruction – the how to’s – for everything in Microsoft Office, Crystal Reports and the Adobe Creative suite… all online. You can rent tutorial videos for 30 days or pay for a monthly subscription for full access to their virtual learning library. You’ll have access to:

• video tips
• comprehensive video series
• downloadable/printable step-by-step tutorials
• printable reference guides
• regularly scheduled live training events
• community forums
• quizzing and certification

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Not only will you learn how to use your software to its fullest potential you’ll increase your proficiency and office productivity.  It’s easy and right at your fingertips.

This Vermont start-up not only helps individuals but also businesses. Companies can have their own branded group page that can act as their training portal allowing employees to have access to their own internal training docs and videos as well as all Log on to Learn tutorial videos. With no set up fees, this is a win win for companies, paying only a monthly fee to give their employees access to so much learning to make them more productive.

Do you know how to create PivotCharts in Excel? Well, it’s time you Log on to Learn!

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Its official! In less than 1 year Microsoft will no longer offer support for Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003. Maintaining an unsupported Operating System coupled with a heavily used Office productivity suite can put your organization at risk against security threats! If you have not done so, now is the time to plan your migration solution with Log on to Learn. Let us help you.

Almost 40% of enterprise businesses are currently running Windows XP vs. 44% running Windows 7*.  Now is time to make your plan, do not delay! Look to KnowledgeWave and Log on to Learn for guidance in your planning. Our solutions align with every stage of the migration process.  Log on to Learn offers a 3-Step Approach including pre-assessment and benchmarking, migration training for end users then post assessment measurements against benchmarks. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and support required for a successful migration without the loss of employee productivity. While every company will be unique with their requirements our three step approach makes sure your specific needs are met.

Whether you are moving to Windows 7 or Windows 8, Office 2010 or 2013 we offer affordable solutions that will assist your organization with this change.

Our 3-Step Approach

• We offer Pre-Migration Consulting
• Execution & Delivery of Training in Various Formats Including:
Onsite and Remote Live Instructor-led Training
On-Demand Web-based Video Tutorials
Live webinars
• Post Deployment Solutions for Continued Productivity Growth.

What’s the next step for starting your Migratioin?  Request a Meeting! There’s no cost and it will get you moving in the right direction before the clock hits zero.
Contact Us today! 800-831-8449

Excited about Microsoft Office 2013? We are! Join us for a demonstration of Office Word and Excel 2013. We’ll showcase the two most used Office Applications in the Office Suite.

During this webinar, we hear from Log on to Learn Microsoft Office Master, David Thibault. David gives us an introduction and tour of Office 2013 and then zeros in on new features and options for Word and Excel 2013. This is the most ambitious release of Office ever! It spans the full family of Office applications, servers and cloud services. The new Office has a fresh, touch friendly design that works beautifully on Windows 8 and unlocks modern scenarios in social media, reading, note-taking, meetings and communications. There are many new features sprinkled across the software within the Office suite. Attend this webinar for a live demonstration of the new Microsoft Office!

We will specifically highlight the following:

Excel 2013: Explore the new features with David and learn how to take advantage of the results-oriented user interface that provides easy access to powerful productivity tools, offers a larger workspace, and delivers faster performance.

Some Topics Covered:

• How to visualize your data quickly
• New, easy ways to reformat and rearrange your data
• How to do a Pivot Table (without knowing about Pivot Tables)
• New ways to share data

Word 2013: Do more with your docs: Pop in an online video, open a PDF and edit the content! Yup, edit a PDF in Word 2013! Align pictures and diagrams with minimal fuss. The new Read Mode is clean and distraction-free. Teaming-up is better too, with direct connections to your online spaces and streamlined review features like Simple Markup and comments. Watch as David shows you some of the great new bells and whistles.

Some Topics Covered:

• New ways to share your document
• Adding video, pictures with confidence
• A whole new experience with PDFs

Date: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Event Duration: 30 Minutes
Registration Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/399359857

KnowledgeWave is excited to offer this very limited engagement; a 2-day vSphere Operations class. This course is targeted for admins of VMware that may need a refresher class. This course is designed for experienced users of VMware® vSphere® and teaches skills in the use of VMware® vCenter™ Operations Manager™ as a forensic and predictive tool. The course is based on VMware ESXi™ 5.x, VMware® vCenter Server™ 5.x, and vCenter Operations Manager 5.x.

Scheduled for May 29-30, 2013.  Attend from our location in South Burlington or attend remotely Live from your Desk. Remote classes are 100% live.

Intended Audience: Experienced System Administrators and System Integrators

Training Investment: $1,995  Discount are available for companies sending more than 1 person. To Register or for more Information: Contact Eric Sokolowski at 800-831-8449 EXT 102.

Course Objectives:
• Understand major and minor badges and their underlying metrics.
• Use these badges to find the root causes of common operational issues in a vSphere environment.
• Perform capacity management and what-if analyses.
• Use the Operations tab, the Planning tab, the Alerts tab, the Analysis tab, and the Reports tab.
• Navigate the vCenter Operations Manager 5.x user interface.
• Use heat maps and create a custom heat map.
• Use smart alerts to detect system issues.
• Articulate the use case for the new policy structure in vCenter Operations Manager and how it can be used to define configuration settings for objects in a vSphere environment.
• Work with groups to classify virtual objects in logical and business-related structures and how to apply them to policies.
• Define new use cases based on the optimized integration with VMware® vCenter™ Operations Management Suite™ products like VMware® vCenter Configuration Manager™, VMware® vFabric™ Hyperic®, VMware® vCenter™ Infrastructure Navigator™, and other adapters.

Did you just upgrade or are you getting ready to upgrade to Windows 7? Yeah we know Microsoft’s Windows 8 is out, but like we said, are you getting ready to or just moved to Windows 7? While Windows 8 is a good OS, most businesses that are upgrading from XP now that the Microsoft will be ending support of the OS, are making the jump to Windows 7 not 8   – Side note: Did you know that XP was Microsoft’s longest living OS coming in at 12 years and 5 months? Now it’s time to update don’t you think?  For those of you making the leap to Windows 8 don’t worry we’ll be posting some videos specific for that OS too.

These two videos should help you and your users with the transition. Remember, KnowledgeWave offers live hands-on instructor-led training for Microsoft Windows and all the Office Suite versions. We can offer short sessions that meet your need during your migration to a new OS or office suite. We offer train-the-training type sessions that can be coupled with our Log on to Learn on-demand training portal. We can help to get your staff up to speed in no time at all!

What’s the Windows 7 Snipping Tool?

Put that Paint Application and Photoshop away. One of the best things since sliced bread, and sliced bread is pretty cool, is the Windows 7 Snipping tool. This takes screen capture to a new level! Capture just the parts of a screen view you need with this easy to use tool. In this video we will demonstrate how to capture images from your screen using the Windows 7 Snipping Tool.

Need more than a short tip? Try this video. Windows 7 is new from the ground up. It was created so that users could put the personalization back into the PC. Whether you’re already using Windows 7 or planning on making the switch, this video will uncover many of the ways Windows 7 is different from earlier versions. In this tips-packed tutorial you will learn techniques in Microsoft Windows 7 to customize and organize your work, and streamline your business.

VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V5.1]

Date(s): April 1st-5th, 2013
Format: Live Instructor-led, Remote Training, Attend at our site or Remotely

Our instructor is VMware certified and has taught VMware related courses across the globe.

Overview

This intensive training course focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere® 5. This course combines the content of the
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course with advanced tasks and skills for configuring a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.
The course is based on VMware ESXi™ 5.0 and VMware vCenter Server™ 5.0.

Objectives

• Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage.
• Create, configure, migrate, manage, convert, and monitor virtual machines and virtual appliances.
• Manage user access to the virtual infrastructure.
• Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage.
• Scale the vSphere virtual infrastructure.
• Implement business continuity solutions.
• Manage changes to the vSphere environment.
• Use a command-line interface to manage vSphere.
• Install and configure ESXi and vCenter Server.
• Use VMware vSphere® Auto Deploy to provision ESXi hosts.

Who Should Attend?

Experienced system administrators and system integrators willing to work hard to achieve superior vSphere skills with minimal time away from the office

Prerequisites:

• Willingness to participate in a demanding, high-intensity training experience
• Comfort with system administration using command-line interfaces
• Have a basic understanding of virtualization concepts

Course Outline

1 Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 Introduction to VMware Virtualization
• Introduce virtualization and vSphere components
• Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization
• Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
• Install and use vSphere user interfaces
• Describe the ESXi architecture and configure various ESXi settings

3 Creating Virtual Machines
• Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
• Deploy a single virtual machine

4 VMware vCenter Server
• Introduce vCenter Server architecture
• Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses

5 Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
• Describe, create, and manage a standard virtual switch
• Describe and modify standard virtual switch properties

6 Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
• Introduce storage protocols and device names
• Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage VMware vSphere® VMFS datastores
• Introduce VMware vSphere® Storage Appliance

7 Virtual Machine Management
• Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
• Perform VMware vSphere vMotion® and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
• Create a vSphere vApp
• Use VMware vCenter Converter™ Standalone to hot-clone a system

8 Access and Authentication Control
• Control user access through roles and permissions
• Discuss ESXi host access and authentication
• Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
• Introduce VMware® vShield™ products

9 Resource Management and Monitoring
• Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
• Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
• Configure and manage resource pools
• Use vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms to monitor resource usage

10 High Availability and Fault Tolerance
• Explain the vSphere High Availability (HA) architecture
• Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
• Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance

11 Host Scalability
• Use Host Profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance
• Configure and manage a vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler™ cluster
• Configure and manage vSphere Distributed Power Management

12 Network Scalability
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork distributed switches, network connections, and port groups
• Discuss distributed virtual switch features, such as PVLANs, discovery protocols, Network I/O Control, NetFlow, and port mirroring

13 Storage Scalability
• Describe VMware vSphere® Storage APIs – Array Integration and Storage Awareness
• Explain profile-driven storage
• Add a storage policy to a virtual machine storage profile
• Introduce storage I/O control
• Create a datastore cluster for Storage DRS™
• Configure Storage DRS

14 Data Protection
• Discuss a strategy for backing up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
• Introduce the VMware® Data Recovery appliance
• Discuss solutions for efficiently backing up virtual machines

15 Patch Management
• Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to manage ESXi patching
• Install Update Manager and the Update Manager plug-in
• Create patch baselines
• Scan and remediate hosts

16 VMware vSphere Management Assistant
• Describe VMware vSphere® Management Assistant (vMA)
• Configure vMA
• Discuss the VMware vSphere® Command-Line Interface command set
• Perform command-line operations for host management, network management, storage management, and performance monitoring

17 Installing VMware Components
• Use vCenter Linked Mode to manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
• Introduce ESXi installation
• Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
• Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
• Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)
• Introduce vCenter Server Appliance
• Install and configure vCenter Server Appliance
• Use Image Builder to create an ESXi installation image
• Use Auto Deploy to deploy a stateless ESXi host

The first in a series of 6 webinar events, Understand Your Audience: Create the Best Experience for Everyone is scheduled for next Monday, February 18th, 2013.

“People will not usually remember what you say, but they always remember how you made them feel.” This module focuses on how to build rapport with the participants and create a positive learning environment. Today’s audience culture has changed dramatically and your ability to adapt to those changes will help you feel confident in providing a presentation that you and your audience feel good about. Learn how to quickly analyze your audience with just a few basic questions that help your audience feel more relaxed and receptive to your message. Knowing your audience and their expectations will create the best experience for everyone.

Topics in this Live Event:

• Identify Different Learning Styles and Learn How to Accommodate Them – Includes the Learning Styles Checklist (handout)
• SPLASH Approach to Build Rapport with Your Participants – Icebreaker Exercise (handout)
• Set Ground Rules and Why They are Important
• Identify Pros and Cons of Room Setups—Create the Optimum Environment – Room Setup Checklist (handout)
• Understand the Different Types of Audiences to Adapt Your Presentation
• Techniques to Help You Connect with Participants

Date: February 18, 2013
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Duration: 60 Minutes and Q & A
Fee: $129.00 (Discounted if Purchasing Entire Series)
Register for this One Event Online: Click Here