November 2020

Online Google Docs Training

Monday, November 30th, 2020

Online Google Docs Training

We provide Google Docs training to users of all levels, from beginners who require basic word processor skills to experts who wish to get the best out of the more advanced features. We also provide transition training for those who are moving from Word.

On Site Google Docs Training

Monday, November 30th, 2020

On-Site Google Docs Training

Online Microsoft Word Training

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Online Microsoft Word Training

We offer Microsoft Word training courses to users of all levels. Many people assume they already know how to use Word, but there are lots of helpful though seldom-used features which can save time and bring real gains in efficiency.

On Site Microsoft Word Training

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

On-Site Microsoft Word Training

Online Microsoft Office Training

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Online Microsoft Office Training

We design and deliver bespoke Microsoft Office training courses tailored to your requirements. We can cover any version from Office 2010 to the latest 2019 release (including Office 365), depending on which is used in your organisation.

On Site Microsoft Office Training

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

on-site Microsoft Office Training

Finding free images for your Word and Docs documents

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

Written by Jane Hames

How to find images that are free to use in Microsoft Word and Google Docs

When searching for an image to insert into a Microsoft Word or a Google Docs Document, do you check the copyright? Depending on the software you are using to create your document, and the search engine being used for the search, you will get different results and options to filter by license. My preference is to use images that I know are licensed for commercial use and modification. This is mainly because I am not an expert in copyright laws, so by filtering for images that are labelled for use commercially, and are allowed to be modified, I know that I am safe. However, filtering to this lowest level of licensing does produce far fewer image results, so if you need more options it would be worth having a look at stock images which you can pay to use.

Here is a basic run down on what happens when you do an image search online and within Microsoft Word and Google Docs.

Searching for images within Microsoft Word:

If you search using Word’s online images feature (which replaced Clip Art), you will be able to filter your search to display all image results or those with a creative commons license. The creative commons license does NOT necessarily mean that you have the right to use the image, but it does gives broad permission that you can use it within the limits of that license. This is confusing, and as a result, if I want to use the Bing image search, I do not do it within Word. Keep reading for some alternatives!
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Searching for images with Bing in your browser:

To avoid the confusion of creative commons, if you search within your browser using bing images, you can choose an image without licensing constraints to insert into Word.
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Searching for images within Google Docs:

If you choose to insert an image in Google Docs and then select the search option, the results should be labelled for commercial reuse with modification. Just double check the description below the search box as shown here:
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Searching for images with Google Images in your browser:

When using Google Images, ensure you change the licensing filter, as shown here:
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Here are some sites which will provide more information about licensing and copyright:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-gb/bing/dn261810.aspx

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/29508?hl=en

Here are some sites where you can pay for images:

http://www.shutterstock.com/

http://www.istockphoto.com/

Glide Training provides Google Docs and Microsoft Word training in Sussex, London and the South.

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Written by Jane Hames

How to find images that are free to use in Microsoft Word and Google Docs

PowerPoint – Exporting Notes Pages to Word

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Written by Jane Hames

In PowerPoint it is useful to be able to print your notes pages along with miniatures of your slides. The notes could be for the benefit of the presenter or to hand out to the audience.

One space or two? A clever use of Find and Replace in Word

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

Written by Jane Hames

I have been delivering Word training to secretaries this week and they like to have two spaces after a full stop. For a lot of us one space is enough, but for those who are “proper” typists or trained secretaries two spaces is the correct way to do things. This explain a quick way to add spaces in Word.

So, if you have been given a document from someone who hasn’t put in two spaces after a full stop, you probably don’t want to go through and type an extra space after each full stop. Below is a solution that could save a lot of time:

How can I shrink text to fit a page in Word 2010?

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Written by Jane Hames

I deliver a lot of Microsoft Office upgrade training and I have been asked this same question several times recently: “From the Print Preview, in older versions of Word, I used to be able to shrink the text in a document onto one page. The option doesn’t seem to be available in Word 2007 and 2010.”