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Author: Heather Lawrenz

Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Using artboards in Illustrator

April 10, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using artboards in Illustrator is very much like pages in programs like InDesign.  When you create a new document in Ai, you can choose to create multiple artboards as well. You …

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New / XD

Share your XD prototype

March 30, 2023June 16, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

When you are finished with your prototype, you can share the work with clients or team leaders.  First, in Prototype mode, select the Home screen where the start of the …

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New / XD

XD voice triggers

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

XD voice triggers allow you to use voice commands to trigger an interaction or playback. If you aren’t familiar with prototyping, you may want to check out this video first.  …

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Graphic Design / New / XD

Creating simple toggle switches in XD

March 27, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Creating simple toggle switches is really the next step in understanding both components and states.  One example of a toggle switch is an on / off button. This same method …

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New / XD

Scroll to in XD

February 28, 2023February 24, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

A scroll to in XD allows you click something then it scrolls down the page to a fixed position. Begin to create this by doubling the height. The scroll looks …

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New / XD

Creating Overlays in XD

February 23, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Creating overlays in XD creates a stacking effect so one artboard is on top of the other. This simulates drop down menus and slide up keyboards.  In prototype mode, select …

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New / XD

3D in XD

February 21, 2023March 27, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using 3D in XD allows you to mimic depth and perspective by using object rotation along vertical and horizontal axes. With the object selected, begin by enabling 3d effects on …

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New / XD

Adding parallax effects in XD

February 9, 2023January 12, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Adding parallax effects in XD creates unique motion and effects for viewers. If you aren’t familiar, parallax is when background and foreground images move differently, creating an almost 3d effect.  …

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New / XD

Adding Lottie files in XD

February 7, 2023January 12, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Adding Lottie files in XD can make interactions and other dynamic mockups. First, Lottie files are small animation files. (They may remind you of gifs.) Just like images, you import …

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New / XD

Using videos in XD

February 2, 2023January 12, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using videos in XD is one way to get creative with your mockups. You can adjust basic settings, even trim your video and control how playback works.  You can import …

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New / XD

Creating Scroll Groups in XD

January 31, 2023January 4, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Creating scroll groups in XD lets you set parts of the artboard that scroll independently either horizontally or vertically.  This is a great design feature when adding image carousels and …

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Graphic Design / New / XD

XD for presentation

January 26, 2023December 19, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Presentation tools have always frustrated me, they seem clunky and not at all free for creativity. I also dislike the feeling of hunting around for icons, images and just the …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Illustrator variable width profiles

January 24, 2023December 19, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The Illustrator width tool and variable width profiles are excellent ways to quickly add interest to line art.  To use the Width tool, click the Width tool or press Shift …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Using grids and guides in Illustrator

January 19, 2023December 19, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using grids and guides in Illustrator can frustrate new users – especially those coming from InDesign. In InDesign, you may be used to quickly creating margins, columns and rows to …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Illustrator blend tool

January 17, 2023December 19, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The Illustrator blend tool allows you to object color or to create repeated shapes. There is flexibility with this tool to blend two open paths to create a smooth transition …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Shape Builder in Illustrator

December 5, 2022November 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using shape builder in Illustrator allows you to start creating iconography and begin your illustration adventures. First, create the shapes on which you want to apply the Shape Builder tool. …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Creating artwork with the Illustrator pen tool

December 1, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The basics of creating new artwork with the Pen tool. The Pen tool, found in the Toolbar, is one of the most powerful drawing tools in Illustrator. With it, you …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Using Illustrator across the Creative Cloud

November 29, 2022November 21, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using Illustrator across the Creative Cloud is easier than new users think. This training will show you how to use Illustrator files in different applications and with different exports.  Let’s …

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Graphic Design / New / Video

Basic logo animation in After Effects

November 16, 2022October 27, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Creating a basic logo animation in After Effects is a great way to learn some easy key frame animation techniques. Getting Started Before going to After Effects,  create a layered …

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New / Photoshop

Changing the temperature of a photo in Photoshop

November 14, 2022October 27, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Changing a photo temperature can be a fun way to create a mood or experiment with lighting in a photo.  First, open your photo (File Open). Next, in the adjustments …

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New / Photoshop

Creating gifs in Photoshop

November 11, 2022October 26, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Creating gifs in Photoshop can be a fun way to spice up everything from social media to your presentations or portfolio. Let’s go through the steps you will use. First, …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / New

Illustrator knife tool

November 3, 2022October 13, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The Illustrator knife tool is ‘hidden’ with the Eraser, so click and hold to reveal it. When using the knife tool, you can either cut straight lines or wavy lines …

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Apps / New

Creative Cloud Basics

November 1, 2022October 6, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Let’s take a look at some Creative Cloud basics. First, let’s start with licensing and cost  Licensing exists as either shared device or individual licensing. Shared device licensing would be …

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New / Premiere / Video

Remix audio

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Remix audio in Premiere Pro saves hours of cutting, rippling, adding fades, and previewing results, trying to fit a piece of music to the length of a scene.  Whether your …

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New / XD

XD Web page

October 25, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

XD is Adobe’s answer for web and app mockups. In this tutorial, we will get you started with the basics, then help you build up to creating components and different …

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Graphic Design / New

Express Page

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In Express Page, you can build a creative multimedia website. Apply a brand or select a template. You can upload your own images or use provided stock photos. With stock …

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New / Premiere / Video

Creative effects in Premiere

October 24, 2022October 4, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Now that you’ve had an overview of effects, let’s explore a few fun creative effects to get you started. If you missed our basics of effects video, check that out …

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New / Premiere / Video

Syncing music in Premiere

October 19, 2022October 27, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Syncing to music is a fun way to create intros or sizzle videos. You can use this technique with either video or still content. First set up your sequence, then …

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New / Rush / Video

Video effects

October 17, 2022October 4, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

There are all kinds of Video effects that you can use – adjust, color, light, stylized, speed effects, masking. It would be exhausting to go over all of them, but …

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New / Rush / Video

Rush crop and rotate

October 12, 2022September 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The crop and rotate panel allows you to perform multiple operations to video clips and stills. Beginning with the basic section, you can change the clips position, rotation and opacity. …

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New / Rush / Video

Adjust clip speed

October 10, 2022September 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Changing clip speed can create interesting effects in your video. Speed allows you to adjust the speed of all or part of a clip. You can select how fast (or …

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New / Rush / Video

Add titles in Rush

October 5, 2022September 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

You can add titles or a lower third by tapping the plus button on the left and choosing the title icon OR using the title panel on the right. Choose between …

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New / Premiere / Video

Vertical video solutions

October 3, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In video you occasionally need to use vertical video or graphics that don’t fit well into the frame. In this tutorial, we will look at a few techniques to work …

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New / Rush / Video

Rush Effects

September 28, 2022September 23, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The effects panel in Rush contains three important features – transitions, pan and zoom, and auto-reframe.  First, you can apply transitions between clips – either stills, video or audio. Good …

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New / Rush / Video

Export and Share from Rush

September 26, 2022September 14, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Rush’s export and share interface makes sharing videos locally or right to social media easy. Begin by clicking the share tab. You can immediately share in a one to many …

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New / Premiere / Video

Changing clip speeds

September 21, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Changing clip speeds can create a fun effect by either slowing down or speeding up a clip.  To do this, add the clip to your timeline, then right click and …

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New / Premiere / Video

Using stills in Premiere

September 19, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using stills in your video can help viewers understand more about you topic. Stills may include things like maps, graphics, esp documentary, but may also include photographs  To start, set …

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New / Rush / Video

Edit Color in Rush

September 14, 2022August 31, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

If you are new to video editing, you will find that it is easy to edit color in Rush. The color grading is robust but the learning curve is not …

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New / Rush / Video

Editing Audio with Rush

September 12, 2022August 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Editing audio with Rush is simple. The interface is easy to use and understand. In addition to being able to edit levels and correct audio – you can also find …

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New / Premiere / Video

Creating graphics in Premiere

September 7, 2022October 4, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The goal of creating graphics or titles is to set the mood or inform the viewer. These graphics may include: a lower third, an opening sequence, or rolls/crawls. This type …

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New / Premiere / Video

Color Correction in Premiere

September 5, 2022September 2, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In this training, we will look at color correction with Premiere. To begin with Color Correction in Premiere, you can edit clips for overall contrast, color balance and saturation. Finally, …

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New / Rush / Video

Editing with Rush

September 1, 2022August 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Editing with Rush is intuitive and seamless. While this video shows you desktop editing, you can use the same tools and touchscreen to edit on your mobile devices. Get Started …

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New / Rush / Video

New project in Rush

August 30, 2022August 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

This tutorial will help you create a new project in Rush. If you are new to video editing, Rush is a great place to start. With its easy to use …

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New / Premiere / Video

Auto ducking in Premiere

August 24, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Auto ducking makes using interview or voice over with music easy. This is a quick way to adjust levels and mix different types of audio. First, make sure you are …

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New / Premiere / Video

Audio cleanup

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Audio cleanup is a key skill to develop in Premiere. Viewers will often forgive bad video before they forgive bad audio. Your first line of defense for good audio is …

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New / Premiere / Video

Applying auto color

August 15, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Color correction is often reserved as a more advanced topic, but the auto color correction makes this more accessible to new users and is worth experimenting with. Make sure you …

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New / Premiere / Video

Premiere workspace interface

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The updated Premiere workspace interface makes it easy to move into each aspect of video production. The new header bar makes navigating in Premiere Pro faster and easier.  Simply move …

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New / Premiere / Video

Updated quick export and share in Premiere

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The new quick export and share experience helps you export efficiently with a one-to-many design.  Export Interface Choose Export from the header bar at the top of Premiere Pro to …

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New / Premiere / Video

New import in Premiere

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Premiere updated its import interface. The new import experience begins with media instead of project settings. This interface may remind you of Premiere Rush. At the top left, notice the streamlined …

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New / Premiere / Video

Background noise removal with Premiere and Audition

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Often when you record, you can pick up room or background noise. This video will show you one technique to fix this and optimize your audio. It helps to always …

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Wordpress

Writing a good description paragraph for your content on WordPress

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

By Chris Etheridge, PhDAssistant ProfessorWilliam Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications What is the description paragraph for? Each piece or series of pieces you add to your portfolio …

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Graphic Design / New

Create your brand in Express

March 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

You can build your brand quickly in Creative Cloud Express – adding logos, fonts and colors. All of these assets can be shared with others. Then create templates and styled …

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Graphic Design / New

Intro to CC Express

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Adobe Spark has had an update/rebrand and is now Adobe Creative Cloud Express. Express offers a lot of the same tools, as well as some new tools for you to …

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Photography / Photoshop

Using Neural filters and Sky Replacement in Photoshop

February 9, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Editing photos for editorial or artistic outputs with ease using the neural filters and replace sky. Each workflow helps you to protect your pixels by creating new layers with the …

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Uncategorized

Audience Engagement Series

February 7, 2022February 9, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Newsroom analytics In this Zoom session, Lisa McLendon and Gerri Berendzen will discuss what analytics measure, what the data can tell you and how to use that information to better …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator / Photoshop

Working with Illustrator layers in Photoshop

January 19, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Opening Illustrator work inside Photoshop is as easy as copy/paste. Start by opening your work in Illustrator. Make sure you have already created named layers inside of Illustrator.  Next, select …

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Graphic Design / Photoshop

Photoshop share, comment and edit on the web

January 19, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Photoshop has made collaborating and editing even easier! You can now share a Photoshop document, allow stakeholders to add pinned comments. These comments appear inside Photoshop, so you can stay …

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Graphic Design / Photoshop

Photoshop Hover Select

January 19, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Photoshop’s latest update has made selecting content so easy. To make an automatic selection on hover with the Object Selection tool, do the following: Access the Object Selection tool from …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Share and comment in Illustrator

January 19, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Share and comment has been available in InDesign for a few versions, now it’s available in Illustrator. This update allows you to share a link to your artwork with collaborators, …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Adding 3D effects and substances in Illustrator

January 19, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Easily apply 3D effects like Rotate, Revolve, Extrude, Lighting, and Shadows to vector artwork and create 3D graphics. Find all these effects along with Adobe Substance Materials and rendering options …

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Premiere / Video

Simplify your Premiere sequence

January 19, 2022March 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In the 2021 release of Premiere, users can now simplify sequences. This makes it easy to share with collaborators and clients.  Select a sequence and then click Sequence > Simplify …

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Premiere / Video

Transcribe and caption in Premiere

September 14, 2021March 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Update to Premiere to 15.0 or later. Captioning lets you create separate tracks that lets you edit and treat captions like video clips. Why use captions? One reason is for …

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Premiere

Export in Premiere

July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Exporting in Premiere begins with a few basic settings: Format = H.264 Preset = YouTube 1080p Full HD If you are working on a video for social media, check out …

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Premiere / Video

Recording a voice over

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

When you record a voice over, best practices are to use one of the school’s editing bays and microphones. This will give you the best audio quality.  Remember to stop …

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Premiere / Video

Adjusting audio levels and keyframing audio

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

The key to editing audio is to edit with your eyes, not your ears. This way your device or headphone volume is not deceiving you. This video reviews the basics …

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Premiere / Video

Overview of tools

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

In this tool overview, you will learn a series of ways to select, edit and rearrange clips in your timeline. Table of Contents: 00:23 – Selection tool 01:32 – Track …

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Premiere / Video

Basics in the source pane and timeline

July 27, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

This training helps you get started working in the source pane. First however, we review audio and video tracks. Multi-track editing is one of the advantages of using Premiere. We …

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Premiere / Video

Setting up a Sequence

July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

You can easily use an existing clip to establish your sequence settings. Simply choose your best HD clip with video and audio and drag that into the timeline. This method …

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Premiere / Video

Premiere Pro Basics: Getting Started

July 26, 2021July 27, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

If you are new to Premiere Pro, learning to manage your files (and prevent missing links) is the first step to success. In this video, we offer some of our …

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Web / Wordpress

Customize your portfolio

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Each theme offers different options to customize. If you are ever unsure about how to customize your theme, refer to its documentation for information. This example uses the theme Edin. …

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Web / Wordpress

Adding and organizing posts into sections

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:20 – Adding template blocks for design 00:46 – Add statement 01:04 – Divide portfolio into sections

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Web / Wordpress

Design your resume page

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:07 – Create PDF and JPG of resume 00:46 – Step 1 export PDF 01:01 – Step 2 Create an image file from PDF 02:26 – Adding …

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Web / Wordpress

Design your about me page

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:10 – Creating about me from template 00:38 – Adding a newly created page to the menu 01:08 – Photo for about me 01:44 – Editing template …

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Web / Wordpress

Design your home page

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:18 – Home page = static 00:54 – Refer to documentation 01:20 – Editing the home page 01:42 – Working with the block editor 02:30 – Adding …

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Web / Wordpress

Using your WordPress dashboard

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:06 – Launching your site 02:20 – Viewing our site 02:34 – Sharing our correct site link

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Web / Wordpress

Portfolio setup in WordPress

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Getting your portfolio off the ground In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up your wordpress portfolio site. Additionally, I will talk about the differences between wordpress.com and …

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Web / Wordpress

Creating Menus

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Create menus via the Customizer menu. You can create and save multiple menus. Before you start adding, sketch a wireframe of your webpage. This will give you a map of …

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Web / Wordpress

Adding pages

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Pages are accessed via the dashboard. If you click Pages, you can view a list of all your current pages. You will also want to make note of which one …

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Web / Wordpress

Selecting a theme: 5 tips

July 20, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

At this point, you have created your basic portfolio and are ready to get started on setting it up and really creating an online portfolio that reflects your brand and showcases your …

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Analytics

Sharing and exporting data

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Now that you have analyzed your data, it is time to share results. You can do this by exporting various reports and data. You can also add users to view …

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Analytics

Reading acquisition reports

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Acquisition reports help us define where we get the most engaged traffic. If we are using paid search strategies or other campaigns, these reports tell us what strategies offer us …

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Analytics

Analyzing behavior reports

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Now that we have used audience reports to figure out who our audience is, it’s time to use behavior reports to determine user engagement with online resources. These reports help …

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Analytics

Using audience reports

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Audience reports help you understand audiences and use that to evaluate outreach to different groups. This is where you can breakout interesting demographic data and use it to determine what …

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Analytics

Overview of metrics

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Google analytics contains four main types of reports. Each one will give you different information as you determine who you audience is and evaluate the success of different campaigns or …

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Analytics

How to install Google Analytics

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Video 2: How to install Google AnalyticsDepending on what content management system you are using and the version (premium or free) you will have different ways to install GA on …

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Analytics

Introduction to Google Analytics

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Google Analytics will help you digitally get to know your clients – finding out how they got to your site, what they did. You can use analytics to determine what …

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Excel

Creating Charts

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Create charts What are charts? Charts are visual representations of data that often make it easier to see trends and patterns. Since charts are a type of object within Excel, …

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Excel

Central Tendency

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

How to calculate central tendency metrics https://youtu.be/7-ZRTqB6gb0

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Excel

Logical Functions

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Logical Functions Another operation is if statements or logical functions. These allow you to draw some conclusions or create an action based on the data. Let’s look at how this …

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Excel

Basic Functions

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Basic Functions In this video, we are going to examine how you can perform basic operations with data in a spreadsheet: addition, subtraction, etc., basic formulas . As you are …

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Excel

Import and export data

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Import and Export Next, let’s learn to import data from either txt or csv files into Excel. Find out how to export to these file types as well. Finally, learn …

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Excel

Data Entry

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Data Entry You can enter text or numbers into your excel matrix. The numbers align to the right and text aligns to the left . After each entry, you can …

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Excel

Excel Basics

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Basics This video will help to orient you to Excel – learning how to navigate and work with spreadsheets. Also, you will get a quick preview of some of the …

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FAQs

FAQs: Get help on all your common questions

July 8, 2021July 9, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Get help on all your common questions Need help on something not covered? Ask here … Loading…

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Class HUB / Excel

Excel Overview

June 30, 2021July 15, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Excel HUB Get started with excel Curated tutorials for J309 and J460 Basics Data Entry Import and Export Basic functions Logical Functions Central Tendency Creating Charts

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Analytics / Class HUB

Google Analytics Overview

June 18, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

GOOGLE ANALYTICS HUB Learn the basics of Google Analytics Curated tutorials for J460 Intro to Google Analytics How to install GA Overview of metrics Audience reports Behavior reports Aquisition Reports …

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infographic stories - This workshop will hit all the skills you need to turn a data driven story into a beautiful infographic.
Illustrator / InDesign

Infographic Stories Workshop

June 2, 2021November 19, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

This workshop dives deep into best practices and processes for building an infographic. Using some of the research data and remaking an Adobe poster (http://cps.adobeeducate.com/) we look at everything from …

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social banner example
Photoshop

Workshop: Building banners for social media

May 26, 2021January 20, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

This workshop introduces you to two different styles you can use to create trendy social media banners. You will also get an overview of many of Photoshop’s most useful aspects. …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Building graphics in Illustrator

May 3, 2021June 30, 2023 - by Heather Lawrenz

Illustrator can seem intimidating, but by maximizing a few simple tools, you can be well on your way to creating graphics and icons to use across the Adobe suite. Shape …

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Graphic Design

Creating Presentations

March 4, 2021November 4, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using the basics of graphic design and a few cool tools, you can level up your presentations. This course serves as not only an idea generator for presentations, but also …

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