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Bring your data up to speed with real-time enhancement tools

April 18, 2001 7:00am PDT

Your data collection and maintenance strategy is flawed if it doesn't incorporate real-time data enhancement. Learn how real-time data tools can make your data more valuable, help to drive sales...

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Use these four methods to clean up your data

April 4, 2001 7:00am PDT

Is your ERP or CRM data accurate? You may be surprised how easily large databases can become corrupted with incorrect, outdated, and unusable data. Here are four ways you can clean up your...

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Data quality is vital to CRM or ERP user acceptance

March 22, 2001 8:00am PST

Users must be assured data quality before they will accept an ERP or CRM system. This article examines the importance of data quality and offers suggestions for improving your data's validity.

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Teach two-variable Excel data tables with real-life examples

March 2, 2001 8:00am PST

Looking for a great way to teach end users two-variable Excel data tables? A real-life example might just do the trick. Find out how this method works for one training pro.

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Personal costs of the technological invasion

February 27, 2001 12:00am PST

Are you caught up in a 24/7 work culture? Lifestyle expert and author Cheryl Richardson shares her view on the costs of burnout in today's pervasive workplace and offers strategies for coping with...

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Use real-life examples to teach Excel data tables

February 26, 2001 8:00am PST

Excel data tables aren't the easiest subjects to teach. Yet with a real-life example, your students should catch on quickly.

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Teach your users to analyze Access data with pivot tables and charts

January 15, 2001 8:00am PST

Queries aren't your only option when analyzing Access data. Pivot tables and pivot charts can be just as useful and much faster. Here's a quick lesson that you can use to teach your Access users...

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Present your Excel data with pivot charts

December 26, 2000 8:00am PST

Looking for a great way to spice up your Excel worksheets? Try Excel pivot charts. These handy images are a great way to present your data in a clear, concise, and eye-catching way.

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Teach users to manipulate data with Excel pivot tables

December 18, 2000 8:00am PST

If your users are looking for a great way to manipulate data in Excel, pivot tables may be the answer. Here's the information you need to teach your users how to start using this valuable Excel...

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How to teach charting in Excel in 15 minutes

October 3, 2000 7:00am PDT

It's best to be thorough when introducing a new subject, but trainers don't have the luxury of unlimited time. These Excel tips on how to teach charting in 15 minutes will help you cover a lot of...

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Finding affordable IT resources for nonprofits

September 28, 2000 7:00am PDT

The cost of technology can be difficult to manage, particularly if you are a nonprofit organization operating on a small budget. This article focuses on several Web sites designed to help...

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Balancing personal budgets can help students learn Excel's Solver

September 11, 2000 7:00am PDT

Textbook examples often use business concepts to illustrate a tool or function. But sometimes, students can learn more from everyday examples, such as creating a household budget. Learn how to use...

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Browse these resources for training deaf students

September 4, 2000 7:00am PDT

Hearing people have a lot to learn about deaf people, and these Web sites provide several good places to start reading. From understanding the deaf culture to reconfiguring PCs, these sites will...

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Design your own hands-on tests to get an accurate skills assessment

August 31, 2000 7:00am PDT

Off-the-shelf courseware often comes with ready-to-use tests, which may not provide a good assessment of what students have learned. You can provide better tests by designing your own and using...

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Use quiz scores to help Goal Seek training hit home

August 24, 2000 7:00am PDT

Learning Excel's Goal Seek feature is difficult for students perplexed by accounting terms and methods. Cut through the confusion by teaching demo problems almost all students understand. Show...

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How to edit, revise, and enhance training materials

August 7, 2000 7:00am PDT

Students will always get more out of a class if the courseware has been designed to fit them or their circumstances. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to take a basic class plan and edit it to fit...

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Teaching Access as a decision-making tool

July 17, 2000 7:00am PDT

Students often find it easier to understand and start using Access if it is taught as a decision-making tool, not a database application. Use these small files and simple questions to introduce...

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Cut and paste lessons for better training sessions

July 10, 2000 7:00am PDT

A shipping snafu actually helped trainer Mary Ann Richardson improve the design of her Introduction to Windows class. She left out a lesson about one tricky topic and the class went more smoothly.

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Making adjustments to train deaf students

June 14, 2000 7:00am PDT

Can a hearing person teach deaf students how to use a computer? By following a few common-sense strategies and working closely with an interpreter, deaf students can indeed learn computer skills...

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How to make sure everyone can right-click

May 31, 2000 7:00am PDT

Sure, it seems like the most basic of all basic skills, but not everyone has mastered the right-click concept. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to test for this skill and then how to teach it, in...

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