Need Training? Stay Up-to-Date on Our New Course Offerings

KnowledgeCity has a new LinkedIn Showcase Page.  To keep up to date on all the new courses coming to KnowledgeCity over the next few weeks log in to your LinkedIn account and follow us.

Some of our upcoming courses include:  Microsoft Excel 2013: Introduction, Microsoft Word 2013: Introduction, Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud: Introduction, and Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud: Advanced.

Do you need to learn how to use the new tools in Excel?  Would you like to restore an old family photo?
Do you want to learn how to communicate effectively with your team?

If you are looking for courses to update your skills, or even if you are wanting to learn something new, KnowledgeCity has courses for everyone.

For a quick and easy way to stay connected to all the latest and greatest courses we have to offer follow our New Courses Showcase Page on LinkedIn. This page will let you know what courses are in the works, what courses will be available in the coming weeks and alert you when a new course is available on our site.

If you need to train your staff in a cost effective and efficient way, look to KnowledgeCity.  With over 7000 training videos, expert instructors, administrative and training needs analysis tools, and the convenience of 24/7 access from any location or device; KnowledgeCity is your solution.

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New Courses Posted: Access 2010

To go along with the rest of the new Microsoft Suite, we are pleased to announce that our new set of courses on Access 2010 is posted. In step-by-step demonstrations, Instructor Irasema Perrot guides beginning to advanced users through the features of Access 2010. Access is such a useful program: it allows you to organize your data into neat, easy-to-use databases. You can find specific information in your database by creating and running searches called queries. If you've already started using the program and want more information, here are some of the most frequently asked questions regarding Access 2010. Also, make sure to take advantage of our free previews on how to get started using Access.

Tip: If you're using Access to store people's information, such as addresses, running a query can be a great way to pull up information for people you want to send holiday cards to. It's easy to make labels from your query results—say goodbye to hours of sorting through your client/contacts/family info and handwriting or typing up labels. With Access, you've already got the information set up and ready to use whenever you may need it.

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Create Your Own Festive Greeting Cards

Halloween is coming soon! Rather than spending a fortune on holiday greeting cards (which can cost up to $5 a card!), why not design your own?

Programs like InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Publisher, Word, and even PowerPoint allow you to create your own high-quality cards that are customizable with personal images and messages. You can even create customized labels for your card envelopes. Click here for our blog post on design and layout tips.

Tip: Remember, paper makes all the difference in the look of your card, so be sure to pick out a good quality or paper stock. Try printing out your card first on plain paper, to make sure everything looks okay and will fold the way you want it to. If you're using a card template, make sure to note the size of paper the template is using (these typically use the 8.5x11in. paper size). Envelopes can be purchased at a department or crafts store. A 6x9 envelope is a good size to use for a half fold card using 8.5x11in. paper.

People will appreciate the personal touch of a handmade card just as much, if not more, than a store bought card. Plus, family photos are a great touch when sending cards to relatives and friends.

Need help navigating the Microsoft and Adobe programs? No problem! We offer video training tutorials in both suites, complete with in-depth examples to really help you understand how to work with the available tools. Check out the first 3 FREE lessons of each course to get a feel for the programs!

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Ways to Use Excel

1. Create a budget to track your personal finance. This is a great way to see where your money is going in order to cut back on unnecessary spending. The benefit of a spreadsheet includes the ability to make formulas and work out complex sums easily, making financial planning that much easier. 

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2. If you are planning on travelling, you can create a spreadsheet outlining your vacation, including where you will stay, how you will get to each place, and how many days you will be at each location (this will greatly reduce stress if you are travelling to multiple places during one vacation, especially if it's your first visit).

3. Create a spreadsheet to track household chores, where you can include categories like daily, weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly chores. Be sure to leave a checkbox next to each entry!

4. Use spreadsheets for To Do lists—these can cover the week and be broken down into days. Include both weekly and daily tasks. Checkboxes on each task are helpful here too, and can give you a sense of accomplishment when you get to check off a completed task.

5. Create a spreadsheet to evaluate items you are considering purchasing, such as a new car.

6. Create a spreadsheet to track inventory if you have a business, or even if you just want to keep track of all your personal possessions.

These are just a few examples of how you could use Excel—the possibilities are endless. So now we're curious, what do you use Excel for?

Remember to check out the first 3 FREE tutorials for some great insight on how to use Excel 2010, the newest version of Excel. We also have both introductory and advanced courses available in earlier versions of Excel.

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Designing Dynamic Layouts

Have you ever come across a magazine, website, or article layout that really captured your interest with its creativity and design? Such a layout might seem complicated or difficult to create, but that's not the case at all! There are several easy-to-use resources and tips to help you design your own exciting layout.

One element to think about first when designing is structure. Start by deciding where you want your focal point to be:

1. Look at your page and break it up into sections (3 is a good place to start). If you want more than 3 sections, just remember: keep the number odd! This makes a better design layout.



2. Look at where the sections intersect with each other. These places make strong focal points—you can place your main focus here, to create interest.

One thing to note: items placed directly in the center of the page do not create as much interest as items that are off center.

Other elements to consider when designing are balance, white space (this helps with balance, as well as directs the viewer's eye), proximity (the distance between items and how they are placed), alignment (which affects readability of the page), consistency (which helps the reader know where to find things), and the types of images you choose to use.

A fantastic program to use for creating rich, interactive layouts for both print and online publication is Adobe InDesign. InDesign CS5 is the newest version of this program, and features all sorts of exciting tools perfect for creating a high-quality layout.

Great Tip! On the Adobe website, you can download a free trial version of InDesign CS5, which allows you to play with and explore the program for a whole 30 days! In order to make the most of this program, and to start designing your own layouts, check out our fun courses on all the features InDesign has to offer. We have both beginning and advanced courses, as well as a course on InDesign CS5's new features if you are already familiar with InDesign CS4.

For more tips on the elements of design, check out our courses on Design & Layout, Graphic Design Principles, and Typography with InDesign, and make sure to take advantage of the first three FREE training tutorials!

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See KnowledgeCity on TV

I have some good news! KnowledgeCity, a video online tutorial website for business professionals with computer software and career development is going to launch its first ever television ad campaign in two weeks!

This is a very exciting time! Through this nationwide ad campaign, Knowledge City is going to spread its knowledge with business professionals and offer them a thirty day trial of our educational tutorials for free!

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Lydia Kim Joins the KnowledgeCity Team

A little nervous and a bit excited, I have joined the KnowledgeCity Team, an online video tutorial website company that helps business professionals develop and enhance their career development and knowledge on computer software.

From this day forward, I will learn about SEO, link building, social media networking and much more. The first task assigned was to open up social media accounts for "Twitter" and "Facebook." I will have a lot more blogs and fun video posts coming soon.

Hopefully through this opportunity given by KnowledgeCity, I will have a deeper understanding for what SEO and social media marketing is all about. It will be interesting to see my blog sites grow since it will be build from the ground up.

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KnowledgeCity's New Website

KnowledgeCity is ringing in 2010 with a completely revamped website.

The home of online career training courses is bringing their video-based format to the forefront of the website. The KnowledgeCity site now features videos to introduce you to KnowledgeCity, our topics, and our courses. The first round of videos, including the homepage and category videos, were unveiled earlier this week. Additional videos, introducing each specific course, are also under construction. Watch for the release of the Outlook and PowerPoint course videos coming soon.

Take a tour of our new website and view our homepage video, as well as our newly released category introduction videos in financial strategies, computer software, and career development.

Come explore our site. We know you'll want to stay.

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Digital Imaging with Adobe Illustrator CS4 Training

KnowledgeCity's introduction to Digital Imaging with Adobe Illustrator CS4 is the first step toward creating professional graphics and visual effects. Learn the power of 2 and 3 dimensional vector artwork, including how to improve your productivity with brushes, create new formats for text along curved lines, within shapes, and as objects, and customize shape and object drawing and image tracing with the Pencil and Line tools. This course builds a firm foundation for a future of creating dynamic images with the number one graphics software in logo design, illustrations, and Web development.

Additional Course Topics

• Use of rulers and guides
• Changing colors of objects and paths with fill and stroke
• Creating precise shapes with the Pen tool
• Color management and selection
• How to instantly clip parts of an image or objects with masks
• Applying transparency effects to native and imported objects
• Use of gradients to fade and mix colors
• Creating smooth transitions between objects and colors with the Blend tool
• How to organize, isolate, mask, clip, select, move, and edit with layers
• Making fine adjustments to letter spacing with the kern/track options

Check out our computer software courses and other digital imaging courses, including more Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop!

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Welcome to the Future of Knowledge

Employees at KnowledgeCity met behind closed doors today to discuss the company's future website and subscription structure.

KnowledgeCity.com, provider of high-quality online training tutorials in career skills, computer software, and financial strategies, plans to keep their current all-you-can-learn format, but now, for a limited time, they're offering a money back guarantee on their product. Sign-up now to become a citizen of KnowledgeCity and you'll receive thirty days to test the product and see your progress. If you're not happy, cancel for a full refund.

Currently, KnowledgeCity members, or citizens, receive full access to online training tutorials and manuals in such courses as Understanding Short Sales, Basic and Advanced Investing, Administrative Support, and even popular software programs, such as Microsoft Office Suite and the Adobe Suite.

Become a citizen of KnowledgeCity today!

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