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Adobe InDesign

Alternate Layouts in Adobe InDesign CC

Many documents created today need to be re-purposed for use in different ways.  A document originally intended for print will usually be required in a digital format. A document intended for a mobile device such as an iPad will need to be produced in both landscape and portrait orientations. All of this is made possible in InDesign through the use of alternate layouts.

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Microsoft Excel

Understanding Advanced Filters in Excel

Excel worksheets can be used to keep lists of information such as employee details, subscribers, accounts, sales, or even bird sightings if need be. The Advanced Filter in Excel enables you to analyse the data in a list by filtering it according to specific criteria. Excel worksheets can be used to keep lists of information such as employee details, subscribers, accounts, sales, or even bird sightings if need be. The Advanced Filter in Excel enables you to analyse the data in a list by filtering it according to specific criteria.

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Microsoft Excel

Creating Slicers in Excel

Slicers are special field filters that can be applied to Excel tables. They are most useful for further dissecting an existing PivotTable report in a worksheet. Slicers are actually graphics objects comprising of a rectangle and special filter buttons. Slicers are inserted into the worksheet from the Slicer command on the INSERT tab of the ribbon.

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Microsoft Excel

Understanding Power Pivot in Excel

Excel’s reputation as an analysis tool grows with each successive upgrade. While data analysis was originally confined to data in a worksheet, Excel is now being used for analysing data from a variety of sources including databases and larger corporate data sources. Whilst this can be done using Excel itself, Power Pivot is an add-in that consolidates the steps towards achieving this.

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Adobe Captivate

How to use the Skin Editor in Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate has provided its users with a set of default Skins. You are able to fiddle around and change the options available to customise these Skins to suit your preference. The underlying elements of Skins within Adobe Captivate include, playback controls, border and table of contents.