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OIT Quick Training Videos & Links



This page contains links and short, helpful videos created and curated with the needs of students, faculty, and staff in mind. Many of these videos are from LinkedIn Learning. Just log onto your LinkedIn Learning account to view them. For information logging onto your LinkedIn Learning account, see this OIT Knowledge Base article. Want to learn more on the topic? Each of the LinkedIn Learning videos has a link to a course with in-depth topics.

Open each drop-down menu to view videos and links associated with the topic.

Word Accessibility
April 4, 2023
Learn how to make your Word document accessible for everyone.


PowerPoint Accessibility
November 30, 2022
Learn how to make your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone.


Excel Accessibility
April 23, 2024
Learn how to make your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone.

Canvas Home Page
May 21, 2019
Learn how your UT Canvas Home Page can give students an edge by guiding them to the information they need to be successful in your course.


Logging onto Zoom

Remember when you log onto Zoom, you need to choose the SSO (Single Sign On) option and go to tennessee.zoom.us. For help logging onto Zoom from the app or the web, see this OIT Knowledge Base article.

Classroom Technology Resources and Training Website

At classrooms.utk.edu you will find detailed instructions and ideas on using all of the technologies that are available in each campus-hosted classroom. Search for an individual classroom or a specific technology user guide.
Visit the Classroom Technology Resource website


Clicker Self-Service Training Resource

This course will equip you with the tools and knowledge to pose response-driven questions in real-time during your course instruction. 
(Log in with NetID/Password)
Begin this Clicker Self-Service Training Resource workshop


Assessment: Writing Higher-Level Multiple-Choice Questions
May 21, 2019
Learn how to write higher-level multiple-choice questions.
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iPad Screen Recording
October 24, 2019
Adding the screen recording option to your iOS device.
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PowerPoint: Editing Images
December 13, 2016
In this overview video, we share with you some ways to edit images in PowerPoint, including how how to desaturate, duplicate, and remove backgrounds.
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PowerPoint: Embed and View Video from Your PowerPoint – Mac Users
September 17, 2018
This short video will show Mac users how to embed and view video from a PowerPoint.
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PowerPoint: Embed and View Video from Your PowerPoint – PC Users
September 17, 2018
This short video will show PC users how to embed and view video from a PowerPoint.
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Leveling up your projects from Managing Projects with Microsoft 365
August 12, 2022
This LinkedIn Learning course demonstrates using Microsoft Lists and Planner to manage your project.


Creating a team for your project from a prebuilt template from Managing Projects with Microsoft Teams
August 4, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning course demonstrates using Microsoft Teams to manage your files, use Planner to track tasks, create lists, create OneNote resources, manage meetings, and get feedback in order to help with Project Management.


Create a team and add members in Teams from Microsoft Teams Essential Training
January 22, 2024
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates creating a team and adding members in Microsoft Teams.


Schedule a meeting and invite attendees from Microsoft Teams Essential Training
January 22, 2024
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to schedule a meeting and invite attendees in Microsoft Teams.


Using chats for private messages from Microsoft Teams Essential Training
January 22, 2024
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to use chats for private messages in Microsoft Teams.


Organization conversations with channels from Microsoft Teams Essential Training
January 22, 2024
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to organize your messages with channels in Microsoft Teams.


Target people with @mentions from Microsoft Teams Essential Training
January 22, 2024
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to target specific people with @mentions in Microsoft Teams.


Get started and create a plan from Microsoft Planner Essential Training
June 22, 2021
This LinkedIn Learning video explains how to get started and create a plan with Microsoft Planner. Planner is used for organizing tasks for yourself, teams, or in project management.


Create new tasks for a plan from Microsoft Planner Essential Training
June 22, 2021
This LinkedIn Learning video explains how to create a new task for a plan in Microsoft Planner.


Assign due dates and people from Microsoft Planner Essential Training
June 22, 2021
This LinkedIn Learning video explains how to assign due dates and people to tasks in Microsoft Planner.


Sort Planner tasks into buckets from Microsoft Planner Essential Training
June 22, 2021
This LinkedIn Learning video shows how to sort Planner tasks into buckets in Microsoft Planner.


Update and view the status of tasks from Microsoft Planner Essential Training
June 22, 2021
This LinkedIn Learning video explains how to update and view the status of tasks in Microsoft Planner.


Change font formatting from Word Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 4, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to change font formatting in Word 365.


Change paragraph alignment from Word Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 4, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to change paragraph alignments in Word 365.


Change page layout from Word Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 4, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to change page layouts in Word 365.


Add page numbering from Word Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 4, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to add page numbers in Word 365.


Illustrate with a table from Word Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 4, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to illustrate your document with a table in Word 365.


Start quickly with a theme or template from PowerPoint Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 5, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to quickly start a presentation using a theme or template in PowerPoint 365.


Add, remove, and rearrange slides from PowerPoint Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 5, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to add and rearrange slides in PowerPoint 365.


Create and format charts from PowerPoint Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 5, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to create and format charts in PowerPoint 365.


Add animation to objects and text from PowerPoint Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 5, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to add animation to objects and text on your slides in PowerPoint 365.


Add slide transitions from PowerPoint Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
April 5, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to add slide transitions to your presentation in PowerPoint 365.


Excel basics from Excel Statistics Essential Training 1
May 23, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates some of the basics of using Excel 365 such as creating formulae, changing formatting, shortcuts, and combining data in columns, such as first name/last name.


The Ribbon menu and the Quick Access Toolbar from Excel Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
July 28, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video explains the ribbon menu and the quick access toolbar in Excel.


Shortcut menus and the Mini toolbar from Excel Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
July 28, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates the shortcut menu and the mini toolbar in Excel.


Sum, Count, Max, Min, and Range from Excel Statistics Essential Training 1
May 23, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates basic calculations (sum, count, max, min, and range) in Excel.


Means, medians, and modes from Excel Statistics Essential Training 1
May 23, 2023
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates calculating means, medians, and modes in Excel.


What is Sway? from Sway Essential Training
January 26, 2022
This LinkedIn Learning video explains the Microsoft Sway app. Sway is a presentation app that allows you to create not only presentations, but newsletters, resumes, photo collections and more. Sway is available in your Microsoft 365 subscription.


Create a Sway from a PDF from Sway Essential Training
January 26, 2022
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to create a Sway from a PDF.


Create a Sway from PowerPoint from Sway Essential Training
January 26, 2022
This LinkedIn Learning video demonstrates how to create a Sway from a PowerPoint.


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