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Free Tech Tools - Chadd - Mar2012
1. Free Technology Tools
for Productivity, Organization,
Marketing, and Collaboration
Jennifer Reissaus, MAS
Advertising Specialties Alliance
CHADD Pittsburgh
March 29, 2012
14. Slideshare
• PowerPoint presentations, OpenOffice files, Word
documents, Adobe PDF Portfolios and Keynote (for
Mac users)
• Stored online; share publicly or privately (PRO only.)
• Add audio to make a webinar.
• www.slideshare.net
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15. Marketing - Slideshows
How could you use slideshows?
- Useful information that speaks to your
target market
- Customer-specific presentation
- Case study collection
- What’s new in your industry
- ???
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33. Marketing - Surveys
How can you use surveys?
- Vote on golf tournament prizes
- Choose apparel styles
- Ask subscribers to choose next
article topic
- ????
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40. Organization –
Bookmark in the Cloud
In the Cloud????
“The term cloud is used as a metaphor for the Internet,
based on the cloud drawing used to depict the Internet
in computer network diagrams as an abstraction of the
underlying infrastructure it represents.”
- www.wikipedia.org
Cloud = Internet = Online
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49. Web Notebook –
Zoho Notebook
• Clip portions of web screens or entire
screens
• Text & Images
• Organize into notebooks
• Sections within notebooks
• Stored in the Cloud
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61. Organization –
Web Notebooks / Clippers
How can you use Web Notebooks?
- Collect information on clients / prospects
- Collect information on upcoming events
- ????
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62. Organization – Email
• Email – use the filters!
• “Filter” or “Organize” or “Rules”
• Automatically send emails to folders (or tag)
based on sender, subject, etc.
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63. Organization - Email
Email – view by Thread / Conversation
Topic
- Read entire thread before
commenting
- Keep track of the conversation
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71. CheckVist
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Multiple Lists
Nested Lists / collapse-expand
Due Dates / view by due date
Tags / view by tag
Color tasks to show priority
Search for text, tags, due dates – in one list
or across all lists
- New features added based on user voting
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88. CinemaDrape
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Focus on an area
Resize the area
Focus on a Window
Save favorite focus areas
Supports multiple monitors
Windows only
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98. Transferring Large Files
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File Transfer / Share
File Sync – between multiple computers
Online Backup – FREE to 2GB
Version History
Premium plans available
www.dropbox.com
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100. Transferring Large Files
• FREE – Send files up to 100MB ea
• Premium plans available
• www.yousendit.com
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101. Doing / Seeing –
Screen Capture
OLD WAY
• PrintScreen – Copies full screen image to
clipboard. (Then paste to image editing tool
to crop, crop, recopy, insert into
document.)
• Alt-Printscreen – Copies active window
image to clipboard.
• Right-click on image – Download image as
saved file. Insert file into document.
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102. Doing / Seeing –
Screen Capture
NEW WAY
Snippy –
- Draw around exact portion of screen
needed – automatically copies to clipboard
(then paste into document.)
- Press shift to draw rectangle instead of
free-form.
- www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/
to download & install
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105. Snippy
1. Download executable
(snippy.exe) to your hard drive.
2. Add a shortcut to the executable
to startup folder.
3. Click on Snippy icon in SystemTray
to use.
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106. Doing / Seeing –
Screen Capture
MAC Alternative
Skitch –
- App store
- www.skitch.com
NOTE: URL IS Missing from the Handout
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107. Doing / Seeing Creating PDF Files
Installs as a printer
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131. Alternatives to MS Office OpenOffice
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Access
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Visio
132. OpenOffice
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Opens Microsoft Office files
Save as Microsoft Office files
Windows, Linux, Mac version
Files stored locally
www.OpenOffice.org
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133. Alternatives to MS Office Google Docs
More than a search tool…..
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138. Google Docs
- Opens Microsoft Office files
- Save as Microsoft Office files
- Files stored in the Cloud / Export to
local drive
- docs.Google.com
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140. Zoho
- Opens Microsoft Office files
- Save as Microsoft Office files
- Files stored in the Cloud / Export to local
drive
- Many apps to explore!
- Zoho.com
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142. Photoshop Alternatives –
The GIMP
• The GNU Image
Manipulation Program
• Closest free alt. to
Photoshop
• Windows, Unix, Mac
• Great tutorials
• www.gimp.org
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151. Collaboration Tools
Why?
• Keeps everyone informed.
• Easier for the client – no repetitive
e-mails, everything is in one place.
• If a client project – you get insight into
decision makers & decision process.
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156. Collaboration Tools
How would you use a collaboration tool?
• Develop client’s brochure content /
wording / design
• Design promotional campaign – timelines,
content, responsibilities
• ?????
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157. Real-Life Scenario
Pull Clipart
Brainstorm Ideas for next presentation
Survey recipients about topics
Create custom background
Create presentation
Receive
meeting request
Create project plan
Clip Web Content
(with permission)
Research & bookmark content
Post presentation
Find meeting time
Shorten link URL
Snip visual content from Web
Email presentation link
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Collaborate
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173. ADD / ADHD Resources
www.chadd.org
Children and Adults with Attention
Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
www.help4adhd.org
National Resource Center on ADHD
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174. Where to get this
presentation
http://slidesha.re/TechToolsMar2012
Questions?
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175. Free Technology Tools
Please fill out the Evaluation Form
Thanks for attending
http://slidesha.re/TechToolsMar2012
Jennifer Reissaus, MAS
Advertising Specialties Alliance
jmr@asalink.com
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Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDF Portfolios on SlideShare. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to make a webinar.
SlideShare also supports document formats such as Microsoft Word, Excel sheets, OpenOffice files and text files
In addition to PowerPoint and OpenOffice, Slideshare enables users to upload Keynote (for Mac users) or PDF presentations. The service supports a maximum file size of 30MB.
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