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Training Guides and Resources

LinkedIn Learning logo.

LinkedIn Learning:

  • All CSUN students, faculty and staff have access to LinkedIn Learning. 
  • LinkedIn users have the option to connect their LinkedIn profile with their LinkedIn Learning account to receive personalized training recommendations 
  • All Lynda.com learning history (e.g. courses watched, courses saved) and certificates of completion have been migrated to the LinkedIn Learning environment.

To learn more visit the LinkedIn Learning page. 

 Additional Training Resources

Accessible Technology

Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Acrobat Sign

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Adobe Sign (W)

Getting Started Guide (W)

Creating Forms Within Acrobat (W)

Antivirus

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Antivirus

CSUN Owned Devices

If you have a CSUN owned device, please contact the local technical support contact for your area. 

Personal Home Devices

These recommendations can be installed on personal home devices:

Spyware

CSUN Owned Devices

If you have a CSUN owned device, please contact the local technical support contact for your area. 

Personal Home Devices

These recommendations can be installed on personal home devices:

  • Windows: Spybot - Can only be installed on personal devices and not CSUN owned devices due to the end user license agreement. 
  • Macintosh: Malwarebytes - Same as above.

Browsers

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Browser Compatibility for Guide (.pdf)

Clearing Browser Cache (W)

Campus Phones / Voicemail / Campus Directory

Canvas

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Canvas Faculty QuickStart Guide (W)

Canvas Guides (W)

Canvas (Internal CSUN information page) (W)

Teaching with Canvas Workshop (W) 

Clickers

Clickers (Request Guide)

Duo

Email

iPads, Smartphones, and Other Mobile Devices

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning logo.

Lynda.com has evolved into LinkedIn Learning:

  • All CSUN students, faculty and staff have access to LinkedIn Learning, the new version of Lynda.com
  • LinkedIn users have the option to connect their LinkedIn profile with their LinkedIn Learning account to receive personalized training recommendations 
  • All Lynda.com learning history (e.g. courses watched, courses saved) and certificates of completion will automatically migrate to the LinkedIn Learning environment.

To learn more about this transition, visit the LinkedIn Learning page. 

Microsoft Office

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Microsoft.com Online Tutorials – Free self paced training courses for Office programs (W)

Access

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

Access 2016 - Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Access 2016 - Queries (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Excel

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password.  

Excel 2016 - Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Excel 2016 - Advanced Formulas and Functions (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Excel 2016 - Pivot Tables in Depth (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Office 

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

Office 365 New Features (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

Outlook

Outlook 2016: Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Outlook Calendar Recommendations (.pdf)

PowerPoint

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

PowerPoint 2016: Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
PowerPoint for Mac 2016 -  Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Publisher

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

Publisher 2016: Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Visio

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

Visio 2016: Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Word

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

Word 2016: Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Word 2016: Advanced Tips and Tricks (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

myCSUNbox

myCSUNsoftware

myCSUNtablet

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Accessibility (W)

Apps (W)

Assessment (W)

Faculty Workshops (W)

Information for Faculty (W)

Information for Students (W)

myCSUNtablet (W)

Operating Systems (Mac and Windows)

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Mac OS

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password. 

Mac - Computer Literacy for Mac (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Mac OS - Mojave Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Windows

Note: To access LinkedIn Learning resources, you must be logged in to LinkedIn Learning with your CSUN user ID and password.  

Windows 10 - Computer Literacy (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Windows 10 - Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) (V)
Windows 10 - Tips & Tips (LinkedIn Learning) (V)

Other References & Resources

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website
 
 
CSU Learn (W) - CSUN's employee learning & training site. Log in with your CSUN User ID and password. 
 

Other Software

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Campus Directory Update Tool

Campus Directory Update Tool and Department Report Guide (.pdf)

OnBase

Document Imaging for the Unity Client (.pdf)

OnBase 13 (.pdf)

PCI Broadcast Tool

Using the PCI Broadcast Tool (.pdf)                                                            

Second Life

Second Life – How to Use Resources (.pdf)

Second Life – Slide Tutorial (.pdf)

Printing

Remote Access

SOLAR

Video / Web Conferencing / Zoom

Web-One

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

Web-One (W)

Web-One Training Resources (W)

Wireless Access

(.pdf) = document, V = video, W = website

General Information

Wireless (Eduroam) (W)

VPN (W)

Mobile Devices

Android (.pdf)

iPhone

iPad (.pdf)

Mac OS

Windows 7 (.pdf)

Windows 8 (.pdf)

Windows 10 (.pdf)