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Accessible web content: use clear standard language

– 17.5.2019

Adjusting the text for better clarity The comprehensibility of content is one of the key principles of accessibility. Clear and easy-to-understand language is the single most important element of comprehensibility*. In higher education, it is sufficient to use clear standard language. Standard language refers to the language that is used in newspapers and textbooks, for […]

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Remember to take your important files with you when you are about to graduate

– 14.5.2019

When you graduate (or otherwise stop studying at the OUAS), you can no longer use the services provided to the students of the Oamk. In case you wish to save your files to your own computer or on your personal cloud service account, please do that well before you graduate, as you can’t reach your files […]

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Office 365 – Outlook: Encrypt your email

– 20.9.2018

(English translation by Joni Liikala)  Encrypting means that your email and it’s attachments are transformed from a natural language to an encrypted form, that only the recipient can open with a one-time passcode. Sending an encrypted message Receiving an encrypted message Sending an encrypted message You can encrypt your email message in Outlook by adding […]

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Office 365 – Word: Translator

– 8.5.2018

You can use the Translator add-in to translate words in Word. Click on “Insert” and open “Store”. Search for “Translator”. Find the right Add-in and click on “Add”. Select a word and change the language to your liking. If you want to change the word in to translated one, click on “Insert”.

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Office 365 – Excel: People Graphs

– 8.5.2018

Teachers and students can share data in a visual way with infographics. If you haven’t used People Graph before, go to Insert tab and open “Store”. Search for “People Graph” and then click on “Add”. Change the title. Select your statistics and click on “Select data” and then “Create”. Modify the graph to your liking. […]

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Office 365 – Excel: Using Charts

– 7.5.2018

Excel added several new charts to its repertoire. Students can use these charts to show research and make predictions. Select your data and click on “Recommended Charts” in “Insert” tab. You will get a list of charts that are compatible with your data. Choose Waterfall to show the cumulative effect. In “Design” tab you can […]

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Kahoot! quizzes

– 7.5.2018

Kahoot! is a quiz app. Teachers can use text, pictures and videos to create quizzes for their students. Stundents answer using the Kahoot! app on their mobile devices. Tutorials in English: https://kahoot.com/help/#Starter-kit-video-tutorials

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Office 365: OneNote Clipper

– 4.5.2018

OneNote Clipper features: Capture the web Quickly capture any webpage to OneNote, where you can easily edit, annotate, or share it.   Remove the clutter Reduce the clutter and clip only the article, recipe, or product information you really need   Access anywhere Access your clipped webpages on any computer, tablet, or phone – even […]

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Office 365 – Word, Excel and PowerPoint: Use Smart Lookup to find images, definitions and articles from the web

– 4.5.2018

Smart Lookup allows you to select a word from a Word-document and find articles, pictures and a definition related to it. You can also use Smart Lookup in Excel and PowerPoint. Select a word you want to lookup. Click on “Review” and open “Smart Lookup” Smart Lookup opens on your right end of the screen. […]

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Office 365 – Word, Excel and PowerPoint: Real-time online collaboration

– 4.5.2018

By sharing a Word document multiple people can work on it at the same time and see each others changes in real-time. Sharing an Excel spreadsheet or PowerPoint presentation is done in a similar manner. Open a file in onedrive. Word Online doesn’t include all features of Word. Click on “Edit File” and then “Edit […]

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