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Applied Social Sciences - Subject Guide
Art and Design - Subject Guide
Business School Subject Guides (all subjects)
Computer Science and Technology - Subject Guide
Creative Writing - Subject Guide
Email - Get help with Outlook on the web (Microsoft)
Events Management - Subject guide
Finance and accounting - Subject guide
Human Resource Management - Subject Guide
Language and Communication - Subject Guide
Marketing, PR and Advertising - Subject guide
Medical, Dental and Veterinary Education - Subject Guide
OneDrive - Create files and folders (by Microsoft)
OneDrive - Delete and restore deleted files (video by Microsoft)
OneDrive - Delete files (written instructions by Microsoft)
OneDrive - Upload files and folders (by Microsoft)
Paramedic Science - Subject Guide
Performing Arts - Subject Guide
Physical Education - Subject Guide
PowerPoint training by Microsoft
Sport Science and Physical Activity - Subject Guide
Sports Therapy - Subject Guide
Teams help & learning by Microsoft
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Document Supply - How to use Document Supply
Ebooks - Ebook licenses
Ebooks - Finding ebooks in the library catalogue
Presentations - Delivering a bad presentation
Presentations - Delivering a good presentation
Referencing - How to use 'Cite them right' online
Referencing – Logging into Cite them right using your institutional login
Referencing – Refworks: an introduction
Research - Digital Library
Research - Discover: advanced searching
Research - Discover: finding the full text of articles
Research - Discover: how to do a basic search
Research - Discover: how to use folders, search history and set up alerts
Research - Google search tips
Research - How to evaluate a resource
Research - How to use Credo Reference
Research - How to use Google scholar
Research - Using different types of Information
Research – Using keywords
Reservations - How to find and reserve books on the library catalogue
Subject guides - How to access your Library subject guide
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Saving files to your home computer
Downloading files to your home computer
Find and open a file on your home computer
PowerPoint: Adding and editing text
PowerPoint: Applying slide transitions
PowerPoint: Recording the slide show
PowerPoint: Themes and background
PowerPoint: Working with images
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