The Freedom Scientific training team offers ongoing opportunities for you to join us in live training sessions and advance your skills. We’re excited to announce our jam-packed December training schedule, where you’re sure to find something that will help you at work, school, or play.
If you have questions or need assistance with registration, email training@vispero.com. We also welcome your suggestions for future training events.
Note: The Ask Sharky events are now held only on the Zoom Conferencing platform. You will need to register for each Ask Sharky event. Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a direct link to the event.
Schedule
| When | What | About | Where |
| Thurs, Dec 7 3:00 PM ET | ACB Community Event: Ten Keystrokes for Improving Productivity in Outlook | Join us to learn ten keystrokes for improving productivity in Outlook when sending and sorting messages, locating features on the Ribbon, managing appointments, searching for items, and more. | American Council of the Blind To request an invitation, email community@acb.org. |
| Tues, Dec 12 Noon ET | Ask Sharky: Five Ways to use Dictionary Manager | The JAWS Dictionary Manager enables you to create pronunciation rules for words a synthesizer may not pronounce correctly. Learn how to go to the Dictionary Manager and create rules for word pronunciations, abbreviations, and phrases, plus play a sound instead of speaking a particular word, and more. | Freedom Scientific Register for this event, which will take place on the Zoom Conferencing platform. |
| Thurs, Dec 14 3:00 PM ET | ACB Community Event: Five ways to get help in JAWS | We’ll show you five methods for finding help information in JAWS. Learn how to access lists of keyboard commands, contextual help about your application environment, Help topics, and more. | American Council of the Blind To request an invitation, email community@acb.org. |
| Fri, Dec 15 Noon ET | Pre-Recorded Training: Ten Tips for Transitioning from Basic HTML View to Standard View in Gmail with JAWS Part 1 | In 2024, Google is eliminating Gmail’s Basic HTML View. Learn tips for transitioning from Basic HTML to Standard View with JAWS and how you can make Standard View work for you. This pre-recorded training is the first of a two-part series available for stream or download on our Webinars ON Demand page starting Dec 15. | Freedom Scientific Webinars On Demand page |
| Thurs, Dec 21 3:00 PM ET | ACB Community Event: The Power of MS Office Search | We’ll show you how to use the Search feature in Microsoft Office products to quickly locate commands and increase productivity while you work. | American Council of the Blind To request an invitation, email community@acb.org. |
| Thurs, Dec 28 3:00 PM ET | ACB Community Event: Ten Tips for using the Quick Access Toolbar in MS Office products | The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) is a customizable bar that contains commonly used commands in Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, and Outlook. We’ll show you how to open the Quick Access Toolbar, add/remove commands, and reposition it to reflect your preferences. | American Council of the Blind To request an invitation, email community@acb.org. |
| Fri, Dec 29 Noon ET | Pre-recorded Training: Ten Tips for Transitioning from Basic HTML View to Standard View in Gmail with JAWS Part 2 | In 2024, Google is eliminating Gmail’s Basic HTML View. Learn tips for transitioning from Basic HTML to Standard View with JAWS and how you can make Standard View work for you. This pre-recorded training is the second of a two-part series available to stream or download on our Webinars ON Demand page starting Dec 29. | Freedom Scientific Webinars On Demand page |