Have you always wanted to have your own website, but felt overwhelmed by the technical aspects? Wix makes it easy to build your own website by taking care of all the heavy lifting: code, web hosting, even layout. You can concentrate on the fun stuff: branding and content. In this training course with Jen Kramer, learn how to use Wix to design and visually develop a responsive small-business website. Jen covers all the steps on how to set up a brand-new site, edit the layout and design, and build pages with original content and images. Plus, she shows how to add advanced features like video and chat and publish your site so that it looks great on any device. If you've been intimidated by other web tools, you're in the right place. With Wix and Jen's tips, you can create a simple website that's easy to maintain and will grow alongside your business.

Microsoft Word has a deep well of options and features that can take years to master, but it’s also easy to get up and running with Word if you just need to create a simple document. In this short course, LinkedIn Learning staff instructor Nick Brazzi shows you how to get started with the subscription version of Microsoft Word, focusing on the most common basic features that every user needs to get started. Nick begins by showing how to create, open, and save new documents. Next, he covers formatting in Word, from text/paragraph formatting to page layout. He also shows how to work with built-in styles in Word, illustrates how to collaborate on a document using the Track Changes feature, shares helpful keyboard shortcuts, and more.

Get started with Microsoft Word for Office 365. In this course, staff instructor Nick Brazzi explains the very basics of Word, concentrating on the techniques that beginning users need to know to create, format, and save new documents. Nick covers text formatting and page layout, including tools for making sections and columns. He also shows how to work with images and insert headers, footers, and page numbers into your document. The course is concise—ideal for learning on your lunchtime or even on your commute. By the end, you should feel confident using Word and have the skills to create simple, professional-looking documents.

With Word for the web, you can create, view, edit, and share documents directly in your browser. In this course, Microsoft productivity expert David Rivers provides a quick tour of Word for the web, showing the unique features of the online app and the differences from the desktop version. Learn how to create and edit documents, dictate and format text, insert graphics and tables, and then collaborate on your documents with others—from any device connected to the web. Note: This course is for users who know the basics of the Word desktop app, but are new to the web browser version, Word Online. It emphasizes features that work differently in Word for the web. For basic Word guidance, please see Word Essential Training (Office 365).

Whether you’re new to YouTube or well-established, you need to know how to leverage SEO to make sure people can find your videos easily. In this course, instructor Ash Blodgett offers useful tips on how to rank better in searches. Ash shows you how you can save yourself time and effort by doing tag and keyword research beforehand. She explains the importance of a clickable thumbnail. Ash covers how to get the length of your title, keywords, and description just right. She goes over where you can add keywords for your channel and how you can improve user engagement. Ash introduces Tube Buddy, which can help you find, compare, and rank the keywords your competitors are using. She concludes with some free SEO tools that you can start using right away.

The cost and efficiency of the cloud puts machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) within the grasp of enterprises big and small. Help your organization tap into their power with Amazon Web Services. This course is a practical approach to leveraging AWS for AI-based applications across a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, law enforcement, manufacturing, and education. Instructor David Linthicum introduces SageMaker, Amazon’s AI platform, and presents a variety of use cases that demonstrate current best practices, tools, and techniques. He shows how to build and train machine learning models with SageMaker, and integrate them into real-world apps. David also dispels some concerns around AI, such as cost and security, by showcasing real AWS solutions.

In the fast-paced world of remote work, traditional practices won't lead to success. Teams—whether fully virtual or hybrid (remote and on location) are being reinvented—and the good news is physical distance doesn't mean lower performance. Best-selling author and founder of Ferrazzi Greenlight, Keith Ferrazzi, has spent 20+ years coaching high-performing teams and observing what makes them tick. In this course, Keith shares his hard-won knowledge with you, spelling out how to develop agile and resilient virtual teams that genuinely care about each other's success. Discover how to recontract and reboot your teams in our new world of remote work. Learn how to help virtual teams connect emotionally and mentally, as well as feel empowered to share their experiences and perspectives. Plus, get tips for restoring your team's energy through recognition and shared goal achievement, boosting your team's agility, and more.

Leveraging and growing your own strengths can help you fulfill your greatest potential. In this course, leadership and development strategist Halelly Azulay coaches you on how to find and maximize your strengths to become an indispensable, high-value player. Gain techniques for identifying your core strengths, tips for avoiding common blind spots related to your strengths, and four different approaches to getting unstuck in a strengthless job. Learn how to articulate your strengths to your team and start playing to your strengths immediately.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Have you ever looked at a job posting and talked yourself out of applying because you didn’t meet the minimum requirements or have relevant experience? In this course, Jodi Glickman explains why taking yourself out of the running for a new opportunity because you feel you’re not qualified (on paper, at least) is one of the biggest career mistakes you can make. Instead of letting your resume or transcript define you, you must leverage your transferable skills to create new job opportunities. Jodi shows how to uncover and highlight your strengths and talents, and connect your transferable skills to job openings to ultimately sell yourself. By acting more nimbly in today’s ever-changing job market, you will become more marketable and more competitive for career paths that seemed previously out of reach.

In this audio-only course, host Sheneisha White speaks with Dr. Jacquelyn Malcolm, the CIO and VP of Enrollment, Marketing & Communications at Buffalo State College, about the non-traditional route she took to get to where she is and a whole lot more. They discuss the value of learning through working and the importance of continued professional development. After going over higher education’s cultural revolution, they conclude with advice for black and brown women, including a detailed discussion on leading as a black woman.

Entrepreneur and podcaster Sheneisha White recorded this course for Living Corporate, a multimedia diversity, equity, and inclusion platform that centers and amplifies black and brown professionals in the workplace through narrative storytelling.

Note: This course was created by Living Corporate. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Make the fix—fast! In this course, instructor Richard Harrington presents a just-the-facts approach to fixing problems in Lightroom. Each video addresses a specific problem, such as fixing a crooked photo or removing excessive noise, and then shows how to fix the problem in Lightroom. Richard provides a great resource for fixing common problems in Lightroom—and learning the software at the same time.

Note: This course was created by RHED Pixel. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Fix problem photos fast with this collection of quick tips for Lightroom Classic. In this course, Richard Harrington presents a just-the-facts approach to fixing common issues in Lightroom. In each video, Richard addresses a specific problem—such as poor color balance or excessive noise—and then shows how to fix it in Lightroom. He shares tips and techniques for resizing photos; adjusting focus, perspective, and exposure; blurring backgrounds; retouching portraits; and more. This course is a great resource for enhancing images on the fly in Lightroom—and learning the software at the same time.

Get started with Adobe Lightroom over your lunch break. In this course, digital graphics expert Jesús Ramirez introduces you to how Lightroom works through a series of basic projects. Jesús starts with importing photos into Lightroom. He shows you how to adjust light, exposure, contrast, highlights, and shadows. Jesús describes how to improve your photo by removing a color cast, adjusting the vibrance and saturation, making your images pop with texture and clarity, applying a vignette, and more. He covers sharpening, noise reduction, lens correction, and straightening photos, then goes into targeted adjustments, gradients, and the Healing Brush. Finally, learn how to export and voila! You now have a fantastic image to use for your project.

Photographers are being asked to shoot video more and more these days—and Lightroom can help. All the same features you use to organize and develop your still photos can be applied to your motion footage. Plus, explore additional tools for playing, adjusting, and trimming video so you present just the best parts to collaborators and clients. In this course, aimed at photographers somewhat new to the video workflow, Rich Harrington shows how to get your footage into Lightroom, create tonal and color adjustments and custom develop settings, and publish and share your video on platforms like Facebook, Flickr, and Behance. Rich also covers how to build a simple slideshow that mixes photography and videography.

This course was created and produced by RHED Pixel. We're honored to host this training in our library.

The term “creator economy” describes the work that people and organizations produce—such as videos, photos, or blog posts—to garner a following online. The LinkedIn feed is driven by creators looking for a way to connect with their audience. Are you looking to become a creator, or are you already creating but want to build a larger following? The Creator Profile feature on LinkedIn gives you a set of tools to jumpstart your presence in the creator ecosystem on LinkedIn. Kim Kaupe, a successful LinkedIn creator, introduces you to Creator Mode, how to turn it on and get started using it, and more. Kim explains the “talks about” section and how to add your own hashtags. She covers how to customize your banner, add a short introduction video to your profile, and implement a follower button and a featured section. Plus, Kim goes over how to add the pronunciation feature to your name so other can feel confident when meeting you or introducing you to others.

Aspiring and experienced project managers: Discover all that LinkedIn Learning has to offer. Enjoy this selection of curated highlights from our very best project management courses. Explore core skills that are universal to every practice, such as persuasion, collaboration, and adaptability, and then dive into the most popular methodologies, starting with traditional approaches to integration, scheduling, budgeting, and more. Review agile and scrum workflows, and learn if certification is the right choice for your career. Our instructors also touch on popular topics such as innovation and cross-functional team building. Each video is a two- to four-minute consolidation of the top tips and insights from our industry-leading instructors.

Find your next job, or simply get ahead in your field, with LinkedIn Premium. In this course, instructor Oliver Schinkten provides quick answers to common "How do I...." questions. Oliver covers features you can use to improve your productivity, ranging from InMail to privacy settings to out-of-office replies. He also offers quick help for using Premium features that benefit job-hunters, such as Job Insights, Top Applicant, Resume Builder, and Interview Prep.

When it comes to managing Linux servers securely, permissions and access control are crucial. In this course, computer science instructor and Linux enthusiast Grant McWilliams explains how to manage files and directories, create links, and set permissions in Enterprise Linux 8. Grant covers how to maintain access control to files through the standard Linux permission system and access control lists. He also shows how to grant or revoke access to files and directories for users and groups as well as how to set up special bits for privilege escalation, global writable directories, and permission inheritance.

Networking is a fundamental service on a Linux system. Though Linux is widespread, there are many methods of configuring network settings. In this course, instructor Scott Simpson demonstrates how to configure network settings on systems running a variety of Linux distributions. He goes over networking configuration basics like configuration management tools and network interfaces. Scott covers manual network configuration tools, such as ifconfig, the ip command, DHCP, and more. He explains how to configure networks using ifupdown, NetworkManager, Netplan, and systemd-networkd. Plus, Scott dives into hostnames, firewall configuration, and monitoring network port activity.

Linux is a term that we are hearing more often lately, but what is it? In this course, instructor Grant McWilliams explains what Linux is and how it differs from other operating systems, then walks through how to install it to a virtual machine and use it. Grant tells you about Linux and its history and gives you an overview of the versions—called distributions—of Linux that are available. He goes over virtualization, including how to install VirtualBox and create a virtual machine in VirtualBox. Once you’ve created and optimized your virtual machine, Grant steps through installing and configuring Enterprise Linux, including the GNOME 3 desktop. He concludes with useful advice on how you can install popular software from third-party repositories in Linux and how you can customize your GNOME 3 desktop.