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The Data Blog - Our new series on Data Literacy

 

Chapter 1 - The Becoming hhhhhhhhhhh

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This blog introduces the concept of Data Storytelling and how you can utilise data to inform your audience and address their key pain-points.

 

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Chapter 2 - Becoming data literate hhhhhhhhhhh

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When building a data story, you need to know where to look and how to analyse the data once you locate it. This blog runs through the 4 key types of analysis you'll need to conduct (descriptive, predictive, diagnostic and prescriptive).

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Chapter 3 - Who is your audience? hhhhhhhhhhh

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This blog runs through the ways you can enhance engagement, using data, to create an emotional and persuasive narrative.

 

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Chapter 4 - The finesse of the story hhhhhhhhhhh

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This blog tells you how to make use of feedback and follow-up to improve your data storytelling skills.

 

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LET's make Excel better! hhhhhhhhhhh

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One of the common areas that people struggle is with ‘nested’ formulas or “formulas inside formulas”,  especially when parts of the formula need to be repeated. That's where the LET formula comes in handy...

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Making your Photoshop layers smarter

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QA's Richard O' Brien, Principal Technical Learning Specialist & Amateur Photographer, runs through the advantages of using Smart Objects in Photoshop. gggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh

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Excel Refreshed - We've revamed our training to better reflect what you want

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You spoke, we listened! We've reshaped our Excel courses to better fit with what our clients say they want to be able to do. __________________

 

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Microsoft 365 - What is it and are you harnessing its true potential?                  

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Microsoft 365 is a name many have likely heard, but often people aren't making the most of what it can offer. Communication, collaboration and planning are all at your disposal with M365 - check out our blog to learn more. ggggggghhhhhhhhh

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Featured blog - The case for Data Literacy

 

In this month's featured blog, George Noi-Lartey (Principal Technical Learning Specialist at QA) busts 3 common intranet myths and discusses how a modern intranet (for example, one built with with Sharepoint Communication Sites) can be a hub of useful information that enriches your employees’ work.

Feel inspired? George has also recorded a webinar on Sharepoint Communication Sites - Click here to view it

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Case studies

Health Education England: SharePoint adoption—Retrain your people, rewrite what's possible.

In Summer 2017 Health Education England commenced the roll out of SharePoint across the organisation. This new online platform allows HEE the ability to easily collaborate across the business and with its partners; with ease and precision.

Working in such a demanding environment, it was important for HEE to invest in an intuitive platform, which had the ability to be customised to their specific needs and ways of working.

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King's College London: Extra-curricular IT Training Provides Added Value for Students

King’s College London wanted to ensure its students were getting the most value from their university experience. So, it turned to QA to deliver extra-curricular IT training sessions to enhance students’ IT skills during their academic careers and increase their future employability.

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Cheat sheets

Cheat sheets are perfect for those just starting out. However, even the most experienced need to lean on references every once in a while.

Microsoft Planner

Explore how Microsoft Planner can help organise and track your teams or projects activities.

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Google Sheets Fundamentals

A comprehensive and hands-on guide on how to use Google Sheets.

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Dynamic Array Formulas

Learn how to create a single formula that can generate multiple results with Dynamic Array.

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Excel Hotkeys

When working with Excel data, hotkeys can make manual work a lot more efficient. Check out this quick-reference guide and start using them in your work: 

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Excel VLOOKUP & XLOOKUP

Ever needed to match two (or more) pieces of data from separate parts of a spreadsheet, or even separate sheets?

Don't do it manually - use the Excel VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP functions! Download our quick reference guide to learn how: 

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Data Literacy

As data collection and data sharing become routine, and data analysis and big data become
common ideas, it becomes more important for people to have a certain level of data literacy. 

Download our quick reference guide to learn some fundamental data concepts and get more out of your data at work:

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Microsoft Word - Quick reference guide

Formatting, tables, tracking amends, graphics...Microsoft Word contains a plethora of features beyond simple word processing.

Download our handy quick reference guide to learn how to use these features: 

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Skills Tests

Excel Essentials Quiz

Take this quick quiz if you consider yourself a basic user of Excel. If it turns out to be too easy, make sure to try the next level up. It's a great way of gauging your ability. 

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Excel Intermediate Quiz

Take this quick quiz if you consider yourself an Intermediate User of Excel. It's a great way to gauge your level - if the quiz seems too easy, you can try the Advanced quiz. If it seems to hard, give the Essentials quiz a go. 

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Excel Advanced Quiz

Consider yourself an Advanced Excel user? Try out our quick quiz to find out if your skills are truly advanced. It's also a great way to identify any areas for improvement. 

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