The Dynamic Sector Newsletter

Building human capability to produce positive change in organizations and the world

Work, Play, Produce?

I was talking with a very successful young man yesterday who says he takes four months off every year.

He uses that time to rest, think, study, and reward himself for the hard work he has accomplished. He told me that you can give someone eight hours to complete a task, or give the same person the same task to do in 12 hours... in either case they would take the whole of the allotted time. He applies this principle to himself and to his work. Innnnterrrrestinnnng...

Click to read [Gerry's Blog].

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Coming Soon:

Learning Pre-Assessment Tool

We are customizing our online eLearning tutorials to create short, concise pre-assessment tests.

This will help us, and most importantly, help you:

Be placed in the correct course level.
Identify what you already know.
Identify topics you need to focus on.
Customize your course content.

Please click here for a sample

Pre-Assessment question for Word 2010.

Last Minute Discounts

Save $250 when you register for:

SharePoint 2010 Level 2 - May 16, 17, & 18, 9am-4pm

April 2011 Courses

Microsoft Office - see all courses offered

Adobe Creative Suite - see all courses offered

Social Media - see all courses offered

SharePoint - see all courses offered

Free eClasses

SharePoint 2010 Introductory Fre*eClass
1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month - 9:00am to 9:45 am

Microsoft Life Meeting - Introductory Fre*eClass

2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month - 9:00am to 9:45 am

A Greener Sector:

Eco Friendly Notebooks

Our branded notebooks are made from recycled materials.

As you know, most of our classes have switched to paperless electronic manuals distributed on USB drives. We encourage learners to type their notes during class and email them to themselves or save them to their USB drives at the end of class. Sector Learning Notebook

However, most people still like to take notes the good old fashioned way - by hand with pen and paper. Therefore we will continue to provide pens and notebooks, but not just any pen and notebook. We chose notebooks and pens made from the largest amount of recycled materials we could find.

This green initiative was brought to you by Veronica Rutherford.

Client Feedback

"I want to thank you for your continuing support, and in particular, allowing us to utilize education hours to meet our needs. It was great to have Doug in our office on Tuesday morning, helping us with our adjustment to [Microsoft Office 2007]! Thanks to all for your efforts!"

-Susan Zerb

Saanich Volunteer Services Society

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Social Media Camp 2011

Social Media Camp Victoria 2011 will take place on June 3rd & 4th at the Victoria Conference Center.

Social Media Camp is a two-day educational event featuring insightful speakers, workshops, one-on-one help, and networking opportunities.

Last year's event was the largest technology-related conference on Vancouver Island, and one of the largest social media events in Western Canada, drawing attendees from across North America.

Advanced registration is only $299 plus HST. This price will rise over the coming months leading up to the event so don't delay, register today and save!

Sector Learning is a proud sponsor of this event. Our friends and clients can receive a $50 registration discount, using the discount code SECTOR (all caps).

Volunteer Victoria

is the "Charity of Choice" for Social Media Camp 2011.

Since 1974, Volunteer Victoria has helped to build an engaged community through leadership in volunteerism

and non-profit management.

About Sector Learning Solutions

Founded in Victoria in 1983, Sector Learning Solutions provides premium software application training and consulting - specializing in SharePoint and Microsoft Office collaboration tools.

Our learning solutions are backed by Sector's comprehensive
Learning Guarantee.

Sector Learning Solutions is qualified as a preferred vendor for the BC Public Sector under Corporate Supply Arrangement CSA#000333.

Instructor's Tip

Outlook 2007/2010

How to Set a Rule to Move Incoming Emails

You can quicky setup an organizational system for your inbox that filters emails and moves it to the appropriate folder.

Here's how:

1. Create a folder by right-clicking on your inbox, select "New Folder" and give it a name

2. Find an email of the type you would like moved to this new folder. (Types can be based on who sent it, subject lines, or many other factors)

3. Right-click on that email and in "Rules" select "Create Rule"

4. Choose the condition to cause the move and the action you wish to happen (ex. "Move the item to folder:...")

5. Click "OK"

6. If you want to run the rule on items already in your inbox, tick the box next to "Run this rule now on messages already in the current folder" in the "Success" window

From now on, all emails sent to you that meet the condition will be automatically moved.

Using a different version of Microsoft Office?

We've got solutions for those software versions too!

to find out how.