The ITS Training Program provides online training resources which deliver technology training to the Cal State LA community when and where they need it.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform that provides thousands of video tutorials covering a wide range of business, technology, and creative topics. Courses are designed for all skill levels and are available 24/7 for convenient, self-paced learning. Get started with LinkedIn Learning »
Resources by Topic
Below are additional online training resources which can be used for self-paced learning.
Note: You can access the LinkedIn Learning courses that are included in the sections below by logging in to LinkedIn Learning with your MyCalStateLA ID account.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Acrobat
- Acrobat DC Tutorials (Adobe)
- Acrobat DC User Guide (Adobe)
- Acrobat DC Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Dreamweaver
- Dreamweaver Tutorials (Adobe)
- Dreamweaver User Guide (Adobe)
- Dreamweaver CC 2017 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Illustrator
- Illustrator Tutorials (Adobe)
- Illustrator User Guide (Adobe)
- Illustrator CC 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
InDesign
- InDesign Tutorials (Adobe)
- InDesign User Guide (Adobe)
- InDesign CC 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Photoshop
- Photoshop Tutorials (Adobe)
- Photoshop User Guide (Adobe)
- Photoshop CC 2019 Essential Training: The Basics (LinkedIn Learning)
Premiere Pro
- Premiere Pro Tutorials (Adobe)
- Premiere Pro User Guide (Adobe)
- Premiere Pro CC 2019 Essential Training: The Basics (LinkedIn Learning)
For additional Adobe training resources, visit the Adobe Help Center.
CSU Learn
CSU Learn is an online learning portal for faculty, staff, and student employees. It provides access to a variety of professional development resources and required compliance training. For information about compliance training contacts, instructional guides, and system compatibility recommendations, visit the CSU Learn webpage.
To access CSU Learn, log in to the MyCalStateLA Portal with your MyCalStateLA ID account, and then click CSU Learn on the Quick Launch menu.
File Storage
IBM SPSS Statistics
Tutorials
- IBM SPSS Statistics 25 Tutorial (IBM)
- SPSS Statistics Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- SPSS for Academic Research (LinkedIn Learning)
Handouts
IT Security
All Cal State LA employees have a shared responsibility to secure campus information assets containing protected Level 1 and Level 2 data. Below are several online training resources to promote information security awareness. For additional resources, visit the IT Security website.
FERPA Tutorial
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. All Cal State LA employees, student assistants, graduate assistants, vendors and consultants who have, or potentially may have, contact with student education records must comply with this law. These individuals are required to successfully complete the online FERPA tutorial and test every two years.
Additional Tutorials
- Learning Mobile Device Security (LinkedIn Learning)
- Encrypting Microsoft Office Files (PDF)
Microsoft Office
Access
- Access Help Center (Microsoft)
- Access Training (Microsoft)
- Access 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Excel
- Excel Help Center (Microsoft)
- Excel Training (Microsoft)
- Excel 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- Excel 2019 for Mac Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
OneNote
- OneNote Help Center (Microsoft)
- OneNote Training (Microsoft)
- OneNote 2016 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- OneNote 2016 for Mac Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Outlook
- Outlook Help Center (Microsoft)
- Outlook Training (Microsoft)
- Outlook 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- Outlook 2019 for Mac Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
PowerPoint
- PowerPoint Help Center (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint Training (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- PowerPoint 2019 for Mac Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Project
- Project Help Center (Microsoft)
- Project Training (Microsoft)
- Project 2016 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Publisher
- Publisher Help Center (Microsoft)
- Publisher Training (Microsoft)
- Publisher 2016 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Visio
- Visio Help Center (Microsoft)
- Visio Training (Microsoft)
- Visio 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Word
- Word Help Center (Microsoft)
- Word Training (Microsoft)
- Word 2019 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- Word 2019 for Mac Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
For additional Microsoft Office training resources, visit the following websites.
- Office Help and Training (Microsoft)
- Office Quick Start Guides (Microsoft)
- Office for Mac Quick Start Guides (Microsoft)
- Office Mobile Quick Start Guides (Microsoft)
Microsoft Office 365
OneDrive for Business
- OneDrive Help Center (Microsoft)
- OneDrive Training (Microsoft)
- OneDrive for Business Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- OneDrive for Business Quick Start Guide (PDF)
Outlook on the Web
- Outlook on the Web Help (Microsoft)
- Outlook on the Web Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- Outlook Web App User Guide (PDF)
SharePoint
- SharePoint Help Center (Microsoft)
- SharePoint Online Essential Training: The Basics (LinkedIn Learning)
- SharePoint Online: Managing Documents (LinkedIn Learning)
Teams
- Teams Help Center (Microsoft)
- Teams Training (Microsoft)
- Teams Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Operating Systems
Mac
- Mac Help and How-to Guides (Apple)
- Computer Literacy for Mac (LinkedIn Learning)
- macOS Sierra Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Windows
- Windows 10 Help and How-to Guides (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 Quick Start Guide (PDF) (Microsoft)
- Getting to Know Windows 10 (PDF) (Microsoft)
- Computer Literacy for Windows 10 (LinkedIn Learning)
- Windows 10 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Qualtrics
Screen Capture & Recording
Camtasia
- Camtasia Crash Course
- Camtasia Tutorials (TechSmith)
- Camtasia 2019 Essential Training: The Basics (LinkedIn Learning)
- Camtasia 2019 for Mac Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
Snagit
- Snagit Tutorials (TechSmith)
- Learning Snagit for Mac (LinkedIn Learning)
ServiceNow
- ServiceNow User Guide (PDF)
- ServiceNow IT Staff User Guide (PDF)
Video & Web Conferencing
Zoom
- Zoom Help Center (Zoom)
- Zoom Video Tutorials (Zoom)
- Learning Zoom (LinkedIn Learning)
Web Browsers
- Firefox Support (Mozilla)
- Google Chrome Help (Google)
- Internet Explorer Help (Microsoft)
- Microsoft Edge Help (Microsoft)
- Safari User Guide (Apple)
Web Development & Accessibility
Drupal
HTML and CSS
- HTML Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning)
- Introduction to CSS (LinkedIn Learning)
Accessibility
