Course Description

New for 2012!

Moving beyond the hype, Apple’s iPad has all the potential to serve as a serious business tool. Not only can you use the iPad to access traditional resources, such as your corporate network and email, but you can also use it to create, communicate, and collaborate in ways that you may not have considered possible even just six months ago. In this fast-paced, four-hour seminar, you will learn how to put the iPad to work, exploring key business issues such as security, connecting to the Cloud, and how to work with common file formats, including PDF documents, Excel spreadsheets, and Word documents. Whether you already own an iPad or are considering acquiring one, you need this course to ensure that you maximize the return on your investment.

Course Information

CPE Credit: Recommended for 4 hours Specialized Knowledge and Applications

Instructional delivery method: Group-live demo and discussion using color computer projection – NOT a hands-on course

Prerequisites: None

Program level: Basic

Advanced preparation: None

Designed for: iPad users and potential iPad users who desire to put their tablet to its best use in a business environment

Who should attend: Accounting, financial, and other business professionals who own or are considering acquiring an iPad

Course Highlights

• Describe how to configure an iPad for business use, including securing access and connecting to VPNs and corporate email accounts
• List five primary business uses of the iPad and examples of available apps that support each of these uses
• Create spreadsheets, word processing documents, presentations, and other common documents using an iPad
• Use an iPad in an accounting environment
• Connect an iPad to a data projector and use it as a second monitor on another computer
• Integrate the iPad with various cloud services, including Apple's new iCloud service

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