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Contact

Mail :
IT Training Team
Chief Executive's Dept.
Phone :
01752 304424
Email :
ittrain@plymouth.gov.uk

Office location

  • Southway Training Centre
    Rockfield Avenue
    Southway
    Plymouth
    PL6 6DY

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IT training help and support

This section is a collection of help and 'how to do' documents published within the Council and provides advice on using software applications more effectively.

It has been divided into areas for specific applications (eg word, outlook, excel etc.). This page has general computer advice - if you cannot find the help you need then contact the IT Training Team.

General help and advice

Documents

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PDF icon Saving documents to the network - guidance on where and how to store documents.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 47KB
PDF icon Problems with file path lengths - what is a file path, naming conventions, errors, problems and workarounds.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 33KB
PDF icon Tips on scanning images and document sizes - reducing document sizes that contain images.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 368KB
PDF icon Fonts and special characters - printer fonts, hyphenation and the use of special characters; including how a hard hyphen can ruin your day!
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 225KB
PDF icon A better date format for use in computer file names - ever wonder why it is that when you use calendar dates as part of a computer file name they never appear in the proper date order when sorted?
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 31KB