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Digital Office Webinars

As part of the Digital Office initiative, UCD IT Services offers periodic webinars. 
These are open to all staff members: academic, research, professional and technical.

Digital Office webinars cover a wide range of topics, including:

  • Mastering essential productivity applications
  • Streamlining communication and collaboration
  • Using tools like chat to save time

Learn valuable tips and tricks to leverage the power of popular digital tools and create a more streamlined, collaborative, and efficient work environment.

  • Autumn trimester 2024: Digital Office Quick Bytes session bookings are now available, see details below.
  • Scroll down to access on-demand webinars on our most popular topics: Google Calendar, Google Chat, Google Drive and Gmail. 

Autumn 2024: Digital Office Quick Bytes

This webinar series offers dynamic, 30-minute sessions to help you get the most from our workspace tools, tailored for busy UCD staff.

Browse the session topics below and book your place today.

Sep & Oct 2024

Date Time Topic Details
Tues 10 Sep 2024

 12.30-1pm Google Drive Join us for a 30-minute overview of Shared Drives, focused on organising files for a typical team or unit.
Wed 18 Sep 2024

 11-11.30am Google Calendar Get top tips on managing your calendar, like checking availability and setting up a team calendar. 
Tues 24 Sep 2024

 12-12.30pm Google Chat This is a quick overview of how to use Chat and Spaces in conjunction with email to boost team collaboration.
Wed 2 Oct 2024

 11-11.30am Gmail Learn how to wrangle your inbox into shape, using filters and labels to organise your email. 
Thurs 10 Oct 2024

 12-12.30pm Collaborative Inbox This quick session shows how to use the Google Groups interface to manage a shared email inbox.
Wed 16 Oct 2024  11-11.30am Surveys:
Google Forms & SurveyMonkey		 Learn more about using Google Forms or SurveyMonkey to create and share surveys.
Tues 22 Oct 2024

 12-12.30pm Google Drive Join us for a 30-minute overview of Shared Drives, focused on organising files for a typical team or unit.

 

Nov & Dec 2024

Date Time Topic Details 
Tues 5 Nov 2024 12-12.30pm Google Calendar Get top tips on managing your calendar, like checking availability and setting up a team calendar. 
Wed 13 Nov 2024 11-11.30am Google Chat This is a quick overview of how to use Chat and Spaces in conjunction with email to boost team collaboration.
Tues 19 Nov 2024 12.30-1pm Gmail Learn how to wrangle your inbox into shape, using filters and labels to organise your email. 
Thurs 28 Nov 2024 12.30-1pm Collaborative Inbox This quick session shows how to use the Google Groups interface to manage a shared email inbox.
Tues 3 Dec 2024 12-12.30pm Surveys:
Google Forms & SurveyMonkey		 Learn more about using Google Forms or SurveyMonkey to create and share surveys.

Book your place today

Tip: if you are interested in attending but have a schedule conflict, please view our pre-recorded sessions below. The live sessions will not be recorded and all include time for Q&A.

Webinars on demand

Managing your team's files effectively in Google Drive

View a pre-recorded version of this Digital Office webinar (34:40).

Learn more about: 

  • File storage and Sharing in UCD: best practices
  • Google Drive - using Shared Drives to manage team files
  • Transferring ownership of files on Google Drive
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Using your Google Calendar to save time

View a pre-recorded version of this Digital Office webinar (36:55).

Learn more about: 

  • Setting your Google Calendar's visibility to colleagues, plus your working hours and location
  • Checking anyone's availability at UCD to find suitable meeting times
  • Creating a team calendar
  • Scheduling and managing appointments
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Conquer Email Overload: Gmail tips to master your inbox

View a pre-recorded version of this Digital Office webinar (32:37)

Learn more about: 

  • Organising and removing email
  • Filters and labels 
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Using Google Chat and Spaces to optimise team communications

View a pre-recorded version of this Digital Office webinar (26:29)

Learn more about: 

  • Google Chat and Spaces
  • Creating a Space
  • How to use your Space
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