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Practical Skills List

TYPE

USED FOR

Hardware
Windows XP/Vista/7 and Mac Leopard Operating System
Software
Microsoft Office 2007 Suite, OpenOffice 2.3 Creation of text documents, spreadsheets, special publications (newsletters, flyers, etc), digital presentations, etc.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Creation of basic digital images/banners, editing of digital images and photos, photo makeovers, invitations, flyers and more.
Dreamweaver CS4, EditPlus 2.3 Basic raw HTML and CSS editing
Adobe Premiere Elements, Camtasia, Snagit Basic video editing and conversion, screen capture for putting onto YouTube and other social media sites.
File conversion tools (Primo PDF, Winrar, 7zip, Super C) Convert files to PDF, convert PDF to editable files, compress and decompress large groups of files and media sizes and types, and more.
InDesign CS4, Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 Extended Creation of interactive brochures
Wordpress, Simple CMS, Joomla, custom content management systems Create, edit and publish online content including text, images, videos and other media. Installed and used plugins and widgets for additional site functionality. Edited raw code of themes/templates.
FTP clients (CuteFTP, Filezilla) Upload and download of content/files to servers and websites/directories. Upload/installation of Wordpress plugins and forum software.
Forum software (phpBB) Installation, setup, management of online forum (internal (password protected) and external).
Email clients (Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, most web-based email clients such as Hotmail, YMail, Gmail) Send/receive emails, create HTML emails for group mailouts, account setup, mailing list set up.
Browser software (Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera) Browse internet, check website functionality/cross-browser capability.
Online Tools
Social networking platforms (Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Twitter, LinkedIn, forums) To create an online community space, build brand awareness, drive brand loyalty, provide new information/press releases, and other social marketing opportunities. Participation outside of work environment.
Chat programs (MSN, mIRC, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, Pidgin) To communicate with internal staff members, friends and external service suppliers (freelance writers, designers, etc).
Gaming software and applications (online poker and bingo) Play online poker and bingo games, as well as manage online poker rooms.
Blip.tv, YouTube Manage online video content
Scribd, Issuu Create and manage digital/interactive brochures
ShareThis Adding social media sharing buttons to website
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