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Laurence Svekis ✔
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Laurence Svekis is a web technology expert who enjoys sharing his knowledge and helping others learn about digital technology. He has had the honour of being able to reach over a million students worldwide throughout his decades of producing digital e-learning content. Svekis has been a digital and online instructor since 2003 and is a Google Developer Expert with many years of experience in web design, web marketing and application development.

He has a wide range of expertise in front-end web design (HTML5, CSS and JavaScript), back-end coding (NodeJS, PHP and MySQL) MongoDB, WordPress, Bootstrap, SEO, social media platforms, Google Workspace and Google Apps script coding.

Laurence has a passion for anything digital or technology-related, he en...
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Gmail - Maximize your Email Productivity
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Fundamentals of Google Docs - Increased Productivity
1.5-3 hrs 3,128 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

Having completed this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify share permissions and distinguish between sharing and restricted modes
  • Recognize real-time collaboration in docs
  • Contrast between editing, suggesting, and viewing modes
  • Outline essential editing functions and compare default styling options
  • Recognize footnote citations in docs
  • List the methods for creating drawings and inserting images into docs
  • Outline adding in bookmarks and hyperlinks
  • Recognize versioning and identify version history in docs
  • Identify charts synchrony across docs and sheets
  • Distinguish outlines from tables of content
  • Describe how Google docs and drive work together
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Beginner Level
Google Sheets
Fundamentals of Google Docs - Increased Productivity
1.5-3 hrs
3128 enrolled
Gmail - Maximize your Email Productivity
1.5-3 hrs 4,723 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

Having completed this course, you should be able to:

  • Outline the methods to modify the Vacation Responder
  • Recognize functions of Schedule Send, Undo Send and Send Cancellation Period
  • Identify Conversation View, Offline Mode and Snooze
  • Recognize the benefits of using Google Drive to send files
  • List Gmail Label and Filter options
  • Summarize methods for using Templates in Gmail
  • Distinguish different Search parameters
  • Outline the uses of Aliases
  • Identify how to Grant Access to your Gmail account
  • Recognize Email Tips to increase your productivity and work more effectively
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Beginner Level
Email Etiquette
Gmail - Maximize your Email Productivity
1.5-3 hrs
4723 enrolled
Fundamentals of Google Apps Script And IDE
1.5-3 hrs 1,698 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Recognize Google's Developers web address for information about Apps Script
  • Indicate the purpose of Functions in Google Apps Script
  • Identify the method for creating Docs and sending emails using Apps Script
  • Outline methods for Debugging and setting Breakpoints in Google Apps Script
  • Recognize methods for creating and Deploying Libraries within Google Apps Script
  • Outline the method for Deploying Web App content within Google Apps Script
  • Describe the way to add API Services to Scripts
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Beginner Level
Programming
Fundamentals of Google Apps Script And IDE
1.5-3 hrs
1698 enrolled
Diploma in Google Suite - Gmail, Google Apps and Google Docs
10-15 hrs 8,955 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify Google Docs Share Permissions, Sharing and Restricted modes
  • Recognize real-time collaboration in Docs
  • Describe versioning in Google Docs
  • Recall Google Docs tools to increase productivity
  • Indicate methods to insert files into emails using Attach File, Drive and Photo
  • List Gmail Label and Filter options
  • Distinguish different Search parameters
  • Recognize Email Tips that increase your productivity
  • Distinguish standalone scripts from bound scripts
  • Identify the method for sending emails using Apps Script
  • Outline methods for Debugging and setting Breakpoints in Google Apps Script
  • Outline the method for Deploying Web App content within Google Apps Script
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DIPLOMA
Advanced Level
Office Administration
Diploma in Google Suite - Gmail, Google Apps and Google Docs
10-15 hrs
8955 enrolled
CSS Layout - Creating a Float Based Responsive Website
1.5-3 hrs 2,743 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain how to make a website fully responsive
  • Describe how to set up the HTML files
  • Identify the ways of accessing the Chrome dev tool and using it to develop and debug websites
  • Explain how to create an HTML and CSS file and link them together
  • Discuss how to create a basic wireframe
  • Describe how to create a responsive navbar for a website
  • Recall how to create an image gallery and source and import images
  • Describe how to create the “about” area of a website
  • Discuss how to set up the single content box
  • Recall how to create a contact form on the website
  • Explain how to create a website footer
  • State the reason for conducting a review of the web content
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Beginner Level
Web Development
CSS Layout - Creating a Float Based Responsive Website
1.5-3 hrs
2743 enrolled
JavaScript and CSS - Fully Responsive Mobile Ready Website
1.5-3 hrs 2,849 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • State the reason for creating a rough sketch of the website
  • Describe the process of setting up the developing environment
  • Recall the procedures for setting up the main HTML
  • Explain the functions of Chrome dev tools
  • Summarize how to build the navbar and make it responsive
  • Explain how to build and update the website logo
  • Identify the appropriate format of various commands used in CSS
  • Recall how to set the minimum and maximum heights of an element
  • Describe how to update objects on the website using JavaScript
  • State the reasons for reviewing the website
  • Recall how to import and implement fonts on the website
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Beginner Level
Web Development
JavaScript and CSS - Fully Responsive Mobile Ready Website
1.5-3 hrs
2849 enrolled
DOM – Interactive Website Game using JavaScript
1.5-3 hrs 811 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the Document Object Model
  • List the tools needed for web development
  • Describe the process of styling web elements with JavaScript
  • Describe the process of manipulating element position with the Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Explain the use of the Animation Frame in creating animations on a website
  • Identify different JavaScript methods and their purpose
  • Recall the process of generating new elements using the Document Object Model
  • Explain how JavaScript can be used to detect element collision
  • Describe the process of setting random positions with JavaScript
  • Explain how JavaScript is used to move new webpage elements
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Intermediate Level
Programming
DOM – Interactive Website Game using JavaScript
1.5-3 hrs
811 enrolled
CSS and JavaScript - Creating a Single Page Flexbox Website
1.5-3 hrs 3,919 learners
By Laurence Svekis ✔
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe how to design and make a single page fully responsive website using CSS Flexbox from scratch
  • Describe in detail what CSS Flexbox is
  • Describe how to apply JavaScript to make the website more dynamic, interactive, and functional
  • Identify all the source codes required to create a single-page Flex-based website using CSS Flexbox and JavaScript
  • Explain how to program all the menu, contents, and column sections for making a single-page website
  • Explain how to manipulate and set up the placement of website elements using CSS Flexbox
  • Describe how to program CSS Flexbox and JavaScript with HTML to create and style an impressive and professional website
  • Identify key CSS properties and comments
  • Identify key commands in CSS Flexbox, JavaScript and HTML     
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Beginner Level
Programming
CSS and JavaScript - Creating a Single Page Flexbox Website
1.5-3 hrs
3919 enrolled
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