Afinety University is a series of training webinars designed specifically for attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants who would like to increase their proficiency in  MS Word and other common law firm software programs. Our expert instructors will demonstrate quick and easy tools to help you become more efficient. 

NEW!! Stay tuned for our upcoming Security webinar series.

AFINETY UNIVERSITY WEBINAR SCHEDULE

July 16, 2020.  12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

Adobe Acrobat PRO DC “Tips & Tricks” webinar

Increase your efficiency in Adobe Acrobat DC PRO. This webinar will demonstrate how to export PDFs to Word, create bookmarks, links, add headers/footers, combine PDF files, create portfolios, redact information and sequentially number documents with Bates Numbering.  Click here to register.

August 20, 2020. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

NEW!! MS WORD Track Changes & Document Comparison “Tips & Tricks” webinar

Added by popular demand!  Learn all you need about track changes and compare documents in MS Word, including how edited text appears in the document by setting Track Changes Options, accept/reject changes, print with or without markup.  Click here to register.

September 17, 2020. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

MS WORD Styles, Multilevel Numbering & Table of Contents “Tips & Tricks” webinar

This webinar will show you how to format a pleading using Heading Styles and Multilevel Numbering, as well as generating a Table of Contents with a click of a button.  Click here to register.

October 15, 2020. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

MS WORD Table of Authorities “Tips & Tricks” webinar. EARN 1.0 CLE Credit!

Learn how to properly mark citations and generate a Table of Authorities, including revising the “selected text,” choosing the proper category, creating proper short citations, and correcting the most commonly made mistakes.

Approved for 1.0 CLE credit (California only).  Click here to register.

November 19, 2020. 12:00pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

MS WORD Best of Automation & Timesavers “Tips & Tricks” webinar

Increase your efficiency in MS Word and save valuable time creating documents!  This class will show you how to use Automation tools, including, AutoCorrect, AutoText, QuickParts, Building Blocks, Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar, etc.  Click here to register.

Past Webinars 

June 25, 2020. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

MS WORD Mail Merge “Tips & Tricks” webinar

Time saving tips on how to create a mail merge within MS Word and merging to a Word Document or to E-Mail.  Merge data will be stored in an Excel spreadsheet for this webinar.

May 21, 2020. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

MS WORD Working with Section Breaks, Headers/Footers & Formatting Page Numbers “Tips & Tricks” webinar

This webinar will cover Section Breaks, working with Headers/Footers – including first page headers/footers, unlinking headers/footers and formatting page numbers in a document that contains multiple sections.

April 23, 2020. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific Time

MS WORD Best of Automation & Timesavers “Tips & Tricks” webinar

This class will show you how to use Automation tools, including, AutoCorrect, AutoText, QuickParts, Building Blocks, Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar, and more.

March 26, 2020.  11 am – 12 pm Pacific Time

Presented by Netgain:  Cybersecurity and Risk Management – Plan and Protect Your Firm

With the world focused on the serious issue of COVID-19, there has been a noteable rise in phishing emails, ransomware and other online scams.  Being extra diligent with your firm’s Risk Management and Cybersecurity should remain at the top of all industry CIO and Managing Partner’s minds. Join us as we discuss ways to make sure you’re on the right track, including reviews, updates, and how to get a jump start on putting an effective security program in place.

March 19, 2020.  12 pm – 1 pm PST

MS Word Tips & Tricks Featuring: Table of Authorities.  Earn 1.0 CLE Credit! 

Learn how to properly mark citations and generate a Table of Authorities, including revising the “selected text,” choosing the proper category, creating proper short citations, correcting the most commonly made mistakes, and more.  Approved for 1.0 CLE credit (California only).

February 20, 2020.  12pm – 1pm PST

MS Word Tips & Tricks Featuring:  MS Word Styles, Multi-Level Numbering and Table of Contents

Save time and increase efficiency.  Learn valuable tips on how to format a pleading using Heading Styles and Multilevel Numbering.  We’ll also show you how to automatically generate a Table of Contents with a click of a button.

July 23, 2019. 10am – 11am PDT

Social Media – Protect Yourself, Protect Your Organization

Understanding how hackers obtain access to your information and leverage it to attack your business is key to protecting your firm.  This session provides insight on how social media information about our employees gets used to leverage attacks. We will discuss practical advice you can implement immediately to create a tougher defense and a stronger staff. Learn to stop breaches before they happen.   Click here for a recording of this session.

May 23, 2019, 10am – 11am PDT

Protecting Your Cybersecurity and Protecting Your Firm

Join us as we look at how industries have been hit by cyber attacks, as well as current methods organizations have used to protect their firm. We’ll arm you with the steps needed to avoid the threat of attacks and to stay out of the headlines as another statistic.  Contact us for a recording of this session.

Webinar Presenter

Diana worked in the legal field for 20 years – 13 years as a litigation secretary and seven years as an Office Administrator. During her time as an Office Administrator, she was a member of the Association of Legal Administrators and served on the Extended Board for the Orange County Chapter. Diana also worked as the Director of Business Development & Training at a well-known legal staffing company for 13 years where she created several added-value services, the most popular of which was the MS Word “Tips & Tricks” series. She is pleased to be part of the Afinety team and is currently developing new and exciting webinar programs. Diana is also currently training as a future programmer of Afinety’s macro packages.