Tutorials
Explore our collection of video tutorials and step-by-step guides for official Colorado College communications platforms. These resources will help you confidently navigate tools like Cascade CMS and Emma to elevate your daily communications and share the College's story.
Adobe Express
CC has replaced our previous design platform (Canva) with Adobe Express. This allows us to offer you higher quality designs that align more closely with the refreshed CC brand, including all CC assets and fonts. This change also means separate users, allowing for better organization and accessibility.
Getting a license
- If you have an Adobe Creative Cloud license, you're ready to go.
- If you need a license, fill out an OCM Request and select the option "Adobe Express" for how OCM can collaborate with you. Thank you.
Training
- The OCM design team is offering open office hours in Spencer 421 on the second Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. to noon and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Stop by to learn how to use Adobe Express, explore its tools and templates, get answers to your questions, troubleshoot issues, or receive help bringing your project to life.
- Adobe has training available on their YouTube channel to show you the basics of operating and using the platform: youtube.com/@AdobeExpress.
- Get started with a basic introduction lesson.
Step-by-Step Guides
Use these illustrated guides for quick help completing common tasks in Adobe Express. Each guide provides screenshots and instructions you can follow at your own pace.
Emma Email Marketing Platform
Please review this step-by-step pdf guide to using CC’s email marketing platform, Emma. If you'd like to follow along while watching the tutorial, you can login to Emma with single sign-in. Additionally, please see this email-specific visual guide to understand the refreshed brand in Emma.
Cascade CMS
Whether you are new to Cascade CMS or simply need a quick refresher on updating your web pages, these video tutorials will guide you through the process. For more in-depth assistance, explore our Web Best Practices guide and the Cascade Content Type Library. We also encourage web authors to join our Microsoft Teams channel to receive information on upcoming trainings, office hours, tips and tricks, and news about updates to our web platform and templates. If you have questions or would like to request additional training, please reach out to the Web Content Manager, Amber Szymczyk at aszymczyk@coloradocollege.edu.