Learning Services
Computer Skill Classes
Getting Started with Computers
This class will introduce you to the components of a computer,
operating systems, and how to use a mouse and keyboard. Focus will be
on the Windows XP operating system showing the properties of a window.
You will learn to copy and paste from one program to another.Prerequisite: None.
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Basic Computer Maintenance
In this class you will learn how to properly set up and maintain your computer. You will learn how to physically keep the equipment clean and create a safe working environment. You willalso learn how to maintain your hard drive and optimize your computer's performance. Prerequisite: Getting Started with Computers.
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Web Browsing: Getting Started
The class will introduce you to
fundamental procedures for manipulating information searches on the
web—how to locate your browser, start and run a search engine, direct and evaluate information searches, and how to keep the useful information at hand. Prerequisites: Getting Started with Computers,
strong keyboard and mouse skills.
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Yahoo!®
Mail: Getting an Account
This brief class covers the process for setting up a Yahoo!® Mail account. Prerequisite: Web Browsing: Getting Started or equivalent computer skills.
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Yahoo!®
Mail: Getting Started
This class covers the basic of using a Yahoo!® Mail account, including creating and sending messages, receiving messages, attaching files to a message, opening attachments, adding addresses to the address book, and retrieving addresses from the address book. Prerequisites: Yahoo! Mail: Getting an Account or an existing Yahoo! Mail account. Web Browsing: Getting Started or equivalent computer skills.
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Computer Safety Online
This class will present an overview of how to protect your computer and yourself while using the Internet. Topics discussed will include antivirus programs, spyware, firewalls, Trojan horses, phishing, email scams, and malware. You will learn how to spot potential problems and how to protect your computer. Prerequisite: Web Browsing: Getting Started.
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CD Burning
This class covers burning music CD’s using Windows Media Player and copying data to CD’s using Windows copy and CD write features. Prerequisite: Getting Started with Computers.
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Word:
Getting Started
This class introduces Microsoft Word and what can be done with this versatile word processing program. You will learn how to use the Menu and Tool bars, Spell Check, the Help menu, create and save documents, open existing documents, and copy and paste techniques. Prerequisites: Getting Started with Computers or equivalent computer skills, strong keyboard and mouse skills.
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Word:
Formatting and Styles
Using the basics learned in Word: Getting Started, this
class covers the basic style and formatting tools available in
Microsoft Word which allow you to create and save endless style
variations and control your styles with greater precision.
Prerequisite: Word: Getting Started.
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Word: Tables
This class explores the creation and numerous uses of tables in Microsoft Word. Prerequisite: Word: Formatting & Styles.
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Word:
Charts & Formulas
This class explores the creation and use of graphic charts in Microsoft Word, including the ability to create formulas to perform various calculations. Prerequisite: Word: Formatting & Styles.
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Word: Templates & Wizards
This class explores several of the templates that come
with Microsoft Word, how to use these to create new documents using the
formatting and styles in these templates, and wizards which help guide
you through the process of creating templated documents. Prerequisite:
Word: Formatting & Styles.
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Excel
Staff are hard at work on creating a brand new series
of Excel classes. If you'd like to be added to an interest list for
taking these classes, please call us at 746-6622. Prerequisite: Getting
Started with Computers or equivalent computer
skills.
Scheduled times for this class
PowerPoint
Staff are hard at work on creating a brand new series of PowerPoint
classes. If you'd like to be added to an interest list for taking these
classes, please call us at 746-6622. Prerequisite: Getting Started with Computers or equivalent computer skills.
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GIMP: Digital Image Tricks
GIMP is a freely available open-source application for
creating and manipulating digital images. In this class you will learn
some basic tasks in GIMP including rotating images, modifying
brightness, selecting and copying portions of an image, pasting a
copied portion into another image, and adding several special effects.
Prerequisite: Advanced computer skills.
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Audacity: Digital Audio Tricks
Audacity is a freely available open-source application
for creating and manipulating digital audio. In this class you will
learn some basic tasks in Audacity including recording, trimming
unwanted sections, working with multiple audio tracks, changing volume,
and creating a finished audio project. Prerequisite: Advanced computer
skills.
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Nvu: Web Page Basics
Nvu is a freely available open-source application for creating, editing, publishing and maintaining Web pages. In this class you will learn some basics for creating a Web page, putting text into a Web page, adding style to text, changing foreground and background colors, adding images to a Web page, adding hyperlinks to other Web pages, and saving your page. Prerequisite: Advanced computer skills.
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Revised: November 14, 2007