The Library's April Computer Class schedule is available. The Library offers a range of computer training for the novice and intermediate user:

Microsoft Excel 2007 Basics & Advanced Excel 2007
Pre-requisite: Microsoft Word Basics or some computer experience. Excel is a spreadsheet program. In Excel Basics, topics include: inserting text, editing (copy, move, delete, insert), using functions to calculate averages & totals, and displaying cell formulas. Advanced Excel covers: changing column width & row height, and giving your worksheet visual punch by inserting graphs, charts and pictures.

Power Point 2007 Basics
Pre-requisite: Computer Basics for PC’s or some computer experience. PowerPoint is a presentation program. Presentations consist of a series of slides that may contain text, clipart, and WordArt. With PowerPoint, your presentation will have a consistent professional look because of its overall design and color scheme. The class includes: creating & saving a presentation, inserting text, editing (copy, move, delete, insert), different ways of viewing a presentation, choosing a design template, inserting pictures, adding transition effects and printing.

Computer Basics
Pre-requisite: None This class discusses the basic computer parts you need to know to use the computer effectively. You will also learn about the desktop, starting a program, printing, saving and retrieving files, and switching from one window to another. Hands-on training includes learning how to use the mouse and inserting and removing floppy disks and CD-ROMs.

E-Mail Basics
Pre-requisite: Internet Basics, or some Internet experience. Learn the basics of creating an email account, writing a message, including attachments, sending, and receiving messages.

Internet Basics
Pre-requisite: Computer Basics for PC’s and Introduction to Windows or some computer experience. This class provides an overview of the Internet and the World Wide Web. It discusses the use of Web browsers and provides hands-on training using the browser’s navigational tools, URLs, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and search engines.

Microsoft Word 2007 Basics & Advanced Word 2007
Pre-requisite: Computer Basics for PC’s, or some computer experience. Microsoft Word is a computer program used for word processing. This program is very easy to use and it provides more capabilities than a simple text editor. It may be used to create business letters, reports, and other documents. The basics class includes creating, saving & retrieving documents, inserting text, editing (copy, move, delete, insert), spell check and thesaurus features, changing font type, size, and color, table use and previewing & printing. Advanced Word shows you how to give documents visual punch by inserting pictures, creating bulleted lists, adding watermarks and WordArt, setting document margins, and other very useful tips.

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