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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Fully customizable, always.
 
All workshop samples listed below are of an introductory nature. If a more advanced class is desired, it can be customized to include topics designated by the attendees, or the Tutor.
 
All workshops are 100% hands-on, using the instructor led approach. Each session is followed by a lab project which each attendee is asked to do with as little assistance from the instructor as possible. The lab portion provides the student with the opportunity to immediately use the features taught during the instructor led portion of the workshop and to obtain answers to their individual questions in a one-on-one forum.
 
Excel
Recommended length: 9 hours
Prerequisites: Basic Windows and mouse skills
 
Topics include creating, saving, opening, deleting spreadsheets; using and creating formulas; formatting cells, columns and rows; inserting/deleting rows and columns; moving/copying/linking information; working in multiple worksheets and files; basic graphing; list management and sorting; previewing and printing.
 
The Internet
Recommended length: 6 hours
Prerequisites: Basic mouse skills
 
This workshop provides the terminology and skills required to efficiently "surf" and search the world wide web. Topics include using browsers and search engines, downloading, copying and printing.
 
PowerPoint
Recommended length: 6 hours
Prerequisites: Basic Windows and mouse skills
 
Topics include creating, editing, saving, opening, deleting presentations; using design templates, masters and layouts. Attendees work with proofing tools and objects, manipulate slides with the slide sorter and outliner, use Word Art and Clip Art, choose transitions, animations and play slide shows.
 
Microsoft Office: Working Together
Recommended length: 9 hours
 
This workshop provides a complete set of tools to efficiently use Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access together. Attendees should possess an intermediate level of skill in each of the individual products before attending this workshop.
 
  Word
  Copy and paste/link word information into PowerPoint.
  Create mail merge documents from data in Excel and Access.
  Create links between data in Excel which will automatically update in Word if changed in Excel.
 
  PowerPoint
  Create a PowerPoint presentation from a Word document.
  Copy and paste/link data from Excel.
  Copy and link data from Excel spreadsheets and graphs.
 
  Access
  Import data from Escel to create new databases.
  Export data to Excel to create spreadsheets.
  Merge data with Word for envelopes, labels and documents.
 
Word, Word Perfect, Works, Open Office
Recommended length: 9 hours
Prerequisites: Basic Windows and mouse skills
 
Topics include creating, saving, opening, deleting; margins, page numbering, headers/footers, tabs, indents, fonts, line spacing, moving/coping text or pictures; working in multiple documents; creating and formatting tables; spellchecking, viewing and printing. Attendees use the productivity features of automatic bullets and numbering, AutoCorrect and AutoText to work more quickly.
 
Windows
Recommended length: 6 hours
Prerequisites: None
 
Topcis include working with the desktop and icons, using Help, My Computer, Windows Explorer, the Control Panel, search window and Accessories. Additional topics include file management, customizing windows (colors, fonts, sizes, backgrounds), using the clipboard, hard disk maintenance and terminology.