Computer Training Term 4 2007

Explanation of Courses

Beginner's Computing

This course is for new computer users who want to learn more about how their computer works. It covers how to change the pictures on your computer screen, to how to format a floppy disk. Learn how to create folders and how to move information into them. In addition to this, it's and itroduction to Microsoft Word - learn to produce a useful document and save it!

Intermediate Word Processing (Basic computer knowledge is expected)

Learn about Microsoft Word: how to create letters and flyers; add pictures and word art to your documents; edit and format text; insert and type into tables; learn to create mail merge documents and much more.

Internet

This course covers how the Internet works; what are "Search Engines" and how to use them. How to copy items from Internet sites and save them to your computer. How to research topics via the Internet, plus the use of E-mail.

Introduction to Publisher (Some computing knowledge is expected)

This course will show you what publisher can do and the basics of how it works. Publisher has many variations on the standard page that you can utilise to create things like:

• Promotional Flyers
• Birthday Cards
• Calendars
• Folded Booklets
• Newspaper Column Publications
• Pages with Photographs
• Business Cards

PowerPoint (Some computing knowledge is expected)

PowerPoint is Microsoft's presentation package. Its primary use is to present information to a group of people via a data projector. It can however, also be used to create computer displays for things like open days and fete days, as well as family photo albums. You will be taught to produce a PowerPoint presentation using many of the options available and how to use a data projector.

Introductory Excel (Some computing knowledge is expected)

Excel is the Microsoft spreadsheet package. During this course you will be shown what a spreadsheet is, and how to create one of your own. You will be taught how to insert and format data, how to create charts and how to create and use simple formulae. You will create a simple expenses spreadsheet, one that automatically totals your spending as you add amounts in.

General Course Information

Course booklets and notes are included as part of the course fee. All fees payable in advance of the course to secure your place. There are only four (4) students per class and classes are first in first serve. We run courses with a minimum of three (3) people. No refund is available if you cancel within one (1) week of the course start date, although we will allow you to use the fee towards another course if we manage to fill your place. Full refunds will be given if you cancel before this time. If a class is cancelled by us, a full refund will be given.