Hands-On Computer Classes Spring 2008 Click here to sign up for our monthly Tips and Tricks email! If you are interested in learning a specific topic, click here to view some of our recommended paths. If you have a question, it is possible that it can be answered in our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) area.   New Classes for Spring 2008 Excel Tips & Tricks Powerpoint Series Adv. Powerpoint Adv. QuickBooks Digitizing Your Music Library Photoshop Elements III: Digital Scrapbooking     Computer Fundamentals I Computer Fundamentals II Intro. to Windows Intro. to the Internet Intro. to the Macintosh Interm. Macintosh Office Series Intro. to Office Series Interm. Office Series Adv. Office Series Word Series Intro. to Word Interm. Word Adv. Word Word Tips & Tricks Excel Series Intro. to Excel Interm. Excel Adv. Excel Excel Tips & Tricks Powerpoint Series Intro. to Powerpoint Interm. Powerpoint Adv. Powerpoint Evening Office Series Evening Intro. to Word Evening Intro. to Excel Evening Intro. to Powerpoint Intro. to Outlook Intro. to QuickBooks Interm. QuickBooks Adv. QuickBooks How to Buy and Sell on eBay Digitizing Your Music Library Intro. to Dreamweaver Interm. Dreamweaver InDesign Series Intro. to InDesign Interm. InDesign Adv. InDesign Photoshop Intro. to Photoshop Series Photoshop I Photoshop II Interm./Adv. Photoshop Series Photoshop III Photoshop IV Other courses of interest: Intro. to the Digital Camera Intermediate Digital Camera Photoshop Elements: The Digital Darkroom Photoshop Elements II: The Digital Darkroom Photoshop Elements III: Digital Scrapbooking Online Computer Classes Back To Top Computer Fundamentals I    This is an introduction to the PC for the first-time computer users and is designed to remove intimidation. We will teach you how to turn on the computer, the first steps to Touch Typing, how to hold, move and click the mouse, computer hardware identification, open a window, launch a Windows program, start an Internet browser to access several websites and how to turn the computer off. For each of the following courses: Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216 Fee $45 Levi Allen Wednesday, 9am-12noon Mar. 26 Course #8038 Back To Top Computer Fundamentals II    In this course you can get more familiar with the PC by learning the fundamental elements for successful computer literacy. We will cover computer system basics, tips on buying a computer, revealing the secret of computer terminology and using application programs to create, edit, save, retrieve and print documents. Along the way students will learn to navigate Windows by using menus, toolbars and dialogue boxes.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the mouse and keyboard before enrolling. For each of the following courses: Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216 Fee $90 Levi Allen 2 Wednesdays, 9am-12noon Apr. 2 & 16 (No class on Apr. 9) Course #8040 Back To Top Intro. to the Macintosh    Become productive with the Mac in the shortest time possible! This course is designed for the beginning computer user. We will cover how RAM chips and hard disks work together; opening, closing and resizing windows; Finder/desktop navigation; creating a navigational alias; printing documents; accessing online help; file organization and backup; using the find utility; exploring Control Panels and installing fonts. Steve Salzman 3 Tuesdays, 7-10pm Apr. 1-22 (No class on Apr. 8) Indian Valley Campus, Pomo 199 Fee $170 (Includes $35 materials fee) Course #8044 Back To Top *NEW* Interm. Macintosh    This course will take you to the next level of Mac usage.  We will cover advanced Finder options, Smart Folders and Spotlight searches, Administrative privileges and account settings, installing and switching among Applications, overview of Apple Mail, installing Fonts and Font Sets, iTunes and iPhoto overview, backup options and where to get help.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to the Macintosh. Steve Salzman 3 Tuesdays, 7-10pm Apr. 29-May 13 Indian Valley Campus, Pomo 199 Fee $135 Course #8045 Back To Top OFFICE 2007 SERIES    Whether you are currently employed or are looking for a job in today’s market, these courses will teach you skills required by many companies. For course descriptions, please refer to the courses listings below. You may register for the entire series or for the individual courses. All of the courses in the Office Series are offered at Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216. If you have any questions, please call Mike Lewis at 415.485.9305. Introductory Office 2007 Series To register for Intro. to Word, Excel & Powerpoint at a reduced fee: Fee $420 (Includes $75 materials fee) Course #8046 Intermediate Office 2007 Series To register for Interm. Word, Excel and Powerpoint at a reduced fee: Fee $345 Course #8047 Advanced Office 2007 Series To register for Adv. Word, Excel and Powerpoint at a reduced fee: Fee $240 Course #8048 Back To Top WORD 2007 SERIES    Word is the best-selling word processor and is used to create impressive looking documents, brochures and flyers. Use these courses to upgrade your administrative skills and advance in the job market. You may register for the entire series or for the individual courses. All of the courses in the Word Series (Intro, Interm and Adv) are offered at Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216. If you have any questions, please call Mike Lewis at 415.485.9305. To register for the series at a reduced fee: Fee $335 (Includes $25 materials fee) Course #8049 Back To Top Intro. to Word 2007    If you are looking for a job in today’s market, this is the software program to learn. This course will explore techniques used to create letters, reports and other text-based documents. Learn how to use shortcut keys; create, save, print and edit documents; move, copy, find and replace text; enhance a document by formatting text; use efficiency tools such as spell checker, auto correct and auto text.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the computer before enrolling. Tom Millard 3 Wednesdays, 1:30-4:30pm Mar. 26-Apr. 16 (No class on Apr. 9) Fee $160 (Includes $25 materials fee) Course #8050 Back To Top Interm. Word 2007    This course will help you become more productive with the program. We will review and then we will turn our attention to templates, envelopes and labels, styles, headers and footers, toolbars, creating and formatting tables, working with columns and inserting graphics into your word documents.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to Word. Tom Millard 3 Wednesdays, 1:30-4:30pm Apr. 23-May 7 Fee $135 Course #8051 Back To Top Adv. Word 2007    Become a Word expert! We will cover desktop publishing, the draw table feature, how to structure a long document using Styles to create a table of contents and an index, record time-saving macros for repetitive tasks, create instant hyperlinks using text and graphics to access files and the Web and learn the ins and outs of Mail Merge.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Interm. Word. Susan Henning 2 Wednesdays, 9am-12noon May 14 & 21 Fee $90 Course #8052 Back To Top EXCEL 2007 SERIES    Excel is a very useful and powerful tool that enables you to turn data into information so that it can be analyzed. You may register for the entire series or for the individual courses. All of the courses in the Excel Series (Intro, Interm and Adv) are offered at Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216. If you have any questions, please call Mike Lewis at 415.485.9305. To register for the series at a reduced fee: Fee $340 (Includes $30 materials fee) Course #8054 Back To Top Intro. to Excel 2007    A spreadsheet is a powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to keep track of anything that can be counted. In this course you will learn the basics of creating, modifying, printing and formatting worksheets, working with basic formulas and functions, enhancing worksheets, using styles and auto formats.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the computer before enrolling. Levi Allen 3 Mondays, 9am-12noon Mar. 24-Apr. 14 (No class on Apr. 7) Fee $160 (Includes $25 materials fee) Course #8055 Back To Top Interm. Excel 2007    This course covers skills that can help you utilize many of Excel’s time-saving and enhancement features. You will work with advanced functions, formatting features, special format and print options, protection features and queries. You will practice linking and consolidating information from multiple workbooks, using templates and macros to automate tasks, importing and exporting data, and working with charts.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to Excel. Susan Henning 3 Mondays, 9am-12noon Apr. 21-May 5 Fee $135 Course #8056 Back To Top Adv. Excel 2007    Become an advanced Excel user and learn about 3-D reference formulas with live links, data consolidation, recording macros, sorting and filtering data, using subtotals and creating pivot tables.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Interm. Excel. Susan Henning 2 Mondays, 9am-12noon May 12 & 19 Fee $90 Course #8057 Back To Top *NEW* Excel Tips and Tricks    Learn the most popular and requested techniques to maximize effectiveness and ease of use for this indispensable spreadsheet program.  We will use the most common tasks and present timesaving and easy ways to dramatically improve your productivity.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to Excel. Tom Millard Monday, 1:30-4:30pm May 12 Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216 Fee $45 Course #8058 Back To Top *NEW* POWERPOINT 2007 SERIES    PowerPoint is the world’s leading presentation software program and is widely used to create dynamic and high-impact presentations. You may register for the entire series or for the individual courses. All of the courses in the PowerPoint Series (Intro, Interm and Adv) are offered at Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216. If you have any questions, please call Mike Lewis at 415.485.9305. To register for the series at a reduced fee: Fee $335 (Includes $25 materials fee) Course #8059 Back To Top Intro. to PowerPoint 2007    This course will give you a solid foundation for creating and delivering effective and dynamic presentations through a visual, full-color approach. Learn how to create a presentation from scratch as you build, layout and design each slide using text, graphics, color, animation and sound.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the computer before enrolling. Susan Henning 3 Tuesdays, 9am-12noon Mar. 25-Apr. 15 (No class on Apr. 8) Fee $160 (Includes $25 materials fee) Course #8060 Back To Top Interm. PowerPoint 2007    In this course we will take a closer look at PowerPoint with an emphasis on multimedia, animation and the Internet. Learn different ways to use sound, insert digital photographs, custom animation, timing methods, linking to a Website using PowerPoint Viewer and Package-for-CD features.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to PowerPoint. Susan Henning 3 Tuesdays, 9am-12noon Apr. 22-May 6 Fee $135 Course #8061 Back To Top *NEW* Adv. PowerPoint 2007    We will work on integrating images from a camera, scanner and the Internet. Come and learn how to link from Excel and Word, create a custom slide show, use action buttons and incorporate advanced animation techniques. We will finish up with using a CD soundtrack and saving the presentation to a CD and to a webpage.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to PowerPoint. Susan Henning 2 Tuesdays, 9am-12noon May 13 & 20 Fee $90 Course #8062 Back To Top Intro. to QuickBooks Pro    QuickBooks is designed specifically for small to medium-size businesses. In this course you will learn all of the major features of the program including company set up; working with lists, bank accounts and reconciliations; how to set up credit cards and using other accounts; entering sales and invoices; receiving payments and making deposits; entering and paying bills and analyzing financial data. You will receive an overview of inventory and payroll options.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the computer before enrolling. Pamela Lyons 3 Thursdays, 6-9pm Mar. 27-Apr. 17 (No class on Apr. 10) Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216 Fee $185 (Includes $45 materials fee) Course #8068 Back To Top Interm. QuickBooks Pro    We will take QuickBooks to the next level by learning how to track time for your services; process payroll using employee timesheets; pay payroll taxes; perform year-end payroll management functions; invoice your clients with professional formats (using the layout designer); email invoices to clients; receive payments over the Internet for invoices; handle credits for clients; track sales tax and inventory management; data management of files; reports and financial analysis and preferences management to customize QuickBooks for your business.    This class builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to QuickBooks Pro. Pamela Lyons 3 Thursdays, 6-9pm Apr. 24-May 8 Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216 Fee $140 Course #8069 Back To Top *NEW* Adv. QuickBooks Pro    The skills taught in this course are for use in all job costing companies: construction, consulting, architecture, interior design–any company that tracks income and expenses by project for customers and jobs. In easy-to-understand examples and written materials, these important features will enable you to increase your company’s cash flow. We will also cover how to set up jobs, track income by job, track expenses, track your employees’ and subcontractors’ time spent on the job and invoice your customers using payroll features and cost controls. Financial analysis of this information and important financial reports will also be covered.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Interm. QuickBooks Pro. Pamela Lyons 2 Tuesdays, 6-9pm May 15 & 22 Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216 Fee $100 Course #8070 Back To Top How to Buy and Sell on eBay    Learn the secrets of buying and selling almost anything on eBay, one of the most popular sites on the Internet. This course will include an overview of the eBay site, how to setup your own personal account, details of the eBay auction system, how to find items to purchase, listing an item for sale (including pictures and information) and how to safely complete your sale or purchase. eBay is a worldwide community of buyers and sellers which means that you are not limited to just your local area. The world is truly your oyster.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the Internet before enrolling.    Students must be at least 18 or accompanied by parent/guardian. Carolynn Crandall 2 Tuesdays, 1-4pm Mar. 25 & Apr. 1 Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216 Fee $100 Course #8071   Another course of interest . . . How to Be an eBay Power Seller is listed under Business. Back To Top   Intro. to Dreamweaver    This course introduces you to the fundamentals of the market-leading software for creating and maintaining web sites in one well-integrated package. This course is for anyone who wants to design visually compelling Web sites without having to hand-code their pages.  We will cover formatting text, preparing and placing images and using dynamic media files. Learn how to easily create links, rollovers and image maps for site navigation. Dreamweaver’s powerful site management feature allows you to quickly access and manage all the pieces that make up your web site.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the computer before enrolling. Steve Salzman 3 Thursdays, 7-10pm Mar. 27-Apr. 17 (No class on Apr. 10) Indian Valley Campus, Pomo 199 Fee $170 (Includes $30 materials fee) Course #8073 Back To Top Interm. Dreamweaver    Take Dreamweaver to the next level by using the new CSS Layout objects, (Cascading Style Sheets), smart objects, learn to use Dreamweaver’s new Spry Framework to create interface effects like popup menus and tabbed interfaces and go more in-depth with site management and uploading/maintaining your website via a built in FTP client.    This class builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to Dreamweaver. Steve Salzman 3 Thursdays, 7-10pm Apr. 24-May 15 (No class on May 8) Indian Valley Campus, Pomo 199 Fee $140 Course #8074 Back To Top INDESIGN SERIES    Join the creative professionals who are choosing the new standard in layout and design for brochures, newsletters, posters, magazines, books and other printed materials. Build on your skills with this series whether you are new to layout programs or are experienced and switching from Quark Xpress. You may register for the entire series or for the individual courses taught by Lynda Banks. All of the courses in the InDesign Series are offered at Indian Valley Campus, Pomo 199. If you have any questions, please call Mike Lewis at 415.485.9305. To register for the series at a reduced fee: Fee $390 (Includes $30 materials fee) Course #8083 Back To Top Intro. to InDesign    Designed by Adobe to surpass XPress, InDesign is tightly integrated with their Photoshop, Illustrator, and GoLive applications. Learn to set up pages, create style sheets, import photos, graphics and create great effects such as drop shadows and blending modes all in one program. By the end of the course, you will have created either a small brochure or a magazine article.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the computer before enrolling. 2 Fridays, Apr. 25 & May 2 Apr. 25, 9am-4pm May 2, 9am-12noon Fee $170 (Includes $30 materials fee) Course #8084 Back To Top Interm. InDesign    You will learn the book feature that makes managing long documents a breeze, explore many typographic refinements, master the drawing tools including the pen tool and the pathfinder palette, learn to create tables for both data and visuals, export your document to a PDF with customized presets and package files for the printer.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Intro. to InDesign. 2 Fridays, May 2 & 9 (No class on 5/9) May 2, 1-4pm May 16, 9am-4pm Fee $140 Course #8085 Back To Top Adv. InDesign    We will cover how to create more interesting, complex and sophisticated documents utilizing greater depth of the tools, styles and techniques. You will learn to manage color calibration and document prep, use advanced typography, prepare documents for the Internet, learn to use text tags and to automate some processes. You will also learn how to take advantage of InDesign’s integration with other Adobe programs.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Interm InDesign. 2 Fridays, May 16 & 23 May 23, 9am-4pm May 30, 9am-12noon Fee $140 Course #8086 Back To Top PHOTOSHOP SERIES    Whether your interest is in fine arts, digital illustration, digital photography, or graphics for print or the Internet, come explore your creativity and find your digital niche. We have grouped the four courses into two different series. You may register for either series or for the individual courses taught by Jazmine Loiselle. All of the courses in the Photoshop Series are offered at Indian Valley Campus, Ohlone 216. If you have any questions, please call Mike Lewis at 415.485.9305. Introductory Photoshop Series    This series includes Photoshop I & II at a reduced fee: Fee $270 (Includes $30 materials fee) Course #8087 Back To Top Photoshop I    In this introduction, learn the basics of Photoshop while we cover the fabulous digital photography features, basic approaches to repairing damaged photos, correcting color and enhancing details of digital and scanned photographs. The file browser will be introduced while learning how to troubleshoot your digital photos with the new image “metadata” feature. Color bit-depth, resolution and file formats will also be explained. Learn about the basics of editing digital photography, creating web graphics, print and fine art issues.    We want you to succeed in this course and suggest you be proficient with the computer before enrolling. 2 Thursdays, Mar. 27 & Apr. 3 Mar. 27, 9am-4pm Apr. 3, 9am-12noon Fee $170 (Includes $30 materials fee) Course #8088 Back To Top Photoshop II    Discover techniques of unlimited image editing using layers, type masks, clipping layers and clipping paths. Learn simple tricks that allow you to take advantage of paths as selection strategies as well as for use in creating graphics and type effects, the improved type environment and an introduction to the creation of buttons, banners and type masks for the web environment and printing.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Photoshop I. 2 Thursdays, Apr. 3 & 17 (No class on Apr. 10) Apr. 3, 1pm-4pm Apr. 17, 9am-4pm Fee $140 Course #8089 Back To Top Interm./Adv. Photoshop Series    This series includes Photoshop III & IV at a reduced fee: Fee $240 Course #8090 Back To Top Photoshop III    Enhance digital imaging with more special effects. Learn how to create and use channels for special effects, type effects, transparencies for the web and print, transferring layers to Image Ready for simple animated logos on your web page and lots of tips and tricks.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Photoshop II. 2 Thursdays, Apr. 24 & May 1 Apr. 24, 9am-4pm May 1, 9am-12noon Fee $140 Course #8091 Back To Top Photoshop IV    Develop a broader understanding of the application of layer masks, channel masks, unique type treatments and transparencies. Learn how to apply these masks to achieve special effects for art and photographic images while achieving the ultimate control over your image for both the web and print.    This course builds upon skills that are learned in Photoshop III. 2 Thursdays, May 1 & 8 May 1, 1-4pm May 8, 9am-4pm Fee $140 Course #8092 Back To Top Another course of interest . . . Photoshop Elements: The Digital Darkroom is listed under Photography.   Online Computer courses are available! Click Here! Back To Top

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