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Do you need to learn the keyboard to use computers more effectively? If you have little or no keyboarding experience, you should gain skill at speeds from 25+ words per minute. With previous training, you can increase speed and advance to higher topics. Textbook required, available at the Danvers campus bookstore.

Increase your productivity at home and in the office with this popular spreadsheet program. Create budget and expense reports by entering and copying formulas and functions. Format spreadsheets with different fonts, styles, shading, and color. Create and print colorful bar, line, and pie graphs. Use the database functions to sort and print records. Textbook required, available at the Danvers and Lynn campus bookstores.

If you have some typing skills, and are familiar with the keyboard and Windows, and have used some version of Word on a limited basis, this is the course for you. Create, format, and print all types of documents with MS Word 2007, the popular word processing program. Discuss file management, text management, formatting and much more. Keyboard knowledge required. Textbook required, available at the Danvers campus bookstore.

Learn project management skills through an exciting and challenging in-class team assignment. This approach yields a comprehensive project management experience, including the early stages of defining project requirements, developing work breakdown structures, project change control and closeout. Before the end of the course you'll be exposed to a broad array of practical experiences that can immediately be applied to your job, including all the PM concepts, tools and techniques you need to manage a project successfully.

Welcome to the world of presentation graphics. Create professional looking overheads, slides, signs and on-screen presentations. Explore creating, viewing, editing and formatting through the use of fonts, color, clip art and drawing tools. Review bar graphs, pie graphs and organization charts. Must have some experience with Windows and the keyboard.

In this fun course, learn how to harness the power of Web 2.0 while protecting yourself and others. Hands-on experience with Google applications, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Microsoft Live, podcasting, blogs, wiki and more. Web 2.0 has brought us rich and interactive forms of communication, collaboration, socialization and many challenges. Learn privacy issues, identity theft, phishing scams and more.

Become more productive, make yourself more marketable, and learn to create snazzy yet fool proof applications all at the same time by learning Visual Basic for Applications, the programming language included in every Microsoft Office application. Learn the basics of VBA programming for Excel, Word and Access! Feel free to bring your tired old manual processes, learn how to automate them and impress your managers and friends.

A comprehensive introduction to search engine optimization and search marketing. Learn basic principles of both natural (SEO) and paid (SEM) search practices that can be applied to your Website and you'll learn how to develop a strategy for maximizing your Website through optimized search engine exposure.

An ideal beginner's class. Start with computer hardware basics to explore Windows 2000 and Office 2007 (covering Word and Excel). Learn through hands-on sessions how to: open, close, size and switch between windows; create, edit, format, save and print a document; and build, revise and graph worksheets. Build the necessary foundation for further study in computers. Knowledge of the keyboard is necessary.

Store, retrieve, sort, organize, and print information as you automate your daily tasks with this database program. Create and format database tables, forms, reports and queries. Index, sort and manipulate data to create useful reports. Linking of tables and macros may be demonstrated if time permits. Students must have some experience with Windows. Textbook required, available at the Danvers campus bookstore.

This course is appropriate for those who have completed the 6-week course in Excel or have a solid working knowledge of the program. Topics will include advanced formulas and functions, linking sheets and workbooks, creating templates, range names, pivot tables, and advanced charting options. Importing and exporting Excel files with Word and Access, database filters and sorts, recording macros, and assigning macros to toolbars, buttons and menus will also be covered.

This course is more than a "how to" course. Sending and responding to emails is the easy part. In this course, we will discuss the importance of using email responsibly and effectively as well as managing your calendar, contact information and utilizing the Tasks and Notes features.

Learn how to create and manipulate PDF files with Acrobat Professional. This powerful tool will allow you to create web documents that are fully compatible with virtually all Apple and PC based machines. The curriculum will include scanning and editing text documents as PDFs, creating and manipulating elements of the PDF, organizing and formatting large documents with bookmarks and collections, and creating interactive forms for email submission, and finally formatting data submitted from PDFs.

This all-new Windows XP course covers all the basic skills needed to use a computer. Learn how to work with text, pictures, photos, sound, music, DVD, Interactive TV, and video; create shortcuts, customize the interface, take full advantage of the Internet, and build your own local area network (LAN). Requirements: Internet access, email, Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser. A computer equipped with a copy of Windows XP is recommended. Students who want to learn about the product before purchase are also welcome.

Learn the fundamental computer skills needed to succeed in today's workplace. Discover practical applications for email, word processors, spreadsheets, and databases, gaining critical computer skills. Requirements: Internet access, email, Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser, and a computer equipped with Microsoft Windows 95 or newer.

Auction pros teach you how to work from home or earn extra income by buying and selling goods online. Requirements: Internet access, email, Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser.

Learn how to create and modify documents with the world's most popular word processor. Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Office 2003 (Student and Teacher Edition, Standard Edition, Small Business Edition, or Professional Edition are all acceptable), Internet access, email, and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser.

Take advantage of Word 2003's publishing capabilities to create eye-catching documents. Requirements: Completion of Craig Power's online Intro to Microsoft Word 2003 course (or equivalent experience), Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Office 2003 (Student and Teacher Edition, Standard Edition, Small Business Edition, or Professional Edition are all acceptable), Internet access, email, and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser.

Learn how to create and use macros, shortcuts, form letters, mailing labels, queries, and more. Requirements: Completion of Craig Power's online Intermediate Microsoft Word 2003 course (or equivalent experience), Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Office 2003 (Student and Teacher Edition, Standard Edition, Small Business Edition, or Professional Edition are all acceptable), Internet access, email, and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox. Web browser.

Discover the secrets to setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Microsoft Excel 2003 or Microsoft Office 2003 (Student and Teacher Edition, Standard Edition, Small Business Edition, or Professional Edition are all acceptable), Internet access, email, and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser.

Work faster and more productively by learning to use some of Excel 2003's most powerful tools. Requirements: Completion of Craig Power's online Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003 course (or equivalent experience) Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Microsoft Excel 2003 or Microsoft Office 2003 (Student and Teacher Edition, Standard Edition, Small Business Edition, or Professional Edition are all acceptable), Internet access, email and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser.

Learn how to store, locate, print, and automate access to all types of information Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Microsoft Access 2003 or Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, Internet access, email, and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser. Note: Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 will also be required for Lesson 12.

Make the points you want to make by converting raw correlations between loosely related data items. You'll convert database or accounting information into impressive and meaningful reports. Requirements: Crystal Report 10, Microsoft Windows, Internet access, email and the Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web browser.