Upcoming Events at West Branch

PowerPoint Basics

Friday March 19, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

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Learn PowerPoint tools and views and the AutoContent wizard. Participants will learn how to create and edit slides and understand printing options. Basic computer and mouse experience is required.

Intermediate Excel

Tuesday March 23, 2010: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

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Learn how to use AutoFill, Sort, AutoFilter, and named ranges. Use the IF function, absolute references, conditional formatting, and linking. This class requires knowledge of Excel basics.

eBay

Friday March 26, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

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Learn how to create an eBay account to sell your stuff online. Why pay a third-party to sell your stuff on eBay when you can do it yourself. This class will review selling tips and explain some of the important features of eBay such as the PayPal account, eBay listings, and shipping. This class will also cover computer requirements, such as internet access and macromedia flash player, photos, etc. Basic computer skills and an email account are required for this class.

Microsoft Word Basics

Tuesday March 30, 2010: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

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Participants will be introduced to Word features such as highlighting, cutting, pasting, spell-check, grammar check, and saving to disk. Basic computer and mouse experience is required.

Cover Letter 101

Thursday April 1, 2010: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

Review cover letter samples & discuss library resources. Create a cover letter. Bring a copy of your resume to class with you.

Excel Basics

Friday April 2, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

Learn the fundamentals of a worksheet and how it can work for you. Learn how to format a cell and add data. Find out what a worksheet is to a workbook.

Intermediate Excel

Friday April 9, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

AutoFill, Sort, AutoFilter, named ranges, IF function, absolute references, conditional formatting, and linking. This class requires knowledge of Excel basics.

PowerPoint Basics

Friday April 16, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

Create and edit slides and understand printing options. Basic computer and mouse experience is required.

Beginning Email

Wednesday April 21, 2010: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

This class allows participants the opportunity to learn basic functions of email through creating a Gmail account in class. Participants will establish a username and password, receive an overview of the various functions of email, and practice reading, writing, and sending an email.

Creating a PowerPoint Presentation

Friday April 23, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

Participants will review PowerPoint tools, create a presentation, and practice inserting files, animations and transitions. Participants will publish a presentation to the web and package the presentation to CD. This class requires knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint basics.

OpenOffice.org 101

Friday April 30, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

Learn the basics of using the OpenOffice, a free download from OpenOffice.org that features office programs for text, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.

Blogging 101

Monday May 3, 2010: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

Blogging has made it possible for anyone to get their proverbial 15 minutes. This class presents examples of fantastic and not-so-great blogs, as well as an overview of the process of setting up and maintaining a blog, including blogging etiquette. A Google account and basic computer and mouse experience are required.

Introduction to Firefox Add-ons

Thursday May 6, 2010: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

Add-ons are installable enhancements for the Firefox web browser that allow you to add or augment application features, use themes to your liking, and handle new types of content. They allow you to create shortcuts to web content that you access frequently and can make accessing the internet a much more enjoyable experience. Find out what an add-on is, where to find them, and how to install and use them. Basic computer experience is required.

Microsoft Word Drawing

Friday May 7, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

Learn how to format borders and shading, and insert objects such as text boxes, pictures and clip art. Learn how to use the drawing toolbar to insert WordArt, Lines, AutoShapes, 3-D Objects, and Diagrams into your Microsoft Word Document. This class requires knowledge of Microsoft Word basics.

Online News Delivered

Monday May 10, 2010: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

Learn how to set up automatic delivery of your favorite online news sources using RSS feeds and e-mail delivery services.

World Wide Web Tools

Thursday May 13, 2010: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

This class allows participants to become acquainted with the fundamentals of using the World Wide Web. Participants will learn how to using browsing software, search engines and other Internet features. Basic computer experience is required.

Microsoft Word Insert

Friday May 14, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

Learn how to insert Headers, Footers, Page Breaks, Section Breaks, Columns, Tables, Symbols, Hyperlinks, Footnotes, Watermarks, and AutoText such as a Table of Contents into your Microsoft Word document. This class requires knowledge of Microsoft Word basics.

Introduction to Google Documents

Monday May 17, 2010: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

Participants will be introduced to the basic functions of Google Documents. They will create Google Documents accounts and learn how to create, share, upload and edit documents online. Practical applications of this technology will be discussed. This class requires a Gmail account.

Microsoft Word Tools & More

Friday May 21, 2010: 9:15 am to 11:15 am -- West Branch: Training Lab

Review toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, task pane, templates, and editing tools such as AutoCorrect. This class requires knowledge of Microsoft Word basics.

Flickr: Share your Digital Images

Tuesday May 25, 2010: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm -- West Branch: Training Lab

Imagine sharing the photos from your last party with friends and family all over the world without spending a dime or forcing your relatives to create needless accounts. Flickr and other photo sharing sites allow users to create and share albums of photos in a simple, straightforward way. Flickr is also a great way to protect and preserve your photos to avoid tragic loss from water, fire damage, etc. Participants will create Flickr accounts and learn how to upload photos and create albums to share.