Comprehensive Course Listing

Lesson I - Learning the Tools: Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor
Basic function of the keyboard, mouse and monitor and how they work together. Exercises in moving the mouse, entering text, adjusting the sound. Definition of terms: font, navigation, scrolling, selecting, clicking, etc.

Lesson II – Learning the Tools: Anatomy of a Computer
Locating files and folders, moving and renaming files, using view options and sorting file lists, capturing and printing content from the screen. Locating program files and understanding functions (word processors, spreadsheets, database and text editors).

Lesson III - Learning the Tools: Surfing the Web
Detailed look at the navigation bar, major search engines, Google lists, using Boolean searches to find specific information and how to navigate and bookmark web pages.

Lesson IV (for Beginners) – Learning the Tools: Email
Use Microsoft Outlook or Web Mail to create, send, receive and forward messages. Using 'send to', 'copy to' and blind copy, attaching files and photos, and organizing folders and mailboxes.

Lesson IV (for Business) – Learning the Tools: Microsoft Outlook
Use Microsoft Outlook to create message templates and distribution lists, manage projects and calendars, send meeting requests and confirmations. Syncronizating phones and PDA's.

Lesson V – Learning the Tools: Digital Cameras and Basic Photo Editing
Examining image files and photos for file size, file type and file resolution. Downloading files from camera, web and other external device. Locating photos and photo editing tools. Cropping, resizing and adjusting files. Inserting photos in Word and attaching photos to email.

Lesson VI – Learning the Tools: Microsoft Word
Opening and saving files/templates, entering text, copy and paste, mail merges and envelopes, headers and footers, formatting and printing documents.

Lesson VII – Learning the Tools: Microsoft Excel
Creating business spreadsheets, adding formulas for accounting, importing and sorting data, linking worksheets, adding charts, formatting and printing reports.

Lesson VIII – Learning the Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint
Creating dynamic presentations with images, photos, dynamic menus and WordArt.

Lesson IX - Learning the Tools: Microsoft FrontPage (or Macromedia Dreamweaver)
Creating basic web pages to display photos, text and graphics, adding hyperlinks and navigation, header tags and SEO compliance. Basics of HTML and style sheets.