Class Descriptions
Colin Campbell Computer Center
193 Stony Hill Road, Chatham 02633 508-945-9800
Computer 101 - Prerequisite for most courses except for those students with 1 solid year of computer work. Learn how to use the mouse (left and right buttons and scroll wheel), Keyboard: Insert, delete, print screen, page up/page down, arrow keys, symbols, cap lock, Enter and F keys. A basic ability to type is required. Windows Vista, XP or 2000: Creating and deleting Folders, putting folders on the desktop or in My Documents, filing objects in Folders, finding lost folders or objects using 'Find', comfort with 'cut and paste', 'Save' and 'Save as' and other tool bar functions, using Word Pad and other features
Beginning Internet/Email - You need to have an Internet service provider or plan to use the computers at the library oran Internet Café to access the Internet. Class will cover doing research, shopping, downloading pictures and information, reading news around the world, download forms from locations e.g. the IRS, Brokers, Banks etc.; write and read eMail, putting pictures in your email, giving email a unique look using stationary. Course is based on Microsoft Internet Explorer© and Microsoft Outlook Express© so AOL users may not be able to follow this directly. AOL has the same features but they have different locations and names.
New Digital Camera User - You have the digital camera. Now what do you do? Learn how to operate your camera, what your options are after you've taken photos and perhaps some photo-taking tips, too! When you register, please tell us the make and model of your of camera. Bring your camera, manual and charged batteries to both classes.
Camera To Print and Everything Between- A short class to help you download those pictures that are in your digital camera onto your computer and begin to manipulate them. Will include setting up picture files, improving images (cropping, fixing flaws, etc.), attaching photos to email, printing and burning to a disk. Google Picasa Image Editor will be used (available free).
Computer 101½ : Getting comfortable with your computer by creating different users, Password control access to the computer. Replace remove, add icons to your desktop, customizing the picture on your desktop, running multiple programs simultaneously, review files and folders again, downloading a program, customizing your Desktop by hiding the Taskbar. Practice your touch typing on the internet and watch television programs on the internet…at your convenience, not theirs.
Computer 102: Getting the Most Out of Your Computer – How do you keep your computer performing at peak? Learn how to keep it clean (disk cleanup and defragmentation, removing unwanted programs and updating those you have and more). Add to your computer (hardware, hard drives, memory sticks, scanner, etc.). Make a CD or DVD or music CD, customize your computer for security and networking, find and use free programs that may be better than what you are using! And so much more!
Computer 201: Now that you know how to use the computer as an instrument, learn the various application programs that will get you started enjoying the use of your computer. Enough business use, now have some fun!!.
Essence of Excel ©– Create spreadsheets to manipulate numbers, columns of numbers, dates, names and facts. Manipulate numbers with formulae, and create logic statements. Learn to track of your charitable giving, expenditures, vacation expenses, checking account balances, etc. Please make sure you have Excel on your computer so you can do the homework.
Moviemaker: Windows Movie Maker makes splicing digital home movies amazingly easy and fun. Create home movie masterpieces on your computer, and share them with family and friends. And you already have the program to do it!
Essence of MS Word© - This course requires ability to type and a background in Windows XP. The course introduces the keyboarder to the MS word processing program. Use it to create correspondence with a uniquely designed letterhead, generate Flyers, print envelopes, change colors and fonts’ finally create a Newsletter with Wordart© heading, pictures and columns of text . Course starts where WordPad instruction included in Computer 101 course ends. This document was done with MS Word. Make sure you have Microsoft Word on your computer at home
Power Point© - Learn a user friendly quick way of making visual presentations and slide shows. Create a slide presentation using provided and custom backgrounds, pictures edited to fit the slides, words and lists. We will learn how to do a few of the most common variations such as 'fly in' and slide show running. Change transitions from slide to slide. make sure you have Power Point on your computer so you can do the homework.
Come and have fun with us! Please note: You can tell us what you might like to learn and with a minimum class size of 8, we will be happy to put together a program. Look for our open labs where you can come and use the computers and one of us will be there to help if you run into a problem. A great way to reinforce what you learned in class.