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Computer Classes and Private Lessons

You can set up address lists using an Excel Spreadsheet, merge the data into a form letter using Word, and create your club newsletter or holiday letter.

You can create a music sound track using Audacity, modify photos using Adobe Photoshop Elements, and combine them into a video of your last vacation using Windows Movie Maker.

You can get together with a few of your friends, and make a lunch, tea party, or wine and cheese party as you upgrade your computer skills.

You can hire San to help you organize your computer and email, and answer questions as you work on your own computer.

• You work on your own desk top or laptop computer.
• You work at your own pace.
• You get a handout for each topic.
• You get answers to specific questions after the class is over.

For private and group lessons, Contact San.

Computer Basics 1

Using Windows XP or Vista, learn about the programs you have on your computer and what they're used for. We'll cover the computer jargon and what it all means. Organize your desktop. Open a word-processing program to type a letter, save it, print it. Learn how to open a picture, resize it for sending and printing. We'll also cover items such as imaging, internet, spreadsheet, virus scan and updates to maintain your computer. Create folders, organize files, and create shortcuts on your desktop. Use a virus scan to protect your computer on the internet. Maintain your computer with Defrag and Scan Disk.

Computer Maintenance

Take a little time to find out how and when to update youre computer and why. It may save you the cost of a new computer! Virus scans, Windows updates, Defrag and Scan Disk all explained. Learn how to clean surfaces, permanently delete files and recycle parts. Bring your laptop or learn on one of ours.

Edit Music Files

Learn to edit music files. Using a free software, Audacity, you can cut a portion of a song, make a medley of songs and convert the results from .wav files to MP3. You'll modify volume levels, playback, clean up files, create medleys and make sound tracks for Windows Movie Maker.

Excel Basics

Learn the basics of using MS Excel. Create spreadsheets that can be used for lists and calculations, using easy formulas that allow you to add, subtract and find percentages of numbers on the sheet. Keep tax information, address lists, or record sales.

Form Letters and Address Labels

Learn on Excel and Word how to create, print, and transfer address lists to labels or create a form letter. Bring your address book and 4-5 sheets of ink jet label paper if you would like to finish in class.

Internet Basics

Explore the World Wide Web! Learn how to send and receive email, and use search engines to find topics of interest. Get pictures and articles off the internet to add to a document. Protect your computer from spam, spyware and viruses. Bring your own email address and password to class.

Making Animated .GIFs

Use Photoshop Elements to create animation from a photo, clip art or drawing that you can send through email or use in a Windows Movie Maker video. You will do this in five simple steps. Required for this class: ability to send and receive email attachments or USB device.

Organizing Files

For those needing help creating folders and backing up their files. Organize those files in My Documents, My Photos and My Music. We'll show you how to use USB memory sticks, CDs, an external hard drive and the computer's hard drive to create, move, save and duplicate files. Bring your laptop or learn on one of ours.

Photo Editing

Using Adobe Photoshop Elements, retouch an old photo, remove blemishes, or remove someone from a photo. You will learn to clean up backgrounds, sharpen and print in any size, or merge two photos. Bring your photos on a CD, USB drive, or camera, or use one of ours. Bring a blank CD or USB drive if you choose to save your photo.

Website Basics

Do you need a website? This class will cover things you need to know about your own website: domain names and web hosts, and how to choose them. Learn how to research and select keywords, and what you can do to make your web site function better with search engines. We'll discuss the pros and cons of building a website using a template vs. hiring a website builder, and which questions to ask to avoid problems.

Windows Movie Maker

Learn to make movies from images (including Animated .GIFs), video clips and music. Bring a CD or USB drive with photos and a music CD or a music file created using Audacity. Bring your own laptop if it has Windows Movie Maker on it, or use one of our PCs. Convert to MPEG using Prism Video (a free software program) for use on YouTube.

Word Basics

Learn the basics of using Microsoft Word. This class will cover how to write a letter, change the font, color, and size, edit text, spell check, add pictures, open, save, and close documents, printing and more.