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Technology Learning Center Class Descriptions
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Basic Computer Skills 1
Basic Computer Skills 1
Step two in the Beginning Computer series, this class will
answer some of your most basic (and important) questions about using the Windows
Operating System. We will investigate the desktop, start a program, switch
between open windows, create and save files, open existing files and become
comfortable with different aspects of the operating system. Mouse skills
required.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Basic Computer Skills 2
Basic Computer Skills 2
This class continues our quest for computer skills. We will create folders,
organize information and answer questions such as “what is defrag and why would
I want to do that?”, “what kind of disk should I use to create backup files”,
“how can I change things on my computer?”, and much more. We will also talk
about some tips that will make using your computer easier!
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Choosing the Right Office Program
Choosing the Right Office Program
The difference between Office programs can be compared to the differences
between types of cars; every car has headlights, a gear shift, windshield wipers
and so on, though each car may look totally different. Office programs have
some features in common, but each program is used for a different purpose. Find
out which one would work best in different instances.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Email Basic Attachments
Email - Basic Attachments
In this class, each person will set up an e-mail account on Yahoo!, a free
internet e-mail service. We will show how to compose and send messages, open
received messages, work with the address book and e-mail folders. We will also
focus on sending and opening e-mail attachments such as photos. Many of the
skills learned will apply to other e-mail accounts such as hotmail, Outlook
Express, or Outlook.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Free Email
Using Free Email
Set up your own e-mail account (free) and learn how to use various tricks and
components, including setting up filters, adding attachments, blocking senders,
establishing an address books, etc.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Excel: Beginning Skills 1
Excel: Beginning Skills 1
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program.
This class will teach fundamental terminology, the basics of creating a worksheet, and using simple formulas.
Most skills learned in this class can be transferred to older versions of Microsoft Excel.
This class is for the computer user with mouse and word processing skills.
We recommend taking all 3 Excel classes.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Excel: Beginning Skills 2
Excel: Beginning Skills 2
This class expands on the skills learned in the first class.
You will learn how to edit and format your entries, to add columns and rows to existing worksheets;
and adjust the appearance of your worksheet by adding borders, colors and different cell alignment.
There will be additional hands-on practice using formulas.
Prerequisite: Microsoft Excel 2007 Beginning Skills 1.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Excel: Beginning Skills 3
Excel: Beginning Skills 3
This third class focuses on using Excel to create lists; sorting data in those lists;
working with multiple worksheets in a workbook; working with page layout and printing and other useful tips.
Prerequisite: Microsoft Excel 2007 Beginning Skills 1 & 2.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Excel Charts
Making Charts in Microsoft Excel
Using skills taught in the Beginning Microsoft Excel class, we will show you how to
create a chart from your simple spreadsheet. There are many kinds of charts:
pie, bar graph, plotting, etc. and in this class you will create and edit one or
more of the varied charts Microsoft Excel offers.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Intermediate Excel
Intermediate Microsoft Excel
Picking up where Beginning Microsoft Excel ends, this class further explores
the capabilities of Excel. This class will expand upon techniques for
formatting cells, adding and deleting columns and rows, and creating simple charts.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
This new class will help the Internet user be more website savvy. Anyone can
place a website on the Internet. How can you tell if the information is valid?
Is that e-mail story really true? Learn how to evaluate websites and other
useful information.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Holiday Letters
Holiday Letters
If you can type and know how to use a computer mouse, you can write a holiday letter in Microsoft Word.
Learn how to add pictures and change margins to print on holiday stationary.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Intermediate Internet Searching
Intermediate Internet Searching
Intermediate Internet Searching will expand on techniques learned in Using
Internet Browsers. We will focus on expanded searches, on creating folders,
establishing e-mail accounts and contacting sites on the Internet. We will also
explore some of the problems that can occur when shopping online and the
importance of protecting personal information.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Using the Internet
Using the Internet
The Internet is growing and changing everyday. This class will introduce
techniques used to navigate the World Wide Web including: forward, back,
bookmarking/favorites, direct address concepts, and search engines. This class
is for those interested in learning how to use the Internet to find information.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Auto Repair Database
Using the Auto Repair Database
The library has an auto repair database that is available at the library and
also through our website for library card holders. This class will highlight
the features of this database and how to access and use it.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Using the Online Catalog
Using the Online Catalog
Are you having trouble using our online catalog at the library or from our
website? This class will walk you through the steps of accessing and using the
catalog. You will learn how to renew books, place items on hold and search the
catalog.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Remote Resources 1
Library Resources Online - Part 1
Because many students have jobs or families in addition to attending classes,
it is sometimes impossible to get to the Library during our service hours. When
you have research to do, wouldn’t it be helpful to be able to access Library
resources…even after hours? Now you can. Through a grant from the Nebraska
Legislature, the Nebraska Library Commission has provided us with access to
several databases that are of great value to students. This class will show you
how to access this wealth of information using your home computer. We will also
discuss advanced search methods to enable you to fully utilize these resources.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Remote Resources 2
Library Resources Online - Part 2
You can save time and telephone calls to the library by going online to our
catalog from your home computer. This class will walk you through the steps of
accessing and using the catalog. You will learn how to renew books, place items
on hold and search the catalog. In addition the class will give you hands on
practice with the auto repair database and two literary databases.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Mouse Basics
Mouse Basics
The first step in the Technology Learning Center’s three-part Computer
Beginners course is taming that pesky critter the “Mouse”. For students who are
unfamiliar with this tool, we will explain the various functions that the mouse
performs and teach you some very useful tricks including: double-clicking,
highlighting, single-clicks, resizing screens, dragging, etc. Join us for a
little “mousercise”!
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Online Shopping Safety Tips
Online Shopping Safety Tips
Learn tips to make your online shopping safer and more secure.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Beginning PowerPoint
Beginning Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is primarily used to assist individuals in making presentations.
This class will introduce PowerPoint and explore the various PowerPoint
toolbars. Pre-requisite skills: Mouse and word processing.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Beginning Publisher
Beginning Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher is a program to create distinctive greeting cards,
flyers, business cards and newsletters, even if you have no publishing
experience. In this beginning class, you will learn how to use the Publisher
Wizard to personalize a greeting card selected from a variety of pre-set
designs. Skills learned will apply to other types of publications and other
greeting card programs. Pre-requisite skills: Mouse and word processing.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Publisher - Greeting Cards
Creating Greeting Cards in Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher is a program to create distinctive greeting cards,
flyers, business cards and newsletters. In this class, you will learn how to
create Holiday Cards from “scratch”. You will learn how to insert text,
clipart, and WordArt and how to use layering and color to make your publication
unique. Skills learned will apply to other types of publications and other
greeting card programs. Pre-requisite skills: Mouse and word processing.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Advanced Word
Advanced Microsoft Word
This class focuses on adding special touches to documents including graphics,
tables, color, headers and footers, etc. For those who have completed Beginning
Microsoft Word and Intermediate Microsoft Word.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Beginning Word
Beginning Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing program. This class will
introduce word processing and its terminology. We will learn about fonts, font
size, justification, line spacing and margins. Skills from this class can be
transferred to many other software packages such as Microsoft Works & WordPerfect. This
class is for the computer user that possesses mouse skills.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Designing Holiday Letters
Form Letters in Microsoft Word
One of the many uses of Microsoft Word is the production of form letters. In
this class we will actually design a personal holiday letter to share greetings
and news of your family with your friends and other loved ones. We will also
discuss some design principles and use Microsoft Word to create your own unique
communication.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Intermediate Word
Intermediate Microsoft Word
Picking up where Beginning Microsoft Word ends, this class is designed for
individuals wanting to learn about paragraph settings, tabs, bullets and
numbering within Microsoft Word.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Word Mail Merge
Mail Merge Using Microsoft Word
Mail Merge is a feature supported by many word processors that allows users
to create form letters and merge an address book's contents into the form letter
to personalize the letter. It is also a handy feature when creating mailing
lists, labels and those holiday letters. This class is taught using both
hands-on and lecture formats. Pre-requisites include mouse skills and basic word
processing or Beginning Microsoft Word Skills.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Simple Posters & Flyers
Simple Posters and Flyers in Microsoft Word
Need to advertise a church bazaar, a garage sale, or a club meeting? Join us
to learn some easy techniques that you can use in Microsoft Word to create jazzy
posters and flyers without spraining your brain!
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Introduction to Computers and Using the Mouse
Introduction to Computers and Using the Mouse
This class is for people new to computers and using the mouse.
Learn when to left-click, double-click, or right-click with the mouse;
where to click to make windows bigger on the screen;
and other useful information.
The class has plenty of hand-on practice.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Introduction to Microsoft Windows
Introduction to Microsoft Windows
This class is for new computer users.
Learn the basics of using your computer, opening programs, using the taskbar, start menu, and more with hands-on practice.
Mouse skills are required to take this class.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Beginning Internet Skills
Beginning Internet Skills
Learn how to use Internet Explorer to search the “web”;
how to move between pages; where to enter web addresses;
and about some useful websites with hands-on practice.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Email for Beginners
Email for Beginners
Learn the basics of e-mail use, including composing and sending messages, creating contact lists, and working with attachments.
Attendees without e-mail will be assisted in setting up free accounts 15 minutes before the class starts.
We will be using Yahoo and/or MSN (Hotmail) e-mail in class.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Word: Beginning Skills 1
Word: Beginning Skills 1
Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing program.
This class will introduce word processing and its terminology.
You will learn how to enter text, correct typing errors, change font and line spacing, and other word processing skills.
Most skills learned in this class can be transferred to older versions of Microsoft Word.
This class is for the computer user with typing and mouse skills.
City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: TLC Classes: Word: Beginning Skills 2
Word: Beginning Skills 1
This class builds on the skills learned in Beginning Microsoft Word, giving you more hands-on practice.
You will learn to use the Office Clipboard, make other editing changes to documents before printing, and to print envelopes and labels.
These new skills will be useful for creating professional looking documents.
Prerequisite: Microsoft Word 2007 Beginning Skills 1 and mouse skills
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