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Every course is tailored to meet each individual's need. Let me know what you require and I'll bring you up to speed in a few hours, depending on your own skills. One-on-one training is the fast easy way to computer expertise!

Outlook Express E-mail
Internet Search
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Windows (Basic) - Level One
Microsoft Windows (Basic) - Level Two
Microsoft Word - Level One
Microsoft Word - Level Two


OUTLOOK EXPRESS E-MAIL COURSE OUTLINE

  • Composing and Sending a Message
  • Understanding Read and Unread Messages
  • Connecting to the Internet Service Provider
  • Sending a Message
  • Checking and Viewing Messages
  • Replying and Forwarding
  • The Address Book
  • Editing a Contact in the Address Book; Adding a Group to the Address Book
  • Creating Folders
  • Deleting Messages
  • Formatting/Sprucing up your e-mail messages
  • Using Stationery
  • Using a Background Colour, Background Picture, Background Sound
  • Viewing/Opening an e-mail/message Attachment
  • Attaching a file to a message
  • Creating and Inserting Signatures
  • Sorting Messages and Sorting Incoming Messages/Message Rules Overview
  • Setting Message Rules
  • Setting Rules for Colour Coding Messages from various senders
  • Revising/Modifying mail rules e.g. changing the Colour Coding
  • Blocking Senders and Restoring Blocked Senders
  • Finding Messages & Method for finding messages sent to or from a specific person
  • Requesting Receipts
  • Inserting a picture or photo in the body of an e-mail message
  • Inserting several pictures or photos within the body of an e-mail message
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INTERNET SEARCH COURSE OUTLINE

  • Getting connected
  • Internet service providers
  • Web browsers
  • Searching the Internet
  • Using directories
  • Find web pages using search engines
  • Using Metasearch engines
  • Finding people on the Web
  • Locating news on the Web
  • Deciding which site to have as your home page
  • Search engine operators and Boolean logic
  • Building better search queries
  • Bookmarking favourite Web sites for fast future access
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MICROSOFT EXCEL COURSE OUTLINE

  • The basics using menus, toolbars, ruler & status bar
  • Navigating through a spreadsheet
  • Working with worksheets and workbooks
  • Working with cells and cell addresses
  • Organizing columns and rows to accommodate data
  • Entering and editing data in cells and in the formula bar
  • Finding and replacing data
  • Calculating values by entering formulas into cells
  • Specifying an exact cell address by creating an absolute cell reference
  • Selecting ranges and moving around in a range
  • Creating formulas and using AutoSum
  • Building more complex formulas using the Insert Function dialog box
  • Moving and copying text and formulas
  • Formatting cells, worksheets and tables
  • Creating various kinds of charts to show data graphically
  • Naming each worksheet in a workbook
  • Using and customizing AutoCorrect
  • Inserting, deleting and sizing cells, columns and rows
  • Printing, using Print Preview first, and page orientation
  • Sorting information to arrange data in ascending or descending order
  • Filtering information to display specific information from a list
  • Using the Office Assistant to get help, and online help
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MICROSOFT POWERPOINT COURSE OUTLINE

  • The basics using menus, toolbars, ruler & status bar
  • Identifying screen elements and terms to use the program efficiently
  • Using Outlines to organize the text of presentations
  • Enhancing presentations by using design templates and formatting tools
  • Making a great-looking presentation
  • Viewing a presentation in different ways
  • Organizing a presentation
  • Polishing presentations by adding logos and objects, and inserting pictures
  • Creating charts to illustrate numeric information
  • Using special effects to create transition slides
  • Displaying a consistent look by using colour schemes and the Slide Master
  • Adding sounds to transitions
  • Controlling transition speed
  • Printing after previewing
  • Delivering the perfect presentation
  • Using the Office Assistant to get help, and online help

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MICROSOFT PUBLISHER COURSE OUTLINE

  • Creating publications from scratch
  • Using layout guides
  • Creating and deleting frames
  • Connecting text frames
  • Nudging and snapping frames into place
  • Wrapping text around pictures
  • Creating a letterhead
  • Creating a flyer
  • Creating a newsletter
  • Working with shapes
  • Setting up a table & using WordArt
  • Creating a Web site
  • Using the office assistant to get help, and online help
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MICROSOFT WINDOWS BASIC COURSE TOPICS

WINDOWS LEVEL ONE:
  • My Computer and Windows Explorer
  • Explore the elements of the desktop
  • The difference between the left mouse button and the right mouse button
  • The start button, the taskbar, the quick launch bar & the system tray
  • Using the simple supplied applications like WordPad
  • Working with the Windows clipboard
  • Changing a printer's properties
  • Viewing and altering document properties
  • Opening and closing a file, folder or program
  • Moving around in a document
  • Selection techniques
  • Finding files
  • Saving a document
  • Shutting down Windows and the available options
  • Explore parts of a window, e.g. Title bar, status bar, menu bar, sizing buttons, toolbars etc.
  • Sizing a window and dragging a window somewhere else
  • Controlling the scroll bars and buttons
  • Manipulating several open windows
  • Minimizing and arranging windows
  • Accessing and organizing files and folders
  • Creating a new folder and deleting a folder
  • Properties of the Recycle Bin, Taskbar, Desktop etc.
  • Choosing a screensaver that suits the user
  • Setting the date and time features
  • Playing games
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WINDOWS LEVEL TWO:
  • Windows Explorer
  • Learning about program files and data files
  • Becoming acquainted with drives
  • Displaying the contents of a drive or folder
  • Viewing files in Windows
  • Renaming files 4 different ways
  • Moving and copying files
  • Selecting groups of files
  • Selecting contiguous and non-contiguous files
  • Checking file properties and disk properties
  • Creating shortcuts to program files on the desktop
  • Modifying the views
  • Creating shortcuts to data folders on the desktop
  • Examining the Explorer Window
  • Expanding and contracting sub-levels
  • Scandisk feature
  • Defragging the hard drive
  • Setting up Task Scheduler
  • Backing up to diskette, zip drive or CD's
  • Learning about printers and printing
  • Customizing the mouse and changing the mouse pointers
  • Adding new fonts
  • Adding new hardware
  • Adding or removing software programs
  • Creating a start-up disk
  • Updating using Windows Update feature
  • Windows media player
  • Connecting to the Internet
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MICROSOFT WORD COURSE TOPICS

WORD LEVEL ONE:
  • The basics, using menus, toolbars, ruler & status bar
  • Creating a new document (or file)
  • Opening a saved document
  • Using save and "save as" commands
  • Using grammar and spelling check
  • Inserting and deleting text to edit a document
  • Moving and copying text
  • Modifying text alignment
  • Selection techniques
  • Making subfolders within the main folder
  • Editing, using cut (move), copy and paste
  • Using shortcut keys
  • Finding and replacing text
  • Formatting such as bold, italicize, underline, change text colour etc.
  • Copy formatting using Format Painter
  • Page layout; previewing before printing, print properties
  • Using Indents and Bullets and Numbering
  • Page Setup and setting margins
  • Inserting Clip Art, pictures, symbols and graphics
  • Adding shapes such as callouts for captions
  • Using tabs, inserting page numbers & page breaks, & changing line spacing
  • Creating and modifying tables to organize data and improve appearance
  • Enhancing productivity by using AutoText and AutoCorrect
  • Using the Office Assistant to get help and online help
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WORD LEVEL TWO:
  • Inserting headers and footers
  • Creating labels
  • Addressing envelopes and adding return address
  • Using AutoCorrect and AutoText
  • Customizing AutoCorrect
  • Using the Thesaurus to get synonyms and antonyms
  • Adding symbols and special characters like £ sign, é or è French accents
  • Understanding the importance of the paragraph mark regarding formatting
  • Moving and resizing graphics and grouping several objects
  • Wrapping text around a graphic
  • Creating textboxes
  • Adding borders to a page or paragraph
  • Password protecting files
  • Virus checking diskettes and attachments
  • Creating a letterhead template
  • Keying an e-mail message in Word before sending a copy via e-mail program
  • Using styles
  • Using templates
  • Creating tables
  • Generating forms
  • Adding bookmarks, comments and hyperlinks
  • Desktop Publishing
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Compiled by Glen Urquhart Palmer
Personal-Computer-Trainer