Classes

Class Title

Class Description

Room C

This class is designed for those who consider themselves absolute novices at the computer. It serves as a prelude to Computing 101, giving those with no computer experience a chance to start at the same level as those who have been using their computer a little before starting classes.

Room C

These classes are identical.
Hands-on class, three two-hour sessions over a three-day period.

Suggested prerequisite: Novice for XP, Vista & Windows 7.

This is a class designed for new computer users and is taught in the Windows 7 classroom. Each class will consist of three sessions. Content includes basic information about your computer and the Windows 7 operating system; working with a USB flash drive; finding, identifying, and copying files; creating folders; basic word processing; some Internet and e-mail information.

Explanation of the Vista operating system features in "Lay Language," to make changes to personalize your computer, to take the fear out of making changes to the appearance of some of the windows, desktop background, the mouse, and how to get back to the Vista defaults. Stressed is the importance of organizing the folders in Documents, Pictures, and Music.

Room C

Explanation of the Windows 7 operating system features in "Lay Language," to make changes to personalize your computer, to take the fear out of making changes to the appearance of some of the windows, desktop background, the mouse, and how to get back to the Windows 7 defaults. Stressed is the importance of organizing the folders in Documents, Pictures, and Music.

Room C
 

These classes are identical.
Hands-on class; total of three two-hour sessions.

Suggested prerequisites: Computing 101 in XP, Vista, or Windows 7 and XP, Vista's, or Windows 7 Operating System.

Includes how-to instructions for setting up an email account. Although a demonstration is performed setting up an account with Cox Communications, information is provided for setting up accounts using a variety of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Subjects covered include adding contacts and groups; sending and receiving messages; attaching and inserting files and pictures; opening and saving files and pictures; replying to and forwarding messages; and working with folders, options, and message rules. Reference instructions are provided for exporting and importing email and contacts (including use of a CSV file).

Introduction to spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2007 & 2010. You will learn about cells, data values, and beginning formulas (functions). Learn how you can record home expenses and have at your disposal all individual totals of each expense category. Other helpful features learned will be copying and pasting data, filling series, replicating, shading certain cells, and enhancing your project with borders. 

This class continues where Excel I 2007 and 2010  - Beginning leaves off and will go into formulas/functions much deeper than in the beginning class as we build various ways to record information with the computer doing all of the mathematics. Included may be chart creation; range names; IF, VLOOKUP, DATE and TIME, and financial  functions (loan and annuity calculations); use of comments; multiple worksheets, various number formats, and custom formatting.

Room C

This is the more advanced version of the Windows 7 Operating System class. It covers System Restore, creating user accounts, creating a password reset disk, setting file associations, defragging, scheduling tasks, shadow copy, and disk cleanup.

The PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 programs will allow you to make slide presentations and do various controlling of the slides as they are being shown.  Although this program can be used for setting up business type presentations, our main project in learning the features will involve your setting up an album with your favorite pictures from home, showing them on the computer screen with captions, movement, and other enhancing features. PowerPoint is a great way to save all your favorite memories for future viewing.

The Print Artist SIG is generally held the second Monday of the month for discussion, reinforcement and project enhancement.

Learn to create a movie with Windows Movie Maker that will be saved as an .avi file that can be played by the Windows Media Player software that comes with Windows XP. You will see how to download a video from your digital camcorder or digital camera and then place those captured clips into a movie with lots of add-on clips to enhance your video creation. Add your own voice to the movie; then save the movie into your computer, send it to someone by e-mail, or send it to the CD-R or right back into your digital camcorder.

Use a computer to track your finances--enter bills, record check payments, balance your checkbook, track what you spend, create a budget, and plan for tax time.

This class is an introduction to Web page creation. It includes an introduction to using HTML (HyperText Markup Language). Microsoft Expression Web 4 is used to create web pages. A Dynamic Web Template (DWT) is created and used to create Computer Club of Sun City web pages. Menus (including drop-down menus), hyperlinks, and styles are created. A Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) is created.

Advanced word processing for those who are already familiar with beginning and intermediate features of the Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 program on Windows 7 computers. Includes document maintenance within Word, using tabs to create a form, borders, using a table to create a bulletin, mail merge, labels, envelopes, styles, table of contents, macros, symbols, AutoCorrect features, drop caps, fill-in forms, etc.

Level

Class Title

Class Description

Novice for XP, Vista, & Windows 7

This class is designed for those who consider themselves absolute novices at the computer. It serves as a prelude to Computing 101, giving those with no computer experience a chance to start at the same level as those who have been using their computer a little before starting classes.

Level 1

This is a class designed for new computer users and is taught in the Windows 7 classroom. Each class will consist of three sessions. Content includes basic information about your computer and the Windows 7 operating system; working with a USB flash drive; finding, identifying, and copying files; creating folders; basic word processing; some Internet and e-mail information.

Level 2

Includes how-to instructions for setting up a Gmail account. Subjects covered include adding contacts and groups; sending and receiving messages; attaching and inserting files and pictures; opening and saving files and pictures; replying to and forwarding messages; and working with labels, settings, and filters. Reference instructions are provided for importing email and contacts (including use of a CSV file) and adding email client accounts to the Gmail account to receive all email in one location.

Explanation of the XP operating system features in "Lay Language," to make changes to personalize your computer, to take the fear out of making changes to the appearance of some of the windows, desktop background, the mouse and how to get back to the Windows XP defaults. Stressed is the importance of organizing the folders in My Documents, My Pictures, and My Music.

Explanation of the Vista operating system features in "Lay Language," to make changes to personalize your computer, to take the fear out of making changes to the appearance of some of the windows, desktop background, the mouse, and how to get back to the Vista defaults. Stressed is the importance of organizing the folders in Documents, Pictures, and Music.

Explanation of the Windows 7 operating system features in "Lay Language," to make changes to personalize your computer, to take the fear out of making changes to the appearance of some of the windows, desktop background, the mouse, and how to get back to the Windows 7 defaults. Stressed is the importance of organizing the folders in Documents, Pictures, and Music.

Includes how-to instructions for setting up an email account. Although a demonstration is performed setting up an account with Cox Communications, information is provided for setting up accounts using a variety of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Subjects covered include adding contacts and groups; sending and receiving messages; attaching and inserting files and pictures; opening and saving files and pictures; replying to and forwarding messages; and working with folders, options, and message rules. Reference instructions are provided for exporting and importing email and contacts (including use of a CSV file).

Word processing using the WordPad program that comes with Windows; creating, editing, saving, and printing documents; formatting documents (including alignment, line spacing, indenting, setting tabs, creating and sorting lists, and enhancing text). Notes on using Microsoft Word are included in class handouts.

Introduction to spreadsheets using Open Office Calc (Spreadsheets). You will learn about cells, data values, and beginning formulas (functions). Learn how you can record home expenses and have at your disposal all individual totals of each expense category. Other helpful features learned will be copying and pasting data, filling series, replicating, shading certain cells, and enhancing your project with borders.

Open Office Writer is a word processing program that is available as a free download at http://download.openoffice.org/. This course deals with downloading Open Office; creating, editing, saving, and printing documents; and formatting documents (including alignment, line spacing, indenting, setting tabs, and enhancing text). Notes on using Open Office Writer are included in class handouts.

The basics of word processing using the Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 program on Windows 7 computers; creating, saving, and printing documents; formatting documents (including aligning and enhancing text, use of various fonts). This course is taught on Windows 7 computers; however, Word 2007 and 2010 can be used on Windows XP and Vista computers.

Introduction to spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2007 & 2010. You will learn about cells, data values, and beginning formulas (functions). Learn how you can record home expenses and have at your disposal all individual totals of each expense category. Other helpful features learned will be copying and pasting data, filling series, replicating, shading certain cells, and enhancing your project with borders. 

This class is an introduction to digital cameras--how they work and how to use them. Using Windows 7, photos are copied from the camera to the computer and are burned to a CD. Picture rotation, resizing, and saving are performed. Other projects may include using one of your photos for a desktop background, setting up a pictures slideshow screen saver, and inserting or attaching pictures to e-mail. If you bring a USB flash drive to this class, you will copy your photos to it during the class.

This class is an introduction to digital cameras--how they work and how to use them. Using Vista, photos are copied from the camera to the computer and are burned to a CD. Picture rotation, resizing, and saving are performed. Other projects may include using one of your photos for a desktop background, setting up a pictures slideshow screen saver, and inserting or attaching pictures to e-mail. The Windows Photo Gallery is used in this course.

This class is an introduction to digital cameras--how they work and how to use them. Using Windows XP computers, photos are copied from the camera to the computer and are burned to a CD. Picture rotation, resizing, and saving are performed. Other projects may include using one of your photos for a desktop background, setting up a pictures slideshow screen saver, and inserting or attaching pictures to e-mail. The Windows Picture and Fax Viewer program is used in this course.

Although this class will be taught on Windows 7 computers, the Adobe PhotoShop Elements 10 software used in this class can be used on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 computers.

Is the very best picture of your daughter one with a tall cactus sticking out of the top of her head? Do old photos look faded, or maybe you have slides that have lost their color. This is where you learn how to adjust and improve your photographs. This class emphasizes the Elements Organizer to keep all of your photos on track.

Level 3

This class continues where Excel I 2007 and 2010  - Beginning leaves off and will go into formulas/functions much deeper than in the beginning class as we build various ways to record information with the computer doing all of the mathematics. Included may be chart creation; range names; IF, VLOOKUP, DATE and TIME, and financial  functions (loan and annuity calculations); use of comments; multiple worksheets, various number formats, and custom formatting.

This is the more advanced version of the Windows 7 Operating System class. It covers System Restore, creating user accounts, creating a password reset disk, setting file associations, defragging, scheduling tasks, shadow copy, and disk cleanup.

This introductory course provides an insight into use of two popular social networking sites--Facebook and Twitter--taught on Windows 7 computers.

Create slideshows using your digital photos. Touch up, crop, or rotate pictures; add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration; add titles and captions; watch on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile-based portable device. Download Photo Story 3 for free from Microsoft at: Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows

The PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 programs will allow you to make slide presentations and do various controlling of the slides as they are being shown.  Although this program can be used for setting up business type presentations, our main project in learning the features will involve your setting up an album with your favorite pictures from home, showing them on the computer screen with captions, movement, and other enhancing features. PowerPoint is a great way to save all your favorite memories for future viewing.

The Print Artist SIG is generally held the second Monday of the month for discussion, reinforcement and project enhancement.

Learn to create a movie with Windows Movie Maker that will be saved as an .avi file that can be played by the Windows Media Player software that comes with Windows XP. You will see how to download a video from your digital camcorder or digital camera and then place those captured clips into a movie with lots of add-on clips to enhance your video creation. Add your own voice to the movie; then save the movie into your computer, send it to someone by e-mail, or send it to the CD-R or right back into your digital camcorder.

Intermediate word processing, using the more advanced features of the Microsoft Word 2007 program, such as columns, tables, breaks, page numbering, headers and footers, clip art, and pictures. This course is taught on Windows Vista computers; however, Word 2007 can be used on Windows XP computers.

Level 4

How to put a computer together from scratch.

Use a computer to track your finances--enter bills, record check payments, balance your checkbook, track what you spend, create a budget, and plan for tax time.

This class is an introduction to Web page creation. It includes an introduction to using HTML (HyperText Markup Language). Microsoft Expression Web 4 is used to create web pages. A Dynamic Web Template (DWT) is created and used to create Computer Club of Sun City web pages. Menus (including drop-down menus), hyperlinks, and styles are created. A Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) is created.

Advanced word processing for those who are already familiar with beginning and intermediate features of the Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 program on Windows 7 computers. Includes document maintenance within Word, using tabs to create a form, borders, using a table to create a bulletin, mail merge, labels, envelopes, styles, table of contents, macros, symbols, AutoCorrect features, drop caps, fill-in forms, etc.

Level 5