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Office 2003
In this beginning course, learn about starting word, creating documents, shortcuts, essential skills, formatting text, proofreading and printing documents. Also learn about opening and editing an exisitng document, using symbols and more.
In this beginning course, learn how to start Access, open an existing database, view and navigate table data, add records to a table, find and replace, modify the appearance of a datasheet, use AutoFormat and much more.
Learn how to start PowerPoint 2003 and create a new presentation. Learn how to revise presentations, how to get help, all about outlining, adding and modifying slide text, creating presentations from word outlines, printing presentations and more.
Part one provides an introduction to Microsoft Publisher, including opening Publisher, screen layout, zoom function, and templates. Part two provides an introduction to Microsoft Publisher, including the blank template, zoom function, inserting, resizing, moving and formatting pictures, and inserting, formatting and moving text boxes.
Office 2007
Provides a step-by-step tutorial of the word processing program Microsoft Word 2007.
Provides a step-by-step tutorial of the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel 2007.
Provides a step-by-step tutorial of the the database mangagement application.
Provides a step-by-step tutorial of the the desktop presentation application.
Office 2010
Technology Skills products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the 'discovery' of Microsoft's desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course. Office 2010, the latest suite of productivity tools offered by Microsoft, provides a number of enhanced features.
2013 Programs
This 6 hour video series will teach you how to use Excel 2013 through narrated video lessons. Every lesson teaches you the core functionality of Excel with real-world example spreadsheets, formulas, and charts.
This 5 hour video series will teach you how to use Word 2013 through narrated video lessons. Every lesson teaches you the core functionality of Word with real-world example documents, formatting, and styles.
This 5 hour video lesson will give you an overview of Java, how it is used, and why it is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and then you will master data types, outputting to the screen, IF statements, FOR loops, and much more.
This five hour video series will teach you how to read input from the keyboard and use this input in your programs; teach about Nested IF statements, Switch statements, While loops, and more in order to control the flow of Java programs; and teach how to perform math calculations using the Java Math Class.
Mac Computers
This instructional video gently guides you through the process of: setting up a new Mac computer, connecting it to the Internet, "registering" it, configuring the "Apple Mail" program to send & receive email messages, and how to actually use the gosh darn thing!
The Mac computer help video discusses and demonstrates Mac Computer Basic operations; File Management (Mac Style); How to create & save documents on a Macintosh computer and much more.
The Mac computer help video takes an in-depth look at Mac email; Web surfing; Word processing; and Dashboard 'Widgets'. Mac computer keyboarding and basic operations are also reviewed.
The Mac computer help video presents an in-depth look at the Apple Safari Web Browser. Quickly gets you up to speed with surfing the Web on a Mac computer. Created and designed for Mac computer beginners.
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