Introduction to Word

This course—designed for beginners—covers the basics of word processing with Microsoft Word.

Participants will learn to:

• Create, save, and print a document

• Use the spelling and grammar checkers

• Use Find and Replace

• Insert, delete, and format text

• Set margins and tabs

• Align and indent paragraphs

• Add manual page breaks

• Move and copy text with the mouse and with the cut, copy, and paste commands

• Print envelopes and mailing labels (if time allows)

Two 3-hour sessions. Cost: $100. Seniors: $60.

Advanced Word

This class, for those with a solid understanding of the basics of Word, will cover many of the advanced features available in this program. Topics include:

• Paragraph formatting to separate text or keep it together
• Page numbering and Headers and Footers
• Newspaper columns
• Borders and shading
• Number and bullet lists
• AutoCorrect and AutoText
• Creating a template
• Creating and working with tables
• Styles and Tables of Contents
• Customizing the toolbar and setting options (if time allows)

Two 3-hour sessions. Cost: $100. Seniors: $60.

Using Graphics in Word

Is Word your program of choice? Do you use it for all kinds of things, including graphics? Would you like to know more about how to incorporate and manipulate graphics within the Word environment? This 3-hour class will teach you how to insert, format, and manipulate:

• Clipart

• AutoShapes

• Picture files

• WordArt

• Watermarks

You will also learn to use the Drawing Toolbar and how to save and insert a graphic from the Web.

Length: One 3 hour session. Cost: $50. Seniors: $30.

In addition to being a spreadsheet program, Excel often doubles as a database program, used to store and organize textual data such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers.  Such a database is often used as the data source for a mail merge. 

In this class, using Excel and Word, you will learn how to:

• Create a database in Excel

• Apply custom formatting to make data entry simple

• Use techniques that make data entry quick and easy

• Sort your data alphabetically, numerically, or by date

• Filter your database so that only records that meet specific criteria can be seen

• Create COUNTIF and SUMIF formulas

• Use your database to create labels, envelopes, and form letters using Word’s Mail Merge function

 One 3-hour session.  Cost: $50.  Seniors: $30.