these courses are offered each term  ...               

Course fees: 9 sessions of 2 hours: £25.00 
Phone 01654 703911 for more details and times

Introduction to Computers: Word Processing: Level 1

The best place to start. Learn about computer basics and how
to enter and modify text, create and move paragraphs, save
and open files, use simple bulleted and numbered lists, control line spacing, page borders, insert/resize clip art graphics, wrap text round images, use format painter and create word art graphics.

This course is ideal anyone wanting to work more effectively to produce professional documents and for anyone for whom computers are a total mystery.

Internet and E-Mail Level 1
Learn how to get the best from the Internet use advanced search techniques, download files and e-mail. This course makes the Internet come alive as the most exciting modern tool for accessing information. It also explains how to protect your computer from malicious software and viruses and how to upgrade your operating system online. Whatever your interests, academic, professional, business or personal this course will be an eye-opener.

Introduction to Web Design

A hands-on course investigating the basics  of designing web pages and web sites.  Students will start by learning the essentials of HTML and will then move on to Microsoft FrontPage for the majority of the course.  Students will design a number of web pages in different styles. All that is needed is a basic knowledge of computers, particularly web-browsing and word processing or desktop publishing.  This course pairs well with the Photoshop courses. The final two weeks are spent designing your own
web site.

Word Processing: Level 2

Learn how to use mail merge, tables, tabs, converting tabs to tables, modifying cell borders and professional presentation of  documents.

 
Desk Top Publishing: Level 1

Initiate the design of information sheets, business cards, two sided 
postcards, advertising flyers and brochures using layout guides,  
text frames, graphics, word art, tables, columns, backgrounds, 
borders, grouping, tracking and kerning, line spacing, drawing tools  
and importing files as necessary. Discuss appropriate design issues.  
Spreadsheets for Businesses: Level 2

... work with functions and formulae, replicating formulae using 
relative and absolute  cell references, naming cells, 
create and modify graphs, macros, 
Design Using Photoshop: Level 1

 modify, resize, adjust colour and edit photographs, use a range of 
tools to create or modify images or parts of images, use the clone 
tool , create and work with layer techniques, use transparency, be 
aware of the complexity of the elements of design including line, 
texture, shape and colour 
Business Presentation Using PowerPoint 

Learn how to create successful presentations and gain practice in 
trying them out at the end of the course.  
Photoshop Level 2 

This course is suitable for those who have taken Photoshop Level I . 
The first week will refresh skills learned in Level I  and 
then new tools and concepts will be introduced. During the 
last two weeks students create their own project. 
Family History Using the Internet Level 1

Everything you need to expand and develop your research. Discover 
the range of online archives, the latest web pages, downloadable wills,
immigration and newspaper archives, maps and photographs.

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