Word, Part 1 will be offered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 16-18, 6-9 p.m. This course introduces students to basic word-processing functions such as creating, saving and printing documents, envelopes and labels. They also will learn to format text and paragraphs, cut and paste text, set margins, indents and tabs, find and replace text, and use Word's proofing tools and templates. Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or similar knowledge and experience.
Excel, Part 1 will be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday, May 16-20, 9 a.m.- noon. This course introduces students to Microsoft's powerful spreadsheet program where they will learn to create, modify, format, and print spreadsheets. They will work with basic formulas and functions, and use styles and AutoFormats to enhance their worksheets. Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or similar knowledge and experience.
Word, Part 2 will be offered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-25, 6-9 p.m. This course introduces covers intermediate skills such as creating and formatting tables, inserting section breaks, and working with multiple columns. Students will learn to create headers and footers and to effectively use styles, as well as graphics, charts and diagrams. Prerequisite: Word Part 1 or similar experience.
Excel, Part 2 will be offered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, May 23-27, 9 a.m.- noon and again Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 14-16, 6-9 p.m. This course will teach students to create dynamic charts using Excel and learn the benefits of naming cells and ranges. The course covers working with multiple worksheets and the use of more advanced functions, formatting and printing options. Students will learn to import and export data, protect workbook data, use AutoFilters, consolidate data, and save workbooks as Web pages. Prerequisite: Excel, Part 1 or similar knowledge and experience.
Computer Basics starts Monday, June 6 and continues each day through Thursday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $159. In a new approach to teaching basic computer concepts, these sessions roll several of the beginning classes into one. With one consistent instructor, the class incorporates familiarization with the keyboard and mouse, a layman's introduction to hardware and software, some common troubleshooting tips, and lessons on the Internet all together. Students are then ready to proceed to Windows Introduction.
Registration and information for this and other community education, professional development, and workforce training classes is available in HACC's Summer 2005 Noncredit Course Schedule, soon to hit area mailboxes. The schedule and more information are also available by clicking on the Website below, sending and email message to the email address below or call the Gettysburg Campus at (717) 338-1010.