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Advanced Email | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Basic Internet, Keyboard, Mouse, Beyond Basic Level Advanced Microsoft Excel | Skill Prerequisites: Windows, Mouse, Keyboard, Beyond Basic Level This course will focus on many of the function and formulas built within the Excel program. Formatting options will be described while the process for inserting charts and graphs will be explained. Advanced Genealogy (Efficient Research Strategies and Documentation for Genealogists) | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet This intermediate-level class will be a step-by-step approach to family history. Participants should bring a personal Ancestor Chart, filled out with as much information as possible. Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Windows, Beyond Basic Level Learn how to further enhance your presentation by adding in company logos, tables, charts, and establishing overall design. Advanced Microsoft Word | Skill Prerequisites: Windows, Mouse, Keyboard, Beyond Basic Level This course will focus on inserting graphs, charts, page numbers, headers and footers, formatting pictures, and alphabetizing lists. Skills for copying and pasting will be honed as well as utilizing flash drives and navigating among files and folders. Basic Email | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet Learn how to set up an email account, compose, receive, and send emails as well as attach photos and open attachments. The library does not suggest any one email provider in particular; many of the popular providers will be viewed so that users themselves can choose which one they would like to use. Basic Microsoft Excel | Skill Prerequisites: Windows, Mouse, Keyboard Users will advance their knowledge of spreadsheets and their functions. They will learn the purpose for creating such a document and how it may be helpful in the organization of textual lists or numerical data. Basic Microsoft PowerPoint | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Windows Users will learn how to create visually appealing powerpoint presentations by editing slides and inserting images, for example. Basic Microsoft Word | Skill Prerequisites: Windows, Mouse, Keyboard This course will cover the basic applications of Microsoft Word; users will become familiar with page layout, font, copy, paste, insert, and saving documents in an orderly manner. Computer Basics | Skill Prerequisites: none Users will become familiar with basic power on and shutdown, use of the mouse, and an understanding of Microsoft Windows programs, applications, and desktop. Computer & Email Organization | Skill Prerequisites: Windows, Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Utilize your computer to its full potential through the organization of files and the ability to access them quickly. Arrange your documents, emails and contacts in an orderly manner with topic folders and by grouping your address book into categories. Computer Organization | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse This class will focus on the structure and organization of the computer itself, including file storage within My Computer, My Documents, and on the desktop. Flash drives and removable disks will be discussed as well as the overall organization of files and folders. Digital Cards | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Active Email Account, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Learn how to use various websites in order to make your own holiday and special occasion greeting cards. Add photos, personalize messages, and more! Requirements for Participants:
Digital Photos | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Active Email Account, Beyond Basic Level This class will aid users in saving their digital photos onto the computer as well as organizing them into files and folders to be retrieved later. Users will also acquire skills for editing their photos and sending them as email attachments. Requirements for Participants:
Downloadable Music | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet Learn how to download music FREE through the library's Freegal Music Service! Bring your MP3 player or Smartphone device to being "checking out" music. eBooks & eReaders | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Windows, Beyond Basic Level Learn how to check out ebooks from our library's collection and get familiar with various ereading devices to decide which one is right for you! Etsy | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet Learn how to use this website to buy and sell homemade items through yours and others' online stores. Facebook | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Find your family and friends online so that you can keep up with them through messages, photos, interest groups, and regular updates. Genealogy Online | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Basic InternetInternet resources, websites, and databases will be explored so that researchers may enhance their genealogical expertise while furthering their research. Google Blogger Part 1 | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Blogs are just like journals except they are online and other people can read them and write comments about what you write. Additionally, you can use your blog to post photos, songs, or links to other websites. Google Blogger Part 2 | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Once you have created your blog, learn how to personalize it with formatting and pictures. Users will also learn how to share their blog posts through other social networking tools. Google Search Strategies | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level While this course will aid users in Internet searching, it will focus solely on the features of the search engine: Google. Learn how simply adding quotation marks or plus symbols will transform your entire search into something more concise and seemingly useful. Internet Searching | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard Various websites will be viewed and explained, including information regarding weather, maps, health, and news. Users will become familiar with navigating from one website to another to search for basic information. A variety of search engines will be explored as well. iTunes | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Keyboard, Mouse, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Whether you rely on it for your iphone, ipod, or ipad, find out how to set up an itunes account and how to use it. Library Resources Online | Skill Prerequisites: Keyboard, Mouse, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Become familiar with some of the best online databases for accessing educational, research information as well as for answering your own, curious inquiries. Resources such as MedlinePlus, WorldCat, and Ebscohost will be viewed and described. Pinterest | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Keyboard, Mouse, Basic Internet Create a Pinterest account to gain inspiration for your home design, fashion, recipes, gardening, and more! Get ideas from others while also organizing your creativity into online "pinboards." Shopping Online Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Active Email Account, Basic Internet Learn the basics of online shopping including the ins-and-outs of couponing, gift registries, wish lists, and the well-known online stores: Ebay and Amazon. Smartphones | Skill Prerequisites: Mouse, Keyboard, Active Email Account, Basic Internet Is there an app for that? Bring your phone to class to learn more about basic apps, texting, maps, photos, email, and social networking on your phone. Twitter | Skill Prerequisites: Active Email Account, Mouse, Keyboard, Basic Internet, Beyond Basic Level Do you sometimes wonder what your friends are doing on a day-to-day basis? Join Twitter to follow organizations, news, and friends so that you know what is going on in the lives of others and they can keep up with you as well. |



