Fundamental Computer Skills

Update the skills of office professionals
at every level of your organization...

If you want to improve your overall computer literacy, speed, keyboard knowledge, quality of documents and gain computer confidence, this class is for you!

Course Description

Microsoft Office XP 2003 has brought your computer a long way!  Perhaps it's time to acquire the keyboarding abilities that will propel you to the next level.

This course will update obsolete skills and improve the quality and productivity of the modern office professional.

This course is recommended for those with existing keyboarding skills along with a general familiarity with the programs in the Microsoft Office suite.

  • Settings - Understand the functions of your desktop, toolbars, menus and control panel.  Discover ways to easily customize your computing experience.
  • Microsoft Word - Create and maintain correspondence, memos, and reports using a wide variety of formatting styles, tables, tabs and margins.
  • Shortcuts - Learn to navigate and edit the screen like a word-processing pro using keyboard shortcuts.
  • Outlook - Plan a calendar, schedule events, plan appointments and meetings.  Organize your valuable contact information. 
  • Internet & Email - Learn to attach files to emails and understand how to use search engines while researching on the world wide web.
  • Flash Drives - Say goodbye to your floppy discs! Carry your documents and files in an easy to use portable format that is safe & affordable.
  • Keyboarding - Stop thinking “typing” and learn to utilize the incredible capabilities of the computer’s expanded keyboard. 

  Advanced Computer Skills

  • Templates & Form Letters
  • Mail Merge
  • Macros
  • PDF
  • Shared Documents
  • Shared Workspace
  • Inserting Hyperlinks
  • Creating Custom Menus

This course is recommended for those who have taken the Fundamental Computer Skills course along with a general familiarity of the programs within the Microsoft Office suite.

A computer lab environment is best suited to maximize the benefits of this staff development training.
 

Lisbeth Anne Marin

Artisan Designer  -  Instructor  - Author

Changing Workplace Attitudes™

This Site Was Updated January 2012