District 196 Community Education

Gigabytes? Hardware? Mouse? What's it all about? Learn basic terminology, from "power on" to "shut down". Discover how to find, start, and access programs, begin using Windows and relieve some of that computer anxiety. Appropriate for new computer users and anyone considering purchasing a computer. Demonstration and hands-on.

Gigabytes? Hardware? Mouse? What's it all about? Learn basic terminology, from "power on" to "shut down". Discover how to find, start, and access programs, begin using Windows and relieve some of that computer anxiety. Appropriate for new computer users and anyone considering purchasing a computer. Demonstration and hands-on.

Personalize the Windows environment. Use File Explorer to locate files and programs on your computer. Open a few programs and see how to save and organize your files. Customize your desktop, the start menu, the task bar, create short cuts, and pin your most used items to the start Menu. For new computer users with little or no experience with Windows. Demonstration and hands-on.

Are you familiar with earlier versions of Windows? Does the new look of Windows 10 leave you confused? Learn to navigate the new Windows environment. Explore the new features of Windows 10 and see how the basic features of windows work in the Windows 10 environment.

Have you heard of Google Docs™, Sheets™, Slides™ and Forms™ but do not know exactly why they might be used? Learn how to use this free, web-based software suite to create, edit, and collaborative with others. Use Google Docs™, the word processor app, to create a basic text file. Keep track of a simple numbers and formulas with Google Sheets™, the spreadsheet app. Create a beautiful presentation with Google Slides™, the presentation app. Finally, use Google Forms™, the survey app, to collect and organize information. Bring your own device, if desired. Demonstration.

Discuss the differences between a Mac and a PC. Learn how to navigate, save, and organize your apps and files. Customize the look and feel of your Mac. Use some of the free productivity, communication, and creativity apps. Bring your own Mac.

Are you struggling with the buttons and apps on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch? Learn what the these apps do and how you can use them more successfully in the future. Customize the look and feel of your device. Use some of the free productivity and communication apps. Bring your own device and a list of your struggles.

Transform your spreadsheets to look more professional. Learn to apply the following formatting techniques to enhance data presentation: cell height and width, alignment, text direction, borders and shading, type size and color, date and numeric formats, page orientation, print preferences and additional techniques. Understand ready-made formats, automatic spell check and other built-in tools for making a stronger impression with your information. Demonstration and hands-on.

Start by building a simple formula and move to more advanced functions and 3-D references. Learn to use numerous Excel functions to process worksheet data more efficiently. Demonstration and hands-on.

Learn the basics of using an electronic spreadsheet. Discover how to effectively manage and present data. Learn to input data, add rows and columns, do simple calculations and apply the AutoSum function. Develop skills to create, open, edit, print and save spreadsheets. Demonstration and hands-on.