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We offer hands-on computer training in state-of-the-art computer labs with instructors who are experts in their field. Take your computer skills to the next level! Make sure your spot is reserved—Register early! Don't see the class you need? Write to us! computer.training@skagit.edu
360.416.7638 Mount Vernon
360.679.5330 Whidbey
360.341.2324 South Whidbey
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WORD: Co-enroll in Word I and Word II and pay reduced tuition of $85 for Word II.EXCEL: Co-enroll in Excel I and Excel II and pay reduced tuition of $85 for Excel II.
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Summer Quarter Workshops
Computer Training
Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver I (Mount Vernon Campus)Covers how websites work and basic features of successful websites. Become acquainted with Adobe Dreamweaver and discover how to easily and quickly create attractive web pages. Prior knowledge of HTML and CSS are not required.Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver II (Mount Vernon Campus)
Add features and styles to your web page created in the Website I class. Work with text and colors. Publish your page to the web!InDesign I: Eye-catching Docs (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover the basics of InDesign as we create visually appealing documents.InDesign II: Eye-catching Docs (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn how to make your documents stand out by learning creative tricks. Discover how to pre-flight and output your work efficiently!Computer Maintenance (Mount Vernon Campus)
If you want to streamline your home computer and restore some of its speed, this class is for you. You'll use Microsoft Windows tools to improve your computer's performance. Class includes hard drive error checking and basic disk maintenance, how to recover valuable hard drive space and how to safely delete files that are no longer needed, then reorganize your hard drive to run more efficiently. Learn about some of the most popular anti-virus tools available today, how to perform efficient system backups, and how to automatically schedule and install system upgrades from Microsoft.Getting Started with a PC and the Internet (Mount Vernon Campus)
This six-hour class focuses on personal computer concepts for the beginning PC user. It covers the following topics: bits, bytes, computer terminology, hardware and software, Windows operating system, basic maintenance, data backup, file management, Internet, email, safe downloads, security concepts and firewalls. No previous computer experience is necessary. How to Become a Professional Photographer (Mount Vernon Campus)
For the amateur photographer who would like to break into the business of professional portrait photography, this class will take you through the steps needed to improve your abilities and understanding of what makes a good portrait, what is needed after capture to set your work apart from the rest of the crowd, and technical aspects of starting and running your photography business. We will discuss and practice many things including posing, lighting, lens choices, using the camera's manual controls, using Photoshop and other imaging software, and how to price and sell your portraits. Prerequisite: a good understanding of your camera's controls.Intro to Computers for Seniors (Mount Vernon Campus)
Four 2-hour sessions focus on computer basics. Learn the parts of a computer, how to turn a computer on and off, how to use a mouse, keyboard basics, and opening and closing windows. Learn to use email and search for information on the Internet, practice writing and printing letters, saving documents and moving them from one computer to another, and even discuss what Facebook is and its pros and cons. This class will also cover protecting your personal information and privacy. Taught by Jill Eelkema, Certified Educator of Personal Finance. No previous experience with computers necessary. Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel Charts--From Exotic to Explosive (Mount Vernon Campus)
You’ve got all the numbers crunched and ready, but now present them in charts that POP. Learn to make visual eye candy from boring lists of figures. We’ll cover the basic line, bar, column and pie charts (even some that explode), and graduate to more exotic and fun formats. Go from making a chart in one mouse click to formatting chart components to make the graphic more readable, attractive, and functional. You’ll even learn how to create a chart within a single cell on a worksheet. We’ll look at seldom-used chart styles like Histograms, Gantt charts, and using pictures as background elements. Prerequisites include proficiency with the mouse and keyboard, as well as basic Windows and Excel skills.Microsoft Excel Formulas & Functions (Mount Vernon Campus)
Do you remember elementary school arithmetic or those frustrating formulas in high school Algebra? Go beyond simple addition and subtraction and use Excel to compute more complex mathematical solutions using both formulas and prewritten functions. Understand the order of operations, arithmetic operators, and logical operators. You’ll see how easy it is to use Excel functions in your worksheets. This class also introduces functions that compute and compare values. Learn to manipulate text and convert text to columns, create subtotals, and preview totals, averages, and other values even using a formula! Extensive mathematical skills are not required for this class. Prerequisites include a basic proficiency with keyboarding, mouse use, Windows, and Excel. Microsoft Windows - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class covers Windows basics, the user interface, desktop bitmaps and screensavers, Windows navigation, computer maintenance, applications, the Control Panel, and Windows Explorer. Microsoft Word - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn to create, format, save, edit, and print a variety of documents such as memos and letters, numbered lists, and tables. Work with tabs and learn to copy, cut and paste. Creating flyers and working with graphics will be introduced if time permits.Photoshop CS Hands-on - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Tour the easy-to-use interface of Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Bridge. Learn basic skills to enhance your digital photos like a professional! Discover how to confidently add pizazz to scrapbook photos, digital images and scans after learning Photoshop's basic tools and panels.Photoshop CS Hands-on - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover how to adjust, cleanup and retouch your scrapbook photos, digital images, and scans with Photoshop's more advanced but easy-to-learn tools and techniques. Learn how to take humdrum images and give them a professional touch!QuickBooks - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop covers setting up a company's basic financial information, files, chart of accounts and master lists. Topics include standard transactions such as checks, sales entries and deposits, sales tax entries and reports. Some computer experience is helpful. QuickBooks - II Intermediate - The Basic Plus (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop builds on Intro to QuickBooks and covers payroll, inventory and job costing setup, transactions and reports. Covers additional transactions and reports as time permits. Working with Files in Windows (Mount Vernon Campus)
So, you saved a file from and now you can't find it? If you've ever lost a file on the computer (and almost everyone has at one point), you can benefit from this short session covering Windows File Management. Learn about file types, file name and extension standards, default file locations, files you can safely delete, files you should never mess with, and how to effectively organize your existing data. Students are encouraged (but not required) to bring personal laptop computers to class to put class concepts into practice.
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Fall Quarter Workshops
Computer Training
Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver I (Mount Vernon Campus)Covers how websites work and basic features of successful websites. Become acquainted with Adobe Dreamweaver and discover how to easily and quickly create attractive web pages. Prior knowledge of HTML and CSS are not required.Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver II (Mount Vernon Campus)
Add features and styles to your web page created in the Website I class. Work with text and colors. Publish your page to the web!InDesign I: Eye-catching Docs (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover the basics of InDesign as we create visually appealing documents.InDesign II: Eye-catching Docs (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn how to make your documents stand out by learning creative tricks. Discover how to pre-flight and output your work efficiently!Computer Maintenance (Mount Vernon Campus)
If you want to streamline your home computer and restore some of its speed, this class is for you. You'll use Microsoft Windows tools to improve your computer's performance. Class includes hard drive error checking and basic disk maintenance, how to recover valuable hard drive space and how to safely delete files that are no longer needed, then reorganize your hard drive to run more efficiently. Learn about some of the most popular anti-virus tools available today, how to perform efficient system backups, and how to automatically schedule and install system upgrades from Microsoft.Digital Photography- I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class covers the fundamentals of digital photography and imaging. Students learn skills to take advantage of the functionalities and features of digital technology to be creative with photos. Class sessions include basic concepts of traditional photo processes translated into their equivalent practices in digitized environment. If you have a camera, bring it. If not, hold off buying one until after this class: you’ll get practical tips for purchasing. Tuition includes class materials and flash drive.eBay I - Basics of Selling on eBay (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn from an eBay Top Seller the secrets of creating a profitable home business selling products on eBay. This workshop introduces the essentials of on-line auctions. Learn how to design a winning auction description, how to get paid, sales tax made easy, tips for success and pitfalls to avoid. This is a hands-on computer course. Keyboard experience is helpful. Getting Started with a PC and the Internet (Mount Vernon Campus)
This six-hour class focuses on personal computer concepts for the beginning PC user. It covers the following topics: bits, bytes, computer terminology, hardware and software, Windows operating system, basic maintenance, data backup, file management, Internet, email, safe downloads, security concepts and firewalls. No previous computer experience is necessary. How to Become a Professional Photographer (Mount Vernon Campus)
For the amateur photographer who would like to break into the business of professional portrait photography, this class will take you through the steps needed to improve your abilities and understanding of what makes a good portrait, what is needed after capture to set your work apart from the rest of the crowd, and technical aspects of starting and running your photography business. We will discuss and practice many things including posing, lighting, lens choices, using the camera's manual controls, using Photoshop and other imaging software, and how to price and sell your portraits. Prerequisite: a good understanding of your camera's controls.How to Become a Professional Photographer II (Mount Vernon Campus)
For the amateur photographer who would like to break into the business of professional portrait photography, this class will help you learn the technical aspects of starting and running your photography business, and learn what is needed after capture to set your work apart from the rest of the crowd. Prerequisite: a good understanding of your camera's controls.Intro to Computers for Seniors (Mount Vernon Campus)
Four 2-hour sessions focus on computer basics. Learn the parts of a computer, how to turn a computer on and off, how to use a mouse, keyboard basics, and opening and closing windows. Learn to use email and search for information on the Internet, practice writing and printing letters, saving documents and moving them from one computer to another, and even discuss what Facebook is and its pros and cons. This class will also cover protecting your personal information and privacy. Taught by Jill Eelkema, Certified Educator of Personal Finance. No previous experience with computers necessary. Microsoft Access - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Explore the power and ease-of-use of this database program. You will develop a database by creating tables to store data, forms for data entry, queries for data retrieval and reports for data review. Learn built-in "tricks" for easier data entry and reporting. Microsoft Access - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
Explore the power and ease-of-use of this database program. You will develop a database by creating tables to store data, forms for data entry, queries for data retrieval and reports for data review. Learn built-in "tricks" for easier data entry and reporting. Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (South Whidbey Center)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
This six-hour class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook tasks. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, relative/absolute reference, tables, freezing panes and splitting windows, working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, linking and enbedding and conditional formatting. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Excel - II Intermediate (South Whidbey Center)
This six-hour class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook tasks. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, relative/absolute reference, tables, freezing panes and splitting windows, working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, linking and enbedding and conditional formatting. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Excel - II Intermediate (Whidbey Campus)
This six-hour class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook tasks. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, relative/absolute reference, tables, freezing panes and splitting windows, working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, linking and enbedding and conditional formatting. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Excel - III Advanced (South Whidbey Center)
Learn pivot tables and charts, goal seek/what if analysis, solver, 3D cell references, error checking, data validation, sharing and tracking workbook changes, merging workbooks, and more complex functions like =IF, =HLOOKUP/=VLOOKUP, =PMT and =FV. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Excel Charts--From Exotic to Explosive (Mount Vernon Campus)
You’ve got all the numbers crunched and ready, but now present them in charts that POP. Learn to make visual eye candy from boring lists of figures. We’ll cover the basic line, bar, column and pie charts (even some that explode), and graduate to more exotic and fun formats. Go from making a chart in one mouse click to formatting chart components to make the graphic more readable, attractive, and functional. You’ll even learn how to create a chart within a single cell on a worksheet. We’ll look at seldom-used chart styles like Histograms, Gantt charts, and using pictures as background elements. Prerequisites include proficiency with the mouse and keyboard, as well as basic Windows and Excel skills.Microsoft Excel Formulas & Functions (Mount Vernon Campus)
Do you remember elementary school arithmetic or those frustrating formulas in high school Algebra? Go beyond simple addition and subtraction and use Excel to compute more complex mathematical solutions using both formulas and prewritten functions. Understand the order of operations, arithmetic operators, and logical operators. You’ll see how easy it is to use Excel functions in your worksheets. This class also introduces functions that compute and compare values. Learn to manipulate text and convert text to columns, create subtotals, and preview totals, averages, and other values even using a formula! Extensive mathematical skills are not required for this class. Prerequisites include a basic proficiency with keyboarding, mouse use, Windows, and Excel. Microsoft Powerpoint (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn to use this flexible presentation program as you work with layouts, text and slides, use templates, images, drawing tools, animation, and different views and printing options. Microsoft Windows - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class covers Windows basics, the user interface, desktop bitmaps and screensavers, Windows navigation, computer maintenance, applications, the Control Panel, and Windows Explorer. Microsoft Word - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn to create, format, save, edit, and print a variety of documents such as memos and letters, numbered lists, and tables. Work with tabs and learn to copy, cut and paste. Creating flyers and working with graphics will be introduced if time permits.Microsoft Word - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn concepts that will enable you to create more complex documents in this six-hour class. Topics include: typography and design considerations, using styles, pagination, graphic layout tools, importing files, reference tools, footnotes, managing large document navigation, mail merge, and document backgrounds and watermarks. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Photoshop CS Hands-on - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Tour the easy-to-use interface of Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Bridge. Learn basic skills to enhance your digital photos like a professional! Discover how to confidently add pizazz to scrapbook photos, digital images and scans after learning Photoshop's basic tools and panels.Photoshop CS Hands-on - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover how to adjust, cleanup and retouch your scrapbook photos, digital images, and scans with Photoshop's more advanced but easy-to-learn tools and techniques. Learn how to take humdrum images and give them a professional touch!Photoshop CS Hands-on - III Expert Level (Mount Vernon Campus)
In this 6-hour seminar prepare to be transformed into a Photoshop guru! Learn how to take raw digital photos and transform them into works of art and how to create eye-popping panoramas! Discover how to add professional-looking text and special effects to your images for slide shows, posters and scrapbooks.QuickBooks - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop covers setting up a company's basic financial information, files, chart of accounts and master lists. Topics include standard transactions such as checks, sales entries and deposits, sales tax entries and reports. Some computer experience is helpful. QuickBooks - I Introduction (South Whidbey Center)
This workshop covers setting up a company's basic financial information, files, chart of accounts and master lists. Topics include standard transactions such as checks, sales entries and deposits, sales tax entries and reports. Some computer experience is helpful. QuickBooks - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
This workshop covers setting up a company's basic financial information, files, chart of accounts and master lists. Topics include standard transactions such as checks, sales entries and deposits, sales tax entries and reports. Some computer experience is helpful. QuickBooks - II Intermediate - The Basic Plus (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop builds on Intro to QuickBooks and covers payroll, inventory and job costing setup, transactions and reports. Covers additional transactions and reports as time permits. QuickBooks - II Intermediate - The Basic Plus (South Whidbey Center)
This workshop builds on Intro to QuickBooks and covers payroll, inventory and job costing setup, transactions and reports. Covers additional transactions and reports as time permits. QuickBooks - II Intermediate - The Basic Plus (Whidbey Campus)
This workshop builds on Intro to QuickBooks and covers payroll, inventory and job costing setup, transactions and reports. Covers additional transactions and reports as time permits. QuickBooks - III Advanced (South Whidbey Center)
Adds to QuickBooks I and II classes by further covering job costing setup, entries and reports, including time-tracking functions, as well as other industry- specific setup samples. Also includes customer and vendor credits and refunds, bank reconciliations, and advanced QuickBooks reports, including use of reports to review, troubleshoot and balance QuickBooks. QuickBooks Pro will be used in this class.Using Facebook to Promote Your Business (Mount Vernon Campus)
There are over 400 million users of Facebook today. These users spend more time on Facebook than any other place on the web. Whether your business is retail or service you have to go where your customers are: Facebook is that place. Learn the difference between a profile and fan page so you know how to use both to promote your business. Learn about Fan and Business pages, what they are and how you can leverage them for your business.Working with Files in Windows (Mount Vernon Campus)
So, you saved a file from and now you can't find it? If you've ever lost a file on the computer (and almost everyone has at one point), you can benefit from this short session covering Windows File Management. Learn about file types, file name and extension standards, default file locations, files you can safely delete, files you should never mess with, and how to effectively organize your existing data. Students are encouraged (but not required) to bring personal laptop computers to class to put class concepts into practice.Working with Files in Windows (Whidbey Campus)
So, you saved a file from and now you can't find it? If you've ever lost a file on the computer (and almost everyone has at one point), you can benefit from this short session covering Windows File Management. Learn about file types, file name and extension standards, default file locations, files you can safely delete, files you should never mess with, and how to effectively organize your existing data. Students are encouraged (but not required) to bring personal laptop computers to class to put class concepts into practice.
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Winter Quarter Workshops
Computer Training
Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver I (Mount Vernon Campus)Covers how websites work and basic features of successful websites. Become acquainted with Adobe Dreamweaver and discover how to easily and quickly create attractive web pages. Prior knowledge of HTML and CSS are not required.Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver II (Mount Vernon Campus)
Add features and styles to your web page created in the Website I class. Work with text and colors. Publish your page to the web!Computer Maintenance (Mount Vernon Campus)
If you want to streamline your home computer and restore some of its speed, this class is for you. You'll use Microsoft Windows tools to improve your computer's performance. Class includes hard drive error checking and basic disk maintenance, how to recover valuable hard drive space and how to safely delete files that are no longer needed, then reorganize your hard drive to run more efficiently. Learn about some of the most popular anti-virus tools available today, how to perform efficient system backups, and how to automatically schedule and install system upgrades from Microsoft.Digital Photography- I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class covers the fundamentals of digital photography and imaging. Students learn skills to take advantage of the functionalities and features of digital technology to be creative with photos. Class sessions include basic concepts of traditional photo processes translated into their equivalent practices in digitized environment. If you have a camera, bring it. If not, hold off buying one until after this class: you’ll get practical tips for purchasing. Tuition includes class materials and flash drive.Digital Photography- I Introduction (South Whidbey Center)
This class covers the fundamentals of digital photography and imaging. Students learn skills to take advantage of the functionalities and features of digital technology to be creative with photos. Class sessions include basic concepts of traditional photo processes translated into their equivalent practices in digitized environment. If you have a camera, bring it. If not, hold off buying one until after this class: you’ll get practical tips for purchasing. Tuition includes class materials and flash drive.Digital Photography- II Photo Safari (Mount Vernon Campus)
Join us for a morning photo safari to Deception Pass where you can try out all you have learned in the first workshop and have the instructor and your classmates to advise and inspire! Lunch together at a café, then head back to class and upload your photos in the computer lab. Learn how to play and create images above and beyond what you thought you could do with instruction and guidance.eBay I - Basics of Selling on eBay (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn from an eBay Top Seller the secrets of creating a profitable home business selling products on eBay. This workshop introduces the essentials of on-line auctions. Learn how to design a winning auction description, how to get paid, sales tax made easy, tips for success and pitfalls to avoid. This is a hands-on computer course. Keyboard experience is helpful. Getting Started with a PC and the Internet (Mount Vernon Campus)
This six-hour class focuses on personal computer concepts for the beginning PC user. It covers the following topics: bits, bytes, computer terminology, hardware and software, Windows operating system, basic maintenance, data backup, file management, Internet, email, safe downloads, security concepts and firewalls. No previous computer experience is necessary. Job Search Using the Internet (South Whidbey Center)
Learn how to use the Internet to locating employment information relevant to current and future employment opportunities, how to research companies, and prepare for that crucial interview with knowledge of the company’s background, products, and so forth. How to do job market research, salary surveys, employment outlook, skill requirements, posting an electronic resume and more!Microsoft Access - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Explore the power and ease-of-use of this database program. You will develop a database by creating tables to store data, forms for data entry, queries for data retrieval and reports for data review. Learn built-in "tricks" for easier data entry and reporting. Microsoft Access - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
Explore the power and ease-of-use of this database program. You will develop a database by creating tables to store data, forms for data entry, queries for data retrieval and reports for data review. Learn built-in "tricks" for easier data entry and reporting. Microsoft Access - II Intermediate (Whidbey Campus)
Learn relational features of Access by creating and joining related tables and by using multiple tables in forms, queries and reports. You’ll build on Intro class with additional query techniques, macros and Access command buttons.Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
This six-hour class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook tasks. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, relative/absolute reference, tables, freezing panes and splitting windows, working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, linking and enbedding and conditional formatting. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Excel - II Intermediate (Whidbey Campus)
This six-hour class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook tasks. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, relative/absolute reference, tables, freezing panes and splitting windows, working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, linking and enbedding and conditional formatting. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Office - I Introduction (South Whidbey Center)
An introduction to Microsoft Office Professional for Windows. Learn how to use the most powerful, intuitive, and productive integrated suite of Windows applications. Topics will include coverage of Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Students will learn to multi-task, embed, and link files between Office Pro applications.Microsoft Powerpoint (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn to use this flexible presentation program as you work with layouts, text and slides, use templates, images, drawing tools, animation, and different views and printing options. Microsoft Windows - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class covers Windows basics, the user interface, desktop bitmaps and screensavers, Windows navigation, computer maintenance, applications, the Control Panel, and Windows Explorer. Microsoft Word - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn to create, format, save, edit, and print a variety of documents such as memos and letters, numbered lists, and tables. Work with tabs and learn to copy, cut and paste. Creating flyers and working with graphics will be introduced if time permits.Microsoft Word - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
Learn to create, format, save, edit, and print a variety of documents such as memos and letters, numbered lists, and tables. Work with tabs and learn to copy, cut and paste. Creating flyers and working with graphics will be introduced if time permits.Microsoft Word - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn concepts that will enable you to create more complex documents in this six-hour class. Topics include: typography and design considerations, using styles, pagination, graphic layout tools, importing files, reference tools, footnotes, managing large document navigation, mail merge, and document backgrounds and watermarks. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Networking - I Introduction (South Whidbey Center)
Explore the needs of a basic network, how it works, the needs of management, and what it takes to keep a network healthy. If you use or are setting up a network, this is the class for you. Experience with a mouse and basic computer operations is necessary.Photoshop CS Hands-on - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Tour the easy-to-use interface of Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Bridge. Learn basic skills to enhance your digital photos like a professional! Discover how to confidently add pizazz to scrapbook photos, digital images and scans after learning Photoshop's basic tools and panels.Photoshop CS Hands-on - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover how to adjust, cleanup and retouch your scrapbook photos, digital images, and scans with Photoshop's more advanced but easy-to-learn tools and techniques. Learn how to take humdrum images and give them a professional touch!Photoshop CS Hands-on - III Expert Level (Mount Vernon Campus)
In this 6-hour seminar prepare to be transformed into a Photoshop guru! Learn how to take raw digital photos and transform them into works of art and how to create eye-popping panoramas! Discover how to add professional-looking text and special effects to your images for slide shows, posters and scrapbooks.QuickBooks - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop covers setting up a company's basic financial information, files, chart of accounts and master lists. Topics include standard transactions such as checks, sales entries and deposits, sales tax entries and reports. Some computer experience is helpful. QuickBooks - II Intermediate - The Basic Plus (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop builds on Intro to QuickBooks and covers payroll, inventory and job costing setup, transactions and reports. Covers additional transactions and reports as time permits.
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Spring Quarter Workshops
Computer Training
Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver I (Mount Vernon Campus)Covers how websites work and basic features of successful websites. Become acquainted with Adobe Dreamweaver and discover how to easily and quickly create attractive web pages. Prior knowledge of HTML and CSS are not required.Build Your First Website with Adobe Dreamweaver II (Mount Vernon Campus)
Add features and styles to your web page created in the Website I class. Work with text and colors. Publish your page to the web!Computer Maintenance (Mount Vernon Campus)
If you want to streamline your home computer and restore some of its speed, this class is for you. You'll use Microsoft Windows tools to improve your computer's performance. Class includes hard drive error checking and basic disk maintenance, how to recover valuable hard drive space and how to safely delete files that are no longer needed, then reorganize your hard drive to run more efficiently. Learn about some of the most popular anti-virus tools available today, how to perform efficient system backups, and how to automatically schedule and install system upgrades from Microsoft.Digital Photography- I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class covers the fundamentals of digital photography and imaging. Students learn skills to take advantage of the functionalities and features of digital technology to be creative with photos. Class sessions include basic concepts of traditional photo processes translated into their equivalent practices in digitized environment. If you have a camera, bring it. If not, hold off buying one until after this class: you’ll get practical tips for purchasing. Tuition includes class materials and flash drive.Digital Photography- II Photo Safari (Mount Vernon Campus)
Join us for a morning photo safari to Deception Pass where you can try out all you have learned in the first workshop and have the instructor and your classmates to advise and inspire! Lunch together at a café, then head back to class and upload your photos in the computer lab. Learn how to play and create images above and beyond what you thought you could do with instruction and guidance.eBay I - Basics of Selling on eBay (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn from an eBay Top Seller the secrets of creating a profitable home business selling products on eBay. This workshop introduces the essentials of on-line auctions. Learn how to design a winning auction description, how to get paid, sales tax made easy, tips for success and pitfalls to avoid. This is a hands-on computer course. Keyboard experience is helpful. Getting Started with a PC and the Internet (Mount Vernon Campus)
This six-hour class focuses on personal computer concepts for the beginning PC user. It covers the following topics: bits, bytes, computer terminology, hardware and software, Windows operating system, basic maintenance, data backup, file management, Internet, email, safe downloads, security concepts and firewalls. No previous computer experience is necessary. Microsoft Access - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Explore the power and ease-of-use of this database program. You will develop a database by creating tables to store data, forms for data entry, queries for data retrieval and reports for data review. Learn built-in "tricks" for easier data entry and reporting. Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
Turn your computer into something more than a 10-key adding machine! Learn to create professional-looking spreadsheets that do more than add a series of numbers. Learn about cells, columns, and rows, formatting tools, navigation, formulas, sorting, filtering, headers and footers, saving and printing your spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
This six-hour class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook tasks. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, relative/absolute reference, tables, freezing panes and splitting windows, working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, linking and enbedding and conditional formatting. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Excel - II Intermediate (Whidbey Campus)
This six-hour class delves deeper into Excel to create more complex worksheets and workbook tasks. Topics include: creating/formatting charts, more on formulas and functions, relative/absolute reference, tables, freezing panes and splitting windows, working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, linking and enbedding and conditional formatting. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Microsoft Powerpoint (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn to use this flexible presentation program as you work with layouts, text and slides, use templates, images, drawing tools, animation, and different views and printing options. Microsoft Windows - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This class covers Windows basics, the user interface, desktop bitmaps and screensavers, Windows navigation, computer maintenance, applications, the Control Panel, and Windows Explorer. Microsoft Word - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn to create, format, save, edit, and print a variety of documents such as memos and letters, numbered lists, and tables. Work with tabs and learn to copy, cut and paste. Creating flyers and working with graphics will be introduced if time permits.Microsoft Word - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
Learn to create, format, save, edit, and print a variety of documents such as memos and letters, numbered lists, and tables. Work with tabs and learn to copy, cut and paste. Creating flyers and working with graphics will be introduced if time permits.Microsoft Word - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
Learn concepts that will enable you to create more complex documents in this six-hour class. Topics include: typography and design considerations, using styles, pagination, graphic layout tools, importing files, reference tools, footnotes, managing large document navigation, mail merge, and document backgrounds and watermarks. Students are encouraged to bring projects to class. Photoshop CS Hands-on - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
Tour the easy-to-use interface of Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Bridge. Learn basic skills to enhance your digital photos like a professional! Discover how to confidently add pizazz to scrapbook photos, digital images and scans after learning Photoshop's basic tools and panels.Photoshop CS Hands-on - II Intermediate (Mount Vernon Campus)
Discover how to adjust, cleanup and retouch your scrapbook photos, digital images, and scans with Photoshop's more advanced but easy-to-learn tools and techniques. Learn how to take humdrum images and give them a professional touch!Photoshop CS Hands-on - III Expert Level (Mount Vernon Campus)
In this 6-hour seminar prepare to be transformed into a Photoshop guru! Learn how to take raw digital photos and transform them into works of art and how to create eye-popping panoramas! Discover how to add professional-looking text and special effects to your images for slide shows, posters and scrapbooks.QuickBooks - I Introduction (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop covers setting up a company's basic financial information, files, chart of accounts and master lists. Topics include standard transactions such as checks, sales entries and deposits, sales tax entries and reports. Some computer experience is helpful. QuickBooks - I Introduction (Whidbey Campus)
This workshop covers setting up a company's basic financial information, files, chart of accounts and master lists. Topics include standard transactions such as checks, sales entries and deposits, sales tax entries and reports. Some computer experience is helpful. QuickBooks - II Intermediate - The Basic Plus (Mount Vernon Campus)
This workshop builds on Intro to QuickBooks and covers payroll, inventory and job costing setup, transactions and reports. Covers additional transactions and reports as time permits. QuickBooks - II Intermediate - The Basic Plus (Whidbey Campus)
This workshop builds on Intro to QuickBooks and covers payroll, inventory and job costing setup, transactions and reports. Covers additional transactions and reports as time permits.
