Computer Applications

101 Tips and Tricks for the iMac and Macintosh (Ed2Go)

Use more Macintosh more efficiently and increase your productivity by learning dozens of tips, tricks, and shortcuts involving the Operating System, Keyboard, Desktop Navigation, the Internet, Editing Text, Fonts, Special characters, Maintenance, Viruses, Keyboards, Monitors, Disks, Sound, and more.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"Everyone with any familiariity with the Mac OS can meet the course at some point and be rewarded for continuing to its end. For me it served to consolidate disparate information and skills. I appreciated the latitude to proceed at my own pace within my own calendar."

"This was an excellent course taught by an excellent teacher using an excellent product. There were so many new tips and new tricks I learned about the Mac. Their usefulness will be a great help!. Thanks!"

Achieving Top Search Engine Positions (Ed2Go)

Learn how to achieve top search engine positioning in this highly-interactive, six-week course. Discover how search engines work and how important events have shaped the entire Search Engine Optimization (SEO) industry. Learn which search engines are used the most frequently, and which ones you must absolutely get your site listed in. Master important HTML tags and understand how to use them effectively and ethically. Explore exciting and free online tools that can help you choose the most popular keywords related to the topic of your Web site. Domain, folder, and file naming conventions are discussed along with content layout and its effect on search engine positions. The entire SEO cycle is covered in detail, from primary keyword selection through the post-submission analysis. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and the know-how to achieve top search engine positions!

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"This course set me straight on why I was unable to get listed on several search engines. I have started work to generate SEPOG pages on several categories of products I sell on the Internet. This course answered many questions. Thanks for the great material."

"The instructor was very knowledgeable and had a great way of expressing the information. He made everything very understandable and did a very good job of using examples to illustrate the lesson information. He was VERY in-depth and thorough on every single topic that was covered. I plan on keeping all of the lessons as a reference guide for the future."

Advanced Microsoft Excel 2003 (Ed2Go)

You'll learn how to use the additional analytical tools provided by Excel add-ins. You'll become skilled in the use of validation to protect the integrity of your worksheets from other, less experienced users. Impress your coworkers by learning how to add functional and eye-catching controls to any worksheet, and find out how to use scenarios and data tables to quickly perform multiple what-if analyses. You'll discover advanced pivot table techniques, like creating calculated fields and calculated items. You'll become adept at consolidating and importing data, and you'll master the art of conditional formatting to highlight duplicate entries and other common worksheet problems. And you'll become proficient at nesting functions within other functions to accomplish just about anything Microsoft Excel has to offer.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"I have taken several on line classes and this was by far among the best of all. The Instructor provides a clear, understandable and interesting format to progress through some sophisticated items related to Excel. I would recommend this class to anyone who needs an in-depth knowledge of Excel and wants to be taught by the best."

"Chad has been a great instructor in this course. His instructions were clear and concise. His dedication and efforts during the course were above and beyond what one could expect. His contributions in the discussions areas were what made this course exceptional. Thanks again, Chad, for an excellent course."

Advanced Microsoft Word 2003 (Ed2Go)

Make Word 2003 work for you! Learn how to build time-saving macros, customize your toolbars,create shortcut keys, crank out form letters and mailing labels, perform queries, make your own templates, use the style gallery, and much more.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"This was a great course. It was fun and I had no idea how much word was capable of and how easy it would be to incorporate this information into my daily work with a press of a key. Thank you!"

"Another well-written and well-organized class that saved me time, effort, and textbook costs. Your computer applications courses are informative and to the point, which is exactly the style of teaching that's best for me."

"I've been using Word for longer than I'd like to admit, but I still learned SO MUCH from this class. The lessons are easy to understand, just the right length, and cover relevant and useful topics. I highly recommend this course to anyone who uses Word on a regular basis."

Computer Skills for the Workplace (Ed2Go)

This course is designed to provide the fundamental computer competencies you need to survive and prosper in today's fast-changing workplace. You will learn how to implement the powers of modern office software to work faster and more efficiently. We'll focus on practical application for software most common to the workplace. When you finish this course, you will have learned why employers consider technological literacy so critical to the success of any organization.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"I started this course with a very rudimentary knowledge of the computer. I could open, read and send e-mail, and open a document, but that was about it. The information in this course has shown me what a wonderful world I have been missing for too long now! Mr. Paquin presented the information so that it was easily understood, and also gave very clear rationales for the various applications discussed; something I really appreciate, because the more reasons I have to rely on, the better I become at using the application in question. I hope to take more courses from this institution, and I hope that all the instructors are as good as Mr. Paquin. Thank you for a job well done!"

"I came into this course not knowing a lot of the correct names for different commands. It has been very helpful and I will be using the database in my work place for check lists..I learned a lot more about computers and what they can do..Thanks."

"The class went by way too fast! I enjoyed it and learned a lot. I felt that Mr. Paquin was the right instructor to teach this class. He was succinct and concise in his writing and I thought his illustrative pictures were creative and original. I am glad I took this class. Mr. Paquin knows the work world and what it takes to get aboard and to advance in it. Mr. Paquin is a practical and pragmatic man and has a balance of both the tactical and strategical in his approach to achieving one's goals and is adept at passing it on to his students. He laid a very good foundation on which to build on and provided some very essential tools. He did an excellent job at laying out the map and now it is up to his students to follow the directions. In closing, I feel his "good luck" at the end was heart felt and sincere and very much appreciated. It was a real pleasure and honor to have been taught by Mr. Paquin."

Intermediate Microsoft Access 2003 (Ed2Go)

Learn how to create real-world business databases using Microsoft Access 2003. In this six-week online course, you'll see how to design the tables that most businesses need to manage customers, products, orders, receipts, invoices, and mailing labels. Avoid the common pitfalls of poor table design, which leads to endless frustration trying to get things to work.

You'll pick up many tools and techniques for designing professional-looking forms that make data entry quick and easy. You'll also learn how to create forms that automatically do much of the work for you, such as calculating totals and applying sales tax. You'll create reports to print mailing labels, invoices, and receipts for orders. And you'll see how to make the finished product easy to use with simple one-click access to all the main features of the database

Hours: 24

Fee: $85

Available Monthly Starts

"Great course. I feel that I am on the road to a better understanding of Access 2003, and will be able to start a project."

"I give this course a triple "A" for quality and subject matter."

"I strongly appreciate the instructor's responses and clarity (and sense of humor) - and look forward to another course to further my understanding of this subject."

Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2003 (Ed2Go)

Have you been using Excel 2003 to its fullest potential? Learn how to work faster and more productively. Discover how the Pivot Table and AutoFilter can help you rapidly create reports and analyses. Learn advanced graphing techniques and how to use functions to get Excel 2003 to perform complex math, make decisions, and look up values in a table.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"I enjoyed the taking the course, and each lesson, very informative and useful in the real world usage with timely and up to date information in every lesson and tip. Well worth recommending to others. Outstanding."

"Very interesting course. I've used what I've learned in this course at work and I've impressed many people with my new knowledge of excel. I definitely feel more comfortable using excel at work."

Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (Ed2Go)

you’ll learn to integrate digital cameras, scanners, VCRs, camcorders and other media tools, as well as use the full potential of PowerPoint and other programs to punch up your presentations. You’ll leave this course with a wide variety of tips and tricks that will make you leverage all of your visual assets and actually look forward to showing your work to a live audience, on video, or on the Internet.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"I certainly enjoyed the course On PowerPoint and the last several Lessons on preparing to “hit the road” and “presentation tips” were a great bonus. I plan to expand my working knowledge relative to incorporating audio and video into presentations. Again, a great course and I compliment you on the material."

"I have been using PowerPoint for quite some time, mostly to do the weekly announcements at my church. I am pretty much self-taught. Lesson one has already made the price of the class worthwhile. I'm eager to learn more."

Intermediate Microsoft Word 2003 (Ed2Go)

Take advantage of Word 2003's WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editing capabilities to easily create flyers, newsletters, and other heavily formatted documents. You'll gain an understanding of basic graphic design principles as you set up columns and tables within your documents; insert, reposition, edit and resize graphic images; draw lines; surround your text or graphics with borders; achieve dramatic effects by varying the size, appearance, and orientation of your text, and more.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"Well written, light hearted and informative. I already knew quite a bit of the lessons since I am jokingly referred to as the 'table queen' at work. Nonetheless, I did find a few tricks along the way. My only regret that I wish I had taken this course before I had to teach myself how to write a monthly newsletter. I learned the hard way -- through trial, error and a lot of frustration. Your lessons make it seems so easy!"

"This course is surely very informative and well designed for easy understanding and follow through. I definitely have learned a lot, especially on creating labels, menu, catalog and brochure."

Introduction to Crystal Reports 10 (Ed2Go)

Discover the secret techniques pros use to produce handsome reports that clearly convey almost any type of information to any type of audience. This class will help you unleash the hidden power of Crystal Reports to present database or accounting information in a way that unmistakably communicates the points you want to make. If you have information you need to intelligently communicate to others, but cannot do so because it lies buried in your database, accounting program, or other data source, you need Crystal Reports--and this course. You'll discover how to extract the data you want your report to include, how to sort it into the order you want, how to group related information together, and how to include totals for groups of figures or for the entire report. All the while, you'll gain valuable firsthand experience with the process of creating, running, and publishing polished, professional quality reports.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"This course has helped me greatly in understanding the basics of CR. It provides a strong foundation of the concepts and enough knowledge for us to now explore it further on our own."

"I found the course to be extremely helpful. The material associated with the course will also serve as an excellent reference as I practice and become more efficient with Crystal Reports."

Introduction to Linux (Ed2Go)

In this six-week online course, you'll learn how to use the free Linux desktop system to perform all of the functions you currently do with Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh. You'll learn the basics of the Linux desktop, such as how to use its graphical environment to manipulate files and folders, create user accounts, and set up hardware devices. Besides learning how to use the Linux desktop environment, you'll learn how to use the many free programs that come preinstalled on your Linux system. Learn how to use the popular OpenOffice.org office productivity software, which allows you to read and write word documents, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics compatible with the Microsoft Office suite. You'll also learn how to use the Linux multimedia programs to play, rip and burn CDs, play DVDs and video files, and use audio editing tools to create your own masterpieces. Finally, the course walks you through using your Linux desktop to access the Internet. You'll learn how to connect to your ISP, and use your ISP to read and send mail messages using the e-mail software provided with Linux. You'll also learn how to keep in touch with friends and family using common Internet Messaging hosts, as well as browsing your favorite web sites using the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"I have some experience with Linux already but was looking for some input from a knowledgeable person. This I found and my understanding of Linux has definitely been improved. I will recommend this course to others."

"This instructor was superb. I love the fact that he showed us 2 ways to perform a task in Linux. I love the fact that he helped me discover Mepis. This Linux distribution is great for beginners. This is my 2nd Linux class and this 2nd class was far superior to my first class with [another provider]. Again this instructor is just the best."

Introduction to Microsoft Access 2003 (Ed2Go)

Learn how to use Microsoft's powerful and award-winning database to store, locate, and print just about any type of important information. In this six-week online workshop, you'll learn how to create tables, relationships, custom data entry forms, queries, reports, mailing labels, and macros. You'll also learn how to merge the data in your Access tables with Microsoft Word form letters.

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

"I found the material easy to follow and thought the content contained pertinent information to begin working with Access databases. In the discussion area, I was able to find a resolution to an issue I ran across. I plan to continue taking more advanced classes as time permits. Thank you for the opportunity to make my job easier!"

"Wow! Your course was written with the novice in mind making it very easy to follow the lessons. Great job! I never got lost as you had many pictures and documentation that described what to do if you make an error. I would definitely take another class from you."

"Instructor for this class was awesome -- his style of writing was perfect for me. The lessons got to the point quickly and helped you understand the functions of the program using examples and example problems."

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003 (Ed2Go)

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2003 (Ed2Go)

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (Ed2Go)

Hours: 24

Fee: $89

Available Monthly Starts