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Computer
Classes
Registration is required for each of
the computer classes. Class size
is limited to five. Class fees are $5
or $4 for those 50 and older. Some classes are
free of charge. Instructors are librarians.
Please call the reference desk at (412) 828-9520
ext. 15 to sign up or send an email to lawestref@einetwork.net
Introductory
Computer Classes
Free! Computer Question
and Answer Session
Get Answers to Your Computer
Questions
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Saturday, January
23 10 am-12
pm |
Introduction to
Computers
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Please see Silver
Scholars class schedule
(below) |
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Introduction to Yahoo!
Mail
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Monday, January 4 3:00-4:15
pm |
Introduction to
Email
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Friday, January
15 10:00-11:15
am |
Email:
Beyond the Basics
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Monday, January 11 3:00-4:15
pm |
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Friday,
January 22 10:00-11:15
am |
New Class!
Introduction to Web 2.0
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Monday, January 25 3:00-4:30
pm |
Search
the Internet
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Monday, January 18 3:00-4:15
pm |
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Friday, January 29 3:00-4:15
pm |
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Please register in advance
for all
classes |
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Special Interest Computer
Classes
Introduction to Genealogy Resources
Databases
This class is free of
charge
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Thursday, January 14 10:00-11:11
am |
Silver Scholars Computer
Classes
These
classes are for adults of all ages.
Instructors are from Silver Scholars. Registration
is required for each of the computer
classes. Class size is limited.
Class fees are $40 for each class.
Discounts are available for taking
more than one class
and free workbooks are
provided.
Please call the
reference desk
at (412) 828-9520 ext. 15 to
sign up or send an email to lawestref@einetwork.net
Basic Computers 1 & 2 (Windows
XP & Vista)
Beginning
class
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Wednesday, March 3 6:30-8:30
pm |
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Wednesday, March 10 6:30-8:30
pm |
Basic Computers 3 & 4
(Windows XP & Vista)
Intermediate level
class
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Monday, January 25 6:30-8:30
pm |
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Monday, February 1 6:30-8:30
pm |
Basic
Word Processing Using Microsoft Word 1 &
2
Beginning level class
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Monday, April 12 6:30-8:30
pm |
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Monday, April 19 6:30-8:30
pm |
Basic
Word Processing Using Microsoft Word 3 &
4
Intermediate level
class
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Inquire about this class at
the reference desk |
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Microsoft PowerPoint
(Professional Presentations) 1 &
2
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Monday, February 22 6:30-8:30
pm |
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Monday, March
1 6:30-8:30
pm |
Microsoft Excel (Making Financials
Easier) 1 & 2
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Monday, February 8 6:30-8:30
pm |
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Monday, February 15 6:30-8:30
pm |
Microsoft Publisher 1 &
2
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Inquire about this class at the reference
desk |
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Digital Photography (Owning a camera
is not required)
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Monday,
March 22 6:30-8:30
pm |
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Monday,
March 29 6:30-8:30
pm |
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Class
Descriptions
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Class Name |
Class
Description |
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Basic Word
Processing Using Microsoft Word
1, 2 &
3
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These classes
will provide hands on experience while you learn
the basics of Microsoft Wrd. You will
learn how to create new documents, edit your
work, change font sizes, shapes, alignment and
more. Word will allow you to create
letters, record important information, and write
stories with greater ease than ever
before. Students will also learn to save
and retrieve documents effectively. These
classes will provide you with time for review
and practice. |
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Microsoft Excel
(Making Financials Easier
1 &
2 |
Whether it's
balancing your check book, putting together the
family budget or generating charts for work,
Microsoft Excel is the program for you.
Improve the way you turn your data into
information using powerful tools to analyze,
communicate and share your results.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that
will enable students to track & manage data,
addresses, financials, and more. Students
will learn how to use Excel to create simple
spread sheets, perform detailed calculations,
sort data and even create colorful charts and
graphs. |
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Microsoft
PowerPoint (Professional Presentations)
1
& 2 |
Microsoft
PowerPoint enables you to create exciting slide
show presentations that can be used in business
or for personal use. Just think of the
possibilities; business meetings, family
reunions, weddings or school. MS
PowerPoint will help you wow any audience.
Students will learn how to create their very own
slide show complete with text, graphics,
pictures and animation. |
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Basic
Digital Cameras
1 & 2
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Get ready to say
Cheese! This class is divided into two,
two-hour sessions to provide you with plenty of
time to practice using digital cameras.
Don't worry if you do not have a digital
camera. This basic digital camera class
will teach you what you need to know before you
buy a camera as well as how to use it after you
purchase one. You will learn how to take
pictures, transfer pictures to your computer,
edit your photographs, send photos to your
friends and relatives and more using free Picasa
software. |
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Introduction to Computers |
This class is for
those people with little or no computer
experience. The four parts of the computer
are explained with hands-on practice time for
each part. This class, or a similar
introduction course, must be taken before
signing up for subsequent computer
classes. |
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Introduction to Yahoo!
Mail |
Join the computer
age with the use of E-mail. Learn to set
up and manage a Yahoo! account and send
messages to family and friends throughout the
world. |
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Email: Beyond the Basics |
This class is for
E-mail users that would like to do more with
their account then just sending and receiving
mail. Learn how to avoid unwanted
advertisement E-mail, use the address book and
send attachments along with E-mail
messages. |
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Email: Advanced |
This
class provides a refresher on attachments and
introduces the fascinating world of newsgroups
and mailing lists or listservs. A special
section on emailing resumes is available for
anyone who is interested. |
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Search the Internet |
Find information
on the Internet when a website's address isn't
known through the use of either subject
directories or search engines.
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Using
the Online Catalog |
The online
catalog is introduced through author, title,
subject, and word searches. Local call
numbers are explained as well as how to view
your personal account using your library card
number |
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Parents as Homework
Helpers |
This class will
introduce participants to the many databases
available through our homepage to users both at
home and at the library, enabling parents to
assist their children with homework. These
databases cover literature, history, science,
geography and other topics as well as magazine
indexes designed for school age
children. |
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Magazine Indexes |
This class
focuses on databases offered through EBSCO host,
Info Trac, and Alt-Health Watch. Students
learn how to execute simple searches, how to
refine searches, and how to limit searches to
full-text articles. |
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Online Encyclopedias and Other
Databases |
This class
provides an overview of general and specialized
online encyclopedias plus databases that focus
on a wide variety of topics, including authors
and literary criticism, modern and contemporary
art, sources of full-text articles for students,
and the AP Photo Archive. |
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NoveList |
Do you sometimes
have trouble finding a book to read? Do
you want to try a new author or genre, but don't
know what to choose? The library
subscribes to NoveList, an online database, that
will give you assistance in expanding your
reading choices. NoveList contains
materials for all reading ages from children to
adults in a wide variety of genres and
honors. |
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