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Practice tutorials and custom lessons for improving typing and keyboarding skills to help you create the cover letter and résumé needed to launch your career. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well.

Class Objectives:

• Practice home-row key typing in self-paced exercises.
• Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed.
• Customize practice lessons to enhance your typing skill abilities.
• Practice constructing your own résumé using MB's Print Shop Résumé Pro Deluxe program.

Please bring your own earbuds for individual listening.

For those who need to come into the world of computers, this is the class for you. Overcome your fears and gain the skills that can get you ready for the workplace. Also take the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing class as a perfect complement to PC Basics. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well.

You will learn to:

• Identify basic computer components and operating system features.
• Execute basic mouse techniques.
• Perform basic keyboard strokes and functions.
• Identify and navigate the features of the desktop.
• Open and exit software programs.
• Identify and navigate the Windows environment of Microsoft software applications.
• Create and save a document to the desktop or to a flash drive.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents, or send them to your email account.

Learn the basic features of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet environment that are frequently used for calculation and data entry functions in the workplace. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics and Word I Basics.

You will learn to:

• Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft Excel window.
• Build a simple budget spreadsheet, using data entry and cell navigation skills.
• Format and edit spreadsheet data, using common and unique formatting features.
• Create simple formulas.
• Use the AutoSum feature.
• Explore the Insert Function feature for all other mathematical operations available in Excel.
• Engage the Chart Gallery to create a chart based on the simple budget database created in class.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

New to the computer? Learn all the basics of operating a computer and using the Internet, with an emphasis on employment. Bring questions of your own.

For adults 18 and older.

Email megan.janicki@dc.gov for more info. 

Learn to find and assess quality online health information (2.5 hours). Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructors: A. Muhammad, PIA International, Inc.
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Web I Basics.

You will learn to:

• Navigate medical websites.
• Evaluate medical websites for updates and active links.
• Research personal health issues.
• Make informed health decisions based on information retrieved from credible health websites.

Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health and the D.C. Department of Health's HIV/AIDS Administration. Presented by the Project for Intermediate Advocates.

Bring your own flash drive to save class documents, or send them to your email account.

Learn the basic features of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet environment that are frequently used for calculation and data entry functions in the workplace. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics and Word I Basics.

You will learn to:

• Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft Excel window.
• Build a simple budget spreadsheet, using data entry and cell navigation skills.
• Format and edit spreadsheet data, using common and unique formatting features.
• Create simple formulas.
• Use the AutoSum feature.
• Explore the Insert Function feature for all other mathematical operations available in Excel.
• Engage the Chart Gallery to create a chart based on the simple budget database created in class.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

Learn how to create an email account, search the Internet, use library online services and more.

No previous experience required.

Learn basic word-processing features that can help you to create letters, résumés, faxes and other documents that are used to apply for jobs. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: K. Lewis
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well and the skills acquired in the PC Basics class.

You will learn to:

• Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft Word window.
• Execute multiple text-selection techniques.
• Apply basic formatting features.
• Perform the Copy/Cut and Paste functions.
• Execute the "Find and Replace" and "Go To" features.
• Explore a variety of templates for creating letters, résumés, faxes, reports, stationery and more.
• Apply themes, page borders, page colors and watermarks.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.