Courses

ADVANCED EDUCATION CLASSES

Quicken

Quicken is a financial program designed to assist individuals in managing their financial resources from

daily checking to long term investing. Topics covered will include tracking of bank accounts, credit card

accounts, investments, and budgeting. For more info click here Click on BACK Arrow to return.

Genealogy / Family Tree Maker

This class uses a popular genealogy program, Family Tree Maker, to preserve and organize your family

history and to share information with your family. You will print and/or display it. You will search for

genealogy information on the Internet and via a CD-ROM.

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Data Base

Computer databases take advantage of the computer's ability to store information so that you can

retrieve it in whatever way you choose for a particular use. You can learn to personalize and print

holiday newsletters or create an address or phone list for an organization. You can organize and

manage inventories, such as stamp or coin collections, CD's, household items and hobby information.

COURSES

Our courses are designed to be "hands-on" and easy-to-use as well as fun! The focus is on your desire

to learn - there are no tests and no grades. Open lab time for practicing the techniques you will be

learning is included in the class fee. Our instructors and coaches, all volunteers, give individualized

attention and help during both class and open lab sessions. The most popular course requested at

Raleigh SeniorNet is "Introduction to Computer Applications." Once you have taken the "Intro" course

you may be interested in our other course offerings. Click here for a quick review of those courses

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courses.

Beginning Computers and Email – This is an 8-week (2 hours ea week) course for beginners or new

users who are just starting to get familiar with a computer, mouse, and/or keyboard. Exercises are

included to improve skills in these areas and to create and save short documents. Students will be

introduced to the basics of Email usage; creating an e-mail ID, sending and receiving messages, and

uploading and downloading attachments and photos.

(You do not have to have a computer to take Computers For Beginners.)

Introduction to Computer Applications - This 8 week (2 hours ea week) course is for students who

have some knowledge of computers, who are able to control mouse movement and are familiar with the

keyboard. This course introduces the basics of many MS Windows applications such as word

processing, file management, databases, spreadsheets and on-line/Internet.

(You do not have to be a good typist to take Introduction.)

New SeniorNet students with advanced computer skills should take the Introduction course to acquire a good understanding of Raleigh SeniorNet and to build a better foundation for all the courses taught at

SeniorNet.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Upon completion of the Introduction and/or Beginners courses, students are encouraged to

continue their computer educational journey with any or all of the following courses. Some of the

following are offered every session and some at a time when enough students show an interest to make

them available:

Basics with Barb: This course is for those who have taken the Introduction to Computer

Applications in the past or have worked on computers and just want a refresher.

Word Processing

You will use Open Office/Writer to learn the procedures to create letters, documents, envelopes, labels,

letterheads, etc., using various fonts and clip art to enhance their appearance. Topics include

paragraph characteristics, formatting tabs, lists, spell checker, headers, and footers.

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On-line Communications (Internet, Email)

You will learn about chat rooms, email, downloading files, attachments, bookmarks/favorites, instant

messaging, etc. Using the Internet, you can find health information, track your stocks, order items on-

line, plan vacations, keep in touch with family and friends. The browser used in class is Internet

Explorer and the email program used is Microsoft Live Mail. Both of these programs are part of

Windows' operating systems. For more information click here Click on the BACK Arrow to return.

Digital Photo Editing

In this class you will become familiar with a Digital Photo Organizer & Editor called Picasa. ( A free

download from Google at http://www.picasa.com/ ).

Find all your photos -- and make photo folders, quickly and easily. Edit with ease -- Crop, reduce red-

eye, and enhance with one quick click. Print at home -- No mistakes. No waiting. No hassles. Just

beauty. Share photos online -- via email or through a Web Album. Make slideshows -- set to you own

MP3 music files. ...and much more! For more information click here Click on the BACK Arrow to

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Spreadsheets

The course uses the Microsoft Works Spreadsheet program to introduce you to the basic elements

of a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is similar to a paper worksheet with columns of numbers that are

summed for budgets and plans. The course explores features, functions, and charting and graphing

capabilities of the Works spreadsheet using example exercises and worksheets you create in class.

Typical uses of spreadsheets include budgeting, household and other expense tracking, tax planning,

investment management, checkbook and financial summaries, purchase records, home inventory,

auto mileage calculations, and many, many more.

* All classes meet for 2 hours once a week - most for eight weeks

* Exploring Files and Folders is a 4 week course,

Basics with Barb is a 2 week course.

* The SeniorNet session for November & December is 2, 2-hour classes each week

for four weeks, with no classes Thanksgiving week.