Your Home Office

A Series of Workshops on Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OpenOffice

Schedule

Thursdays 12:30-2:30 pm.

See calendar for detailed schedule.

Cost: $10 per session.

Prerequisites: Computer Basics or equivalent.

Description

Most computers come with an office suite that includes a spreadsheet program, word processing program, and presentation program. The most common office suite is Microsoft Office. In five two-hour workshops, volunteers will show you how to use these programs to their best advantage to make your home office life easier and more organized.

• Workshop 1: Overview. Learn how the ribbons work in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. (1 Session) ($10)
• Workshop 2: Excel. Learn how to use a spreadsheet program to organize complex data and make calculations on the fly.
  (1 Session) ($10)
• Workshop 3: Word. Learn how to use Word to write letters, make lists and tables, and create simple graphic designs.
  (1 Session) ($10)
• Workshop 4: PowerPoint. Learn how to use PowerPoint to deliver a message to your audience with words and pictures.
  (1 Session) ($10)
• Workshop 5: OpenOffice. Discover OpenOffice, a free office suite that includes spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation programs, as well as Google Docs, a free word processing program that enables you to share documents on the cloud.
  (1 Session) ($10)

Instructors

Larry Dempsy

Paul Kinnecom

Laura Little

Ed Whipple