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SeniorNet West Auckland Inc Schedule of Courses and Prices   

 8/8/2011

Members wishing to join classes phone Shirley Wakelin 817-0540

Every endeavour will be made to have you included in a class on the day that suits you best but, as this is determined by the availability of the various tutors, it cannot be guaranteed.

Computer Basics for Windows XP & Vista: 3 weeks, Free. This course is suited to those with little or no experience with a computer or word processing. We prefer that all new members take this course. It allows you to become familiar with our methods and ensures that everyone is able to continue with more comprehensive lessons.

Windows 7 Basics:   This 3 week course is free to new members who have no Computer skills and have just purchased a computer with W7 on it.   It is also suitable for members who have already sat other classes but have a new computer with Windows 7 and are doing the jump from XP or earlier Operating Systems to W7, for existing students the cost is $20, this helps to cover the cost of the Manuals.

Word Processing Courses

Microsoft Word 2003 Levels 1, 2 & 3:  4 weeks each level, $30 each or $50 per couple per Level. These short courses revise earlier skills and continue to the stage of producing more comprehensive documents, designing certificates etc.  Skills learnt here carry over to other programs.

Microsoft Word 2007: Stages 1, 2 & 3:   4 weeks each stage, $30.00 or $50 per couple, per stage.  Each stage consists of 4 lessons.  This version of MS Word uses Ribbons in place of the drop down menus and has great graphic features.  There is a new version available MS Word 2010 which operates virtually the same as MS Word 2007.

Open Office Writer Level 1:  4 weeks, $30 or $50 a couple. This is an alternative free Word Processing program for students who do not have a Microsoft Word program loaded on their computers. The course covers the same topics as Microsoft Word 2003 word processing Level One.

Open Office Writer Level 2:   2 weeks, $20 or $30 a couple. This course is for students who wish to increase their knowledge in word processing, but do not have MS Word.

Introduction to Windows Vista & Windows XP Operating Systems:

3 weeks, $25 each or $40 per couple. An introduction to the Vista or XP Operating systems.

Files & Folders:  2 weeks, $20 each or $30 couple. This short course demonstrates alternative file management methods to those shown in the Word Processing Course.

Internet-World Wide Web:  2 weeks, $20 each or $30 couple. This popular course explains and demonstrates the use of browsers and shows how to download and save information from the Web, using Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0. You should have Internet access on your home computer before starting this course.

Email Courses; 2 Weeks, $20 each or $30 couple.   These 3 different courses are as follows:  Outlook Express for XP users, Windows Mail for Vista users & Windows Live Mail for Windows 7 users.

Excel Spreadsheets 1:  4 weeks, $30 each or $50 couple. This course, using Excel, will be of interest to those who wish to keep records and accounts for a small business, a club, or for personal records. It involves the use of formulas for calculations, creates charts and tables, and can be put to many uses.

Excel Spreadsheets 2:   2 weeks $20 or $30 per couple. This course is for more advanced students wishing to make graphs, pie charts etc. 

Digital Camera:  4 weeks, $30 each or $50 couple.  This course has been designed as an introduction to the use of Digital cameras, and includes using the features of your camera, Scanning and Picture Enhancement.

Movie Maker: 3 weeks, $25 each or $40 couple. Course covers photo manipulation using Picasa3, using your photos to create a film strip, adding transitions, music, titles and finally burning to DVD to view on your TV with a DVD player.

Repeats:  Repeat of the Basics course $10 each.  All other courses can be repeated at any time for a DISCOUNT of $10 off the course price. This is recommended if you do not feel confident, as a second course will reinforce lessons learnt the first time.

Workshops: 1 week, $10 per session. These short courses will be on various topics of interest and will be notified in the club’s newsletter. They will include such topics as Using Trade Me, Skype, making Greeting Cards using Word 2007. PC Cleanup & Maintenance, Security Safety & Scams.

Genealogy Interest Group meets 4^th Tuesday of every month in the foyer of the Henderson Library 10 a.m till 12 noon. All welcome. For further information please phone Ken Newland 626-7196

http://www.grownups.co.nz/ 

Note: Mark offers a 10% discount to SeniorNet members

Our Insurance Broker has asked that we pass this warning on to our members.

There has been a recent stream of burglaries where access has been gained by the use of automatic garage door openers. Thieves have been roaming car parks (i.e. golf clubs) looking for door openers in cars, stealing them obtaining the residential address and emptying the house whilst the owners are out. Make sure all door openers are out of sight, never clipped to the sun visor.