The software training you need – when you need it – available for businesses in our training facility in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Fill out our Registration Form to sign up for any of our open classes listed below.

For Microsoft 2007 / Vista training, call our office at 203-269-2624.

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Classes in April, May and June, 2008

Access Level One: This course is for people who need to develop and maintain databases.  It teaches the basic skills needed to work effectively with Access.  The course begins with database concepts.  Table design and queries are a major emphasis of the class.  Participants will also learn to create forms and reports.  This is a 9-hour class.

Monday, May 12, 1:00 to 4:00 AND Tuesday. May 13, 9:00 to 4:00

Excel Introduction - The Basics:  For anyone new to spreadsheets or for those who need a refresher of the basics.  You will learn how to build a worksheet from scratch.  Discover the easiest ways to enter data, change data, format your spreadsheets, save and print them.

Thursday, April 3, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Monday, May 5, 1:00 to 4:00
Thursday, June 26, 9:00 to 12:00

Excel Introduction – Formula Building:  Recommended for anyone who uses Excel on an introductory level, but needs help with creating formulas and using functions.  Course begins with simple formulas and develops more complex ones using multiple operations and functions.  Gives participants a solid foundation in spreadsheet formulas.

Tuesday, April 1, 9:00 to 12:00
Thursday, June 19, 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Excel Intermediate – Charting Data:  “A picture is worth a thousand words” and Excel charts are no exception!  Learn to represent your data graphically to make it easier to understand.  Discover how to create charts and then make changes to them.  Learn to use various chart types including bars, pies, columns and more.

Thursday, May 15, 1:00 to 4:00

Excel Intermediate –Database Features: Do you have lists of information in Excel and need to find data within those lists quickly? Excel’s database features will help you. You will learn how to find specific records quickly, make data entry easier, validate data entry, use subtotals, sort your data on multiple levels, query your data in a variety of ways, and more.

Thursday, April 10, 9:00 - 12:00

Excel Intermediate – More on Formulas & Functions:  This course is for those people who need to create more complex worksheets.  Learn about range names and how to use them in formulas.  Discover how to link data from one sheet to other sheets using 3-D and array formulas.  Learn to use the functions NOW, IF, PMT and VLOOKUP.  Understand formula errors and how to fix them.

Thursday, June 12, 9:00 to 12:00

File Management:  Recommended for all users of Windows-based applications who are ready to get organized!  Anyone who is not sure where their files are should take this class.  Master your electronic filing system at last.

Thursday, May 8, 1:00 to 4:00

Outlook Introduction - E-mail:  This class teaches the e-mail function of Outlook in depth.  Learn the easiest ways to send and respond to mail.  Discover shortcuts for addressing messages and how to create and use distribution lists. Learn to manage your mail by creating and using folders.  Other topics that are covered include how to attach files, how to create auto-signatures, and how to use the auto-reply feature.

Wednesday, May 14, 9:00 to 12:00

Outlook Intermediate – Calendar, Contacts and More:  This class covers the Outlook calendar function in depth:  creating appointments, recurring appointments, scheduling meetings, sharing calendars and printing calendars.  It also covers the Contacts and Tasks modules and how they interrelate with e-mail and the calendar.

Thursday, June 12, 1:00 to 4:00

PowerPoint Introduction – The Basics:  For anyone new to presentation software or for those who need a refresher on the basics of PowerPoint.  You will create a presentation from beginning to end.  Learn to use the preset slide layouts, work with text boxes and clip art and apply professional looking designs.  Discover how to run a slide show and what your printing options are.

Tuesday, April 1, 1:00 to 4:00

PowerPoint Intermediate - Adding a Professional Look:  Anyone who knows the basics of PowerPoint but needs to enhance their presentations should take this class.  Participants will learn to use the tools on the Drawing toolbar.  They will use Graph to chart data and import a chart from Excel.  Students will also work with templates, Master Slides and special effects.

Thursday, May 15, 9:00 to 12:00

Visio Level One:  For the student who has little or no experience using Visio.  In this course, participants learn fundamental skills while creating several types of diagrams. Students will create a directional map, a block diagram, a basic and a cross-functional flowchart, an organization chart, and an office layout. They will learn techniques to manipulate Visio master shapes, create connections between shapes, and apply styles to shapes, text, and pages. Participants will generate an organization chart from imported data and edit custom properties to store additional information in diagrams.

Upon Request; please call the Discovery Office, 203-269-2624

Windows Basics:  This course is for anyone new to computers and Windows or for those who are self-taught and are not confident of their skills.

Monday, April 7, 1:00 to 4:00
Tuesday, June 3, 9:00 to 12:00

Word Introduction – The Basics:  For anyone new to word processing or for those who taught themselves and wish to learn easier ways of doing things in Word.  You will discover the easiest ways to correct text, set margins, save, print and more.

Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 to 4:00

Word Intermediate - Formatting Techniques:  Mastered the Basics? Then take the next step and gain control over your Word documents while improving their appearance.  Learn to control indents, bulleted lists and numbered lists.  Make corrections more easily by finding and replacing, or copying and moving text. Page numbering, AutoCorrect and AutoText are also covered.

Thursday, June 26, 1:00 to 4:00

Word Intermediate –Tables:  Improve the appearance of your documents with tables!  Participants will master the intricacies of tables and discover why tables don’t always behave the way you expect.  Learn to sort table data, use formulas in tables, apply borders, center tables on a page, merge cells and tables, and more. This class is recommended for all Word users because information so often needs to be presented in columns.

Tuesday, June 3, 1:00 to 4:00

Word Intermediate - Templates and Forms:  Designed for anyone who needs to use the same document or form repeatedly.  Learn to create and use templates so that you never have to recreate a document again.  Participants will create new templates and use them as the basis for forms.  Learn to create well-designed paper forms as well as on-line forms.

Thursday, April 10, 1:00 to 4:00

Word Advanced - Merging Documents, Envelopes and Labels:  Also known as “Mail Merge”.  A necessity for anyone who has to produce documents that need to be sent to groups of people.  Learn to merge lists of information (in either Excel or Word) into letters, forms, or labels in Word.  How to work with labels and envelopes is also covered.

Thursday, May 8, 9:00 to 12:00

FrontPage Level 1:  A graphical desktop application for anyone who wants to create, edit and manage Web sites either for an intranet or the World Wide Web.  You will use FrontPage to design, develop, and deploy Web sites that can be viewed on any Web-enabled computer around the world.  You will create and publish web pages that include tables, text, images and more.  Prerequisites:  To take this course, you should have the skills you need to work easily with Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Word. This includes creating and editing documents that contain text, tables, and images.

Fill out our Registration Form to sign up for any of our open classes listed above.

Need classes sooner? Want to make your project part of the curriculum? If the dates listed above are not convenient, call the Discovery Office to arrange a time and place that do, at 203-269-2624. Discover our difference!