Microsoft Word

An introduction to advanced concepts of Microsoft Word, part of the Microsoft Office family of software programs. This two-day, six-hour course is designed for individuals with at least intermediate skills in Word, or who have completed the beginner and intermediate courses in this series. The class will explore key program terminology, and introduce students to the review, reference, view and mailings ribbons. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate effective document formatting and proofreading.

An introduction to intermediate concepts of Microsoft Word, part of the Microsoft Office family of software programs. This three-hour course is designed for individuals with some experience using Word, or who have completed the beginner course. The class will explore key program terminology, and introduce students to the insert, design and page layout ribbons. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate how to create an event flier. This course is the second in a series of three courses on Microsoft Word.

An introduction to beginning concepts of Microsoft Word, part of the Microsoft Office family of software programs. This three-hour course is meant for beginners who have little to no experience using Microsoft Word. The class will explore key program terminology and introduce students to the home ribbon. At the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate how to draft a letter and/or complete a resume using templates. Supplement your learning in this class with Microsoft Word Fundamentals II and III.

When I open a document and see a grid full of data that I am tasked to make sense of, I immediately want to go hide under a rock.

Okay, maybe not quite that dramatic, but too much information all at once can cause a certain amount of angst.

Document protection is more important than ever these days with virus threats seemingly omnipresent in cyberspace, the online world of the Internet and Worldwide Web.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College’s Community Education Department is now enrolling students for a variety of fall courses, including old favorites like Clay Club and brand new classes like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Community education classes are open to anyone in the Northern Nevada community and are designed to accommodate a variety of schedules and budgets.

I've often mused that I should be cloned so that I can be everywhere I need to be at the same time.

But nobody thus far has come knocking on my door offering millions of dollars for the right to duplicate me. That's probably a good thing, though, because I'm not so sure the world is ready for carbon copies of me wandering around.

When my sister and I were in college, we often had difficulty sharing information by computer. I worked on an Apple Macintosh, while she used an International Business Machines (IBM) unit with a Microsoft Windows operating system.

Six students graduated May 25 from the Professional Institute of Technology and Accounting (PITA), a Las Vegas-based vocational school that recently opened its newest campus in Carson City.

Volunteers are needed to teach one-on-one or up to three adults basic computer skills. This is a free workshop. Come see what it is all about!
Where: United Latino Community, 1711 N. Roop St.
Day: Friday, February 12
Time: 9:30 am (use the back door before 10:00)
Students want to learn how to use email, shop online, make flyers, use Microsoft Word and save a document. Some Spanish language ability is helpful, but not necessary. Please call 671-7455 or email cathleen@carsonulc.org to reserve a seat.

Ben Crocker has the music of between 250 and 300 arrangements stored on compact discs, which he uses in place of a band while he plays his guitar and sings. But when it came time to organize those songs into some kind of working order, he wasn’t sure where to start.

A select group of northern Nevada high school students who will be seniors this fall have a unique two-week opportunity from June 16-26 to learn as much as they can about digital media technology at the Smallwood Multimedia Boot Camp at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Presents information and computing exercises to introduce students to special features of MS Word that help create more professional looking documents as well as discover time saving techniques. Format is mostly "hands-on" computing exercises and lecture. Perfect for persons who already have basic word processing skills. Provides students with a much deeper understanding of the MS Word program.