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technology Microsoft Office Essentials Part 2-PowerPoint iPad/iPhone 101-How Does This Thing REALLY Work? Continue your Microsoft Office training as you construct your own PowerPoint presentation from start to finish. Use bullet lists, tables, pictures, art, videos and charts to make your point on each slide. Understand how to set transitions and auto advancement, as well as tips for the most effective ways to present your information. Prerequisite: Microsoft Office Essentials Part 1 or equivalent experience. Class fee: $75; call for a $10 discount when registering for Microsoft Office Essentials Part 1 and Part 2 together. An iPad or iPhone is an amazingly fun and helpful device, once you know what you’re doing! Discover how to change the standard settings to personalize your device. Learn typing text, editing, selecting and cut/copy/paste. Take pictures and video, practice downloading free apps and books from the internet, and arrange your app icons in a way that works for you. Set reminders, write notes, insert contacts and use the calendar to stay organized. Bring your charged iPad or iPhone, Apple ID and password and find out how your iPad or iPhone can really work for you! No prerequisite. Class fee: $75. w N  ov 19 & Nov 24 | 6:30-8:30 pm | 2 Sessions Th/T | Staff Dev Ctr | AL077-1F05-F1 | Bakken Photoshop 101 Bring out the best in your images! Adobe Photoshop provides you with the tools for quick fixes and detailed enhancement of any digital photograph. Reduce red eye, correct color, work with layers, erase backgrounds, create photo illustrations, paint, draw and more. No image editing experience necessary. Class fee: $75. w D  ec 1 & Dec 8 | 6:30-8:30 pm | 2 Sessions T | Champlin Park HS | AL077-1F47-F1 | Bakken QuickBooks QuickBooks can make your bookkeeping both manageable and efficient. In this introductory class, you will learn some of the great features of QuickBooks 2014 Pro. Get started on this easy-to-use, time-saving accounting software. Class is held in a computer lab. Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows. Class held at Administrative Freedom in Ramsey (residential area). Class fee: $89. w Oct  6 - Oct 20 | 6:30-9 pm | 3 Sessions T | Off Site | AL077-1F61-F1 | Holcomb w Nov  17 - Dec 1 | 6:30-9 pm | 3 Sessions T | Off Site | AL077-1F61-F2 | Holcomb Get Smart with Your Android Smartphone Phones are no longer just phones. In fact, making a phone call is now only the sixth most common use for a mobile phone. Mobile devices have become our schedule keepers, navigation devices, cameras, entertainment centers, alarm clocks and money managers. But are you truly making the most of this technology? This handson class will show you functions you use on a daily basis and offer you the tools to learn more advanced tricks at your own pace. Bring your Android smartphone. Class fee: $25 one; $39 two. w Sep 14 & Sep 21 | 6:30-8:30 pm | 2 Sessions M | Staff Dev Ctr | AL077-1F21-F1 | Bakken iPad/iPhone 102-Fun with Photos & Photo Apps Do you take a lot of pictures with your iPad or iPhone? Do you know how to organize pics? Would you like to edit, add text and make fun collages to share with family and friends? If you answered yes to any of the above, you should take this class! Also, you will learn how to set up photo sharing so you can share entire albums of pics and videos with others through messages or email. Take some pictures on your iPad/iPhone, and come to class with your charged iPad or iPhone, your Apple ID and password. Prerequisite: iPad/iPhone 101 or similar experience. Class fee: $75. w Sep 28 & Oct 5 | 6:30-8:30 pm | 2 Sessions M | Staff Dev Ctr | AL077-1F22-F1 | Bakken Making the Most of Your Android Tablet Looking (and working) a lot like super-sized smartphones, tablets are a great way to access the Internet, play games and communicate. Although they fit in your hands and are light enough to carry around, they can do a lot of the very same things your computer can do. Learn how to get the most out of your tablet. This hands-on class will show you functions you use on a daily basis and offer you the tools to learn more advanced tricks at your own pace. Designed specifically for new tablet users. Bring your charged Android tablet. Class fee: $25 one; $39 two. w Nov 10 | 6:30-8:30 pm | 1 Session T | Staff Dev Ctr | AL077-1F76-F1 | Holcomb w O  ct 27 | 6:30-8:30 pm | 1 Session T | Staff Dev Ctr | AL077-1F68-F1 | Holcomb 6 FALL 2015 | 763-506-5766 | www.discovercommunityed.com