Wayzata Community Ed

April class Bring Your Own Laptop, power cords and make sure you have Adobe Photoshop Elements installed on your laptop. The instructor will provide a folder of photos and walk you through the steps to edit the photos. You will be able to keep the photos to repeat and review the exercises after class. You will learn to use this popular photo editing program to crop and rotate photos, add text to photos, set the best resolution, resize the photo, correct the colors, correct flaws and cover up eyesores, create a collage of photos, create a panoramic image and organize your photos.

January class Bring Your Own Laptop, power cords and make sure you have Adobe Photoshop Elements installed on your laptop. The instructor will provide a folder of photos and walk you through the steps to edit the photos. You will be able to keep the photos to repeat and review the exercises after class. You will learn to use this popular photo editing program to crop and rotate photos, add text to photos, set the best resolution, resize the photo, correct the colors, correct flaws and cover up eyesores, create a collage of photos, create a panoramic image and organize your photos.

Functions are nothing more than built-in formulas, and Excel has hundreds of them! This class will concentrate on some of the more popular functions, including statistical (average, max, min), financial (pmt), logical (if, and, or), lookup (vlookup) and a few more. We will also cover linking formulas across multiple sheets and books. Students should come to class with a clear understanding of Excel basics.

February class. Learn how to take advantage of the free storage for photos and files offered by Google Drive and explore the capabilities of Google’s free apps - web based word processing and spreadsheet and slide show tools that are full-featured alternatives to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Create and edit documents in Google Docs and spreadsheets in Google Sheets. Create a slide show in Google Slides. Convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint files to Google documents. A key benefit of Google Drive is the ability to share and edit in real time with others. Requirements: Students must have a Gmail account and know their Gmail password.

April class. Learn how to take advantage of the free storage for photos and files offered by Google Drive and explore the capabilities of Google’s free apps - web based word processing and spreadsheet and slide show tools that are full-featured alternatives to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Create and edit documents in Google Docs and spreadsheets in Google Sheets. Create a slide show in Google Slides. Convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint files to Google documents. A key benefit of Google Drive is the ability to share and edit in real time with others. Requirements: Students must have a Gmail account and know their Gmail password.

Cable (or satellite) television is the single most expensive utility for many households. This class will show you many viewing options that are free or much lower cost than cable. We'll discuss the pros and cons of cable, how to get internet without cable, how to get tv from your computer to your television, and much, much more.

February class. Learn PowerPoint basics. Build, create and save new presentations, format slides, use autoshapes, work with graphics, use tables and charts, use templates, work with the slide master, and add transitions and timings.

April class. Learn PowerPoint basics. Build, create and save new presentations, format slides, use autoshapes, work with graphics, use tables and charts, use templates, work with the slide master, and add transitions and timings.

January classes. Learn Excel basics, spreadsheet terminology, entering and editing data, modifying and formatting a worksheet, copying and moving data, using functions and formulas, copying formulas, and creating and printing charts.

April and May classes. Learn Excel basics, spreadsheet terminology, entering and editing data, modifying and formatting a worksheet, copying and moving data, using functions and formulas, copying formulas, and creating and printing charts.

February classes. Expand your knowledge of Excel. Learn how to use Advanced Filters, Lookup Tables, Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts and more.

April classes. Expand your knowledge of Excel. Learn how to use Advanced Filters, Lookup Tables, Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts and more.

January classes. Learn how to create and edit documents, move and copy text, format characters and paragraphs, create and manage tables, control page layout, use bullets and numbering, use proofreading tools and insert images into documents.

April and May classes. Learn how to create and edit documents, move and copy text, format characters and paragraphs, create and manage tables, control page layout, use bullets and numbering, use proofreading tools and insert images into documents.

February classes. You will learn to create mailing labels, customized letters and emails, and envelopes using Word's Mail Merge feature and an address list; create a newsletter using newspaper columns and section breaks; develop an on-screen interactive form for surveys and other information gathering plus work more with photos and other images in your documents.

April classes. You will learn to create mailing labels, customized letters and emails, and envelopes using Word's Mail Merge feature and an address list; create a newsletter using newspaper columns and section breaks; develop an on-screen interactive form for surveys and other information gathering plus work more with photos and other images in your documents.

Dec class. NUMBERS: Learn the basics of spreadsheets and databases on the Mac. Topics include entering and editing data, modifying and formatting a spreadsheet, copying and moving data, using functions and formulas, copying formulas, creating and printing charts, and sorting and filtering databases. PAGES: Learn the basics of word processing on the Mac. Topics include creating and editing letters, memos, newsletters, and brochures. Insert and resize pictures and work with tables. Learn how to open MS Word document in Pages and learn how to save documents to be shared with Word users. Students must bring their own Mac laptop with the Numbers and Pages programs installed. Power cord recommended.

Just got a new computer? Did you upgrade to Windows 10? Learn how to find your files and programs and how to navigate the new interface. Read what participants have to say about our instructor, Sharon Walbran: "Class exceeded expectations as the instructor was professional, organized in her presentation and very knowledgeable." "The instructor was able to communicate the material in an organized, understandable and succinct manner." "Teacher very knowledgeable on the topic. Able to answer questions on the fly."

April class. Just got a new computer? Did you upgrade to Windows 10? Learn how to find your files and programs and how to navigate the new interface. Click here for the January class session. Read what participants have to say about our instructor, Sharon Walbran: "Class exceeded expectations as the instructor was professional, organized in her presentation and very knowledgeable." "The instructor was able to communicate the material in an organized, understandable and succinct manner." "Teacher very knowledgeable on the topic. Able to answer questions on the fly."

Are you ready to put that business or hobby on the web? Create professional-looking web pages using Microsoft Expression Web, a free, easy and robust designer. In this class we'll create a 5-page web site with plenty of hyperlinks and graphics; thumbnail images; bulleted and numbered lists; and more. We'll also talk about inexpensive web site hosts for your site. Prerequisite: Basic Word processing skills and some typing.