Wayzata Community Education

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.

Learn the basics of spreadsheets and databases. 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. Student must bring his/her own Mac laptop with the Numbers program installed.

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. Student must bring his/her own Mac laptop with the Pages program installed.

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 obtain TV through your computer to your television, and much, much more. Find out why and how thousands of TV watchers are ditching cable forever! Youth ages 15 -17 may register when accompanied by a registered adult.

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

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.

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.

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

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.