Index   2008 Courses

It is advised that you enrol early and only undertake one course per month.

Contact: Fay Graham (03)325-2395 or Margaret Hatton (03) 381-7533 or send Fay an email or write to

Course Co-ordinator, SeniorNet Mac, PO Box 475 Christchurch, 8140

SPECIAL NOTES
Any member enrolling & paying for two courses in advance will receive a 3rd course FREE of charge providing you pay for two courses in advance - See Course Costs further down this page

For those who have never used a Apple Macintosh Computer before can have a special two hour workshop FREE of charge - The purpose of this is to make you familar with the computer. This workshop is by arrangement and you receive one on one tuition.

November 10th - December 4th

"Getting Started OS X" - Class 1 - See course details below

10 Nov - 1 Dec Mondays 2-4 pm

"OSX Mail" - See course details below.

11 Nov - 2 Dec Tuesdays 10-Noon

Pages - See course details below.

13 Nov - 4 Dec Thursdays 10-Noon
COURSE COSTS
Beginners Getting Started Workshop of 2 hours (for those totally new to Macs) $ No Charge
All other courses $30
Repeating a course you have previously undertaken $20

If you wish to enrol in a course please first inquire about availability.

Courses are held in the "Learning Centre", the concrete block building (which is nick named the 'Pool room'), at the rear of the Cranmer Centre car park (off Montreal St.) at the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets.

Descriptions of General Courses:

"Pages" - (New Course) - Pages replaces AppleWorks Word. It is a easy to work with and brilliant in putting together newsletters

Address Book - iCal" - (New Course) - Learn the latest features of Address Book. iCal will assist you with diary appointments etc.

"Getting Started in OS X" - There are several versions of this course including OS10.3 and OS10.4 The course introduces you to basic features of Mac computers and Mac OS X. It includes mouse skills, working with menus, icons, using windows and the dock and using programmes such as Appleworks 6, Calculator, Address Book etc. How to use CDs, setting-up System and Programme Preferences and an introduction to the Internet and E-mail are also included.

"Beginners Revision" This course is a repeat of "Getting Started" for those students who would like further practice. It is available to anyone and there is a reduced charge for students who have done "Getting Started" and no other courses.

"Outlook Express E-mail" Deals with procedures for working in Outlook Express 5, sending, receiving, saving, forwarding, replying to, saving and printing email messages, attaching files and maintaining an address book using Outlook Express 5 in computers running on Mac OS 9 or earlier.

"E-mail" - Deals with the use of Mail, the Apple e-mail programme. It includes sending, receiving, saving, forwarding, replying to, and printing email messages, attaching files and maintaining an address book .

"Internet" - Uses the Internet Browser "Safari", and deals with Web Sites, Basic Navigation, Saving Text, Bookmarks & Favourites, Organising Favourites, Saving a picture, Searching the Web, Introduction to Web mail. Logging in, Receiving and Sending Web mail, Checking your own email, Advantages of Web mail, News groups, and Printing Web Pages.

Appleworks Courses:
Appleworks is a composite programme with 6 parts, Word processing, Spread sheet, Database, Drawing, Painting and Presentation.

"Getting to Know AppleWorks 5 & 6" builds on skills and background of the "Getting Started" basic course and gives an overview of word processing, databases, drawing, and painting. It introduces menus and tools for working in text and graphics, with tasks that include setting out a letter with envelope and making a database, letterhead, business cards, mailing labels and greeting cards.

"An Introduction to Word Processing - AppleWorks 5 & 6 (ClarisWorks)" (Code WP) is for people who have some basic skills. It teaches the techniques for creating documents and covers topics such as: Page set-up, Document set-up, Text display, Line spacing, Text alignment, Saving and printing, Tabulation, Bullets, Editing, Accents, Headers and Footers, Spell Checker and Thesaurus, Creating Footnotes and Using Graphics.

"An Introduction to MicroSoft Office 2001" (Code MS) is for people who have some basic skills. It introduces you to Word program, Excel (a Spread sheet program), Entourage (a e-mail program & Optional) and Powerpoint which is a presentation program

"Graphics" - (Using AppleWorks 6 )" extends the Draw and Paint coverage of "Getting to Know AppleWorks 5 & 6". As a fuller study it teaches skills and techniques with Draw and Paint tools and menus, enabling more advanced students to draw objects, make diagrams, and display text for a variety of uses. Drawing talent is definitely not a prerequisite!

Spreadsheets This course is new having just been produced and deals with all aspect of Spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are used widely for working with finance, numbers and can even be used as a data bases.

Data Base - This course uses ApplwWorks Data Base application. Ideal for keeping records such as membership records etc.

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