MasterMouse Computer Training

Complete Beginners to Computers : By the end of this introduction to Computers you will be familiar with switching on and off, you will have mastered many of the special keys on the keyboard and you will know how to control the mouse and when to click the buttons. You will have covered the skills required to write, print and save a letter and to use tools such as spell check and basic formatting. We shall have a look at searching the Internet and send and receive a few e-mails. All of this could be combined with setting up your new computer, connecting to the Internet and setting up your e-mail accounts. The time required to complete this more...

Desk Top Publishing using Word : Microsoft word has a great deal of potential for creating complex layouts which include a mixture of words and pictures, from posters to business cards, newspaper ads. and much more in between. By the end of this course you will know how to create and use text boxes, insert position and resize graphics from different sources. You will learn to work with areas of block or graded colour and to create borders of different styles. You will also learn the skills necessary for precise positioning of objects relative to each other. For those with a need to created mixed documents for fun or for advertising this is a fascinating and totally absorbing area of study. Ideally you will have already more...

Introduction to Adobe Photshop Elements : This course is for the digtal camera user who aims to have a greater degree of control over their prints. Topics covered will include transfering images to the computer, correcting colour brightness and contrast problems, controlling print size, cropping, use of selection tools, use of clone tool and a basic introductioin to layers. The course is suitable for users with basic computer skills. It would normally be delivered over two, 2 hour sessions to between one and three delegates.

Introduction to Excel : This remarkably versatile programme, normally associated with accounts, has so much more to offer besides. By the end of the course you will understand the underlying structure of a spreadsheet, and have learned how to create formulas and functions to process the data you enter. You will learn about powerful tools for adding up long columns or rows of figures as well as how to replicate formulas to other blocks of figures. You will also learn how to control position and lay out of your information so that it can easily be read and interpreted by others. You will learn how to use Excel as a simple database for searching and sorting data and, if you wish, how to more...

Introduction to Microsoft Word : Moving on from the absolute basics, Microsoft Word is a typical program to progress to. Many of the skills you will learn here will have great relevance to other programs that you will learn later. Not only will you learn to write and print correctly formatted letters but you will also discover that it has the potential to create leaflets, posters business cards, in fact almost anything which contains a mixture of text and graphics. By the end of this introduction to Word you will be familiar with entering and amending text, know how to adjust margins, indents and line spacing. With the aid of the spell more...