1314 Columbia Ave., Franklin, TN
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Computer Class Schedule |
| Williamson County
Public Library 1314 Columbia Ave., Franklin, TN |
Contact the Reference Department at 595-1243 for further information.
Computer classes are now being offered at the Williamson County Public Library. Classes meet in the computer lab (2nd floor). Each class is offered for one week and each session lasts approximately 90 minutes. Registration by phone is required for all classes. Classes are limited to not more than ten attendees and no less than five. An alternate list with five names is made for each class. Cancellations should be made at least 24 hours in advance to allow staff adequate time to fill vacancies from the alternate list.
Registration for the classes listed below will open on Monday, July 14 and will close when the maximum of 10 seats and 5 alternates has been reached. No registrations will be taken before the posted registration date. Registrations are only accepted by telephone, 595-1243, during normal library hours. No email, voicemail or in-person registrations are accepted.
Classes listed below will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:30 pm in the Computer Lab at the Main library in Franklin
Specific computer classes offered include:
| Introduction to Computing and the Internet | July 30 |
| Introduction to Microsoft Word | August 6 |
| Intermediate Microsoft Word | August 13 |
| Introduction to PowerPoint | August 20 |
| Beginner's Microsoft Excel | August 27 |
Computer Appointments
Also available at the Main Library are individualized computer appointments.
The appointments are 30 minute tutorial sessions in which a staff member will offer computer assistance
customized to fit your library resource needs. This service is ideal for creating an email account,
learning to use the mouse and keyboard, managing and maximizing your library account,
electronic library resource tutorials and intermediate level questions about Microsoft Office programs.
The service is free – all that you will need to participate is a Williamson County Public Library card.
The appointments are offered two Friday mornings and one evening per month. Please call the Reference
Department at 615-595-1243 to find out more or to schedule an appointment for computer assistance.
Preparation:
Participants need to be familiar with the keyboard, have some experience using the mouse, know how to open and close a program, and how to find and use the menu and scroll bars. A mouse tutorial is available for public use at the library. In addition, there are several websites available that offer instruction on the use of a mouse and keyboard.
| From Michigan's Library Network Cooperative: | New User Tutorial |
| From California's Palm Beach County Library System: | Mousing
Around Mousercise Mouse Practice Games |
| From Arizona's Mesa Public Library: | Computer Mouse and Keyboard Tutorial |
| General online tutorial from "Goodtyping": | Goodtyping.com |
There are also several good basic hands-on computer literacy websites. If you would like to work through and practice some computer basics before attending one of our classes, try Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101. This is an illustrated computer literacy course, including Computer Basics, Working with Windows, Working with Words (word processing), Working with Numbers (spreadsheets), Working with the Web (Browser Basics & HTML Basics). If you would like to familiarize yourself with basic computer and windows terminology before trying one of these tutorials or before attending one of our classes, this author has prepared a very helpful Glossary of alphabetically arranged computer terms and phrases. If you don't see the word or phrase that you are looking for, use your browser's "Find" command to search for it within this glossary.
In addition, these tutorials are also available in Spanish by
clicking on the word "Español" in the top right corner of the first page of each
lesson. If the Spanish text does not immediately appear or if your receive
an page error, click on the "Refresh" button located in the horizontal toolbar
at the top of your screen.
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IIntroduction to Microsoft Excel |
This class will show participants how to recognize and create a basic spreadsheet; basic formatting (alignment, numbers, font style and size); sorting your spreadsheet; printing and saving your work. *Prerequisites: "Introduction to the Computer" or equivalent skills; experience with Microsoft Word is preferred. |
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IIntroduction to PowerPoint |
This class will show participants how to create a PowerPoint slide show, how to change the slide background and colors and how to add clip art and sounds to their presentations. *Prerequisites: "Introduction to the Computer" or equivalent skills, experience with Microsoft Word is preferred. |
Williamson County Public Library System
Learn the basics
of using your computer and the Internet in a fun class! This class is for persons with
limited experience and use of computers. Participants will learn: the
basic components of a computer,computer terminology,keyboarding and mousing techniques.
During the second portion of class, participants will learn the function of the Internet,
simple search strategies, and how to locate interesting and useful websites.
This
class is for people with limited experience using word processing
software. Participants will learn the basic MS Word tools,
how to type a paper or letter using Word, how to save documents to a disk,
basic formatting commands including setting margins, selecting and
modifying text, cutting and pasting text, and how to open and save
documents. Participants will also learn multiple ways of completing
particular tasks using MS Word. This is not a typing or keyboarding
class. *Prerequisites: "Introduction to the Computer" or the
equivalent skills.