Digital Arts and Computer Training in Fort Collins, Colorado
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You have the basic skills needed to work with Microsoft Office Access databases, including creating and working with Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports. But so far, you have been focusing only on essential database user skills. In this course, you will consider how to maintain data consistency, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.
Course Objective: You will maintain data consistency and integrity; improve queries, forms, and reports; and also integrate Microsoft Office Access with other applications.
Target Student: Microsoft Office Access Level 2 is designed for students who would like to learn intermediate-level operations of the Microsoft Office Access program. The Level 2 course is for individuals whose job responsibilities include maintaining data integrity; handling complex queries, forms, and reports; and sharing data between Access and other applications. This course is also a prerequisite to taking more advanced courses in Access. Individuals who want to pursue Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification in Microsoft Office Access can also take this course.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Prerequisite: Access Level 1 or equivalent
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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Note: This Access Level 2 course is scheduled for 2 sessions, session 1 and session 2. Session 2 is scheduled the following week. You must attend both sessions to complete Access Level 2. You cannot split up the sessions and must attend Session 1 and 2 as listed. Please mark your calendar accordingly.
You have the basic skills needed to work with Microsoft Office Access databases, including creating and working with Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports. But so far, you have been focusing only on essential database user skills. In this course, you will consider how to maintain data consistency, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.
Course Objective: You will maintain data consistency and integrity; improve queries, forms, and reports; and also integrate Microsoft Office Access with other applications.
Target Student: Microsoft Office Access Level 2 is designed for students who would like to learn intermediate-level operations of the Microsoft Office Access program. The Level 2 course is for individuals whose job responsibilities include maintaining data integrity; handling complex queries, forms, and reports; and sharing data between Access and other applications. This course is also a prerequisite to taking more advanced courses in Access. Individuals who want to pursue Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification in Microsoft Office Access can also take this course.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Access Level 1 or equivalent
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions
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This course is part two of a two-part series. This is a continuation of Access Level 2 (Two-Part Series - Session 1) from the previous week. You cannot register for Session 2 only.
To register for Access Level 2, you are agreeing to attend both sessions. You must register on the Session 1 page. Click here to get started.
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Your training in and use of Microsoft Office Access has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills of working in Microsoft Office Access. You have worked with the various Access objects, such as tables, queries, forms, and reports. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Access by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, enhancing forms and reports, and maintaining a database.
Course Objective: You will create complex Access databases by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, making effective use of forms and reports, and performing database maintenance.
Target Student: This course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include working with related tables; creating advanced queries, forms, and reports; writing macros to automate common tasks; and performing general database maintenance. It is also designed as one in a series of courses for students pursuing the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification for Microsoft Office Access, and it is a prerequisite to take more advanced courses in Microsoft Office Access.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Restructure data into appropriate tables to ensure data dependency and minimize redundancy.
• Write advanced queries to analyze and summarize data.
• Create and revise Microsoft Office Access macros.
• Display data more effectively in a form.
• Customize reports by using various Microsoft Office Access features, making them more effective.
• Maintain your database using tools provided by Microsoft Office Access.
Prerequisites: Access Level 2 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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Most organizations maintain and manage large amounts of information. One of the most efficient and powerful ways of managing data is by using relational databases. Information can be stored, linked, and managed using a single relational database application and its associated tools. In this course, you will examine the basic database concepts, and create and modify databases and their various objects using the Microsoft Office Access relational database application.
Course Objective: You will create and modify new databases and their various objects.
Target Student: This course is designed for students who wish to learn the basic operations of the Microsoft Access database application to perform their day-to-day responsibilities, and to understand the advantages that using a relational database application can bring to their business processes. The Level 1 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include designing and creating new databases, tables, and relationships; creating and maintaining records; locating records; and producing reports based on the information in the database.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows Level 1 or equivalent knowledge. Access Database Design and Structure.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Course Includes:
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You may have used different applications to create documents for your own reference. However, you may now be required to share your files electronically by email, over a network, or on the web, so that recipients can view, print, and offer feedback. In this course, you will use Adobe Acrobat to make your information more portable, accessible, and useful to meet the needs of your target audience.
Course Objective: You will learn how to navigate the Adobe Acrobat Professional interface and will learn how to create, modify, review and validate PDF documents.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: None
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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As a business professional, you have some experience in using Adobe® Acrobat®. Now, you are ready to further develop your PDF documents. In this course, you will use Adobe Acrobat Pro to convert technical documents to PDF files, enhance and control PDF content accessibility, customize PDF documents for interactive use online, and prepare PDFs for commercial printing.
Course Objective: You will learn how to complete advanced Acrobat Pro tasks and work with different types of documents in the Acrobat Pro interface.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Adobe Acrobat Pro Level 1
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register** Terms and Conditions
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This course is designed for people who want to learn how to use Adobe Lightroom to organize and post-process digital photography. Level 1 will introduce the student to the Lightroom workflow and teach the basic tools needed to improve photographs.
Course Objective: You will learn the basics of how to use Adobe Lightroom to enhance and edit your photos.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: None
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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This course is designed for people who want to learn how to use Adobe Lightroom to organize and post-process digital photography. Level 2 will teach advanced post-processing and how to organize & manage photographs.
Course Objective: You will learn the more advanced features and capabilities of Adobe Lightroom, and will become an expert in editing, organizing and processing your photos using this powerful software program.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Adobe Lightroom© Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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If you want to get started with your video editing projects in Premiere Pro but do not need all the of the advanced features of the full Adobe Premiere Pro software, then Adobe Premiere Pro Elements is a great choice for you. Providing powerful tools to edit your video work, a beginning user can create robust, vibrant projects with Elements. This course will help you get started with Premiere Elements by starting with the basics and working your way up from there.
Course Objective: You will use Adobe Premiere Pro Elements to create a video program that combines video, audio, and still images.
Target Student: Students who need to edit video clips and create digital movies, but have little or no experience using Premiere Pro or students who want to edit video more quickly, integrate video with other Adobe products, and work in a digital format that can be purposed again for multiple uses. They may have experience using graphic design and illustration programs, such as page layout, photo editing, or illustration programs, but probably do not have experience using other video editing applications.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $379, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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You have raw videos, recorded audio, and some still images. You want to edit and enhance a video or burn a disc to have it as your private collection or for large-scale distribution. In this course, you will use Adobe Premiere Pro to create a video project. Premiere Pro is one of the most powerful video editing software programs available on the market today. Find out why professional videographers rely on Premiere for some of their biggest video projects.
Course Objective: You will use Adobe Premiere Pro to create a video program that combines video, audio, and still images.
Target Student: Students who need to edit video clips and create digital movies, but have little or no experience using Premiere Pro or students who want to edit video more quickly, integrate video with other Adobe products, and work in a digital format that can be purposed again for multiple uses. They may have experience using graphic design and illustration programs, such as page layout, photo editing, or illustration programs, but probably do not have experience using other video editing applications.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $395, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Capture the beauty of the natural world including landscape, wildlife and macro/close-up photography. This course will cover the basics of composition, natural light, exposure, equipment choice and filters for both color and black & white methods. Discussion topics will include digital post-processing tools, guidelines for approaching wildlife and “leave no trace” ethics. Students will also have the opportunity for constructive critique of their images from their peers and the instructor.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Instructor: Joshua Hardin, a professional photographer specializing in capturing Colorado’s breathtaking natural imagery. Take a look at his book of exquisite natural landscapes and animals, Classic Colorado, here.
Prerequisite: Windows Level 1, Adobe Photoshop 1, Learn to Use your DSLR for Beginners or equivalent knowledge.
Training Type: Lecture-style workshop.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Computers are used in almost all fields of work. To work with a computer, it is essential to understand the computer environment and the traits of its various applications. In this course, you'll explore a number of interface elements and applications that make Macintosh a significant and user-friendly operating system (OS).
Course Objective: You will explore the Mac OS environment and learn to use its various applications such as Safari, iChat, and iLife. You will also use the OS to manage your files and folders, save information, and manage storage space.
Target Student: This course is designed for desktop users who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to work on a Macintosh system. This course is also intended for anyone needing to understand the Mac OS new features/functionality to take advantage of its capabilities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Students should understand and be proficient in computer desktop usage. Knowledge of previous versions of Mac operating systems is desired but not needed.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This three-hour training session is $149, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. And don’t forget: Seniors (55+) get an additional 10% off!
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a three-hour course. | $149.00 plus processing fee. | Class size limited.
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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By using a personal computer, you can accomplish many tasks that might be more difficult and time-consuming to accomplish on your own. Some of those tasks might include writing a letter, analyzing numeric information, or maintaining an updated list of client information. However, before you use a personal computer, you need to understand what it is and how it works. In this course, that's what you will do. You will leave feeling confident and comfortable with your computer!
Course Objective: You will learn the basic skills necessary to operate a personal computer.
Target Student: This course was designed for the student who is completely new to personal computers and needs to learn the basics about Windows XP. If you are using the Windows XP operating system and are new to computers, you should take this course before attempting any other FCDW courses.
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite courses for this course.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Students should understand and be proficient in computer desktop usage.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This three-hour training session is $149, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. And don’t forget: Seniors (55+) get an additional 10% off!
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a three-hour course. | $149.00 plus tax. | Class size limited.
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Organizations use reporting tools to access data sources and generate customized reports. Crystal Reports® enhances report building and report processing techniques with a slew of features that add value to your presentation. In this course, you will create a basic report by connecting to a database and modifying its presentation.
Course Objective: You will connect to a database to extract data and present it as a report.
Target Student: This course is designed for persons who need output from a database. In some cases, database programs have limited reporting tools, and/or such tools may not be accessible. Students may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of Windows, such as creating and navigating folders, opening programs, manipulating windows, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files. In addition, students should have knowledge of basic application database concepts.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $399, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Until now, you have used Crystal Reports to build and modify reports. You want to use the advanced functionality of Crystal Reports to generate reports in the format you desire. In this course, you will create complex reports and data sources using Crystal Reports' tools. You will not only create more sophisticated reports including subreports and cross-tabs, but you will also increase the speed and efficiency of your reports by using SQL queries.
Course Objective: You will create complex reports using Crystal Reports' tools.
Target Student: This course is designed for people who know how to create basic list and group reports and need to create reports that include subreports, cross-tabs, advanced formulas, and charts based on more than one data series. They may also need to build tools that make it easier for other people to create reports. They may or may not have programming and/or SQL experience.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Crystal Reports Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $399, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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You may want to make information available on the Internet. To achieve this, you need to create a website. In this course, you will design, build, and upload a website using Dreamweaver. This course is a beginner's course and is aimed towards those students with no background in Adobe Dreamweaver. This course will help a student understand what a webpage is and how Dreamweaver can manipulate it.
Course Objective: You will develop professional-looking web pages using the Adobe Dreamweaver application.
Target Student: This course is intended for web designers, developers, graphic artists, media marketing personnel, and anyone who needs to utilize Adobe Dreamweaver to create or enhance websites using advanced techniques.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: HTML Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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In this Excel course, you will learn how to: use a toolbar, view a task pane, open a workbook, cursor movement and its effects, selecting cells, saving a workbook, creating a worksheet, entering information, editing cells, entering dates and times, building a formula, cell addressing, moving and copying cells, inserting cells, rows and columns, formatting and aligning text, changing column width, row height, fonts and borders, and page set-up and printing.
Course Objective: You will learn the basics of Excel and will feel comfortable using basic functions as well as many organizational and visual formatting tools upon course completion.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows® Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $169, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. You will receive an early bird discount for $10 off if you register 2 weeks or more before the course start date.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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In this Excel course, you will cover: working with workbooks, protecting the worksheet or workbook through locking, hidden formulas and passwords, creating and using names in a workbook, consolidating data, linking and editing cells, changing the worksheet display, advanced formatting and worksheet features, and creating and using macros for your benefit.
Course Objective: You will learn how to become more efficient at working in Excel and you will be introduced to PivotTables and PivotCharts, along with higher-level functions and organizational tools.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows® Level 1 and Excel® Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $169, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. You will receive an early bird discount for $10 off if you register 2 weeks or more before the course start date.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Your training in and use of Microsoft Office Excel has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Excel. You have used Excel to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Excel by automating some common tasks, applying advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborating on worksheets with others, and sharing Excel data with other applications.
Course Objective: You will automate some common Excel tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, and share Excel data with other applications.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Excel Level 2 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $169, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. You will receive an early bird discount for $10 off if you register 2 weeks or more before the course start date.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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With more than one billion active users, chances are that most of your customer base is already active on Facebook.This popular social media site allows a great channel for connecting with your customer base in an authentic way. This course will guide you through the process of setting up a Facebook page for your small business and the basics of how to use it.
Course Objective: You will create and edit your Facebook business page and develop a level of understanding that makes you comfortable using this social network to connect with your customers. Learn how to effectively and efficiently use your Facebook Page for your business.
Target Student: This course is designed for people who are interested in understanding their Facebook business page, and who desire to gain the skills necessary to fully utilize some of the great features Facebook offers including: photos, sharing, videos, tagging, and status updates.
Instructor: Amy Alcorn, social media expert and owner of Aspen Grove Marketing, located in Fort Collins.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard and must have an email address. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.
Training Style: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a three-hour evening course format. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Do you already have a Facebook page for your business? Have you spent a little time with it but aren’t exactly sure how to make the most of it? This course will take you to the next level of using Facebook for small businesses, allowing you to amplify your presence on the world’s most popular social media platform.
Course Objective: You will learn how to leverage the additional features of Facebook to grow your community and connect with your customers. From running Facebook ads to using Facebook as your business, we will teach you all the tips and tricks to get your name out there.
Target Student: This course is designed for people who have a Facebook business page, and who desire to gain the skills necessary to fully utilize some of the great features Facebook offers including: apps and customization, ads, using Facebook as your business, and content strategy.
Instructor: Amy Alcorn, social media expert and owner of Aspen Grove Marketing, located in Fort Collins.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard and must have an email address. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.
Training Style: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a three-hour evening course format. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Adobe Fireworks is an amazing tool for web design and development, including features that help you create robust web designs without coding. You will use Adobe Fireworks CS5 to create vector graphics, edit bitmap graphics, optimize images, create and assign rollover effects, and create multiple pages for the web. Other features include the ability to create interactive content for popular tablets, smartphones, and 3D projects.
Course Objective: You will use Adobe Fireworks CS5 to create vector graphics, edit bitmap graphics, optimize images, create and assign rollover effects, and create multiple pages for the web.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows Level 1 or equivalent knowledge. Students should be familiar with web terminologies.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $729 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over two (2) full days of training or 14 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Adobe Flash Level 1 is the appropriate course for you if you need to create webpages or webpage components that contain text, graphics, and animation, and that will display correctly in almost every browser on most computing platforms.
Course Objective: You will create Flash-based movies that contain graphics, text, and animations.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: HTML Level 1 and/or Web Design Basic Knowledge or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $729, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course includes fourteen (14) hours of training, which can be broken up over consecutive days. Contact us to learn more about your scheduling options.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Course is broken into two evening sessions | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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As a web developer, you want to create engaging experiences for the visitors to your sites. Thus far, you have probably created straightforward HTML or Flash files with simple animations using pre-built components. In this course, you will create rich Internet applications with Adobe Flash CS3 using ActionScript. The site you create will pull data from external sources, so it will respond to user choices based on the information in those files. You will also manage forms, perform calculations, and tailor the interface using ActionScript programming.
Course Objective: You will create Flash-based movies that contain graphics, text, and animations using ActionScript.
Target Student: The target student is the professional who wants to be an advanced developer of media technologies, on a path towards programming and web development. Target customers are advertising agencies, marketing agencies, production houses, and design- or media-focused departments within larger corporations.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Flash Level 1 or equivalent knowledge.
Price: This training session is $729, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course includes fourteen (14) hours of training, which can be broken up over consecutive days. Contact us to learn more about your scheduling options.
Course Includes:
Class Info: This course takes place in two evening sessions. | Class size limited
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Adobe Illustrator is a sophisticated graphics application that helps you to create complex and attractive designs with type effects. You can create logos, advertisements, and other illustrations with ease using this software. However, creating complex designs can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with the tools present in Adobe Illustrator and their features. In this course, you will learn to use Adobe Illustrator by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to create logos, as well as combining text and graphics to create advertisements.
Course Objective: You will learn how to create complex designs for print and web.
Target Student: This course is intended for designers, publishers, prepress professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Note: This Illustrator Level 1 course is scheduled for 2 sessions, session 1 and session 2. Session 2 is scheduled the following week. You must attend both sessions to complete Illustrator Level 1. You can not split up the sessions and must attend Session 1 and 2 as listed. Please mark your calendar accordingly.
Adobe Illustrator is a sophisticated graphics application that helps you to create complex and attractive designs with type effects. You can create logos, advertisements, and other illustrations with ease using this software. However, creating complex designs can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with the tools present in Adobe Illustrator and their features. In this course, you will learn to use Adobe Illustrator by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to create logos, as well as combining text and graphics to create advertisements.
Course Objective: You will learn how to create complex designs for print and web.
Target Student: This course is intended for designers, publishers, prepress professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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This course is part two of a two-part series. This is a continuation of Illustrator Level 1 from the previous week. You cannot register for Session 2 only.
To register for Illustrator Level 1, you are agreeing to attend both sessions. You must register on the Session 1 page. Click here to get started.
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You probably used Adobe Illustrator to create simple illustrations and logos. However, you may need to create complex illustrations, print documents without any errors or color mismatches, or prepare illustrations for the web. In this course, you will create complex, robust illustrations that go beyond those you could create using Illustrator's basic tools.
Course Objective: You will create complex illustrations, manage color across a range of devices, work with graphs and variables, control how illustrations appear on print and the web, and preview them on mobile devices.
Target Student: This course is intended for designers, publishers, prepress professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. They will have some previous experience with Illustrator.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe® Illustrator® CS4: Level 2 course, or have equivalent knowledge.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Illustrator Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Note: This InDesign Level 1 course is scheduled for 2 sessions, session 1 and session 2. Session 2 is scheduled the following week. You must attend both sessions to complete InDesign Level 1. You can not split up the sessions and must attend Session 1 and 2 as listed. Please mark your calendar accordingly.
You are starting to familiarize yourself with print layout and design using InDesign. You would like to learn about the tools available to you in InDesign . In this course, you'll work with some of the tools and features to create eye-catching printed documents using InDesign.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
View: Description | Course Offerings
This course is part two of a two-part series. This is a continuation of InDesign Level 1 from the previous week. You cannot register for Session 2 only.
To register for InDesign Level 1, you are agreeing to attend both sessions. You must register on the Session 1 page. Click here to get started.
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This course is part two of a two-part series. This is a continuation of InDesign Level 2 from the previous week. You cannot register for Session 2 only.
To register for InDesign Level 2, you are agreeing to attend both sessions. You must register on the Session 1 page. Click here to get started.
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Note: This InDesign Level 2 course is scheduled for 2 sessions, session 1 and session 2. Session 2 is scheduled the following week. You must attend both sessions to complete InDesign Level 2. You can not split up the sessions and must attend Session 1 and 2 as listed. Please mark your calendar accordingly.
Using Adobe InDesign you created simple documents. Now, you need to create large documents that are attractive and that which can be accessed globally. In this course, you will deploy the advanced InDesign techniques to enhance the look and functionality of documents.
Course Objective: You will use the advanced features of Adobe InDesign to create and design content for the web and print.
Target Student: This course is intended for students who want to expand their entry-level knowledge of Adobe InDesign by using advanced features and collaboration tools.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Students will learn to use or create VBScript variables, arithmetic and logical operators, built-in and custom functions, and conditional statements and loops, as well as understand variant sub-types. In addition, students will learn how to turn their Web pages from static text and images into functional, interactive, and dynamic communications and e-commerce tools.
Course Objective: You will learn the basic skills necessary to operate a personal computer.
Target Student: This course was designed for the student who is completely new to personal computers and needs to learn the basics about Windows XP. If you are using the Windows XP operating system and are new to computers, you should take this course before attempting any other FCDW courses.
Prerequisites: A working knowledge of advanced-level HTML. Programming experience is helpful, but not required.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: $449
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a seven-hour course. | $449 plus 3.9% processing fee. | Class size limited.
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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This class is an in-depth introduction to JavaScript. You will learn about: the Javascript tags; programming basics including variables, data types, functions, operators, and control structures; working with language objects; writing to a webpage; creating new windows; handling events on a form; and scripting for form elements.
Performance-Based Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Solid knowledge of HTML and/or Cascading Style Sheets or equivalent knowledge.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $549, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited |
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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You are familiar with XHTML and basic techniques of JavaScript programming in designing basic web pages. You can make your web pages more dynamic and attractive by providing additional functionality to them. In this course, you will use the advanced techniques in JavaScript programming and Ajax to make your web pages highly functional.
Course Objective: You will use the advanced techniques in JavaScript programming and Ajax to add better functionality to make web pages interactive and dynamic.
Target Student: Advanced JavaScript Programming is intended for students who are experienced developers of web pages and have experience with JavaScript. Students should be comfortable creating web pages, writing XHTML code and basic JavaScripts, and proficient in using web browsers such as Internet Explorer.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: To ensure successful completion of this course, we recommend that you first complete the JavaScript Programming course or have equivalent knowledge.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This two-day training session is $999, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a 2-day course. | Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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This three-hour course is aimed at taking the guesswork out of your digital SLR (DLSR) camera. Focusing on everything from the setup of the initial shoot to how to load your pictures onto your computer, this course will help you take better photos. Students should expect to work closely with an instructor on modern photo techniques and how to get the most out of your equipment.
In this course, you will learn:
Prerequisite: None
Note: Students must bring their own DSLR camera, a compact Flash card, compact Flash card reader, and your camera manual. Lenses and relevant computer cords are recommended as well. It is highly recommended that you bring a tripod and a spare battery.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Class size limited. | Several breaks are taken throughout the course length.
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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You will create, edit, organize, and enhance notes and also integrate them with other applications using Microsoft OneNote 2010.
Target Student: This course is designed for users who take notes and use automated tools to organize and manage the notes.
Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on their computers. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. One of the following courses are recommended, or you should have equivalent knowledge of: Windows XP Professional: Level 1, Windows XP Professional: Level 2, Windows 7: Level 1.
Performance-Based Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $309 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training, or 7 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft Office Outlook courses. It will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft Office Outlook, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes. In this course, you will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.
Course Objective: You will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.
Target Student: This course is designed for any person with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows who needs to use Microsoft Office Outlook to compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist certification for Outlook.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: The course requires that you are familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard; basic typing skills are recommended. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to: launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $169, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. You will receive an early bird discount for $10 off if you register 3 weeks or more before the course start date.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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If you have been using Microsoft Office Outlook as a communications tool, then you know how to send a mail message; schedule appointments and meetings; and create contacts, tasks, and notes. This course is the second in a series of three Microsoft Office Outlook courses. In this course, you will customize your Outlook environment, Calendar, mail, folders, and also track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.
Course Objective: You will customize your environment, Calendar, and mail messages to meet your specific needs as well as track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.
Target Student: This course is designed for experienced Outlook users who need to customize their environment, Calendar, and email messages to meet their specific requirements and who wish to track, share, assign, and locate various Outlook items.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Outlook Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $159, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Photoshop Elements has been an indispensable image-editing software application for many years. You would like to familiarize yourself with image creation and editing using this software. Understanding the different tools and features available in Photoshop Elements will help you maximize your creative potential. In this course, you will use the tools and features of Photoshop Elements to enhance and share your photographs.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system (such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows). Students should also have basic application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, etc.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $379 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training or seven (7) total hours.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Note: This Photoshop Level 1 course is scheduled for 2 sessions, session 1 and session 2. Session 2 is scheduled the following week. You must attend both sessions to complete Photoshop Level 1. You can not split up the sessions and must attend Session 1 and 2 as listed. Please mark your calendar accordingly.
Photoshop 1 is a beginner's course designed to teach those students with little or no background in Graphic Design and/or manipulation of images. This course will help a beginner user to understand what different types of images are, how to edit and manipulate images in Photoshop, and some of the basic tools that are extremely valuable.
Course Objective: You will learn the basics of how to navigate the Adobe Photoshop interface, edit and enhance images, begin working with layers, and more.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows® Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
View: Description | Course Offerings
This course is part two of a two-part series. This is a continuation of Photoshop Level 1 from the previous week. You cannot register for Session 2 only.
To register for Photoshop Level 1, you are agreeing to attend both sessions. You must register on the Session 1 page. Click here to get started.
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You familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe Photoshop. Now, you may want to enhance images and work with videos. In this course, you will work with the advanced tools and features available in Photoshop.
Course Objectives: You will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop's advanced features and capabilities.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Photoshop Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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In this course, you will use Photoshop as part of creating finished web pages, export individual slices, and create an HTML web page that displays a page containing sliced sections. Taking advantage of Photoshop's latest features for web production, you will be able to build powerful web mock-ups within the program. In addition, you will set Photoshop’s unit preferences and save files in different formats to see how well each one balances image quality with file size reduction. You will then calibrate your system’s color display. Finally, you will use the Save for Web & Devices feature to create and optimize designs for the web and mobile devices.
Course Objective: You will learn how to use Photoshop to develop optimized webpages.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Photoshop Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $199 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training, or 7 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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You have created static web pages using HTML. You now desire to use the features of PHP for creating dynamic websites. In this course, you will acquaint yourself with PHP by working with its common script elements, use the PHP script elements to create forms, address the stateless nature of HTTP by setting cookies and session variables in your scripts, and write the data entered in a form to a database.
Course Objective: You will create PHP scripts.
Target Student: This course is designed for the student who is well versed in HTML, and who has had at least some experience with scripting languages and SQL.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $449, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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In today's work environment, presentations have moved far beyond flip charts and overhead projectors. Audiences not only expect that your presentations are in an electronic format, but they also demand that your presentations be unique and sophisticated in their use of such formats. In this course, you will work with Microsoft Office PowerPoint to create electronic presentations.
Course Objective: You will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a new presentation. You will format text on slides to enhance clarity. In order to enhance the visual appeal, you will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. You will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form. You will then finalize a presentation to deliver it.
Target Student: This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This course is also intended for students interested in pursuing Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $169, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. You will receive an early bird discount for $10 off if you register 2 weeks or more before the course start date.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Course Objective: You will create and manage a project schedule using Microsoft Project.
Target Student: This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: A general introductory-level understanding of project management concepts. Basic end-user skills with any current Windows operating system.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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You will create and manage a project schedule using Microsoft Project.
Target Student: This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: A general introductory-level understanding of project management concepts. Basic end-user skills with any current Windows operating system.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $309 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training, or 7 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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Level 2 of this course is designed for a student who needs to use Microsoft Project to manage and customize those plans through the implementation stage of a project.
Course Objective: You will manage and customize project plans during the implementation stage of a project.
Target Student: This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who has the basic skills to create and modify project plans using Microsoft Project, and who needs to use Microsoft Project to manage and customize those plans through the implementation stage of a project.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Project Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $309 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training, or 7 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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You're starting Microsoft Office Publisher, which is an easy-to-use, flexible program for creating newsletters, brochures, business cards, postcards, flyers, among others for print, email, and the web. In this course, you will look at how to create a publication from scratch or use one of the hundreds of business and personal designs available in Publisher.
Course Objective: You will create, format, revise, and distribute publications.
Target Student: This course was designed for persons with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Word who need to learn how to use Microsoft Publisher to create, layout, and edit publications.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: This course assumes that you are familiar with using personal computers and word processing. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to: launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; manage files and folders; and select text.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $309, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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This course is an introduction on how to use QuickBooks to best meet the needs of your business. The main objective is to introduce you to QuickBooks’s basic features and give you an opportunity for hands-on practice. You will learn about the types of information you need to track in your business, and how to enter that information and track it in QuickBooks. By the time you complete the course, you will have a good idea of how an accounting software package can save time and help organize business finances.
Course Objective: You will learn how to use Quickbooks to manage your business' bookkeeping, including budgeting, income tracking, invoicing, payment processing, and more.
Performance-Based Objectives:
After completing this course, you should be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows® Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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You've learned how to use Quickbooks for basic business bookkeeping. Now it's time to become an expert in this powerful program. Getting to the next level with Quickbooks means that you'll be able to do make advanced reports and graphs of your business' financial data, do your payroll with Quickbooks, synchronize Quickbooks with your contact management software, and more. Register today to make keeping track of business finances a snap!
Course Objective: You will learn the advanced features of Quickbooks, and how they can help you make business bookkeeping easier and more efficient.
Performance-Based Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
Prerequisite: QuickBooks Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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22.7% of the time we spend online is on social media websites. Is social media part of your marketing plan? This course is an A-Z explanation of how to integrate social media into your marketing strategy to increase awareness, build your brand, connect with your customers, grow customer loyalty, and more.
Course Objective: You will learn which social media platforms are best for your business and how to create a strategy for effectively using them. Social media platforms covered in depth include LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Pinterest.
Target Student: This course is designed for people who are interested in understanding how to use social media for their business, and who desire to gain the skills necessary to fully implement a digital marketing strategy.
Instructor: Amy Alcorn, social media expert and owner of Aspen Grove Marketing, located in Fort Collins
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Please note that if you want to get the most out of social media, you will need to invest a good amount of time into the entire process. This workshop is just the beginning of your social media campaign and we want it to be clear that it does take a commitment to get everything you want out of it. The Fort Collins Digital Workshop is here to help you every step along the way, so let’s get started!
Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard and must have an email address. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.
Training Style: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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A good photograph tells a story. Learn how you can become a visual storyteller using the techniques taught in this course. Equipment choice, captioning, composition and photo essay design for print and digital publication will be covered. Discussion topics will include editorial photography trends and photojournalism ethics. Students will also have the opportunity for constructive critique of their images from their peers and the instructor.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Learn to Use your DSLR for Beginners or equivalent knowledge.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Price: This three-hour (6-9pm) private training session is $199, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Class size limited. Computers and materials are provided by the FCDW.
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Typing is a vital skill to have in today's computer-dominated world. This three-hour class will get you on your way to quick, efficient typing!
Course Objective: You will learn the fundamentals of typing and be able to use a computer keyboard with ease.
Target Student: This course is designed for students who have minimal experience with typing on a computer keyboard, or students who would like a "refresher" course on basic typing skills.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: None
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This three-hour training session is $149, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. And don’t forget: Seniors (55+) get an additional 10% off!
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a three-hour course. | Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Digital Photography has the promise of easy images plus lots of confusion all in one package. For both the weekend shooter to the seasoned pro, the newer digital cameras can present some challenges when you want to go beyond the simple point and click.
This course will walk you through just what those symbols and settings on your camera really mean and how to use them to get those images you want. If you come from a film background or just want to figure out your new camera, this three-hour class will help you get up to speed.
In this course, you will learn:
We will also touch on some of the digital editing programs out in the market (both free and most common) plus how to get those great images out of the camera and into prints or the web.
Presentation will be both PowerPoint presentation and lecture.
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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Diagrams and charts play a pivotal role in knowledge dissemination, making complex data easy to understand. Microsoft Office Visio Professional has a host of features that are instrumental in creating pictorial representations of information. In this course, you will learn the essentials of Visio.
Performance-Based Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Windows Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $309, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
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Microsoft Office Visio Level 2 is the second course in the Microsoft Visio series. In Microsoft Office Visio: Level 1, you used the various templates to design and manage workflows and flowcharts. This course will build upon the knowledge gained, and enable you to work with many advanced features, including using the drawing tools, creating and working with custom stencils and templates, and sharing your Visio drawings with other applications.
Course Objective: You will create custom elements and a custom template, represent external data as a drawing, and share your work with others.
Target Student: This course is designed for individuals who have an understanding of the basic workflow and the concept of end-to-end flowcharting.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Visio Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $309, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
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Students will learn how to use Visual Basic to develop Windows applications.
Performance-based objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Windows navigation and some programming experience.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $449, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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Students will learn how to develop desktop applications using Visual Basic that conform to the Microsoft Solution Framework. They will plan the physical design, create user services, create and manage COM components, test, deploy, and maintain desktop applications.
Course Objective: Students will learn how to create complex desktop applications using Visual Basic
Target Student: Students enrolling in this course should understand Visual Basic terminology, the steps to create an application, modular environments, and the relationship between controls and events.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Visual Basic Level 1 or equivalent. Specifically, the student must be able to:
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This two-day training session is $849, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: This is a 3-day course. | Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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While using the Internet, you have probably encountered various attractive and useful websites, and you may have formed your own opinions of their capabilities and limitations. However, merely using the Internet will not give you an understanding of how these sites are created. In this course, you will examine the basics of foundational web technology and create your own functional web pages using the latest specification of Hypertext Markup Language 5 (HTML5). In addition, you will learn how to incorporate style information into your pages using Cascading Style Sheets 3 (CSS3).
Course Objective: You will create and design web pages with text, graphics, and data tables. You will then link these web pages to enable navigation between these web pages.
Target Student: Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 1 is intended for students who are interested in creating web pages and websites using popular web publishing technologies. Students who want to learn web design for their personal use or for business related purposes will benefit equally.
Performance-Based Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: You should be familiar with using personal computers with a mouse and keyboard and possess basic typing skills. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. Familiarity with Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox would be an advantage. We highly recommend you take Level 1 and 2 of this course to learn all the tools you need to get started with your web design training
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $219 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training, or 7 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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You know how to create a basic website using HTML5 and CSS3. However, for your website to be successful, it must stand out from the crowd and attract visitors. In this course, you will learn skills that will be instrumental in creating advanced webpages and test their validity.
Course Objective: You will create modern, advanced web pages using HTML5 and CSS3 and test their validity. The focus will be on modern web layouts using CSS and the box model correctly.
Target Student: This course is designed for persons who understand the fundamentals of HTML5 and CSS3 and have used the two scripting languages to create basic webpages. It is aimed at individuals interested in using these technologies to create advanced webpages and test their validity.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3: Level 1 or equivalent knowledge.
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $219 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training, or 7 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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While using the Internet, you might have encountered many websites that are aesthetically appealing and also provide you with world class service. As a web designer, you would like to create and design a website that attracts many users. In the Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3: Level 3 class, you will use advanced positioning techniques to create a modern website layout. In addition, you will focus on the latest additions to the CSS3 specification including shadowing, gradients, and much more.
Course Objective: You will learn how to make and publish an optimized, highly functional website with advanced styles and layouts.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisite: Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3L Level 1 and 2 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This training session is $209 plus a 3.9% processing and development fee. This course takes place over one (1) full day of training, or 7 hours total.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
**Please read our Terms and Conditions before you register**
Certification:
This course is part of one of the FCDW Certification Programs
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You know to use Microsoft Office Word to create and format typical business documents. Now, you may need to work on more complex documents. In this course, you will use Word to create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents and forms.
Course Objective: You will create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents.
Target Student: This course is designed for persons who want to gain skills necessary to manage long documents, collaborate with others, and secure documents. In addition, it will be helpful for persons preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exams for Microsoft Office Word.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Word level 2 or equivalent knowledge
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
**Available for Private or Group Sessions**
Price: This one-day training session is $159, plus a 3.9% processing and development fee.
Course Includes:
Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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Welcome to XML: An Introduction (Fourth Edition). With your HTML knowledge, you have a solid foundation for working with markup languages. However, unlike HTML, XML is more flexible, allowing you to create custom tags to store and share data across different systems. This course introduces the fundamentals of XML and its related technologies so that you can create your own markup documents.
Course Objective: You will create markup documents using XML and its related technologies.
Target Student: Web developers using non-XML tools such as Flash, HTML, ColdFusion, and Java, who now want to incorporate XML technology. Desktop publishers wanting to migrate to an XML-based publishing solution. Self-taught XML developers who want to use XML efficiently.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Prerequisites: Microsoft Windows knowledge: Also helpful but not required: Experience with a markup language such as HTML or SGML (Web Design with XHTML, HTML and CSS: Level 1).
Training Type: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
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Class Info: Several breaks are taken throughout the day. | Class size limited
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