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How to Easily Make an Attractive Cover Page in Microsoft Word
06 Monday Mar 2017
Posted in GCC, Office 365, Word
Classes Start Next Week!
25 Thursday Aug 2016
Posted in Excel, GCC, Windows 10, Word
Hello all. I hope you have had a great summer! will be starting my classes next week. First up will be Excel Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 5:30. Saturday morning at 8 will be Word. This will be the first time I will have taught Word on a Saturday. So for those beginners out there that would like to take Word on a weekend, this is a rare opportunity.
Tons of new stuff awaits you! We have new computers on the desktop and they are nice! We are now officially teaching Windows 10 and it is the default OS on the computers now. Also, we have upgraded to the newest version of Office…2016.
The biggest change will be how we teach. NO MORE BOOKS REQUIRED….for any class. Why you may ask, because everything will be web based. You are going to get access to all kinds of online training and an eBook for free! You will be able to access these resources from any computer with an internet connection.
So lots of exciting changes! Hopefully I’ll see you all next week!
How to choose pictures
19 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted in GCC, Integrated Technology, PowerPoint, Word
We use pictures everywhere. They add to our documents, spreadsheets, and most certainly Power Point presentations. But are we picking the right pictures to use? Here are some links to websites that will give you some guidance.
http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-choose-your-best-photo-in-a-series-every-time–photo-193
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/picking-right-media-reporting-story/
http://www.almostsavvy.com/2011/04/06/8-tips-how-to-choose-the-right-profile-photo-linkedin/
Click to access visual_aids.pdf
http://www.howtogeek.com/school/microsoft-word-document-formatting-essentials/lesson4/all/
Working with Color and Fonts
19 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted in GCC, Integrated Technology, Job Hunting?, PowerPoint, Word
Your choice of color and fonts when creating documents are much more important than you may realize. Below is a couple of links to websites that discuss these important choices. I encourage you to think about them the next time you are putting together a report in Word or a presentation in Power Point.
Using Fonts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/705/
Perception of Fonts:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/12/14/what-font-should-i-use-five-principles-for-choosing-and-using-typefaces/
http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/81/PersonalityofFonts.asp
Using Color:
http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
Shortcuts for Word and other products
16 Thursday Jan 2014
Here are three web pages that give you a lot of shortcuts for Word and other programs.
http://shortcutworld.com/en/win/Word_2010.html
http://www.veodin.com/word-2010-shortcuts/
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/word-2010-allinone-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Welcome Word Students!
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
Welcome to the MS Word Level 1 2010! I am so happy you are attending this class. I know you will find it interesting, educational, and hopefully very enjoyable. Check back often at this website for any information or links that I may refer to in class. If I have any handouts, you will find them mentioned here or may be in the list in the Internet folders. The book for this class has an ISBN of 978-0-76384-297-0. I encourage you to check out some used books at Amazon or other stores. This is a six-week class, meeting every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30.
Remember, your attendance is critical, so please attend if you can. I look forward to our time together. Thank you for coming!
Contract Information: (626) 256-0302 https://simpsongcc.wordpress.com , simpsongcc@live.com
Pictures, pictures, pictures!
11 Wednesday Dec 2013
Posted in GCC, Integrated Technology, Internet, Intro to Computers, PowerPoint, Word
Tis the season for picture taking! So where do I put all those pictures?
If you want to save them along with any other files you might have, the cloud is a good place.
If you have a Windows device (especially Win 8), Skydrive is easy to use. You just need an account: http://www.live.com
Another good cloud service is http://www.dropbox.com
If you want to just have a place to save photos your Phone or tablet can be set to save to the following sites:
http://www.flickr.com/ (Now you get 1 Terabyte free!)
http://photobucket.com/ (You get 2 GB free)
http://www.shutterfly.com
https://www.facebook.com/ (Unlimited storage of photos)
With flikr and shutterfly you can make books, pillows, blankets, mugs, etc.. with your pictures on them. Great for gift-giving!
If you take a lot of pictures….check this tool out! http://www.eye.fi/
Remember, MS Word has some good photo editing tools but one of the best is a free tool from Google called Picasa. http://picasa.google.com/
Here is some info on cameras you might find useful and a site that reviews them.
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/333/do-more-megapixels-mean-better-photo-quality/
http://www.dpreview.com
Have fun!
Differences between the Office Suites
11 Friday Oct 2013
I often get asked what the differences are between different versions of Microsoft Office. Here is a couple of websites that gives you some of that information….
http://www.microsoft.com/business/en-ie/Whats-new/Pages/Article.aspx?cbcid=75
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954.aspx
http://blogs.gartner.com/guy-creese/2012/07/17/office-2013-vs-2010/
Word Students!
20 Wednesday Feb 2013
Posted in New Technology, Word
Welcome to the Beg. Word 2010! I am so happy you are attending this class. I know you will find it interesting, educational, and hopefully very enjoyable. Check back often at this website for any information or links that I may refer to in class. If I have any handouts, you will find them mentioned here or may be in the list on the right. The book for this class has the ISBN number of 978-0763843007 (full book 978-0763842994) and I encourage you to check for used ones on http://www.Amazon.com . I look forward to our time together. Thank you for coming!
Contract Information: (626) 256-0302 https://simpsongcc.wordpress.com simpsongcc@live.com
Microsoft Office announcement!
22 Monday Oct 2012
Posted in Excel, GCC, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
Here is a really good deal for students.
Word Level 2
16 Friday Mar 2012
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Those interested in Word Level 2. The book ISBN is 978-0763838225. There are some used ones on Amazon.
Welcome Word Level 1 students!
15 Wednesday Feb 2012
I am so happy to have you in my class. I promise I will make it as enjoyable as possible!. The Level one book has an ISBN of 978-0-76384-300-7. Last I checked, there were a few used ones on Amazon. Word 2007 full book is ISBN 978-0-76382-986-5. I look forward to our next 6 weeks together. Thank you.
Steve Simpson
(626) 256-0302
simpsongcc@live.com
Steve Simpson, Glendale College Computer Instructor 