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November 01, 2006
Course in Excel by The Hadley School for the Blind
Get Organized With the Help of Excel!
Whether at home or at work, excel spreadsheets can be a useful tool. The Hadley School for the Blind has a new course that will show you how to create and use spreadsheets. This tuition-free course is available in braille, large print and online and enables you to practice working with spreadsheets at your own pace in the privacy of your own home.
This course shows how simple it can be to use a spreadsheet, said Amy Salmon, Hadley instructor for the course. You may begin to wonder how you ever did without this program!
This course introduces the basics of working with Excel spreadsheets in five lessons. Before you begin the first lesson, a short section familiarizes you with keystroke orientation and setting up a course folder for storing files. The first lesson describes Excel and introduces some essential commands. Lesson two shows how to enter and edit information, including a quick method for entering the current date and time. Lesson three explains how to use various functions and formulas in calculating results. Lesson four provides practice in cutting, copying and pasting data; inserting and deleting rows and columns; and formatting cells. Lesson five discusses creating and managing databases.
Prerequisites for this course include the following: familiarity with the computer keyboard, ability to type, basic math skills, access to a computer with Windows 95 or a later version, Excel software, 1995 version or later and word-processing software (e.g., Word, Notepad, etc.). This course is open to students in the Adult Continuing Education and High School Programs. Contact Student Services today to enroll in this course. To do so, please call 800.526.9909.
Contact Information:
Student Services
The Hadley School for the Blind
Phone: 800.526.9909 or 847.446.8111
Fax: 847.446.0855
Email: student_services@hadley.edu
Founded in 1920, The Hadley School for the Blind is the largest, worldwide distance educator of persons who are visually impaired. Hadley offers 100 tuition-free courses to eligible students. The school's 10,000 annual enrollments are from all corners of the United States and more than 100 countries. Courses are available to students who are visually impaired, family members, and professionals. Visit us on the Web at www.hadley.edu
Posted by Marten at November 1, 2006 12:42 PM