Victor Harbor Seniors On-Line - Computer Courses
The Victor Harbor Seniors On-Line computer educational suite and office is located in Carrickalinga House, 17 Torrens Street, Victor Harbor, South Australia. All personnel involved are local talented volunteers. The instructors are supported by a enthusiastic group of helpers providing personal, even one on one assistance to students. Course fees are minimal cost and include 'take home' course notes, disks where applicable and tea and coffee at lesson breaks.
Teachers and Helpers
undergoing instruction at
VHSOL's PC Suite at
Carrickalinga House,
Victor Harbor, SA
Website: www.users.bigpond.net.au/vhsol (outside this site)
Email: vhsol@bigpond.net.au (outside this site)
Victor Harbor Seniors On-Line is a not-for-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and funded mainly by low cost tuition from its clients by way of minimal course registration fees. The volunteer staff at VHSOL are dedicated to helping seniors in our community to become confident in using information technology through the use of computers and the Internet.
Carrickalinga House (Senior Citizens Centre)
Corner Torrens & Hills Street
VICTOR HARBOR South Australia 5211
VHSOL Year 2008 Courses (1st Quarter)
INTRODUCTORY COURSE
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC COMPUTING (2 session x 2 hrs: $25)
Hesitant at using a computer? Learn the basic elements of a computer, how to create and edit simple documents, and the fundamentals of communicating by e-mail.
Course No |
Start at |
Dates |
IBC/04 |
10.00am |
Wednesday, January 30 and Thursday, January 31 |
IBC/05 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 21 |
IBC/06 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, May 20 and Thursday, May 22 |
OPENOFFICE GETTING STARTED (1 sessions x 2 hrs: $15)
Learn about this FREE program. Yes, OpenOffice.org is a free, fully integrated office suite of programs which is available for most operating systems and is compatible with Microsoft Office. If you do not have this latter program, OpenOffice.org is for you.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
OGS/03 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, February 26 |
VISTA DISCOVERY TOUR (1 sessions x 2 hrs: $15)
Vista, the new Microsoft Windows operating system has many differences between it and the previous XP system. Discover some of the new and different features of this latest operating system.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
VDT/01 |
10.00am |
Wednesday, February 27 |
VDT/02 |
10.00am |
Friday, March 7 |
VDT/03 |
10.00am |
Friday, May 30 |
DEMONSTRATION COURSES
BURNING WITH NERO (1 session x 2 hrs: $15)
This is a demonstration course. Students will be shown how to use Nero, an industry standard burner program. The course will cover burning CDs and DVD's and will show how to prepare the files for burning. Notes will be provided.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
BWN/14 |
10.00am |
Wednesday, March 5 |
BWN/15 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, May 6 |
COMPUTER SECURITY & HEALTH (1 session x 2 hrs: $15)
This is an awareness and discussion session on topics such as Passwords, Viruses, Firewall's, Spam, Adware and Spyware. Information and demonstrations only - notes will be provided.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
CSH/07 |
10.00am |
Wednesday, May 28 |
WORD PROCESSING
WORD 1 (4 sessions x 2 hrs: $40) Program - Microsoft Word 2002/03
Microsoft Word allows you to type a letter or create just about any type of document and is the most commonly used program in the world. During this course you will learn how to create a document, set up your page properly, format your document, change the size, style and colours of your text, insert pictures and create borders. As you progress you will become skilled in saving and retrieving your documents.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
|
WP1/115 |
10.00am |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
February 11, 13, 18 and 20 |
WP1/116 |
1.00pm |
Tuesdays & Thursdays |
March 4, 6, 11 and 13 |
WP1/117 |
10.00am |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
March 31, April 2, 7 and 9 |
WP1/118 |
1.00pm |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
May 12, 14, 19 and 21 |
WP1/119 |
1.00pm |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
June 16, 18, 23 and 25 |
WORD 2 (3 sessions x 2 hrs: $35) Program - Microsoft Word 2002/03
Save time and effort - use the Format Painter to copy numerous formatting elements with one toolbar button. Become adept at electronic filing. Drag and drop instead of retyping and learn to use some of the commonly used Keyboard commands. Explore Word Options. Use headers/footers and page numbering for a professional look in long documents and delve into the intricacies of Page and Art Borders.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
WP2/39 |
1.00pm |
Tuesday, March 18 - Thursday, March 20 - Tuesday, March 25 |
WP2/40 |
1.00pm |
Tuesday, June 3 - Thursday, June 5 - Tuesday, June 10 |
WORD 3 (3 sessions x 2 hrs: $35) Program - Microsoft Word 2002/03
Learn to work with text boxes - construct your own letterhead. Explore the Clip Organizer and find Clip Art on the Internet. Become organized - create Christmas or club mailing lists and keep them in order. Look at Auto Correct options and learn how to create your own entries. Insert pictures into Auto Shapes; flip and rotate for a different effect, and explore the intricacies of the various tools on the Drawing toolbar.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
WP3/14 |
1.00pm |
Tuesday, June 17 - Thursday, June 19 and Tuesday, June 24 |
WORD 1 (4 sessions x 2 hrs: $40) Program - Microsoft Word 2007
Produce great looking documents faster than ever before with the latest offering from Microsoft - Word 2007. This streamlined Word Processing program presents powerful editing tools in a user-friendly environment - recommended for computers using the Vista operating system.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
|
WP1/120 |
1.00pm |
Mondays & Wednesdays |
February 11,13, 18 and 20 |
WP1/121 |
1.00pm |
Tuesdays & Thursdays |
April 15, 17, 22 and 24, |
OPEN OFFICE WRITER 1 (4 sessions x 2 hrs: $40) Program - OpenOffice.org Writer
This is the word processing program within OpenOffice.org Learn how to create, format, and edit documents and to save them in different formats. Use this program for everything from writing a letter to producing an entire book. Remember, OpenOffice.org can be obtained free - you do not have to buy it.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
|
OOW1/04 |
1.00pm |
Tuesdays & Thursdays |
February 5, 7, 12 and 14 |
OOW1/05 |
10.00am |
Tuesdays & Thursdays |
April 15, 17, 22 and 24 |
OPEN OFFICE WRITER 2 (3 sessions x 2 hrs: $35) Program - OpenOffice.org Writer
Find out more about OpenOffice.org Writer including finding and replacing text, use headers/footers for page numbering and dating, bulleting text, save time and effort by using the Format Paintbrush facility, and more.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
OOW2/02 |
10.00am |
Thursday, May 1 - Monday, May 5 - and Wednesday, May 7 |
PHOTOS & SCANNING
SCANNING (1 session x 2 hrs: $15)
Scanners have provided us with a new and novel way of presenting and transmitting our photographs and other images. Learn the basics of using a scanner, how to edit, enhance, print and email your scanned images.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
SCA/38 |
10.00am |
Monday, April 14 |
SCA/39 |
10.00am |
Friday, May 9 |
FUN WITH PHOTOS 1(2 sessions x 2 hrs: $25)
Enhance, edit, and crop digital images from sources such as email, your scanner or digital camera. Experiment with artistic effects, repair old and damaged photos and combine multiple images in one frame. Challenge your creativity in this popular course.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
FP1/30 |
10.00am |
Monday, February 4 and Wednesday, February 6 |
FP1/31 |
1.00pm |
Wednesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 7 |
FUN WITH PHOTOS 2 (4 sessions x 2 hrs: $40)
This course is an extension of the Fun with Photos 1 course. The course explores more of the artistic and innovative methods used to enhance, improve and modify your digital images. We will use the very popular Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 program.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
|
FP2/17 |
10.00am |
Tuesdays and Thursdays, |
March 18, 20, 25 and 27 |
FP2/18 |
10.00am |
Mondays and Wednesdays |
May 12, 14, 19 and 21 |
SCRAPBOOKING (4 sessions x 2 hrs: $40)
Digital Scrap booking, or computer scrap-booking, is the hottest new way to capture moments, create layouts, and transform your moments into memories, and give you the scrapbooks to captivate your family and loved ones for generations to come. Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 to create your scrapbooks. If you like, bring along any photos that can be included in your creation. Attendance at FP2 or a good working knowledge of Photoshop Elements is a prerequisite.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
SCP/04 |
10.00am |
Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 17, 19, 24 and 26 |
DIGITAL CAMERAS AND YOUR COMPUTER (2 sessions x 2 hrs: $25)
This is a new course, expanding the previous digital camera course to include discussion on using your digital camera. Please bring your camera to the class so that you can learn how to use all the functions available for more creative photography. We will also look at transferring your images to the computer, organising the images, simple editing and creating a slide show to view on your computer or TV
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
DCC/13 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, February 12 and Friday, February 15 |
DCC/14 |
10.00am |
Monday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 23 |
DCC/15 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, June 3 and Thursday June 5 |
FUN WITH FONTS (1 sessions x 2 hrs: $15)
Learn how to use text creatively, to make illuminated text to be used in your photo albums, cards and documents etc. Text characters can also be converted into borders and frames for your creations. You will also learn to download fancy fonts from the internet and install them on your computer.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
FWF |
10.00am |
Tuesday, April 29 |
RECREATION & LEISURE
COMPUTER CRAFT & DESIGN (1 session x 3 hrs: $20)
Using Word 2002/03 you will achieve practical and fun results as you follow the step-by-step instructions for each project. You will find tips for creating reversed, cropped and rotated images, for directing your text to new and exciting angles, and for working with text boxes and fill colours. Completing these projects will give you the confidence and knowledge to create new ones on your own. Supplies will be provided.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
|
CCD/09 |
1.00pm |
Wednesday, February 6 |
Greeting cards |
CCD/10 |
1.00pm |
Monday, March 3 |
Easter cards |
CCD/11 |
1.00pm |
Tuesday, April 8 |
Post it notes & gift tags |
CCD/12 |
1.00pm |
Thursday, May 1 |
Book marks & personal identity cards |
CCD/13 |
1.00pm |
Thursday, June 26 |
Special Occasion cards |
ADVANCED COMPUTER CRAFT (1 session x 3 hrs: $20)
Following on from the popular Computer Craft & Design courses, these sessions challenge those that would like to become that little bit more creative. Participation in previous CCD courses is essential.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
|
ACC/01 |
1.00pm |
Thursday, April 3 |
Cute 'n Crafty cards |
ACC/02 |
1.00pm |
Thursday, June 12 |
Cards with style |
PUBLISHER (2 session x 2 hrs: $25)
Using Microsoft Publisher, learn how to create banners, brochures, calendars, CD labels, flyers and many other types of publications either from samples that can be tailored to your own requirements, or by starting from scratch and designing your own creation.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
PUB/13 |
10.00am |
Wednesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 26 |
PUB/14 |
1.00pm |
Wednesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 11 |
Leave the ladder in the shed - forget the drop-sheets! Paint is an exciting and user-friendly accessory program that comes free with your Windows operating system. It allows you to create a painting from scratch even if you think you have no artistic talent. Come, enjoy and have fun!
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
PNT1/06 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, April 1 |
PAINT 2 (1 sessions x 2 hrs: $15)
Following on from Paint 1, this session will inspire you to become even more creative using Microsoft's free Paint program. You do not have to be an artist to achieve amazing results.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
PNT2/05 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, April 8 |
PAINT 3 (1 sessions x 2 hrs: $15)
Following on from Paint 2, this session will give you greater opportunity to expand your painting skills.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
PNT3/03 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, May 13 |
MORE PAINT PLUS (1 sessions x 2 hrs: $15)
There is so much more to explore in this versatile program. Acquire still more skills in Microsoft Paint as you extend yourself even further with this fourth session.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
PNT4/01 |
10.00am |
Thursday, May 15 |
INTERNET & EMAIL
E-MAIL 1 (1 session x 2 hrs: $15)
Send and receive messages quickly and cheaply by email. Explore and exploit the magic of Outlook Express.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
EM1/54 |
10.00am |
Monday, February 25 |
EM1/55 |
1.00pm |
Monday, May 26 |
E-MAIL 2 (1 session x 2 hrs: $15)
Progress to the next stage of using email. Customise toolbars, columns and options. Insert signatures, sounds and pictures.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
EM2/23 |
10.00am |
Monday, March 3 |
EM2/24 |
1.00pm |
Monday, June 2 |
The internet is becoming increasingly important in our day-to-day lives. Gain the necessary confidence to communicate and seek information from worldwide resources using Internet Explorer. Learn search techniques using search engines. A significant part of the course is conducted online.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
NET1/51 |
10.00am |
Friday, February 1 |
NET1/52 |
10.00am |
Wednesday, March 12 |
GOOGLE IT! (1 session x 2 hrs: $15)
Google is the worlds largest search engine, currently indexing eight billion web pages. Learn how to use the many hidden features of the Google Search Engine to improve your web searching and discover the many other tools found on the Google web site.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
NET2/23 |
10.00am |
Monday, March 17 |
NET2/24 |
10.00am |
Wednesday, April 16 |
NET2/25 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, May 27 |
This modified course uses a simple and free program, Nvu, to create classy web pages for you to easily publish on the Internet. Most ISPs allocate free personal web space for their customers who can use it to provide information about themselves for their friends and family, announce family events, share the latest holiday photos or publicise the activities of their club or hobby group.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
WEB/07 |
10.00am |
Monday, May 26 and Monday, June 2 |
HOME OFFICE
ENVELOPES AND LABELS (1 sessions x 2 hrs: $15) Program - Microsoft Word 2002/03
Keep the Postie happy - professionally address your envelopes. Create a sheet of return addresses to use on letters and parcels. Produce full sheets of the same label or an individual label to use on items for fetes and trading tables. Protect treasured books from straying - stickers affirming ownership will make sure that they are returned. Customise those odd sized labels that you have not been able to use.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
ELM/13 |
1.00pm |
Tuesday, April 1 |
MONEY (2 session x 2 hrs: $25)
Organise and control your finances. Track spending and balance your accounts. Manage your investments. See your financial status at a glance.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
MYM/03 |
1.00pm |
Monday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 19 |
MIND YOUR MONEY - EXTENSION (1 session x 2 hrs: $15)
Immerse yourself in the day to day functions of this great program.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
MYM2/01 |
1.00pm |
Wednesday, March 26 |
WORKING WITH EXCEL (3 sessions x 2 hrs: $35)
Every time we calculate figures we are actually using a spreadsheet. Using Microsoft Excel, keep track of your finances, create domestic budgets, determine how long your money will last using certain criteria. Use formulae to calculate loan or investment performance.
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
SS1/21 |
10.00am |
Tuesday, March 4 - Thursday, March 6 - Tuesday, March 11 |
WORKING WITH EXCEL 2 (2 sessions x 2 hrs: $25)
Expand your knowledge of Excel. Create straight line projections, insert comments into your spreadsheets, perform 'What if?' calculations, audit formulae, and more. Prerequisite: Basic Spreadsheets
Course No |
Time |
Dates |
SS2/05 |
10.00am |
Monday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 30 |
Applications for Registration can be obtained at Victor Harbor Library, City of Victor Harbor Council foyer, or by phoning:
- Chairman Ron Washington on (08) 8552 5216
- Secretary Margaret Yelland on (08) 8552 7007
- Verle Wood on (08) 8552 2197
Registration and Course Enrollments: may be made Friday afternoons from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM.
Carrickalinga House
17 Torrens Street,
Victor Harbor,
South Australia
5211
Remarks: This location features a well equipped computer
suite located in Carrickalinga House, on the corner of Torrens
and Hill Streets, Victor Harbor, opposite the Police Station.
It has a large team of competent instructors and helpers ensuring
that all students receive adequate personal attention in a friendly and relaxed learning environment. The Suite can accommodate
8 students at one time.
Macintosh Users: Verle Wood is an experienced Macintosh Teacher.
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