There are still a few seats available in the following CT State Library workshops in October.  To register access the Connecticut Continuing Education Calendar of Events http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
 

Move over Photoshop: Introduction to GNU Image Manipulation (GIMP) – Oct. 4^th (Bristol PL) (9:00 am – 12:00 pm)
GIMP, a free open source program, will help you create and edit professional quality images. It rivals Photoshop in its features but it’s free. In this 6 hour class we’ll cover basic picture editing, inserting and formatting text, selecting areas of the picture, working with layers, using the drawing tools and applying filters and effects.

Topics include:
•Working with the GIMP user interface
•Saving to multiple formats
•Basic color/lighting correction
•Combining pictures
•Working with layers
•Adding text
•Applying filters and effects

Excel 2007: From Start to Finish – Oct. 5^th (Pt.1), Oct. 12^th (Pt.2), Oct. 19^th (Pt.3) & Oct. 26^th (Pt.4) (MLSC) (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. each day)
This series of four half-day classes will bring you from novice to advanced professional.

Participants will attend all four workshop sessions.
Topics include:

Part 1: Oct. 5, 2011
Entering numbers and text into cells
Creating simple formulas
Using functions
Using the fill handle
Formatting sheets for printing

Part 2: Oct. 12, 2011
Creating advanced functions
Naming cells and ranges
Developing formulas using named cells and ranges
Using 3-D functions to calculate across worksheets
Defining absolute and relative references
Creating elapsed time/day formulas

Part 3: Oct. 19, 2011
Constructing databases
Sorting, filtering and subtotaling data
Creating pivot tables

Part  4: Oct. 26, 2011
Working with graphs/charts

Kris Abery

Continuing Education Coordinator

Connecticut State Library

Email: Kris.Abery@ct.gov

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