[CASL-L] Seats Available: Move Over Photoshop (Bristol PL) & Excel 2007 (MLSC)

[Abery, Kris]

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. 4th (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. 5th (Pt.1), Oct. 12th (Pt.2), Oct. 19th (Pt.3) & Oct. 26th (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 at ct.gov
Tele: 860 704 2206
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CTStateLibrary
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