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Computer Skills for Organizers and Clients

Presented by Roxanne Hoerning

This class will help you refine your computer skills to not only enhance your business but also learn things that can be passed along to your clients. If you are currently using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and would like to learn more tips and tricks to improve your proficiency, this class is for you. If you have the basics down, now is the time to take your computer skills to the next level.  

In this class you will learn practical applications to integrate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to take advantage of the best of each. In addition, you'll learn many shortcuts and tips to make you more efficient.

Excel - What you will learn:

• How to create a database in Excel for address listings, file or household inventory, client listing.
  Ways to sort, filter, count, paste link, transpose, and use worksheets within workbooks.
  Shortcuts for formatting and printing: set print area, update and print multiple worksheets within a workbook at the same time, adding headers & footers.

Word - What you will learn:

• How to merge data from a spreadsheet into a word document to create labels and letters.
  How to create forms for surveys or gathering information.
  How to create and use tables for better page layout.
  How to insert pictures and clipart within text or tables and easily size and move them around.
  How to use the review features when collaborating on a document to track changes.

PowerPoint - What you will learn:

• Take your presentations to the next level: learn about the Slide master, automation, layout, design and background color.
  Link data or charts from a Word or Excel file into a presentation.
  Other uses for PowerPoint beyond presentations, such as creating instruction pages, signs, or binder covers.

This workshop will include both lecture and self-paced hands-on exercises, so once you understand the concepts you will be able to work at your own pace. [Note: You must bring your own laptop with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.] You will leave the class with useful materials for future reference.

Roxanne Hoerning is extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic when it comes to utilizing technology to create efficient, time-saving processes to automate and track information. She founded her company; You Can be Organized, in 2009 to enable her to branch out beyond her current role in corporate America. She has 25 years of technology and marketing experience and has done hands-on computer training and process documentation throughout her career. Although new to NAPO, she is excited to get involved with other organizers to learn and share experiences.

Register Early!

Seating is limited - make sure you save your seat at the regular registration price!

Date: February 27, 2010
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Cost: $99 for NAPO-LA members, $119 for nonmembers
        ($15 late registration fee after February 23)

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