Computer Basics Training in Chicago, IL

This is the weekend course for you if you want to learn the basics quickly. Whether it's for your personal satisfaction or business use, come to this 12 hour comprehensive course for software knowledge. Over the course of two days, you will experience an immersion in MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, as well as Desktop Publishing, all using MS Office....

What do you need to be a good computer keyboard typist? Discipline! Do you feel the need for speed? Type every day! You won’t get any good unless you practice, practice, practice every day. And in today’s work force everyone uses a keyboard. First class: intro to the Home Row keys in the Learning Lab, Practice Pavilion, Skill Building and Test...

Students will learn to move and copy data, learn about absolute and relative references, and work with ranges, rows, and columns. They will also learn how to navigate worksheets and workbooks. Then they will enter and edit text, values, formulas, and pictures, and they will save workbooks. This course also covers simple functions used in formulas...

This class will prepare you to pass the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. You’ll learn what the AWS Cloud is and the basic global infrastructure, and be able to describe the core characteristics of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud. You’ll work hands-on in AWS during the class.

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size route and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN.  CCNA curriculum includes basic mitigation of security threats, introduction to wireless networking concepts...

Learn to navigate your way around Windows, the Basics before you tackle any program today. It's a must for anyone working in the computer job market today. You'll be introduced to: Making Shortcuts for your desktop Windows Explorer  Dropping & Dragging  How to change to a left-handed mouse  Using Wordpad & Notepad ...

In our Foundation Part I one-day class you will use, create, and edit content in a team site. You will also create and perform basic management of a team site using SharePoint Foundation 2016. Course Content Lesson 1: Interacting with SharePoint Team Sites Topic A: Access SharePoint Sites Topic B: Navigate SharePoint Sites Lesson 2: Working...

This is an introductory course is for those with minimal to no prior experience working with Mac laptops and/or Photoshop.  We will cover the basics of computer usage before we dive in to Photoshop. Learn the basic functions of the essential tools in Photoshop.  We will learn how to crop, rotate, adjust the image size, and how to make basic...

The focus of this class is the design of an Access database. You will learn how to create tables and basic forms, basic queries, and basic reports. We will cover planning a database, finding records, editing data, and using sorting and filters. Input masks and validation will be covered to help get correct information into your database.

This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Excel Basic/Level 1 courses and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that you can use to create dashboards. The ability to analyze massive amounts of data, extract actionable intelligence from it, and present that information to decision makers...

If you are getting ready for a career as an entry-level information technology (IT) professional or computer service technician, the CompTIA® A+® Certification course is the first step in your preparation. The course will build on your existing user-level knowledge and experience with personal computer (PC) software and hardware to present fundamental...

SQL provides powerful but reasonably simple tools for data analysis and handling. This two-part series will take absolute beginners through the basics of SQL to an ability to write queries with confidence. We will use a combination of lecture and in-class exercises to ensure that students leave with a working grasp of SQL fundamentals. Preparation...

Squarespace is an amazing tool for entrepreneurs, bloggers, photographers, restaurants, and small business owners looking to build a beautifully designed website quickly and easily.  In this workshop, you’ll learn how to choose a template, customize the look and feel of your website, lay out content, and leave with the beginnings of your very...

In our Part II one-day class you will take the role of a user with Design permission. You will learn how to add libraries, lists and page components, change the look and feel of a Team site, control the display of content and create workflows and content types. You must take our Basic class (or have used SharePoint for at least three months) before...

Photoshop is the industry standard photo image editing software for print and digital output. In this hands-on introductory workshop, we will walk through Photoshop's basic capabilities and use tools and techniques to edit images and create visual design mock-ups - no design experience required! This bootcamp will help students visualize products...