Training and Education

Private, confidential, personalized instruction
I come to your home or office so you can learn in a familiar environment. You learn by doing. I have a variety of handouts on common topics. Additionally, I take notes on my laptop as I teach so you don’t have to write anything down. I make sure you understand the notes. After I’m gone, you can practice what you learned.

Boost your productivity
If you’ve been struggling to accomplish your business tasks and feel some projects take to-o-o long, you can learn new ways of doing them more efficiently. You could save yourself a lot of time you could spend doing other important tasks.

Communicate with Family
Do you have family who live out of your area? Other states? Overseas? or do you have family that is fighting for our country overseas? I can help get you setup and online so you can video confrence

Yes in plain English
From the start, we’ll decide what terms make the most sense to you and we’ll stick to them. If I start talking like a geek, stop me!

With respect for you
You are an expert in what you do! I respect you’re experience  and simply want to share what I know about using computers. To help you accomplish your goals. 

Rates and Scheduling
My rate is $50/hour (with a $10/hour discount for seniors 55 and older, students, and job-seekers). You are welcome to invite one or two others to sit in on your training. I travel to Portland, Gresham, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Beaverton, Tigard, Vancouver and Battleground I will travel beyond 20 miles provided there is an additional. I am available from 9:00am until  9:00pm M-F 7PM Sat and Sunday 

Topics
PC Basics (e.g., The mouse and keyboard, Terminology, Start and end a program)
File management (e.g., Folders and files, Thumb/Jump and Flash drives and other external drives, backups)
E-mail (e.g., E-mail addresses, Contact lists, Attachments, Virus protection, Google, Yahoo, MSN, OutLook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird )
The Internet (e.g., Browsers, URLs, Bookmarks, Searching)
Digital Cameras (e.g., Taking good pictures, Storing and cataloging pictures, Editing pictures, online storage and sharing)
Microsoft Word (e.g., Navigating in a document, Tables, Page Numbers)
Microsoft Excel (e.g., Navigating in a worksheet, Workbooks and worksheets, Formulas, Charts, Pivot tables)
Microsoft Access (e.g., Analyze needs, Design database structure, Database tables, Forms, Queries, Reports)
Microsoft PowerPoint (e.g., Slide Layout, Slide Show Animation)
Microsoft Outlook (e.g., Distribution lists, Calendar, Folders)
Upgrading from Microsoft Office 2003 to Office 2007
Using OpenOffice.org or Google Documents