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Acrobat PRO BTCS*0130*600
with Michael Stephens
Ready to create, edit and turbo-charge PDFs with pro features? This comprehensive 7-hour in-person course, conducted in our hands-on computer lab, provides advanced training in Adobe Acrobat Professional. You'll develop proficiency in creating, editing, and combining PDFs; implementing advanced features such as bookmarks, links, buttons, multimedia elements, watermarks, comments, markup, shared reviews, interactive forms, digital signatures, security, conversions, and optimization. Course textbook is included. Must have access to an Acrobat Pro subscription, to use in class for learning activities.
MS Excel Level 3 BTCS*0103*602
with Michael Stephens
Ready to scale the ladder to Excel Expert heights? In this 7-hour in-person class in our hands-on computer lab, you'll learn about Excel's most powerful and advanced tools for data analysis and presentation. Practice logical and lookup functions, more advanced formulas, arrays, auditing, error-trapping, and the much beloved date, time, text, and other functions. Learn about importing external data via Power Pivot, exporting data, What-If Analysis and automating repetitive tasks with macros. Coursebooks, practice files used during class and dozens of additional test worksheets with solutions are also provided for further practice, or even as templates in your future builds. Excel 1 and 2 are strongly recommended but not required.
Newsletters for Business BTBE*0203*600
with Maddie Newman
Newsletters are one of the best ways to stay connected with customers and grow your business. In this class, you'll learn how to set up a free email marketing platform, design your first email, build your contact list, and send newsletters that people actually want to read.
MS Excel Level 1 BTCS*0101*603
with Michael Stephens
Rusty or new to Microsoft Excel? In this 7-hour in-person class in our hands-on computer lab, learn to create and format worksheets that contain calculations with formulas and functions, including the importance of using proper reference types. Moving and copying data correctly, manipulating data, chart creation, and various other tips and tricks are also covered. Coursebooks, practice files used during class and dozens of additional test worksheets with solutions are also provided for further practice, or even as templates in your future builds. Gain the confidence to build, repair and upgrade spreadsheets. Participants leave this course with a new or increased love of Excel, a powerful and legendary data tool.
Strategic Planning 101 BTLM*0107*600
with Maryellen Tast
Strategic planning is easier than you think! In this half-day workshop, you'll learn to recognize the difference between a strategic plan and other planning processes, be able to identify the situations in which a strategic plan is most useful and develop and implement strategies that will help you achieve long-term goals.
Crucial Conversations BTPD*0101*601
with Melissa Martin
Based on the bestselling "Crucial Conversations" book by Vital Smarts, this course teaches the practice and skills for having difficult conversations. In this two-day training, you will learn how to strengthen relationships and how to resolve intractable problems through conscious use of the techniques taught.
MS 365 Copilot AI Essentials BTCS*0115*600
with Michael Stephens
New to Microsoft 365 Copilot AI? This 4-hour, in-person class held in our hands-on computer lab provides an introduction to Copilot and its integration with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and other apps. Learn how Copilot assists you with streamlining workflows, supporting communication and decision-making. You'll learn the difference between the basic version bundled with Office 365 and the advanced features of the additional cost version, Copilot Studio. Review practical use cases, learn techniques for crafting prompts, and practice using Copilot to summarize documents, generate content, analyze data, and automate tasks. Walk away with the confidence that you're ready to use Copilot to help you at work and home. No prerequisites.
Building a Network At Work BTPD*0110*550
with Melissa Martin
Do you want to build stronger working relationships with colleagues and managers? This 1-hour virtual workshop is for individual contributors who want to expand their internal network and improve collaboration. Recognize the value of building trust and rapport, identify key stakeholders, and create a relationship map to apply these concepts to your own workplace. Proceed with a clear plan to connect with colleagues and a list of conversation starters you can use to build rapport.