On-Site Software Training

Unlike any other time in our history, technology is changing at an unprecedented rate. Keeping up with current industry trends is a big challenge. Although computers are intended to help people become more productive, they often leave us confused and frustrated as their ability to do more at an accelerated rate can seem almost mind boggling.

New West Technologies offers you basic or advanced training to move ahead with your personal skills and keep up with current trends. We provide patient, individualized coaching and small group training for businesses covering most all Windows and Mac computer functions and software applications including:

RMS Essential desktop functionality E-mail Surfing the Internet Antivirus Protection Format/print documents/files Protection against spyware & cookies Transfer data across portable devices Burn CDs Digital cameras Scanners MP3 players

Best Practices MS Word MS Excel MS Powerpoint MS Outlook MS Access Final Cut Pro Premiere Dreamweaver Adobe Acrobat Disaster Recovery and Prevention Photoshop

Learn to automate repetitive tasks, create professional charts and reports, improve tracking of your customers and accounts, link your programs and create fabulous sales presentations. Learn at your own speed. Learn at your location. Single sessions or private groups available.

Special Programs Available

Beginning Retail Management Systems (RMS): The fundementals of working with RMS. Ring sales, manage customers, inventory, reconcile, and print reports. Advanced Retail Management Systems (RMS): Create customized reports, advanced discounting policies, and specialized forecasting tools. Assign different user security levels, automate tasks, and learn advanced techniques for business management. Getting Started with Windows: This program is a great introduction to Microsoft Windows XP operating system and includes the following areas: Learning the desktop: Start, recycle bin, My Computer, mouse clicks - left and right, double and single, time and calendar Working with Windows: Opening, closing, minimize, maximize, move, size, scroll, taskbar - working with multiple documents and/or programs Menus and Dialog Boxes: Menus, mouse shortcut menus, keyboard shortcuts, display properties Windows Explorer: View files, create new folders, copy files and folders from/to disc, delete files and folders. Business Network Usage: Learn how to access the network share, print to network printers and devices, share and allow others to access your files, network security policies, business nettiquite, and more. Beginning Internet Usage: The basics of Internet Explorer or Netscape. Configuring your browser. Saving favorite websites. Using Yahoo and Google to search. Advanced Internet Usage: Doing business/personal research. Browse/join interest groups. Comparison shopping for the best deals. Buying products/services safely & securely. Beginning Outlook Management: Creating email, replying, forwarding, creating contacts, creating appoinments, events and tasks. Advanced Outlook Management: Special features, flags, importance, recall, mail merge, special printing, managing contacts, meetings in calendar, using email with contacts and calendar. Beginning Office: (choose one per session) Word: Page formatting, spellcheck, thesaurus, wordcount, headers and footers, font formatting Excel: Data and formula entry, autofill, relative and absolute cell references, worksheet formatting, autosum and IF function, sorting and charting. Powerpoint: Organizing a basic presentation. Basic slide layouts and designs. Working in different views. Editing, formatting and moving text. Modifying the slide master. Access: Create, save and print Access tables. Add records, query the database, delete records, and design a simple report. Advanced Office: (choose one per session) Word: Import graphics, create tables, charts, and graphs. Create mail merges, macros, templates, and footnotes. Excel: Named ranges for workbook navigation and formula development, define and apply format style sheets, Linking cells in separate Excel workbooks, Recording and modifying macros, Relative and absolute cell references, Creating new and customizing existing toolbars, data analysis features-including pivot tables. Powerpoint: Using templates and color schemes. Adding diagrams and charts. Adding audio and video. Timings and transistions. Printing a presentaiton or handout. Access: Modify tables to control data entry, use advance query techniques, and create calculated controls. Advanced form and report design will be included.