Telematics Computer Courses
The Telematics Centre runs computer courses for local people. All our courses are Free!
The Telematics Centre has 12 computers available for your use and enjoyment on a variety of courses. When a course is really popular we can sometimes squeeze in 13 or 14 computers! We pride ourselves on having up to date computers installed with up to date software:
- Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher;
- Adobe Photoshop Elements v5;
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Internet Explorer 7.
Each lesson lasts 2 hours and is at the same time each week, usually one of:
- Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am;
- Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm;
- Thursday afternoons at 1:00 pm;
- Friday mornings at 9:30 am;
- Friday afternoons at 1:00 pm.
A course will run for 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, or more depending which course it is. We always take a break for half term and school holidays to help those students who look after children or grandchildren.
See the list below and the block on the right of this website for information about current, future, and past courses.
For more information and to book your place call Nick now on 01928 790228 or call in to the office.
Maintaining your PC
A brand new course for September 2007 all about keeping your computer in good shape...
Next Steps - Lists, Bullets, and Numbering
One of our Next Steps series of courses designed to build up your skills on a particular area using Microsoft Office 2007 software.
More Photo Editing
Feeling creative? Enjoy digital photos on the computer? Got some experience with Photoshop Elements or other photo editing software? Then sign up now for this course...
Next Steps - Christmas Mail Merge
It may only be September now but it will soon be December and time to send out all those Christmas cards. Learn how to use mail merge on the computer to print out labels for all those envelopes and much more...
Next Steps - Upgrading to Access 2007
Want to upgrade your Access database skills to Access 2007? Then this course will help you make the most of the new interface and features of everyone's favourite database program.
Photo Slide Shows
A new short course looking at some of the different ways of putting together a photo slide show. Aims to produce a slide show on DVD to give as a Christmas present. This course will be starting right after half term.
Next Steps - EveryDay Spreadsheets
EveryDay Spreadsheets is a course that will make simple sense of the numbers and charts that we encounter every day - opinion polls, the gas bill, the bank statement. Using Microsoft Excel 2007, the course will not assume a lot of previous spreadsheet knowledge.
Next Steps - PowerPoint Presentations
Ever wondered how professional speakers do those clever looking slides they show while making a presentation? This is your chance to learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007...
Posters & Publications
Want to create your own posters, greetings cards, or newsletters. Then find out about this course which uses Microsoft Publisher to produce stunning results.
Next Steps - Packaged PowerPoint Presentations
Get your computer to run the presentation itself!
Next Steps - Styles and Page Layout
Make the most of all the layout features built into Microsoft Word 2007.
Photo Editing Multi-Photo Special Projects
Create a big picture from lots of little pictures!
Email & the Internet
In this Internet Age everyone is communicating using email, finding information using the World Wide Web. If you would like to join this revolution then sign up now for this course... The course starts right after half term.
Getting Started on the Computer
Need to start at the beginning? This is the course for you!
Next Steps - Christmas Mailmerge
Fed up of hand writing all those Christmas Card envelopes? Learn how to use stylish printed labels instead and make Christmas Cards a breeze this year!
Next Steps - Sporting Spreadsheets
Are you a fan of Sporting Statistics? Did you enjoy the Olympics? Become a techno 'Motty'!
Photo Editing for Starters
Want to learn how to work with digital photos on the computer? Starts from the beginning with digital photos and digital cameras. No previous knowledge of digital photos needed, but not suitable for absolute beginners on the computer.
Photo Slide Shows
Create multimedia photo slide shows to write on to DVDs. Make someone a great Christmas present!