SERVICES :: TRAINING
Wish you could sit down with someone and watch how they work?
That's our philosophy of training. We've heard all the horror stories of getting all excited to attend a great software class, only to be under-whelmed by how much time the instructor kept you buried in the book.
We take the opposite approach, choosing instead to give you real-world insight into the various tools each software program has to offer and then show you common workflow practices of pros in the field.
Then we take it one step further and teach you the shortcuts the pros use.
Sound like what you're looking for? If so, check out our training schedule for March and April. Then, if the dates work for you, register online.
2008 Classes
The next class dates will be announced soon!
New classes coming soon:
Microsoft Office Overview
Adobe Creative Suite Overview
Digital Photography & Photoshop
Photoshop Tricks
Dates will be announced soon.
Cost: $250 for 4 hours. Each class meets once for 4 hours. Classes are held at the Community College of Denver, Auraria Campus.
What you'll learn
- Become familiar with tools like magic wand, crop, eraser, clone stamp, brush, and more
- Understand pixels and print vs. screen resolution
- Keys to resizing images without losing quality
- Common workflow practices the pros use
- Understand the different file types and when to use them (print vs. web)
- Improve your selection techniques
- Differences between the various image and color modes
- Working with color and the various tools you can use
- Understand Bridge and use it effectively
- Maximize the use of layers
- Understand blending modes
- Create and load new actions
- Create and load new brushes
- Create panoramas and composite images
- Effective use of adjustment layers
- How to "rescue" under- and over-exposed jpegs
- Understand filters
- Unexpected methods for sharpening images
- Bonus tips, including common keyboard shortcuts, expression swaps, easy color correction, and Lab color tips
Excel
Dates will be announced soon.
Cost: $250 for 4 hours. Each class meets once for 4 hours. Classes are held at the Community College of Denver, Auraria Campus.
What you'll learn
- Become familiar with tools and menus
- Understand spreadsheets and when to use them
- Create basic formulas
- Utilize a spreadsheet as your database
- Create filters to sort your spreadsheet data
- Methods for sorting a spreadsheet
- Work with multiple worksheets in a spreadsheet
- Use frozen panes and split screens to manage large spreadsheets
- Create charts and graphs
- Print a spreadsheet
- Create headers and footers
- Export a spreadsheet for use on a website
- Understand macros and when to use them
- Maximize built-in templates
- Create an invoice
- Create a mail merge letter, envelope, and email (also uses Word)
- Bonus tips, including common keyboard shortcuts, formatting, drawing tools, and more