| Apple Talk |
19 |
Class |
Apple Talk is an ongoing investigation of all products Apple. It will include presentations, discussions and demonstrations of iPads, iPods, iPhones, AppleTVs and of course Macintosh computers and related peripherals. As new Apple products are introduced they will be included. Topics for discussion:
- your Apple device
- your experiences
- your problems
- your accomplishments
Others will add their bit, and you will all come away with something more than when you entered the room.
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| Apple Watch - Introduction |
2 |
Class |
An introduction to the basic capabilities of the Apple Watch including; pairing with your iPhone, basic setup, and use |
| Apple Watch Apps |
0 |
Class |
Investigation of Apple Watch built-in apps, apps installed from iPhone apps, and the Apple Watch App Store. |
| Board Meeting |
14 |
Board Meeting |
Computer Club Board meeting. |
| Buying a computer |
12 |
Class |
In order to make an informed decision when you are buying a computer, there are a few terms that you need to be aware of so that the sales folks don't try to "snow' you.
Are you unaware of the meaning of the basic terms now circulating around the world? Do terms like gigabytes, hard disks, volatile memory, main board, Ethernet card, cable modem, etc. make you wonder which country you are in? Then, join us in helping you become aware of meaning of these terms and many others that you hear. Learn the basic terms in this class. You will also be exposed to the basic flow of data within the computer.
You can take a few notes on what you want to look for.
Because you will be asked what you want a computer to do for you, you may just come away with a better feeling on how to make better decisions on the options available when you go to buy:
- CD-RW vs. DVD-RW?
- Basic, business, gaming or simply a Gee Whiz type of computer?
- Dial up, DSL or Cable access?
- Should I spend $200 or $14,000 or even more? Or something in between?
- Buy locally, or on-line?
All members can benefit by taking this class, but if you are considering buying a new computer, this is the class for you!
At the end of this seminar, you may expect to:
- Name the major parts of a personal computer
- Briefly describe the function of the major parts
- Have a feel for the interaction between these parts.
- And finally, feel more comfortable when buying your next computer
Prerequisites:
- Member in good standing of the Sun City Anthem Computer Club
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| Classroom Closed |
7 |
Class |
The classroom is reserved and not available for general use.
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| Computer Center and Classroom Closed |
0 |
Class |
Due to SCA plumbing construction, the classroom and computer center are closed. |
| Computer Sale |
1 |
Class |
This is the yearly sale of Computer Club equipment. It is not a class but rather serves as a place holder on the calendar. You may sign up for this event so that you receive a reminder e-mail the day before the auction. |
| Computer Talk |
55 |
Class |
Open discussion on any computer topic.
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| Computer Talk Advanced Topics |
0 |
Class |
This class will hold discussions on advanced computer topics. Each class will focus on a specific topic. |
| Cox Email Transitioning |
3 |
Class |
Cox Email has been discontinued This class will explain your options for transitioning from Cox email. |
| Email Using a Browser |
0 |
Class |
This one hour class is for those of you who pick up your Email using a browser. Have Questions? Want reminders? Learn how to save, open, print attachments; print Email messages, delete messages and insure that those message headers are not left visible to the next user.
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| Excel Advanced |
0 |
Class |
Students in this class will learn to build upon beginning techniques and develop knowledge of more advanced subjects including:
• Complex sort and filter
• Enhanced charting
• Autofill functionality
• Mathematical, Logical, Lookup and Text formulas
• Data Validation and Conditional Formating
This is a two hour course and the instructor will be available after class to answer individual questions.
Prerequisites:
•Member in good standing of the Sun City Anthem Computer Club
•Intermediate Excel or working knowledge of spreadsheet creation.
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| Excel Beginning |
2 |
Class |
This is an introduction to spreadsheets and their uses with the absolute beginner in mind. This class is taught using the latest version of Microsoft Excel. You do not need this class for Intermediate or Advanced Excel classes.
Students in this class will learn the basics of creating and formatting a basic spreadsheet. Topics will include:
• Entering data in Excel
• Planning and laying out the spreadsheet
• Applying number and cell formatting within the worksheets
• Excel math
• Moving and copying data
Although Excel will be used in the classroom, most of the instruction is not software specific and the information learned can be transferred to another spreadsheet program such as Apple Numbers or Libre Offfice Calc. The course lasts about two hours. The instructor and the aides will be available after class to answer individual questions.
Prerequisites:
• Member in good standing of the Sun City Anthem Computer Club
• Ability to operate a mouse and keyboard.
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| Excel Intermediate |
0 |
Class |
Continuation of Beginning Excel
Course includes:
- Sort and Filter
- Fill
- Naming Cells
- Adding and Maintaining Comments
- Printing
- Charting
This is a hands on exercise using a tutorial workbook. Students are encouraged to bring thumb drives in order to bring copies of the workbook and examples with them.
Prerequisite:
- Excel Beginning or instructors permissiion
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| General Meeting |
3 |
Membership Meeting |
Computer Club General meeting open to all Sun City Anthem residents. |
| House Call Meeting |
0 |
Class |
This meeting is for current house call technicians only. Topics can include new or updated policies and procedures, discussion of current problems and their fixes, etc.
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| How To Stream To Your TV |
5 |
Class |
This class will help you select a streaming device like a smart tv or an external streaming device like a Roku or Firestick. It will show you step by step how to setup and use one of these devices. Lastly will be a description of available streaming services and how to make your selection. |
| iMovie For Mac/iPad |
4 |
Class |
In this beginner-friendly class, you will learn how to transform your videos into professional-looking movies using iMovie on both Mac and iPad. Our comprehensive curriculum will cover a range of essential video editing techniques and effects to elevate your projects. What You'll Learn: - Basic Editing Skills: Understand the interface and basic functionalities of iMovie, including how to import and organize your video clips.
- Picture in Picture: Create dynamic videos by overlaying one video clip on top of another.
- Green Screen: Learn to replace backgrounds and create immersive scenes with green screen effects.
- Cutaways: Enhance your storytelling by seamlessly inserting additional footage into your main video.
- Audio Editing: Add, edit, and fine-tune audio to complement your visuals perfectly.
- Movie Trailers: Use iMovie’s built-in templates to create exciting and engaging movie trailers for your projects.
By the end of the class, you will have the skills to create polished videos with a variety of effects, and you will have completed your own movie trailer project. Join us to turn your video footage into cinematic masterpieces! |
| Instructor Training |
0 |
Class |
This class is for Computer Club instructors only. It will cover operating procedures. |
| iPad/iPhone Calendar App |
0 |
Class |
Account configuration, making and using multiple calendars, creating events including repeating events and the use of alerts. Sharing Calendars and subscribing to public calendars will be covered.
Prerequisites: Introduction to iPad or familiarity IOS operating system.
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| iPad/iPhone Contacts App |
0 |
Class |
Account configuration, using groups to organize contacts, integration with the Mail app, the phone, the Message app and Facetime.
Prerequisites: Introduction to iPad or familiarity with IOS operating system
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| iPad/iPhone Introduction |
4 |
Class |
Basic iOS settings and features to set up iPhone and iPad, including iCloud linking all devices. |
| iPad/iPhone Mail App |
0 |
Class |
How to use the Mail app to send and receive mail from multiple email accounts on iPhones, iPads and iPod touch. Topics will include basic account setup, creating and using mailboxes, attachments, and signatures. We will also cover sending attachments including pictures by email. Avoiding Spam and phishing schemes will be explained.
Prerequisites: Introduction to iPad or familiarity with IOS operating system.
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| iPad/iPhone Safari Browser |
0 |
Class |
Using the Safari browser iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch including using multiple tabs, creating, organizing and using bookmarks, downloading, and setting preferences.
Prerequisites: Introduction to iPad or familiarity with IOS operating system
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| iPad/iPhone/Mac Tips & Tricks |
8 |
Class |
Learn how to navigate you iPad, iPhone and Macs operating systems, widgets, settings and all the things you don’t know even exist on your device. We will also cover short cuts to make you day to day life with your devices easy as pie. |
| Keynote For Mac |
3 |
Class |
Elevate your presentations to a new level with our Keynote for Mac class. This beginner-friendly course will guide you through the essentials of creating stunning and engaging presentations that will impress any audience. What You'll Learn:- Setting Up Slides: Master the basics of slide creation, including layout, design, and formatting to ensure your presentations are visually appealing and well-organized.
- Transitions: Learn how to add and customize slide transitions to maintain a smooth and professional flow throughout your presentation.
- Inserting Media: Discover how to insert audio and video into your slides to enhance your message and keep your audience engaged.
- Magic Move: Unlock the potential of Magic Move, Keynote’s powerful tool for creating seamless animations that bring your presentations to life.
- Animations: Explore a variety of animation techniques to add dynamic elements to your slides, making your content pop!
By the end of the class, you will have the skills to create professional, polished presentations that stand out. Join us and learn how to make your presentations unforgettable! |
| Mac Calendar App |
0 |
Class |
Macintosh Calendar App
Account configuration, making and using multiple calendars, creating events including repeating events and the use of alerts. Sharing Calendars and subscribing to public calendars will be covered. Prerequisites: Mac for Beginners or familiarity with Mac operating system.
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| Mac Contacts App |
0 |
Class |
Macintosh Contacts App
Account configuration, using groups to organize contacts, integration with the Mail app, and import and export options will be covered. Moving contacts between servers will be covered. printing including labels will also be covered. Prerequisites: Mac for Beginners or familiarity with Mac operating system.
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| Mac for Beginners |
2 |
Class |
Mac for Beginners - Making the Connections.
If you are new to the Mac or planning on getting a Mac, this class will show you how to connect your printer, scanner, camera, additional monitor and any other USB devices you plan to use and get the whole show working. You will learn how to set preferences and navigate the file system. Setting up and using the Launcher and Dock will also be covered.
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| Mac Mail App |
0 |
Class |
Macintosh Mail App – How to use the Mail app to send and receive mail from multiple email accounts.
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| Mac Numbers - Introduction |
0 |
Class |
Learn how to create spreadsheets in Numbers from templates or from scratch. Creating formulas, formatting cells and using functions will be covered. Several simple common use examples will be covered.
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| Mac Pages - Part 1 |
2 |
Class |
This class will provide the basics of using Pages to create documents and perform simple task like setting margins and idents, typing, dictating, cut, copy and paste functions, font selection, size and color. We will also cover creation of bulleted and numbered lists and paragraph formatting basics. |
| Mac Pages - Part 2 |
2 |
Class |
This class will get into the insertion of text and graphic elements and the options for integration into the document flow. The concept of flowing text between distinct portions of the document will be presented in detail. A basic understanding of the operation of Pages is prerequisite for this class
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| Mac Photos - Part 1 |
4 |
Class |
An introduction to Photos including how to connect you camera or memory card and how to organize your photos. How to create albums of selected photos and smart albums using several different search criteria. If time permits an introduction to location tagging and facial recognition will be included.
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| Mac Photos - Part 2 |
4 |
Class |
This second part of the Photos class is a presentation on the editing capabilities built into Photos.
We will cover correcting the lighting by changing the exposure, shadow brightness and highlight brightness. We will also cover color correction and show how to correct flaws in pictures including restoring old photos scanned into Photos
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| Mac Photos - Part 3 |
0 |
Class |
The third part of the Photos class will show the creation of “Projects” including Books, Calendars, Greeting Cards and Slide Shows.
We will also cover the procedures for putting the resulting slide show onto Apple mobile devices in the form of a Home Movie.
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| Mac Safari Browser |
0 |
Class |
Macintosh Safari Browser
Using the Safari browser including using multiple windows or tabs, creating, organizing and using bookmarks, downloading and using plug-ins and extensions, removing unwanted malware, and setting preferences.
Prerequisites: Mac for Beginners or familiarity with Mac operating system.
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| Microsoft Word - Beginner |
0 |
Class |
This hands-on class will have attendees complete exercises that will help author documents using Word. - Meet the Microsoft 365 and Word dashboards.
- Start a new Word document.
- Recognize which file extensions are created by the Word application.
- Explore some of the free Word templates.
- Use menu commands to work with text (character formatting controls and using styles)
- Insert an image on a page
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| Monitor Assignment |
688 |
Monitor Assignment |
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| Monitor Training - New Monitors |
2 |
Class |
Training for new Monitors. |
| Monitor Training - Refresher |
5 |
Class |
Refresher course for current Monitors.
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| New Member Orientation |
13 |
Class |
This orientation session was designed to familiarize new Computer Club members with the Club's activities. Topics covered are:
- Communications
- Monthly newsletter
- Periodic e-mail messages
- Club web site
- Education
- Formal classroom instruction
- Special Interest Groups
- Computer Talk
- In-home one-on-one tutoring
- Help with your computer
- In-home assistance from other members
- In-home tutorials on selected subjects
- Help via e-mail
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| Photoshop Elements |
10 |
Class |
Do you take pictures with either a digital camera or a smart phone? Learn how to organize and edit your pictures. This hands-on class for both Mac and Windows users gives a basic introduction to Adobe Photoshop Elements. After taking this introductory class to this powerful photo-editing program, we recommend continuing with the Photoshop Elements Special Topics, where different tools, projects, and techniques are highlighted each month.
Prerequisites: Must be comfortable using either the Windows or Mac operating system. |
| Photoshop Elements Advanced Topics |
9 |
Class |
Enhance your ability to work with digital photos. Monthly topics build upon skills learned in the Photoshop Elements class. These have included enhancing photos by adjusting coloring and lighting, removing imperfections and unwanted objects, clearing haze, and combining photos. Some are simple fixes and others make use of the power of adjustment layers. Topics are repeated periodically, depending upon interest.
Prerequisites: The basic Photoshop Elements class or some experience using either Photoshop Elements or Photoshop. |
| Plustek Slide Scanner |
3 |
Class |
Do you have 35mm slides that you would like to digitize and store on your computer? Do you know that the Computer Club has a fabulous scanner to scan and convert slides and film? This class will discuss how to use the Plustek scanner and Vuescan software to not only scan, but also enhance the digitized image before saving. Bring a slide or two to get hands-on experience. Prerequisites: Some experience using a photo editing program such as Photoshop Elements |
| PowerPoint Basics |
4 |
Class |
PowerPoint is a slide presentation program, useful for making presentations at meetings and for creating slide presentations to share with friends. This introductory class will familiarize the student with the basics of Power Point. Learn to create and design slides using the menu commands and how to set up and run the slide show. The class has hands-on interaction to practice various skills.
Prerequisites: Must be comfortable using the Windows operating system. Some experience with a word processing program, such as Word, is helpful. |
| Website Training For scaclub.org |
0 |
Class |
This class provides training on specific club websites in the scaclub.org domain. It is tailored for an individual club's administrators. Prior arrangement with the club's president is required. |
| Windows 11 - Introduction |
3 |
Class |
Want to learn about Microsoft’s newest operating system (OS), Windows 11? Are you wondering if you should upgrade or do you want to become more familiar with it if you recently upgraded? Learn about some basic capabilities to this ever-changing OS. |
| Windows 11 Basics and File Explorer |
0 |
Class |
This one hour class will introduce attendees to Windows 11 computers in the Classroom. The Mouse, The Start Menu & File Explorer share many features with Windows 10’s but where did everything go? Come learn how easy Windows 11 is to use. |