Free Computer Classes at the Guffey Library

Free computer classes, sponsored by the Friends of the Guffey Library. Classes include a range of beginning, intermediate, and advanced topics, including: Word and Excel basics, working with pictures and music, printing, email and internet, staying safe on the computer, organizing files and folders, and much more. Classes will be held on the first and third Saturdays of the month, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM at the library.

For the November 5th class, the topics will be "Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts," and "Laptops and more: How not to break them."

For a schedule of upcoming classes, see below. You can also see a list of upcoming classes at the library, or take a look at printouts from previous and upcoming classes, to see if they interest you.

Beginning Computer Classes:

Saturday, November 5
Keys and Keyboard shortcuts
Laptops: How not to break them, traveling with your laptop
Computers, CDs, thumb drives, water, magnets, and rice
Cleaning your computer: on the outside

Saturday, November 19
Internet and email basics: Web browsers, favorites/bookmarks, etc.
Internet and email basics part 2: Searching, browsing, downloading.

Saturday, December 3
Word basics: Save vs. Save As, playing with font, getting used to Word.
Picture basics: From camera to computer, saving pictures

On the following Saturdays:
Compressing, zipping, and shrinking files; Unzipping files.

Intermediate Classes:

Organizing files and folders; Finding files you saved
Email organization: Labels, groups, and folders
Use Word (or Publisher) to create text boxes, insert images, use Word Art, create greeting cards and more.
Printing: Setting up a printer, printing documents, and scanning.
Computer safety: Keeping your computer updated
Excel basics: Entering information, sorting, and more.
More Excel: Doing math, graphing information, and more.
Computer safety: Antivirus, email safety tips, how to recognize email scams
Cleaning your computer: Make it go faster.

And more...