Cabrillo Extension Classes
Computers
Intro to Corel Painter
Turn your original pencil sketches into finished art and create masterpieces with intuitive Artist friendly Corel Painter. Learn the secrets to adding authentic oil painted brush-strokes to your digital photographs and enhancing your illustration skills with techniques using Corel Painter’s expansive creative tool set.
Create digital paintings from your pencil sketches and give your digital photographs an extra depth by adding brushstrokes in watercolor, acrylic, sponges, chalk pastel and more by hand while learning to also use a digital paintbrush (Wacom Tablet). Your “Painter” images can be combined with Photoshop Imagery as well. Ideal for art, photo & hobby enthusiasts of all kinds who want to incorporate fine art mixed with technology into pictures.
Bring your USB flash drive if you’d like to keep files of your work.
Sat., June 29
1 - 5 pm
Room: 1303
Register by June 10: $45
Register after June 10: $52
plus painting materials
Alixandra Mullins has been a professional media and graphic designer for over 10 years and has taught Digital Media at Gavilan and Cabrillo College.
Computers for Rookies
Have you ever saved a file, but couldn’t find it later? Have you ever wanted to cry or curse because you couldn’t understand what your computer was doing? This class will give you the foundation for a solid understanding of computer technology. We’ll present an overview of computer components and their functions, explore the Windows interface, and work on critical file management skills. Topics covered include the roles of hardware and software; operating systems vs. applications; the Desktop; controlling Windows; working with files and folders; the Recycle Bin and more.
A comprehensive manual/textbook is included in the course fee.
Fri., August 16
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $95
Mindi Cater - See bio below
Microsoft Word - Level 1
This introductory class is for the computer user who wants to become proficient in Word 2010. Topics include using the ribbon interface and toolbars; creating, editing and formatting text; text selection; the Clipboard; page layout and printing commands; using proofreading tools; custom line spacing and indents; creating custom tab stops; bulleted and numbered lists; working with tables and forms; adding borders and shading; using Find and Replace; and more.
Required: Computers for Rookies or equivalent skills.
A comprehensive manual/textbook is included in the course fee.
Fri., April 26
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Mindi Cater - See bio below
Microsoft Word - Level 2
This intermediate level class covers more complex skills than those presented in Level 1. Topics introduced include creating newsletters using columns; section and column breaks; inserting WordArt and clip art; basic picture editing; formatting text consistently by using styles; Mail Merge documents; creating and working with templates, and more.
Required: Microsoft Word - Level 1 or equivalent skills.
A comprehensive manual/textbook is included in the course fee.
Coming this Fall
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Mindi Cater- See bio below
Microsoft Excel - Level 1
This introductory class is for the computer user who wants to become proficient in Excel 2010. Topics introduced include the ribbon interface; entering and editing data; selecting cells and ranges; printing worksheets; creating formulas and functions; using absolute and relative cell references; formatting cell contents; inserting and deleting columns, rows, and cells; creating charts, and more.
Required: Computers for Rookies or equivalent skills.
A comprehensive manual/textbook is included in the course fee.
2 Thurs., April 18 & 25
6 - 9 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Fri., May 3
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Fri., August 23
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Mindi Cater - See bio below
Microsoft Excel - Level 2
This intermediate level class covers more com- plex skills than those presented in Level 1. Topics include working with lists of data; filtering and sorting data; displaying subtotals in a list; format- ting and printing multi-page workbooks; using advanced functions in formulas; tracing formulas: auditing formula errors, and more.
Required: Microsoft Excel - Level 1 or equivalent skills.
A comprehensive manual/textbook is included in the course fee.
Fri., COMING SOON
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Microsoft Access
This class provides a detailed introduction to Access 2010, Microsoft’s powerful relational database.
Topics include identifying database structures; designing and creating a new database; creating and using database objects including tables, forms, reports and queries; setting field properties; managing data records; and more.
A comprehensive manual/textbook is included in the course fee.
Fri., COMING SOON
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Effective Presentations Using PowerPoint
This class provides introductory training for the computer user who wants to become proficient in PowerPoint. Topics include the ribbon inter- face; creating presentations; document themes; bulleted lists; using outlines to create slides; for- matting text; publishing and printing presenta- tions; using transitions; inserting clip art, charts, and graphics; slide show delivery, and more.
Required: Computers for Rookies or equivalent skills.
A comprehensive manual/textbook is included in the course fee.
Fri., COMING SOON
9 am - 5 pm
Room 1302
Fee: $124
Mindi Cater has been teaching computer classes in Santa Cruz County since 1991. She has offered training at local organizations including, SCCROP, the Sheriff’s Department, County Office of Education, and the Capitola EDD.
Photoshop for the Hobby Photographer
You can create the best photos ever digitally, whether you use a digital camera, or scan your photos. Photoshop is a huge application and this is your chance to get acquainted with some of the basic Photoshop tools and techniques most useful for hobby photographers. Find out how to repair damaged photographs, correct color, remove unwanted elements, transform your photographs into sepia tones or hand-tinted looks, and more.
Much of what will be learned will be useful for Photoshop Elements as well. This class will be taught on a Mac, but is adaptable to Windows.
Students should bring a brown bag lunch for the break.
2 Sat., July 13 & 20
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Room 1303
Register by June 10: $85
Register after June 10: $98
Deborah Cardillo See bio
More Photoshop Fun
The sequel to Photoshop for the Hobby Photographer, or for anyone comfortable with Photoshop, this class will cover advanced Photoshop techniques useful in enhancing your photos, such as curves, blending modes, masks, channels and the paste into command.
Prerequisite: It is recommended that you take Photoshop for the Hobby Photographer before taking the More Fun with Photoshop class.
Students should bring a brown bag lunch for the break.
2 Sat., April 27 & May 4
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Room 1303
Register by Feb. 25: $85
Register after Feb. 25: $98
Deborah Cardillo is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and is a Photoshop enthusiast who loves to teach others.
QuickBooks Pro is one of the most widely used accounting programs for small businesses. This class will lead you through the set-up and use of the software for basic accounting functions including writing and printing checks, tracking income and expenses, generating financial statements, accounts payable and receivable, invoicing and more.
The class is taught in a computer lab so that students may gain hands-on experience with the software. Purchase of QuickBooks Pro 2008 is not required, but purchasing "QuickBooks Pro for Dummies" is recommended for those who do not own the software.
Students must bring a USB Memory Disk of at least 1 GB of memory to class. Mac users are welcome to bring their own laptops with QuickBooks already installed.
Coming this Fall
9 am - 1 pm
Room 507
Register by Feb. 25: $195
Register after Feb. 25: $214
Carol Jensen specializes in financial aspects of start-up businesses and she is a Registered Tax Preparer (CTEC). Carol has taught QuickBooks and Real Estate classes at Cabrillo for many years.
Advanced QuickBooks
This advanced class is designed for those who are experienced with QuickBooks and who are looking for insight on how to deal with the more difficult issues that advanced users often face. Some of the topics covered are: inventory, accounting issues and solutions, tracking and managing sales tax, working with and resolving payroll issues, effective use of remote access, job costing, time tracking and much more.
The class is a hands-on course. Students must have previous experience with QuickBooks Pro software.
Sat., May 4
9 am - 1 pm
Room 507
Register by Feb. 25: $65
Register after Feb. 25: $76
Carol Jensen specializes in financial aspects of start-up businesses and she is a Registered Tax Preparer (CTEC). Carol has taught QuickBooks and Real Estate classes at Cabrillo for many years.
