Gateway Schedules Evening Computer Courses In Popular Office Programs

Gateway Community & Technical College will offer eight different computer courses in popular Microsoft Office courses during the 2013-14 academic year at Gateway's Boone Campus, 500 Technology Way, Florence.

The courses will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the colleges Bank of Kentucky Classroom and Training Center on the Boone Campus. Four courses will be offered this fall, and the remaining four courses are scheduled during the spring semester.

Excel Level 2 will focus on advanced formulas, spreadsheet development, charts and adding graphical elements to worksheets. The class costs $99 per person and will meet Sept. 30, Oct, 2, 7, and 9. Registration deadline is Sept. 23. This class will be repeated Dec. 2, 4, 9, and 11, with a registration deadline of Nov. 25. The class also will be repeated next spring with sessions scheduled for May 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2014. Register for the May classes by April 28, 2014.

Word Level 1 will instruct participants on creating, editing and formatting Word documents. The $99-per-person class will meet Oct. 21, 23, 28 and 30. Registration deadline is Oct. 14.

Excel Level 1 will teach students how to create, edit and enhance Excel spreadsheets, manipulate charts and create formulas and macros. Registration deadline for the $99-per-person course is Nov. 4. The class meets on Nov. 11, 13, 18, and 20. Excel Level 1 will be repeated next spring with class sessions on April 7, 9, 14 and 16, 2014. Registration deadline for the May class is March 31.

Gateway will teach a basic course on how to use Microsoft Outlook in February 2014. The $50-per-person course will focus on sending email, scheduling appointments and meetings, managing contact information and tasks, and creating notes. The class will meet Feb. 10 and 12, 2014. The registration deadline is Feb. 3, 2014.

Gateway will conduct a PowerPoint class next spring to provide participants with the skills needed to create professional presentations. This $50-per-person course will meet on March 17 and 19, 2014. The registration deadline is March 10.

For more information or to register, call Regina Schadler, (859) 442-1170, or Jenni Hammons, (859) 442-1130.