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Access 2003 Course

$135.00

Relational databases are a critical component of the infrastructure that allows our electronic society to easily store, index and share information. In the Access 2003 course from Metrotek, you’ll learn basic and advanced capabilities of this popular database tool from Microsoft. Expert instructor Erin Olsen will soon have you building databases, querying data, designing forms and generating reports. At the conclusion of this course, you’ll understand how to use Access 2003 to organize, retrieve, and share information.

Access 2007 Course

$225.00

Relational databases are a critical component of our electronic society and now creating, maintaining, and utilizing them even easier. In the Access 2007 course from Metrotek you’ll learn how the ribbon makes it easier to find the exact tool you need and how easy it is to synchronize your database with SharePoint Servers. Expert Erin Olsen takes you step-by-step through newly designed database templates to management and security of data to presentation and data sharing. At the conclusion of this course you’ll be organizing, retrieving and sharing data easily.

Acrobat 7.0 Course

$135.00

Metrotek’s Acrobat® 7.0 training gives you the essential knowledge to utilize this versatile product in countless ways. Expert Erin Olsen walks you through the interface and various tools, explaining features new to 7.0. She shows you how to create PDFs from various applications, edit and manipulate pages, create forms, send PDFs to others for review, and much more! At the conclusion of this course, you will understand how important Acrobat 7.0 is for business use as well as for personal use, and you will be on your way to effectively managing inflows of paperwork.

Crystal Reports XI Course

$300.00

Metrotek’s Crystal Reports course, taught using Crystal Reports XI, provides comprehensive instruction for anyone who wants to use one application to create elegant and complex reports from a variety of data sources. Expert instructor Erin Olsen walks you through the application, exploring the interface and showing you how to design your report and connect to various data sources. You’ll learn how to work with text objects, formulas, parameters, and much more in order to start creating publication-quality reports right away!

Excel 2003 Course

$225.00

Nearly every organization today, regardless of size, uses spreadsheets to analyze data and do projections of future scenarios. Whether you’re a spreadsheet novice or an experienced professional, the Excel 2003 course from Metrotek can help you gain more powerful skills using Excel. Expert instructor Erin Olsen uses practical examples to show you Excel fundamentals before moving step-by-step into more advanced topics like graphs, charts, formulas and macros.

Excel 2007 Course

$225.00

Office applications evolve to fit new challenges and add innovative features for ease of use and convenience. Whether you are a small to medium business or a corporation, you will use spreadsheets to analyze data and do projections. If you’re a spreadsheet novice or an experienced professional, the Excel 2007 course from Metrotek can help you master spreadsheets. Metrotek expert Michael Meskers uses practical examples to show you Excel fundamentals before moving step-by-step into more advanced topics like graphs, charts, formulas and macros.

FrontPage 2003 Course

$135.00

FrontPage 2003 is Microsoft’s software for building professional websites. With the FrontPage 2003 course from Metrotek, you’ll discover how the features and functionality of FrontPage 2003 can help you design and create dynamic and engaging web pages. Expert instructor Erin Olsen begins with website design and proceeds step-by- tep to more advanced topics like database connectivity. At the conclusion of this course, you’ll understand how the tools in FrontPage 2003 can help you build engaging, dynamic websites.

Introduction to Windows Vista for End Users

$149.00

In introductory course, the instructor will discuss and demonstrate many of the new features of Windows Vista. There are a bunch of new features to learn that will make your everyday computing even easier. You’ll be acquainted with Vista in no time and be able to use Microsoft’s latest operating system to its fullest.

Introduction to Windows Vista for Intermediate Users

$149.00

In this followup to our introductory course, the instructor will discuss and demonstrate intermediate level skills in Windows Vista. There are a bunch of new features to learn that will make your everyday computing even easier. You’ll be acquainted with Vista in no time and be able to use Microsoft’s latest operating system to its fullest.

Learning Office 2007 Course

$90.00

Microsoft’s Office 2007 is the office of the future. A fresh new look, together with timesaving practical elements await you as youupdate and learn new computing skills. Metrotek expert Erin Olsen demonstrates the new advanced features of this valuable Office application series. She uses real scenarios to help you find ways to customize to your office requirements as well as save time and money. Your familiarity with the Office 2007 environment will enable you to develop timesaving skills that help you become more productive and speed up your office workflow.

Learning Windows XP Course

$105.00

Update your computing skills and jump-start new ones as you learn Windows XP from experts Erica Wadley and Nicole Kimzey. This Metrotek course uses real scenarios to help you optimize your system with enhanced settings, browser and email options, and much more. You’ll learn how to use advanced features including the photo editing suite, digital media library and moviemaker interface. As you become familiar with the Windows XP environment, you’ll build timesaving skills that help you get the most from your PC and become more productive.

Microsoft Access 2007 – Level 1

$175.00

With its Microsoft Office Fluent user interface and interactive design capabilities that do not require deep database knowledge, Microsoft Office Access 2007 helps you track and report information with ease. Get started quickly with pre-built applications that you can modify or adapt to changing business needs. Collect information through forms in e-mail or import data from external applications. Create and edit detailed reports that display sorted, filtered, and grouped information in a way that helps you make sense of the data for informed decision-making. Share information by moving your Office Access 2007 files to a Windows SharePoint Services Web site, where you can audit revision history, recover deleted information, set data access permissions, and back up your information at regular intervals.

Microsoft Access 2007 – Level 2

$175.00

This course follows up from our “Microsoft Access 2007 - Level 1 Training” course.

Microsoft Access 2007 – Level 3

$175.00

Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office Access 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Microsoft® Office Access 2007. You have worked with the various Access objects, such as tables, queries, forms, and reports. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Access by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, enhancing forms and reports, and maintaining a database.

Microsoft Access 2007 – New Features

$95.00

With its Microsoft Office Fluent user interface and interactive design capabilities that do not require deep database knowledge, Microsoft Office Access 2007 helps you track and report information with ease. This course will enable users of earlier versions of Access to familiarize themselves with the new features and functionality of Access 2007.

Microsoft Excel 2007 – Level 1

$175.00

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a powerful tool you can use to create and format spreadsheets, and analyze and share information to make more informed decisions. With the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, rich datavisualization, and PivotTable views, professional-looking charts are easier to create and use. Office Excel 2007, combined with Excel Services, a new technology that will ship with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, provides significant improvements for sharing data with greater security. You can share sensitive business information more broadly with enhanced security with your coworkers, customers, and business partners. By sharing a spreadsheet using Office Excel 2007 and Excel Services, you can navigate, sort, filter, input parameters, and interact with PivotTable views directly on the Web browser.

Microsoft Excel 2007 – Level 2

$175.00

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a powerful tool you can use to create and format spreadsheets, and analyze and share information to make more informed decisions. With the new Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, rich data visualization, and PivotTable views, professional-looking charts are easier to create and use. Students will learn how to share sensitive business information more broadly with enhanced security with coworkers, customers, and business partners. This course follows up from the â€œMicrosoft Excel 2007 – Level 1 Training” course.

Microsoft Excel 2007 – Level 3

$175.00

Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Excel. You have used Excel to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Excel by automating some common tasks, applying advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborating on worksheets with others, and sharing Excel data with other applications.

Microsoft Excel 2007 – New Features

$95.00

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a powerful tool you can use to create and format spreadsheets, and analyze and share information to make more informed decisions. With the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, rich data visualization, and PivotTable views, professional-looking charts are easier to create and use. Office Excel 2007, combined with Excel Services, a new technology that will ship with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, provides significant improvements for sharing data with greater security. This course will enable users of earlier versions of Office Excel to familiarize themselves with the new features and functionality of Excel 2007.

Microsoft Office Access 2003

$150.00

Microsoft Office Access 2003

Microsoft Office Access 2003 – Level 1

$150.00

Most organizations maintain and manage large amounts of information. One of the most efficient and powerful information management computer applications is the relational database. Information can be stored,linked, and managed using a single relational database application and its associated tools. In this course, you will be introducedto the concept of the relational database by using the Microsoft® Office Access 2003 relational database application and its information management tools.

Microsoft Office Access 2003 – Level 2

$150.00

As you begin this course, you should have the basic skills you need to work with a Microsoft® Office Access 2003 databases. This includes working with Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports. But thus far you have been focusing on essential database user skills only. In this course you will consider how to design and create a new Access database, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.

Microsoft Office Access 2003 – Level 3

$150.00

Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office Access 2003 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Microsoft® Office Access 2003. You’re now ready to extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities.

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

$150.00

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 – Level 1

$150.00

You have basic computer skills such as using a mouse, navigating through windows, and surfing the Internet. You have also used paper-based systems to store data that you run calculations on. You now want to migrate that data to an electronic format. In this course, you will use Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 to manage, edit, and print data.

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 – Level 2

$150.00

In Microsoft® Office Excel 2003: Level 1, you created, edited, formatted, and printed basic spreadsheets. You now have a need to streamline repetitive tasks and display spreadsheet data in more visually effective ways. In this course, you will use Microsoft® Excel 2003 to streamline and enhance your spreadsheets with templates, charts, graphics, and formulas.

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 – Level 3

$150.00

You have used Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 to perform tasks such as running calculations on data and sorting and filtering numeric data. You would now like to automate some common tasks, apply advanced analysis techniques to more complex data sets, collaborate on worksheets with others, and share Excel data with other applications. In this course, you will do all of these things.

Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

$100.00

Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

$150.00

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 – Level 1

$150.00

This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office Outlook® courses. It will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft® Outlook® 2003, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 – Level 2

$150.00

If you have been using Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003 as a communications tool, then you know how to send a mail message; schedule appointments and meetings; and create contacts, tasks, and notes. This course is the second in a series of three Microsoft Outlook courses. It provides you with the necessary skills to customize your Outlook environment, your calendar, and your mail messages so that they meet your specific needs. You will also learn how to track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 – Level 3

$150.00

This course is the third in a series of Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003 courses. It builds on the email and calendaring skills you’ve already obtained and will provide you with the skills needed to communicate in real time with other users, personalize mail, organize items, share and link contacts, create forms, and work offline and remotely.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 – New Features

$95.00

After having worked with Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003, you must also get to know the features present in the latest release of the application. Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 comes with new features for improving the management, organization, and distribution of your Outlook items. In this course, you will work with the new and enhanced features in Outlook 2007.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

$150.00

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 – Level 1

$150.00

In the past, you have used paper-based overhead systems to give presentations. Now, you want to upgrade those presentations to an electronic format. You can use Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 to give electronic presentations.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 – Level 2

$150.00

As a Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 user familiar with the basics, you’re able to convey information clearly without much glitz. That’s okay, but you can do better audiences expect more than the basics. In this course, you will enhance presentations with features that will transform basic presentations into those with a powerful means of communication.

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

$100.00

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

Microsoft Office Word 2003 – Level 1

$150.00

Word processing is the use of computers to create, revise, and save documents for printing and future retrieval. This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office Word 2003 courses. It will provide you with the basic concepts required to produce basic business documents.

Microsoft Office Word 2003 – Level 2

$150.00

In the first course in this series, Microsoft Word 2003 : Level 1, you gained all the basic skills that you need to create a wide range of standardized business documents. If you use Microsoft® Office Word 2003 on a regular basis, then once you have mastered the basic skills, the next step is to improve your proficiency. To do so, you can customize and automate the way Microsoft® Word 2003 works for you, and you can improve the quality of your work by enhancing your documents with customized Microsoft® Word 2003 elements. In this course, you will increase the complexity of your Microsoft® Word 2003 documents by adding components such as customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics. You will also create personalized Microsoft® Word 2003 efficiency tools.

Microsoft Office Word 2003 – Level 3

$150.00

You know how to use Microsoft® Office Word 2003 to create and format typical business documents. But you need to work on more complex documents. In this course, you will learn how to use Word to create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents, forms, and Web pages.

Microsoft Outlook 2007 – Level 1

$175.00

Outlook 2007 provides an integrated solution for managing your time and information, connecting across boundaries and remaining safe and in control. Outlook 2007 delivers innovations you can use to instantly search your communications, organize your work, and better share your information with others — all from one place. And Outlook 2007 makes it easier for you to prioritize and control your time, so you can focus on the things that matter most.

Microsoft Outlook 2007 – Level 2

$175.00

This course follows up from our “Microsoft Outlook 2007 – Level 1 Training” course.

Microsoft Outlook 2007 – Level 3

$175.00

This course is the third in a series of Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 courses. It builds on the email and calendaring skills you have already obtained and will provide you with the skills needed to personalize email, organize Outlook items, manage Outlook data files, share and link contacts, save and archive email, create forms, and work offline and remotely.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 – Level 1

$175.00

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 enables users to quickly create high-impact, dynamic presentations, while integrating workflow and ways to easily share information. From the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface to the new graphics and formatting capabilities, Office PowerPoint 2007 puts the control in your hands to create great-looking presentations.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 – Level 2

$175.00

This course follows up from our “Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 – Level 1 Training” course.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 – New Features

$95.00

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 enables users to quickly create high-impact, dynamic presentations, while integrating workflow and ways to easily share information. This course will enable users of earlier versions of PowerPoint to familiarize themselves with the new features and functionality of PowerPoint 2007.

Microsoft Word 2007 – Level 1

$175.00

Office Word 2007 helps information workers create professional-looking content more quickly than ever before. With a host of new tools, you can quickly construct documents from predefined parts and styles, as well as compose and publish blogs directly from within Word. Advanced integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and new XML-based file formats make Office Word 2007 the ideal choice for building integrated document management solutions.

Microsoft Word 2007 – Level 2

$175.00

Office Word 2007 helps information workers create professional-looking content more quickly than ever before. This course will show students how, with a host of new tools, they can quickly construct documents from predefined parts and styles, as well as compose and publish blogs directly from within Word. This course follows up from the “Microsoft Word 2007 – Level 1 Training” course.

Microsoft Word 2007 – Level 3

$175.00

You know to use Microsoft® Office Word 2007 to create and format typical business documents. Now, you may need to work on more complex documents. In this course, you will use Word to create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents and forms.

Microsoft Word 2007 – New Features

$95.00

Office Word 2007 helps information workers create professional-looking content more quickly than ever before. This course will enable users of earlier versions of Word to familiarize themselves with the new features and functionality of Word 2007.

Office 2000 Fundamental Series

$265.00

Learning Microsoft Office 2000 skills will help you succeed in today’s business environment with more speed, collaboration, data analysis, and reliability than ever before. With the Metrotek Office 2000 Professional Series, you gain a powerful understanding of all the Microsoft business applications. This course covers all the objectives for the Microsoft Office Specialist exams and covers 3 sessions each of <!–PICOSEARCH_SKIPTEXTSTART–>Access<!–PICOSEARCH_SKIPTEXTEND–>, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher and Word.

Office 2003 Fundamental Series

$215.00

A complete understanding of Microsoft Office is required for success in today’s fast-paced, collaborative business world. With Office 2003 Fundamentals from Metrotek, you’ll get Session 1 of 5 Courses: Word 2003, Excel 2003, Outlook 2003, PowerPoint 2003 and Learning Windows XP. Expert instructors, Erin Olsen and Erica Wadley, will guide you step-by-step through the basics of each course to provide you with a solid foundation for success with Microsoft’s core applications.

Office 2003 Macros Course

$49.00

Office Administrators and Organizers – this course is a must have for you! Make your work in Excel or Word easier! Macros are one the most efficient ways to get those routine tasks done quickly – but we often don’t have time to spend to learn about them by trial and error. In just one session Erin Olsen will teach you the critical features of macros for both Excel and Word – and you will be saving your valuable time for other tasks. PLUS Erin will explain VBA primer, which sheds light on how to write simple code, testing and formatting.

Office XP Integration Course

$135.00

If you’re a self taught Microsoft Office user, or if you simply have to get more done faster with fewer resources, the Office XP Integration course from Metrotek is for you. You’ve probably wished for an easier way to get data from a <!–PICOSEARCH_SKIPTEXTSTART–>Word<!–PICOSEARCH_SKIPTEXTEND–> document into an <!–PICOSEARCH_SKIPTEXTSTART–>Access<!–PICOSEARCH_SKIPTEXTEND–> database or an Excel spreadsheet. In this next level of Office training, expert instructor Erin Olsen shows you how to transfer data among Office programs regardless which application or document type it was created in. You will quickly create the document that pulls the information together!

Outlook 2003 Course

$135.00

Email is the most common form of communication we use at work today. Outlook 2003 is the most common email application today, but there is more to Outlook than simply its email features. Have you ever forgotten to include an attachment to an email? Did you know you can recall it? How about using the calendar, managing and scheduling your time more effectively, creating better professional communications? Expert Erin Olsen will teach you how to do all of this and more with Outlook 2003.

Outlook 2007 Course

$135.00

Email is the most common form of business communication in use today. Outlook 2007 is the next generation of email application and there is more to Outlook now than ever before. Expert Erin Olsen guides you through the innovations and techniques of navigation in the new Outlook interface. Learn the skills, tips and tricks that will have you using Outlook to create your professional communications. As Outlook moves into the future you will be at the forefront with up-to-date knowledge and skills.

PowerPoint 2003 Course

$135.00

The ability to effectively present information to an audience is one of the most useful and valuable business skills you can possess. With the Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 course from Metrotek, you’ll quickly progress beyond the basics of using standard templates that are so common in PowerPoint presentations. Expert instructor Erin Olsen shows you how to make your presentations effectively connect with your audience. At the conclusion of this course, you’ll understand how to create PowerPoint presentations that bring your ideas to life and communicate your message.

PowerPoint 2007 Course

$135.00

If you’re an experienced PowerPoint user, you’ll need to throw away your old impressions and prepare yourself to view the application in a new way. Even if you’re new to PowerPoint, expert Erin Olsen makes the PowerPoint 2007 course from Metrotek a fun learning process for you while incorporating all disciplines needed to develop an effective presentation, including the skills needed to effectively communicate your message. At the conclusion of this course users will be able to combine text, graphics, audio and video to create a professional presentation.

Publisher 2003 Course

$135.00

Publisher 2003 is the Microsoft tool for creating materials for print, web or email publishing. Expert instructor Erin Olsen starts with the basics and moves step-by-step through the skills you need to get professional publishing results. The Publisher 2003 training course from Metrotek provides a convenient, affordable, effective way to learn how to design and publish newsletters, web pages, marketing collateral and other informational materials.

Publisher 2007 Course

$135.00

Charles Carpenter takes you through Publisher 2007 from A to Z. Learn to work with the tool set to build masterful documents for print or the Web. You will learn to use Master Pages, quick methods to get your layout blocked out and filled in using consistent fonts and formatting. Work with pictures, create your own objects, use tables easily to make your document professional. Get your documents Web ready quickly to publish or share via email. You will be able to prepare flyers, newsletters, product, brochures or any basic marketing material for your customers or your internal teams.

QuickBooks Course

$135.00

Metrotek’s QuickBooks course teaches small business owners key bookkeeping skills using QuickBooks Pro. Expert instructor Erin Olsen walks you through the interface explaining the many features and capabilities of the application. You will learn how to create a new company, work with accounts and lists, manage inventory, record sales, and process payroll. You can easily review business status by generating reports and graphs and performing period-end procedures. The skills you learn in this course will enable you to manage your finances and run your business more efficiently.

SharePoint Content Management and Collaboration Course

$135.00

Every organization has a need for content management and collaboration. In Metrotek’s SharePoint Content Management and Collaboration course, expert Erin Olsen teaches you how to utilize Office SharePoint Server 2007 to facilitate collaboration, provide content management features, implement business processes, and supply access to information that is essential to organizational goals and processes. By the end of this course you’ll know how to collaborate on and publish documents, maintain task lists, and share information through the use of wikis and blogs.

SharePoint Services 3.0 Configuration Course (Exam 70-631)

$285.00

In Metrotek’s SharePoint Services 3.0 Configuration course you’ll learn how to make this versatile technology work for you no matter the size of your organization. Increase the efficiency of business processes and improve team productivity with tools for collaboration that help people stay connected across organizational and geographic boundaries. Expert Erin Olsen begins with design concepts and master page creation to get you started, and then takes you through advanced topics such as site administration, connection management and security.

Word 2003 Course

$225.00

At home or in the office, Microsoft Word is one of today’s most widely used communication tools. Whether you’re a Word novice or you already know the basics and want to learn more, the Word 2003 course from Metrotek is for you. Expert instructor Erin Olsen starts at the beginning and takes you step-by-step through the features such as, templates, menus, toolbars, basic and advanced styles of Word 2003. At the conclusion of this course you’ll feel comfortable using Word to accomplish your communication tasks and be prepared to pass the MOS exam for Word 2003.

Word 2007 Course

$135.00

Microsoft Word is the most commonly used word processing tool at home and in the office. Metrotek expert Michelle Anderson introduces you to the new interface, shows you what’s new, gives you tips to easily accomplish tasks using the new interface and takes you step-by-step through features such as themes, templates, formatting, printing and more. At the conclusion of this course, you’ll be comfortable using Word to accomplish your communication tasks and be prepared to pass the MCAS exam for Word 2007.

TOTAL COST OF ALL COURSES WITHOUT PACKAGE:

$10,087.00