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One-day computer workshops to be offered in March

Feb 19 2018

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New River Community College will offer several one-day workshops on Microsoft Office computer programs in March.

“Access: Introduction” is an introduction to the relational database program, Microsoft Access. Students will learn to work with data in a table, form, query and report. This workshop is scheduled Friday, March 2, from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in room 143 at the college’s New River Valley Mall site in Christiansburg (class #9033).

“Word: Intermediate” will teach students to organize content using tables and charts, customizing formats using styles and themes. The course will cover templates, building blocks, footnotes, indexes and mail merge. This workshop will be held on Friday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 143 at the college’s NRV Mall site in Christiansburg (class #9028).

“Excel: Intermediate” will cover functions such as ranges, logical, date and text, sort/filter, subtotals, tables, charts and PivotTables. PivotTables are used to analyze and compare large amounts of data. This workshop will be held Friday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 143 at NRCC’s NRV Mall site in Christiansburg (class #9031).

Tuition is $115 per workshop which will prepare individuals for Microsoft Office Specialist certification.

For online registration, visit www.nr.edu/workforce, Classes & Programs, Non Credit Course Offerings and then search for the class ID number. More information is available at (540) 674-3613.