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This course walks students through the process of installing and configuring, then introduces the Mac OS desktop before moving on to more advanced Finder techniques.

Learning Outcomes:At the completion of this courseware participants will be able to:
Understand Mac OS X New Technologies
Use Mac OS X Finder Overview
Install and configure
Set the Mac OS desktop
Use Advanced Finder techniques
Print and fax
Connect to the Internet
Use Account management
Configure the Mac for multiple users
Use Multi-way video in iChat AV
Use The enhanced Mail application
Course Content: Mac OS X Overview
Working with Mac OS X
What’s new in Mac OS X
Mac OS X Tips and Tricks

Introduction:
This course provides all the resources you need to master FileMaker Pro 8 essentials and to develop and deploy professional FileMaker 8 solutions with ease.
Learning Outcomes:
At the completion of this courseware participants will be able to:
�Hosting Options
�Server Migration Tools
�Installing and Configuring Server 8
�Server Administration
�Connectivity Standards
�Mechanics of ODBC
�Benefits of IWP
�Deployment Options and requirements
�IWP “Best Practices� �Custom Web Publishing as a Publishing Choice
�Configuring the Web Publishing Engine
�About XML
�Publishing FileMaker Data as XML
�Other Database Actions
Course Content:
�Server and Network Configurations
�FileMaker Connectivity
�Instant Web Publishing (IWP)
�Custom Web Publishing

The skills and knowledge covered in this course are sufficient to create real-world database applications that collect data, permit data to be queried, produce reports and display information in forms.

Learning Outcomes:At the completion of this courseware participants will be able to:

FileMaker Pro Orientation
Creating A New Database
Managing Table Data
Formatting Table Data
Finding Information
Form Layouts
Reports
Managing Layouts

Introducing iPad
The iPad Inside and Out
iPad Accessories
Setting Up and Using the Home Screen
The iPad’s Touchscreen
Using & Customizing the Home Screen
Searching iPad
Changing the Brightness & Wallpaper Settings
Editing Text and Using Multi-Touch
Entering and Editing Text
Using Multi-Touch
Getting Connected to Wi-Fi, 3G & Bluetooth
Deciding How to Connect
Connecting via Wi-Fi
Connecting via 3G
Using Bluetooth
Customizing General Settings for Your iPad
Managing your iPad Settings
Sounds
Network
Bluetooth
Location Services
Auto-Lock & Passcode Lock
Restrictions
Home
Date & Time
Keyboard
International
Accessibility
Battery Percentage
Reset and Profile
Using the Web on Safari
Introducing Safari on iPad
Using Portrait and Landscape Modes
Opening Web Pages
Zooming and Scrolling
Navigating Web Pages
Using Bookmarks
Changing Settings
Synching, Sending, and Receiving Email
Setting Up Email Accounts
Reading Email
Creating and Sending Email
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In this course for Apple’s iWork, you’ll learn to create everything from first-rate business presentations and newsletters to effective budgets and event planners. Focused lessons take you step by step through all aspects of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.
You’ll learn to:
ï‚?Master the iWork suite of tools quickly through fun, real-world projects
ï‚?Design a Keynote presentation from storyboard to Web export
ï‚?Add animated charts and custom backgrounds to a presentation with ease
ï‚?Publish great-looking newsletters and brochures in print and on the Web
ï‚?Build a professional marketing package from scratch
ï‚?Create expense reports, track budgets, and plan special events
ï‚?Sort, organize, and chart data using sophisticated spreadsheet calculations

iPhoto: Rediscover Your Photos Viewing and Emailing Photos Rating and Fixing Photos Arranging Photos by Faces and Places Perfecting Your Pictures Designing a Photo Book Making Photos Move with Slideshows Importing and Managing Photos
iMovie: A Little Slice of Hollywood at Home Moviemaking Made Easy
Having Fun with iMovie Trailers Creating Your Own Sports Highlights Video Refining a Movie Moviemaking with Photos and iPhoto Clips Advanced Moviemaking Capturing and Managing Media
GarageBand: Making Great Sounding Music Learning to Play Music with GarageBand Jamming and Creating Music with GarageBand Recording Music in GarageBand Fixing, Arranging, and Mixing Music in GarageBand Finishing and Sharing Projects
iDVD and iWeb: Sharing and Publishing with iLife Creating a DVD with iDVD Designing a Website with iWeb

The skills and knowledge covered in this course are sufficient to understand the Photoshop screen, the different palettes and use the Photoshop tools to modify and adjust images.

Learning Outcomes:At the completion of this courseware participants will be able to:

Understand the basic tools and palettes that comprise the Photoshop screen
Work with selections
Work with images
Work with layers in an image
Save images in various formats
Perform various functions with colours
Use the painting and retouching tools
Adjust and retouch images.
Target Audience:This publication is primarily designed for people who need to know how to use Adobe Photoshop to create, modify and adjust images and photographs. It is ideal for people who work in any area that involves the use of images or photographs.

This course aims to increase your productivity by providing the skills and knowledge to use PageMaker 7 effectively.

Learning Outcomes:At the completion of this courseware participants will be able to:

Understand common design principles
Perform basic functions, such as opening and closing publications and accessing the help system
Create a simple publication
Work with the screen and page layout options such as guides and zooming in and out
Use the story editor and thread text blocks
Apply formatting to characters and paragraphs of text
Place and work with imported graphics
Fully utilise PageMaker’s basic drawing capabilities
Align, indent, tab, bullet and automatically number text
Use some of PageMaker’s timesaving features
Work with tables using Adobe Table
Work with layers in PageMaker
Create book lists, tables of contents, indexes and multi-publication automatic page numbering.

InDesign is the new standard in layout and design, delivering faster production workflows and creative freedom for design professionals.

Learning OutcomesAt the completion of this courseware participants will be able to:
Create and apply color swatches, using the Color palette
Open an existing document and identify components of the InDesign document window
Create paths by using the Pencil and Pen tools
Import text, thread, and unthread text frames
Create basic shapes & select and transform objects
Crop and mask images in frames
Create a table, add text and graphics to a table

With intelligent palettes and optimised workspaces, Illustrator allows you to produce graphics for print, video, the web & mobile devices

Learning Outcomes:At the completion of this course participants will have knowledge of:

Illustrator Interface Tools
How Illustrator Works
Views
Objects Basics
Select/Copy
Transform & Reshape
Fill & Stroke
Layers/Masks/Transparency
Create, Style & Edit Type
Acquire
Brushes & Gradients
Appearances/Styles
Filters/Distort
Precision Tools
Actions & Preferences
Output/Export
Separations