Prerequisites for this course are a basic understanding of the WWW and a familiarity with Windows and Netscape, or other web browser. This tutor-led course covers the basic skills necessary to use a PC Workstation. If you have no computing experience or are still lacking in confidence this course is suitable. Word 97 is the latest in the series of word processing packages produced by Microsoft. The course covers basic features and introduces a number of new features and ways of carrying out tasks, that will be of interest to users of Word 6.0 and Word 7.0 packages.
Electronic mail is now the standard medium of communication in some departments.
It is particularly useful for those who need to communicate with colleagues in other institutions, in the UK and around the world. Excel 97 is the latest in the Excel series of spreadsheet packages produced by Microsoft. This tutor-led course introduces many spreadsheet features including those new to Excel 97. The two-day course is designed for beginners and for those have used Excel a little, but would like to develop their knowledge further. It goes through basic Unix commands and offers a basis, from which you can explore more advanced aspects of Unix on your own.