Certified Instructors - Professional, Local, & Affordable If you are unable to read this newsletter, please check your browser settings     Computer Tips & Tricks Office 2007- The Quick Access Toolbar provides easy access to the commands you use most often. Next month, we sill show you how to customize that Toolbar to show commands YOU want listed and use most  Excel - When first learning, use the long menus to find things easier, by going to the Tools Menu, Customize Menu, on the Options tab and checking the 'Always show full menus choice'.  Outlook- To create a signature is Outlook select Tools, Options, Mail Format tab, and then click the signatures button. Big time saver! Now you do not have to type your name and info on every e-mail you send. Access- Be sure to design your database on paper or in your head BEFORE actually building your database. This will save time and headache when having to actually build your database.  QuickBooks- Find Items in a Flash! To search for large items in a large report, especially across different companies, click the 'Excel' button. Export your data into Excel and use Ctrl + F to bring up your Find menu. Easy! QuickBooks 2009 is now available! Call Janet for Pro Advisor discounted pricing at 208.525.8813.     Workplace Topic                          Get To Know Your Co-Workers With Employee Appreciation Day! A fun activity around the office might be to choose a day to appreciate each employee in your office. Designate a day for everyone, and use it to thank them for their hard work. You can go all out with thank you cards and flowers, or you can simply write them a personal note to hang on their wall. Everyone will eagerly await their own personal appreciation day! See how your company morale will skyrocket after you have mastered this activity.       Idaho Falls Class Schedule November 2008 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 Photoshop Elements 4 Expression Web Introduction (Day 1) 5 Expression Web Intro (Day 2)  6 PowerPoint 2003 Introduction 7 QuickBooks 2007  Introduction  8  Excel 2003 Introduction  Word 2003 Introduction  Word 2007 Introduction Access 2003 Introduction Introduction to Word & Excel  Word  03 or 07 Customer Choice Project (Day 1)   Computer Fundamentals Project (Day 2)  Project (Day 3)  Illustrator 2003 Introduction    10 Access 2007 Introduction  11 Outlook 2003 Introduction  12 Excel 2003 Intermediate  13 InDesign Introduction  14 QuickBooks 2007  Intermediate 15 Excel 03 or 07 Customer Choice Word 2003 Intermediate  Access 2007 Intermediate  Photoshop Introduction  Access 2003 Intermediate  Conflict Management  Computer Quick Start 9am-12pm   $29 Office 2007: New Features  All About the Internet  HTML Introduction  PC Maintenance & Security  Excel 2007 Introduction    17 VBA for Excel  18 Business & Technical Writing 19 Fireworks 20 Visio Introduction 21 QuickBooks 2007  Advanced  22 PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate HTML Intermediate  Word 2007 Intermediate  Access 2003 Extreme PowerPoint 2007 Introduction  PowerPoint  03 or 07 Customer Choice Excel 2003 Advanced  Excel 2007 Intermediate  Access 2003 Advanced  Word 2003 Advanced  OrgPlus!    24 Publisher 2003  25 Photoshop Advanced  26 InDesign Advanced  27   28 QuickBooks 2007  Payroll 29 PowerPoint 2003 Advanced Access 2007 Advanced PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate  Closed for Thanksgiving Excel 2007 Advanced  Access 03 or 07 Customer Choice Word 2007 Advanced HTML Advanced  Excel Extreme: Functions  Computer Quick Start  1pm-4pm   $29   December 2008 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Illustrator Introduction 2 Word 2007 Introduction 3 Excel 2003  Introduction 4 Photoshop Artistic Effects 5 QuickBooks 2007  Introduction 6 Customer Service   DreamWeaver (Day 1) Office 2007: New Features PowerPoint 2003 Introduction Computer Fundamentals PowerPoint  03 or 07 Customer Choice Cascading Style Sheets  PowerPoint 2007 Introduction VBA for Access (Day 1) VBA for Access (Day 2) Photoshop Introduction 8 Word 2003 Introduction 9 Access 2003 Introduction 10 Excel 2003 Intermediate 11 Excel 2007 Introduction 12 QuickBooks 2007 Intermediate 13 DreamWeaver (Day 2) PowerPoint 2003 Intermediate InDesign Introduction SQL (Day 3) Illustrator Advanced Excel 03 or 07 Customer Request SQL (Day 1) SQL (Day 2) Business & Technical Writing PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate  Word 2007 Intermediate   15 PowerPoint 2003 Advanced 16 Excel 2003  Advanced 17 Access 2003 Intermediate 18 Captivate Introduction 19 QuickBooks 2007 Advanced 20 Fireworks  Word 2003  Intermediate Excel 2007 Intermediate Flash (Day 1) Flash (Day 2) Word 03 or 07 Customer Request Project 2007 (Day 1) Excel Extreme: Charts Project 2007  (Day 2) Project 2007 (Day 3) Introduction to Word & Excel  22 Excel Extreme: Functions 23 PowerPoint 2007 Advanced 24 Photoshop Introduction 25 26 27 Visual Basic for Excel Excel 2007 Advanced Access 2003  Advanced Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays! Word 2003  Advanced Word 2007 Advanced InDesign Advanced   Click here for Pocatello Schedule Click here for Rexburg Schedule Want a specific class on the schedule? Click here to Contact Us     Did your computer just die on you?  Look no further because ETR has previously-leased computers on sale now for just $259.  Call to reserve your computer now...208.525.8813       Technical Humor     Adobe Products - Which one is for me? Adobe offers many products. Here is a summary of most popular and their capabilities: Captivate 3 - Automatically records all on-screen actions and instantly creates an interactive Flash simulation. Point-and-click to add text captions, narration, and e-learning interactions without programming knowledge. Dreamweaver CS3 - Professional choice for building web sites and applications. It provides a powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support. With robust features for CSS-based design and integration, Dreamweaver enables web designers and developers to easily create and manage any website. Fireworks CS3- Accelerate web design and development with Adobe Fireworks CS4 software, the ideal tool for creating and optimizing images for the web and rapidly prototyping websites and web applications.  Fireworks CS4 offers the flexibility to edit both vector and bitmap images, a common library of prebuilt assets, and timesaving integration with Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, and Adobe Flash CS4 Professional software. Flash CS3 - Enjoy a fast, fluid workflow with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional software, featuring a streamlined user interface, advanced video tools, and impressive integration with related software. Flash allows designers and developers to integrate video, text, audio, and graphics into immersive, rich experiences that deliver superior results for interactive marketing and presentations, e-learning, and application user interfaces. Illustrator - Defines the future of vector graphics with groundbreaking creative options and powerful tools for efficiently publishing artwork on the Web, in print, everywhere. Produce superb Web graphics using symbols and innovative slicing options. Explore creative ideas with live distortion tools. Publish in record time with dynamic data-driven graphics and other productivity features. InDesign CS3 - Delivers the page layout tools you have always wanted. It integrates tightly with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat. Plus, it frees you to be more creative by delivering intuitive features that reduce elaborate design tasks to a few quick steps. Photoshop CS3 - The perfect tool for the at-home digital photographer. Easy-to-use features allow anyone to manipulate photos with ease to produce astonishing results. An approachable version of the more advanced Photoshop so users can become familiar with professional tools without the complexity.       9 Sure Fire Ways to Get You Fired Being sorta punctual Hang on, I will tell you after I update my Facebook profile Not knowing what your job is Needing the spotlight Being too honest Going on vacation when you are needed most Proving you cannot be trusted Not respecting the boss in front of his or her boss Thinking you are the exception to the rule     Did You Know? 4% of clients leave your business because they die or move away 5% change their purchasing habits 9% decide your prices are too high 14% leave due to poor quality or poor service 68% stop coming because they feel unappreciated by you. WOW! Be sure to let your customers know how much you appreciate them.  Helpful Computer Specifications Information Confused by the descriptions when purchasing a computer? Here are the descriptions of the most common features listed on a computer:   Windows XP Pro - What the operating system is Intel Pentium 4 - This is the type of processor 2.8GHz - It is the processor speed - 2.8 gigahertz tells you how fast it runs 512MB RAM - RAM is the memory  MB is Megabytes 40 GB - This is how big your hard drive 40 Gigabytes is plenty for the average home user. Intel 82865G Graphics Card - Tells you it has a graphics card SoundMax Audio - Tells you it has an audio card Intel Pro/1000MT Network Card - Network Card so you can hook it up to a network and share information with someone else in your office 8 USB Ports - You can insert your flash drives here. The more the better but 8 are plenty.     Here are what the computer measurements equal:  8 Bits          = 1 Byte 1024 Bytes  = 1 Kilobyte (KB) 1024 KB     = 1 Megabyte (MB) 1024 MB    = 1 Gigabyte (GB) 1024 GB    = 1 Terabyte (TB)  Have additional questions? Give us a call at 208.525.8813, 208.233.1428, or 208.656.0555. Executive Training Resources            1501 Northgate Mile               259 North 2nd East                Idaho Falls, ID 83401          Rexburg, ID 83440                     208.525.8813                        208.656.0555                       150 E Quinn Road                      Pocatello, ID 83201                                208.233.1428