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Beginning Excel Course Covers Spreadsheet Concepts

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ST. HELENS – Beginning to intermediate spreadsheet concepts will be covered in a Beginning Excel course for Windows being offered this fall by Portland Community College.The three-credit microcomputer course Beginning Excel: WIN, will meet from 6:30 to 8:50 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 26 through Dec. 14, in room B43 at St. Helens High School, 2375 Gable Road. Cost is $137.50.Students will gain a working knowledge of spreadsheet vocabulary in this hands-on course, which requires English communication skills and computer familiarity. Topics include graphs, windows, databases, statistical functions and macros. Additional lab hours may be required at the discretion of the instructor.This course is also offered via home computer and over the Internet. For more information, call 503-397-1311 or 503-978-5753.

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James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »