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Essential Computer Skills, a home school curriculum
Essential Office Applications
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NOTE: Files that are required by the curriculum lessons can be downloaded here.


AVAILABLE ITEMS:

Comb-bound workbook - Each lesson ends with a quiz and student exercises. The workbook uses OpenOffice.org as the example office application suite, and there are specific notes for Microsoft Office users as well. All quiz and final exam answers are contained in the back of the workbook. (Printed in black and white.)

Companion CD for Windows 98 and later - contains the following: (NOTE to Mac and Linux users - The CD install program only runs on Microsoft Windows 98 or later. Feel free to order the Download option if you already have OpenOffice.org installed on your Mac or Linux PC.)

PRICING PACKAGES:

Beginning January 1, 2010, we have changed our product offerings to include the CD with the workbook as a single product. This simplifies our order fulfillment process, and is in keeping with other computer manuals that include a companion CD. For those living outside the United States, or those who don't want a physical workbook, we are continuing to offer a download only option for each book.


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Book 1: (10 lessons, 130 pages) Price    
Workbook and CD (Windows 98 or later) $35.00
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(Includes workbook PDF file and all example files from the CD. Does not include OpenOffice.org software. After receipt of payment you will be emailed the link to the download page, and the password to access it.)		 $25.00
(no shipping fee)


Book 2: (8 lessons, 158 pages) Price    
Workbook and CD (Windows 98 or later) $35.00
Download Only
(Includes workbook PDF file and all example files from the CD. Does not include OpenOffice.org software. After receipt of payment you will be emailed the link to the download page, and the password to access it.)		 $25.00
(no shipping fee)


High School Semester Packages
Includes both workbooks and CD's
(All 18 lessons; 288 pages)		 Price    
Workbooks and CD's (Windows 98 or later) $60.00
Download Only
(Includes both workbook PDF files and all example files from the CD's. Does not include OpenOffice.org software. After receipt of payment you will be emailed the links to each workbook's download page, and the passwords to access them.)		 $40.00
(no shipping fee)


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FREE EXAMPLE FILES:

These files are either suggested or required to be used with the curriculum. To download them, click on the links below with the right mouse button and select the Save Link As... or Save Target As... option.


Files for Book 1

The following two Microsoft Powerpoint files will provide a good starting presentation for Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 of Lesson 9. If you are using Powerpoint 2007, you may not find a template that is close to these, so I have provided these here: L9Ex1.ppt and L9Ex2.ppt

The OpenOffice.org template called Simple Blue Lines is not required, but is used as a template for Lesson 10.
NOTE: You must have OpenOffice.org installed, and you will need to save the file in the correct OpenOffice.org template directory. It should be saved in a directory called layout within your OpenOffice.org program directory, and be similar to the one on my computer:
C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.1\share\template\en-US\layout\


Files for Book 2

NOTE to Microsoft Word 2003 users: there is an issue in Word 2003 with creating the List of Figures as shown in Lesson 3. See notes in this MS Word example document for an explanation: L3ResearchPaperFinal.doc.


In addition to the files in the table below, you will need the following 2 image files for Lesson 3: lightBulb.jpg and modelTford.gif.

OpenOffice.org Format Microsoft Office Format Description
L2ResearchPaper.odt L2ResearchPaper.doc Example for lessons 2 and 3. The beginnings of a research paper with different sections. I teach how to make different page headers/footers per section, as well as inserting figures and a table of contents.
L5Exercise2.ods L5Exercise2.xls Example solution for Lesson 5, Exercise 2. (NOTE the Microsoft Excel version needed an addition to the VLOOKUP function to work properly.)
L5Exercise3.ods L5Exercise3.xls Example solution for Lesson 5, Exercise 3.
L6example2.ods L6example2.xls Functional multi-page spreadsheet to generate a printable student Report Card. I teach how to create this spreadsheet in Lesson 6.
L7example1.ods L7example1.xls Example spreadsheet for Lesson 7.
L8Example2.odp L8Example2.ppt Example presentation for Lesson 8.
L8Example2final.odp L8Example2final.ppt A silly little animation! This is an example presentation that I teach how to create in Lesson 8.


LICENSE AGREEMENT:

By purchasing and installing and/or using this curriculum, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

I. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This curriculum (printed book and/or PDF file) is copyrighted material, and may not be reproduced or modified except under the following conditions.
  1. The original purchaser may create as many copies of the curriculum as desired for use by members of the same immediate household.
  2. Only the original purchased copies (book and/or CD) may be transferred to another household; extra created copies MAY NOT be sold or given away.
  3. The example files and template files included on this CD may be copied, modified, and distributed freely without permission.
II. LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This curriculum and any accompanying software is provided "AS IS" without any expressed warranties or guarantees. It has been tested on various computers, but in the unlikely event that your computer crashes and/or experiences a loss of data while installing or using this curriculum and accompanying software, you agree to not hold the author responsible in any way. If you choose to install OpenOffice.org in conjunction with this curriculum, you agree to read the license agreement that governs OpenOffice.org and appears during the installation process.

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