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1. learn about Podcasts buying books using Kindle OverDrive and more NEW iPad iPhone Traveling with a Device learn how to maximize battery usage how to use maps GPS and more NEW iPad iPhone 4 4 20 learn about device battery storage privacy iOS Apps FaceTime Camera Video Photos Syncing and more NEW iPad iPhone Cloud Storage Apps learn what cloud service to choose and how cloud storage works Android Smartphones learn about the Android operating phone system the various functions and the apps one can download New Android Tablets learn about the Android operating system for tablets and how to set up Blue Tooth Dropbox iCloud wireless printers and about security issues PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO EDITING These courses offer instruction in photo editing software Picasa learn how to copy or move photos from your camera to your PC and make use of Picasa software to manage photos and perform basic photo editing tools NEW ProShow Gold create photo and video slideshows with your photo collection NEW Digital Scrapbooking on Your Laptop 1 learn how to get your personal laptop ready for beginning scrapbooking classes NEW Digital Scrapbooking on Your Laptop 2 create digital scrapbooking projects on your laptop NEW Photoshop Elements 13 Series This series of courses cover most aspects of Photoshop Elements 13 software Go to website www grandcomputers org for complete course descriptions for2. PS Elements 13 Organizer for Mac Organizer for Windows 7 Basics PC amp Mac Tools PC amp Mac Layers PC amp Mac Selection Tools PC amp Mac Corrections for PC amp Mac Fun Fonts Text PC amp Mac January 2015 SPECIAL INTEREST In addition to the following classes any group of fewer than 6 students can create a Custom Class for which an instructor will be found NEW iPassword learn how to protect your passwords with this management system Analog to Digital making digital format media from analog media such as LP records to CD VHS to DVD and slides to DVD NEW Apple TV learn how to use Apple TV in your home and about its features Easy Gifts Using Graphic Websites learn about websites where special graphics are available to make easy gifts eReader Basics this class will show you how to buy an e reader that meets your needs and how to read e books Google Advanced Search Features learn how this free software can be used for a multitude of purposes Home Entertainment learn to use your computer to deliver internet and computer media movies and television programming Explore other devices such as set top boxes and over the air tuners NEW How to Download Free Music learn how to download and save free music files legally iCloud for Mac amp PC learn how Apple s iCloud works Memoir Writing Fundamentals learn the elements of memoir writing and learn basic computer applications that can proce
3. a 8 Apple TV iCloud Apple ID iTunes O X A m AirPort Wi Fi OS X iOS Apps Mac Apps z f AppleCare Products Pro Apps Business amp Education AppleCare e O March 2015 www grandmacs org 3 Below is our Mac class flow chart below for winter term Go to page 5 for the remaining Mac amp Other classes for winter 2015 Use these documents as a guide to choose the classes that you want to take For beginner users to computers we recommend the Intro to Mac l 5 classes Documents i Presentation iWork Pages amp 2 iWork Keynote Spreadsheets Email Calendars Mail for Mac Contacts for Mac Calendar iWork Numbers Speciality Classes Genealogy Reunion 9 0 Skype for Mac January 2015 during the January April class session Intro to Mac Mouse amp Keyboard Skills 2 Applications Windows Menus 3 Macintosh Features 4 Mac Navigation amp the Finder 5 Customizing Your Mac For PC users moving to Macs we recommend the Intro to Mac 3 5 classes Digital Image Makin Software iPhoto iCloud for Mac amp PC Photoshop Elements 13 Essentials of Mac OS X Basic Setup Workshop Password Own One Now What Organizer for Mac l Apple TV IOS 8 Basics Tools Selection A Tools Layers Correction gt Fo Camera amp Photo Sharing Fun Fonts Text TR all for PC Mac Siri The Print Shop 3 0 Audio amp Book Apps Digital Scrapbooking on i L 9 Traveling With a Device our Laptop I 4 4 20 Clo
4. basic understanding of OS X and solid skills with the mouse and keyboard iCloud for Mac amp PC learn how Apple s iCloud works Essentials of Mac OS X understand accounts sharing data security of your data keeping your hard drive happy NEW iPassword learn how to protect your passwords with this management system OTHER CLASSES Reunion 10 Genealogy for Mac learn how to do your family tree on a Mac using this popular genealogy program Skype for Mac this class will show you how to set up a Skype account and how to use Skype www grandmacs or Grand Computers Club Other Course Offerings Winter Term 2015 Courses in this category are for those areas of interest that can be applied to both PC and Mac operating systems and for specific electronic devices SMART PHONES amp TABLETS iPad iPhone How to Buy One information needed on how to buy these devices iPad iPhone Basic Setup Workshop learn how to set up your device connect to Wi Fi iCloud Apple ID download the user Manual iPad iPhone Own One Now What learn many of the functions and features of the iPad iPhone iPad iPhone Apps learn about the apps on iPads iPhones iPad iPhone iOS 8 learn about the newest iOS iPad iPhone Siri learn how to use Siri iPad iPhone Camera Photo Sharing learn how to maximize the use of your camera saving photos deleting sharing FaceTime new photo apps NEW iPad iPhone Audio amp Book Apps
5. or review frequently used computer skills Mail for Mac learn show to perform email operations using the Mac Mail program Contacts for Mac learn how to manage your email contacts in Address Book Calendar for Mac manage your personal calendar on a Mac Pages 1 learn word processing basics with Apple s iWork software Pages 2 work with Pages templates to make professional looking documents Keynote for Mac learn to make presentations and slide shows with Apple s iWork software Numbers for Mac create impressive spreadsheets with easy to create formulas with Apple s iWork software The Print Shop 3 0 learn about this graphics software that allows you make a myriad of impressive print projects SPECIAL INTEREST In addition to the following classes any group of fewer than 6 students can create a Custom Class for which an instructor will be found DIGITAL IMAGE MAKING SOFTWARE To take these courses one should be proficient with the mouse and have basic Mac and editing knowledge iPhoto learn how to do more with your photos using this basic Mac software NEW Photoshop Elements 13 Organizer for Mac learn how to use iPhoto as your organizer for PS Elements 13 Photoshop Elements 13 Organizer for PC Basics Tools Layers Selection Tools Corrections amp Fun Fonts Text these classes will now be found under Other on class information UTILITY amp MAINTENANCE These classes require a
6. Grand Apple SIG March 16 Meeting 4 30 PM Apache Room Chaparral Center Topic Making a Family Website with Sandvox Join us on March 16 as Joyce Kloncz offers a presentation on how to build a family website In this day and age we strive to stay in touch with our families and friends and what better way than having our own website Joyce will demo the website building software Sandvox See more info about Sandvox on page 2 We hope you can join us and bring your friends We always have some treats and always have door prizes oS s e e se March 2015 Volume X No 3 Grand Apple Welcome New Apple SIG Members Tentative Yearly Schedule Grand Apple SIG Monthly Meetings 3 4 Mondays 4 30 PM newsletter Olivia Bradley Susie Brannon Linda amp Welcome to these new Mac users since our February Apache Room Chaparral Center Floyd Cotton Bob Couser Leonard Jacobson Victoria Kollert Eugene Roundtree Gail Stewart Pamela Sulz e March 16 Making a Family Website Joanne Tarabula with Sandvox We welcome you and encourage you to join us at our e April 20 What s New in Review with Grand Apple SIG events and classes Apple There are 336 Mac users on our list to date up from 307 Mac users in February The 336 Mac members are 24 of the club There are 1369 members in the Grand Computers Club up from 1277 last month Our membership has been increasing steadily Please encourage your Mac and Apple fri
7. ends to join us at www grandcomputers org or at the club room March 2015 www grandmacs org I Sandvox Sandvox is award winning web building software for Mac users developed after hearing that building a great website from scratch was just too difficult for most people Anyone can build a 5 page website in 20 minutes or less with Sandvox Just create pages in the Site Navigator and add objects for the info you want to use on your website Next drop in text images and photos Then publish it to the host of your choice such as Dotster Go Daddy etc There are over 60 website designs to choose from many with multiple color variations To see how Sandvox works here is a website designed by Gale McCall and 4 websites designed by Joyce Kloncz Click on each to see the completed website http galemccall net http www grandmacs org http newbrightonhistory com http www umaaazwestvalley com http www dakotavictims1862 com See how easy it is Come to our March 16 Apple SIG meeting for more info Green Apples Tech Help Meets on Tuesdays 2 30 3 30 From Grand Apple SIG Facilitators Happy St Patrick s Day Apple Users This has been a great season for our Apple SIG Our numbers continue to grow We strive to offer interesting topics at our Apple SIG meetings We try to offer classes that our Apple users need And our Tech Help sessions often save you a trip to the Apple Store See the next page for all Apple sup
8. port at for Apple Users Thank you for your continued support Joyce Kloncz amp Gale McCall Weekly Here s a way to have your Mac and 1Pad 1Phone questions answered one on one by Grand Apple SIG volunteers Laptops are welcome as well This has been a very successful outreach for our Grand Apple SIG and we invite you to join us If we can t answer your questions we will find someone who can Green Apples Tech Help meets every Tuesday at 12 30 3 30 in the Open Space Room at the Computer Club at the Chaparral Center Would you like to be a helper We could use more Mac and iPad iPhone tech helpers Email us at apple grandcomputers org if you can help March 2015 www grandmacs org 2 Are you aware of all of the Apple Support available at www apple com Go to the website gt Support and the below pages will show up Click on any of those pages to get more support in those areas Apple strives to help its users by providing software support advice and apple support communities where you submit a question and techs try to solve your problem Apple is now trying to solve your problems via their website This could save you a trip dragging your Mac into the newest Apple store Welcome to Apple Support Learn about Apple products view online manuals get the latest downloads and more Connect with other Apple users or get service support and professional advice from Apple Mac iPhone iPad iPod
9. ss store and protect information Nook from A to Z learn how to use your Nook to read books and much more Online Safety learn how to recognize scams avoid phishing and understand creating strong passwords The Cloud Explained what is the cloud all about Learn how you can use the cloud Typing Skills on a Computer this class is for those who would like to improve their typing skills using online typing programs SOCIAL NETWORKING These courses deal with many social networking options Create Your Own Blog learn what blogging is and how to blog on some of the many blogging programs available Facebook for Mac amp PC learn about the ins and outs of this free popular social networking software as well as crucial security issues iPad iPhone Facebook on Your Device learn how to use Facebook on your iPad iPhone iPad iPhone Instagram for Beginners create an account publish record edit photos add hashtags Twitter learn about this popular social networking function that allows one to text a message to a selected audience www grandmacs or
10. ud Storage Apps Instagram on Your Device Utility amp Maintenance Other iPad iPhone How to Buy One Grand Macs Course Sequence January 2015 www grandmacs or Mac Classes Still Open There s still time to take Mac classes this winter We encourage you to take advantage of our classes Here are the classes you don t want to miss You will always want to go to www grandcomputers org gt Education gt Course Listing to see what each class is about The next two pages give you a brief explanation of our Mac and Other classes Mac Classes iPhoto for Mac Prerequisite Familiarity with using a Mac Mar 9M 11W at 10 30 am Mar 18W at 8 00 am Joyce Kloncz 1 seat 3 laptops Mac 1 An Introduction to the Mac Prerequisite Keyboarding and mouse skills Mar 19Th at 1 00 pm Janice Oeswein 3 seats 1 laptop Mac 2 Apps Windows amp Menus Prerequisite Mac 1 or mouse amp keyboard skills Mar 23M at 3 30 pm Janice Oeswein 4 seats 2 laptops Mac 3 Macintosh Features Prerequisite Mac 1 or familiarity with a Mac Mar 25W at 3 30 pm Janice Oeswein 3 seats 2 laptops Mac 4 Mac Navigation amp the Finder Prerequisite Some familiarity with a Mac Mar 26Th 30M at 1 00 pm Janice Oeswein 0 seats 1 laptop Mac 5 Customize Your Mac OS Prerequisite Mac 1 4 or familiarity with using Macs Apr 1W at 10 30 am Janice Oeswein 7 seats 2 laptops Mail for Mac Prerequisite Familiarity with
11. using a Mac Mar 31T Apr 2Th at 10 30 am Janice Oeswein 0 seats 1 laptop Numbers for Mac Prerequisite Familiarity with using a Mac Mar 17T 19Th at 10 30 am Doug Ralston 0 seats Mar 24T 26Th at 10 30 am Doug Ralston 3 seats Pages 2 for Mac Prerequisite iWork Pages 1 Mar 2M 4W at 3 30 pm Joyce Kloncz 4 seats 3 laptops Reunion Genealogy for Mac Prerequisite Familiarity with using a Mac Mar 10T 12Th at 10 30 am Doug Ralston 8 seats Skype for Mac Prerequisite Familiarity with using a Mac Mar 3T 6F at 3 30 pm Gloria Volland 11 seats 0 laptops kN _ WA _ A N January 2015 www grandmacs org 5 January 2015 Grand Computers Club Mac Course Offerings Winter Term 2015 Courses in this category are for those areas of interest that can be applied to the Mac operating systems For BEGINNERS who have no or little Mac experience the recommended sequence of beginner courses is as follows For PC users moving to Macs we recommend Mac 3 5 classes Mac 1 An Introduction to the Mac for students new to the Mac world Mac 2 introduces basic computer functions including applications windows and menus Mac 3 delves into the many unique Mac features and the similarities to PC features Mac 4 examines Mac navigation and the Finder Mac 5 learn how to customize your Mac PRODUCTIVITY for those who are proficient with a mouse and familiar with menus and text entry the following courses teach
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