CompuSavvy's Hands-On Computer Classes


NEW!

Jan Berinstein's new book,
Formatting Legal Documents With Microsoft Word 2010,
is now available for purchase on Amazon.com and on Lulu.com!

The book explains how to restore the defaults and make the program more user-friendly,
shows how to set up pleading captions and footers, align text with pleading paper, generate a TOC and a TOA,
track changes, compare documents, and much more!

Loads of helpful hints for automating your work, using keyboard shortcuts, and troubleshooting.

To purchase the Word 2010 book on Lulu or see a preview that includes (among other things) the entire Table of Contents, click the icon below.

Support
independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.

To purchase the book on Lulu or see a preview that includes (among other things) the entire Table of Contents, click the icon below.

To purchase the book on Amazon.com, click this link.

There is no preview on the Amazon page.


Jan Berinstein's first book,
Formatting Legal Documents With Microsoft Office Word 2007,
also is available for purchase on both Lulu.com and Amazon.com!
The book contains numerous tips and tricks, plus instructions for working with headers and footers, styles,
automatic paragraph numbering, tracking changes, generating a TOC and TOA, and much more!

Support independent publishing: buy this book on Lulu.

To purchase the book on Amazon.com, click this link.
There is no preview on the Amazon page.


Jan Berinstein's first book,
Formatting Legal Documents With Microsoft Office Word 2007,
also is available for purchase on both Lulu.com and Amazon.com!
The book contains numerous tips and tricks, plus instructions for working with headers and footers, styles,
automatic paragraph numbering, tracking changes, generating a TOC and TOA, and much more!
To purchase the book on Lulu or see a preview that includes (among other things) the entire Table of Contents, click the icon below.

Support independent publishing: buy this book on Lulu.

To purchase the book on Amazon.com, click this link.
There is no preview on the Amazon page.


Upcoming Classes

Hot summer prices! All full-day classes between June 21, 2010 and September 23, 2010 reduced to $275.00.
All half-day classes between June 21, 2010 and September 23, 2010 reduced to $195.00.
Full-day classes starting on or after September 24, 2010 will cost $295 (full day) and half-day classes starting on or after that date will cost $215.
NOTE: No early-bird discounts may be applied while summer prices are in effect.

NOTE: We are constantly revising and adding classes. Please keep checking back!

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COMING SOON!

Word 2010 Classes!

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

PLEASE NOTE:We provide a five percent (5%) discount for students from the same company or organization who enroll in the same class.

ALSO NOTE: A minimum enrollment of five (5) students is required in order for Southern California classes to proceed.

AND FINALLY: Please be sure to register at least ten (10) business days in advance of the class date. We can accept registrations by fax (i.e., without payment), but must receive full payment seven (7) business days prior to the class date in order to guarantee your place in the class. For more information or to register, use this Class Registration Form.

Los Angeles Classes

We have scheduled the following classes in Los Angeles:
  • NEW! Computers for Seniors, Part I: Basic Computing (Parts of the Screen, etc.)—Thursday, August 12, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computer Literacy for Busy Lawyers, Part I: Parts of the screen, operating systems versus programs, basic mouse use, etc.—Thursday, August 12, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Introduction to MS Word 2007 / Customization Tips—Tuesday, August 17, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Generating a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in Word 2007—Tuesday, August 17, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computers for Seniors, Part II: Basic Computing (Using the Mouse, Navigation)—Thursday, August 19, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computers for Busy Lawyers, Part II: Using the mouse and the keyboard, understanding toolbars and menus, etc.—Thursday, August 19, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computers for Seniors, Part III: Basic Computing (Opening and Saving Files)—Thursday, September 2, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computer Literacy for Busy Lawyers, Part III: Understanding how files are stored on the computer, searching for files, opening files, saving files to specific folders, creating folders, etc.—Thursday, September 2, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computers for Seniors, Part IV: Intermediate Computing (Working With Files and Folders, Searching)—Thursday, September 16, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computer Literacy for Busy Lawyers, Part IV: Simple document creation, spell-checking, and printing, troubleshooting, etc.—Thursday, September 16, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word 2007—Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Generating a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in Word 2007—Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2010—Thursday, September 23, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $275.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Introduction to Word 2010—Tuesday, October 12, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Generating a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in Word 2007—Tuesday, October 12, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computers for Seniors, Part V: Intermediate Computing (E-Mail and the Internet)—Thursday, October 14, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computer Literacy for Busy Lawyers, Part V: E-Mail Basics (downloading, viewing, and printing messages; replying; composing and sending messages)—Thursday, October 14, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2007—Monday, November 1, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computers for Seniors, Part VI: Intermediate Computing (Creating simple documents, troubleshooting)—Thursday, November 4, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Computer Literacy for Busy Lawyers, Part VI: Intermediate E-Mail (Using an address book, sending cc's and bcc;s, opening and printing attachments, attaching files)—Thursday, November 4, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Monday, November 22, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2010—Tuesday, December 7, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

Location for all L.A.-area classes: ExecuTrain, 223 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 401, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

We will be scheduling additional classes in Los Angeles soon.

Irvine (Orange County) Classes

We have scheduled the following class in Irvine:

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word 2007—Monday, September 13, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Generating a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in Word 2007—Monday, September 13, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $195.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Introduction to Word 2010—Monday, December 20, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Monday, December 20, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

Location for all Irvine classes: ExecuTrain, 5 Corporate Park, Suite 280, Irvine, CA 92606

We will be scheduling additional classes in Irvine soon.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

PLEASE NOTE:We provide a five percent (5%) discount for students from the same company or organization who enroll in the same class.

ALSO NOTE: A minimum enrollment of six (6) students is required in order for Northern California classes to proceed.

AND FINALLY: Please be sure to register at least ten (10) business days in advance of the class date. We can accept registrations by fax, but must receive full payment seven (7) business days prior to the class date in order to guarantee your place in the class. For more information or to register, use this Class Registration Form.

Sacramento Classes

We have scheduled the following classes in Sacramento:

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With MS Word 2007—Monday, August 23, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $275.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $275.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Introduction to Word 2010—Monday, October 18, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Monday, October 18, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Tuesday, October 19, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2010—Monday, November 29, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Generating a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

Location for all Sacramento classes: ExecuTrain, 1860 Howe Avenue, Suite 250, Sacramento, CA 95825

We will be scheduling additional classes in Sacramento soon.

San Francisco Classes

We have scheduled the following classes in San Francisco:

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2007—Monday, September 6, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $275.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Tuesday, September 7, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $275.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Introduction to Word 2010—Monday, September 27, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word 2007—Monday, September 27, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2010—Tuesday, September 28, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2007—Monday, November 8, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Tuesday, November 9, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Generating a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Monday, December 13, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Monday, December 13, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Tuesday, December 14, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

Location for all San Francisco classes: ExecuTrain, 101 Spear Street (1 Rincon Center), Suite 245, San Francisco, CA 94105.

We will be scheduling additional classes in San Francisco soon.

San Jose Classes

We have scheduled the following classes in San Jose:

  • This class is closed. Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2007—Monday, July 26, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $275.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • This class is closed. Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Tuesday, July 27, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $275.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Introduction to Word 2010—Monday, October 25, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Monday, October 25, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With WordPerfect (WordPerfect X3, X4, or X5)—Tuesday, October 26, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Preparing and Formatting Legal Documents With Word 2010—Monday, November 15, 2010 (full-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $295.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • Generating a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Tuesday, November 16, 2010 (half-day class, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and a continental breakfast. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

  • NEW! Working With Styles in Word (Word 2007 and/or Word 2010)—Tuesday, November 16, 2010 (half-day class, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; course fee of $215.00 includes substantial written materials and refreshments / snacks. NOTE: Lunch is not provided).

Location for all San Jose classes: ExecuTrain, 2025 Gateway Place, Suite 390, San Jose, CA 95110 or ExecuTrain, 2005 De La Cruz Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Clara, CA 95050. We will let you know the exact location of your class after you register.

We will be scheduling additional classes in San Jose / Santa Clara soon.

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Don't see the class you want? Ask us! We are open to your suggestions for new classes. And remember, we offer customized on-site training, too.

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Course Outlines

For detailed course outlines, please see this page.


How to Enroll

To enroll in any of these classes, simply print and fill out the attached Class Registration Form and fax it to (818) 776-1228, or mail it (along with a check for the full amount of the class fee, made out to CompuSavvy), to P.O. Box 16265, Encino, CA 91416. Note that you need Adobe Reader in order to open the PDF form. Sometimes it helps if you launch Reader prior to clicking on the link to the form. If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can download it from Adobe's web site.

Be sure to register early! Registration closes fifteen business days prior to the date of the class.

For more information, feel free to give us a call at (818) 776-1228 (please leave a message, including your phone number and your e-mail address, if we're out of the office when you call!) or send us a detailed e-mail message at compusavvy AT earthlink DOT net (substitute the @ symbol for "AT" and a period for "DOT," and remove all spaces).


Additional Classes / Classes in Other Cities

Over the next few weeks, we will be scheduling additional classes to be offered in the greater Los Angeles area, San Francisco, San Jose/Santa Clara, Sacramento, and Orange County. Please keep checking back!

For the full repertoire of classes we offer, see our Home page or our Course Outlines page.


Customized Training at Your Office

On-Site Training for Individuals and Small Groups / Customized Classes

We also provide on-site training for individuals or small groups. We will be happy to design a customized class for your staff, which actually can be more economical than lab classes and offers a number of other advantages. Call us at (818) 776-1228, send us an e-mail message c/o compusavvy AT earthlink DOT net (substitute the @ symbol for "AT" and a period for "DOT," and remove all spaces), or drop us a note at P.O. Box 16265, Encino, CA 91416 to inquire about prices and/or scheduling.


WordPerfect questions? Visit WordPerfect Universe, a user-to-user help site where knowledgeable and friendly volunteers are ready, willing, and able to answer your "how-to" and troubleshooting questions.


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