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Design Projects for Adobe Illustrator CS2
Practice while you learn the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator CS2 with useful design projects. Master Illustrator's drawing tools, including the Pen tool. Learn how to use Illustrator’s many image-editing features. Reinforce your Illustrator skills as you explore the elements of composition, color, and typography, along with secrets of good graphic design.

Introduction to CorelDRAW X3
Enhance your company newsletter, logo, or letterhead, boost your personal Web page, or design an original greeting card using dazzling images you’ve created with CorelDRAW. Learn how to add brilliant colors, designs and exquisite text to your original artwork and then export them with ease to other computer applications, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and the Web.

Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the Digital Photographer
Bring out the best in your images! Adobe's Photoshop Elements 4.0 provides the tools for quick fixes and detailed enhancement. Take control as you discover the features of this award-winning package specifically designed for photo enthusiasts. Designed for those with no prior experience in image editing, this class will take you from novice to accomplished user.

Photoshop CS2 for the Digital Photographer
Adobe Photoshop CS2 is a high-end software solution that provides support and specialized editing tools for digital photographers and graphic artists. Filled with practical, hands-on examples, this course will show you how to apply the professional tools and techniques in Photoshop CS2 that are most helpful to photographers. Even if you have no image editing experience, you'll be amazed at what you can do with your images after taking this course.

Introduction to Photoshop CS2
If you want to work with graphics, Photoshop is the program you will most need to learn. This hands on, project-oriented course is filled with detailed step-by-step instructions you'll have no trouble following as you learn how to edit photos, create basic paintings, and prepare your images for printing. Discover how to improve photographs by removing flaws, correcting for poor exposure, or adding new elements. You’ll even learn how much fun it can be to paint again without the mess to clean up. And, best of all, no prior artistic ability is required to take this course.

Introduction to FreeHand MX
Harness the power of Freehand MX to create stunning logos, brochures, book covers, flyers, Web graphics, and more! Gain an understanding of the dramatic differences between creating designs for onscreen viewing and creating images for printing. Quickly convert your printable artwork into Web-compatible designs. Integrate Freehand with Fireworks, Flash, and Dreamweaver for a total Web development solution. Learn how to publish your illustrations in a variety of formats, including print, Web, Adobe PDF, and Macromedia Flash.

Introduction to Adobe FrameMaker 7.1
If you want to be a technical writer, you need to learn Adobe FrameMaker, the gold standard for publishing technical documentation. In this practical, hands-on course, a seasoned professional will show you how to take advantage of FrameMaker's renowned ability to handle large, complex documents for both print and online.

Introduction to Photoshop CS
Artists, photographers, designers, and hobbyists all rely on Adobe Photoshop for graphic design work. If you want to work with graphics, Photoshop is the program you will most need to learn. This hands on, project-oriented course is filled with detailed step-by-step instructions you'll have no trouble following as you learn how to edit photos, create basic paintings, and prepare your images for printing. Discover how to improve photographs by removing flaws, correcting for poor exposure, or adding new elements. You’ll even learn how much fun it can be to paint again without the mess to clean up. And, best of all, no prior artistic ability is required to take this course.

Photoshop 7 for the Absolute Beginner
Artists, photographers, designers, and hobbyists all rely on Adobe Photoshop 7 for graphic design work. If you want to work with graphics, Photoshop is the program you will most need to learn. If you've never used a computer for graphics before, this course will teach you how to use Photoshop with simple, detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Introduction to Photoshop 7
An in-depth look at the most practical features of Photoshop 7.

Design Projects with Adobe Illustrator CS
Practice while you learn the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator CS2 with useful design projects. Master Illustrator's drawing tools, including the Pen tool. Learn how to use Illustrator’s many image-editing features. Reinforce your Illustrator skills as you explore the elements of composition, color, and typography, along with secrets of good graphic design.

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2003
Learn how Microsoft's comprehensive, yet easy-to-use, desktop publishing package can help you create and publish a wide variety of stunning documents. This hands on, project oriented course will give you valuable experience in designing, developing, and publishing newsletters, Web sites, and brochures. And if you're new to graphic design, you'll receive plenty of expert guidance in selecting and using images, colors, and layouts.

Introduction to Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 to create impressive slide presentations formatted with filled with formatted text, images, video, audio, animation, charts, and links to the Web. You'll also learn how to save your presentations in HTML so they can be shared with others over the Web, and you’ll discover some of the exciting new features exclusive to PowerPoint 2003, such as the Package-for-CD feature, the Research task pane, and the updated PowerPoint Viewer.

Intermediate Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
Learn from an expert and experienced trainer to work smarter in the world's most popular presentation program. You've seen presentations with diagrams, photographs, animation and video and wondered, "How did they do that?" In this course you'll learn to master these techniques -- and to use digital cameras, scanners, VCRs, camcorders -- to achieve the full potential of PowerPoint. You'll look forward to showing your work to a live audience, on video, or on the Internet.

Multimedia Design Certificate
This nationally recognized Multimedia online certificate training program focuses on providing the conceptual, technical, and visual design skills required to create multimedia applications and environments.  Students learn professional applications for Adobe Photoshop, Micromedia Flash, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Adobe After Effects, or equivalent digital imaging, animation, digital video editing, and motion graphics tools.  Course projects include critique, story boarding, retouching, compositing, Flash animation and site design, basic Action-Scripting, video and sound edition principles, motion graphics production and interface design.  This online program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.

Business Marketing Design
The Business Marketing Design online certificate training course focuses on developing technical skill and creative artistry using applied marketing principles.  This courses only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.

Introduction to Microsoft Powerpoint 2007
Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 to create impressive slide presentations filled with formatted text, images, video, audio, animation, charts, and hyperlinks. Find out how to save your presentations so you can share them with others over the Web or on CDs.

Introduction to Photoshop CS3
If you're a photographer, a graphic artist, or you just want to alter your old family photos, Adobe Photoshop is the program you most need to learn. This hands-on, project-oriented course is filled with detailed, step-by-step instructions you'll have no trouble following as you learn how to edit photos, create basic paintings, and prepare your images for printing. Discover how to improve photographs by removing flaws, correcting poor exposure, or adding new elements using the newest techniques Photoshop CS3 has to offer. You’ll even learn how much fun it can be to paint again without the usual mess. And, best of all, you won't need any prior artistic ability or Photoshop experience to take this course.