What is best source for training - I have spent several hundred dollars on
trainers for hire and I am still having problems - ideal would be a online
chat environment or telephone number where I can get help but cant afford
tech support or I will be out several thousand dollars.
--
CAG

What type of training are you wanting? Office in general or a specific
application?

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"CAG" <opus9625@mypacks.net> wrote in message
news:8650093E-1173-492C-ABA3-47B2777CFE31@microsoft.com...
> What is best source for training - I have spent several hundred dollars on
> trainers for hire and I am still having problems - ideal would be a online
> chat environment or telephone number where I can get help but cant afford
> tech support or I will be out several thousand dollars.
> --
> CAG

What are you looking to learn? I have found that most community colleges
offer online Office product courses. The cost probably varies from state to
state. Most offer a beginning and intermediate, some an advanced. I would
suggest that you start with the begineer unless you really know the product
you want to use. Some colleges will allow you to audit a couple of classes
free of charge to determine whether the specific class will suit you.

Any Office product for Dummies book will help you. However, you need to
either read it cover to cover or know what you want help with. If you don't,
you will probably get frustrated looking things up via the index.

As for online chat environment/telephone support. You will find this,
however, not normally free. Most chats or messgae boards are great sources
and you will get lots of help. Some will resolve the problems, some won't
and some may make the situation worse. Remember, anyone that assists you via
online is going by what you tell them, not by what they see - this can make a
world of difference in resolve/assistance.

"CAG" wrote:

> What is best source for training - I have spent several hundred dollars on
> trainers for hire and I am still having problems - ideal would be a online
> chat environment or telephone number where I can get help but cant afford
> tech support or I will be out several thousand dollars.
> --
> CAG

I am self-taught and over 50 so I dont understand many of the commands and
explanations. I am thinking I need to take my laptop in somewhere so I can
ask questions at the time of explanation so I can understand. Most place I
telephoned want $200 an hour to help me. Any suggestions?
--
CAG


"Beth Melton" wrote:

> What type of training are you wanting? Office in general or a specific
> application?
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "CAG" <opus9625@mypacks.net> wrote in message
> news:8650093E-1173-492C-ABA3-47B2777CFE31@microsoft.com...
> > What is best source for training - I have spent several hundred dollars on
> > trainers for hire and I am still having problems - ideal would be a online
> > chat environment or telephone number where I can get help but cant afford
> > tech support or I will be out several thousand dollars.
> > --
> > CAG
>
>
>

CAG <opus9625@mypacks.net> wrote:

> I am self-taught and over 50 so I dont understand many of the
> commands and explanations. I am thinking I need to take my laptop
> in somewhere so I can ask questions at the time of explanation so
> I can understand. Most place I telephoned want $200 an hour to
> help me. Any suggestions?

Yes, if there's a senior center near you, contact them, they may have
classes available. You might also contact your local YMCA or YWCA or
possibly a local city parks program. Check with the librarian at your
local library.

The format might very well be some basic computer courses rather than a
Q & A session such as you seek but it'll probably be very worth your
time.

Hope this helps.

Many local high schools offer reasonable training courses.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"CAG" <opus9625@mypacks.net> wrote in message
news:FD45F1A1-53AC-4B75-9D20-141F4A69538E@microsoft.com...
>I am self-taught and over 50 so I dont understand many of the commands and
> explanations. I am thinking I need to take my laptop in somewhere so I can
> ask questions at the time of explanation so I can understand. Most place I
> telephoned want $200 an hour to help me. Any suggestions?
> --
> CAG
>
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> What type of training are you wanting? Office in general or a specific
>> application?
>>
>> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
>> assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Beth Melton
>> Microsoft Office MVP
>>
>> Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>>
>> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>>
>> "CAG" <opus9625@mypacks.net> wrote in message
>> news:8650093E-1173-492C-ABA3-47B2777CFE31@microsoft.com...
>> > What is best source for training - I have spent several hundred dollars
>> > on
>> > trainers for hire and I am still having problems - ideal would be a
>> > online
>> > chat environment or telephone number where I can get help but cant
>> > afford
>> > tech support or I will be out several thousand dollars.
>> > --
>> > CAG
>>
>>
>>

I too am over 50 and more self taught than book trained or schooled.
There a tons of commands so I don't know that I could even begin to tell you
what they mean without some examples.
Have you tried the "Help" within the application? Most of the built in Help
within Microsoft give you a basic explanation of a command and the keystroke
necessary to complete the command, i.e. File Print is Alt F and then P, or
the F12 (function 12 key).

"CAG" wrote:

> I am self-taught and over 50 so I dont understand many of the commands and
> explanations. I am thinking I need to take my laptop in somewhere so I can
> ask questions at the time of explanation so I can understand. Most place I
> telephoned want $200 an hour to help me. Any suggestions?
> --
> CAG
>
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
> > What type of training are you wanting? Office in general or a specific
> > application?
> >
> > Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> > assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Beth Melton
> > Microsoft Office MVP
> >
> > Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
> >
> > Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> > TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> > MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
> >
> > "CAG" <opus9625@mypacks.net> wrote in message
> > news:8650093E-1173-492C-ABA3-47B2777CFE31@microsoft.com...
> > > What is best source for training - I have spent several hundred dollars on
> > > trainers for hire and I am still having problems - ideal would be a online
> > > chat environment or telephone number where I can get help but cant afford
> > > tech support or I will be out several thousand dollars.
> > > --
> > > CAG
> >
> >
> >

CAG -

We have a number of live training offerings for Microsoft Products availible
to End-users like yourself. Please visit us at www.brainstorminc.com for
products and training solutions availible to you. Via the website you can
also click on the "Live Chat" feature to speak with a training specialist.

www.brainstorminc.com

Good luck!
--
Todd Keith
Microsoft Desktop Training Specialist
www.brainstorminc.com

"Wasted end-user time due to lack of training accounted for the biggest
piece of the spoftware spending pie" -Gartner



"CAG" wrote:

> What is best source for training - I have spent several hundred dollars on
> trainers for hire and I am still having problems - ideal would be a online
> chat environment or telephone number where I can get help but cant afford
> tech support or I will be out several thousand dollars.
> --
> CAG