Executive Training Resources Executive Training Resources           July 2005 Newsletter  Happy 4th of July!   Certified Instructors, Local & Affordable         July's Schedule Access Intro             Access Intermediate                   Access Advanced  7/01/05                                7/18/05                                             7/21/05      Excel Intro                          Excel Intermediate                          Excel Advanced   7/07/05                             7/14/05 & 7/15/05                           7/05 & 7/26 Dreamweaver              Publisher                       HTML    7/11/05                             7/29/05                     7/27/05 PowerPoint Intro         PowerPoint Intermediate   PowerPoint Advanced       7/08/05                                7/15/05                                7/20/0   AutoCAD                QuickBooks                    Managing Interpersonal Relationships     7/01/05              7/29/05                 8/3/05 & 8/4/05       Word  Intro                  Word Intermediate            Word  Advanced   7/08/05                           7/13/05                                     7/25/05                                                             Visual Basic for Applications  (VBA)    6/28, 6/29 & 6/30/05          Register for your classes here on-line!              Upcoming Classes Internet & Email for Grandparents       Flash MX Computer Fundamentals for Stay-at-Home Moms Crystal Reports     Grant Writing     Microsoft Project Public Speaking     Situational Leadership       Visio Photoshop with FREE software 30-day trial version to take home!  Visual Basic   Intro & Advanced QuickBooks  Public Speaking      Computer Tips & Tricks These are just a few of the many tips and shortcuts taught in our classes. Enjoy! Windows - System not powerful enough to use Word or Wordperfect? No problem, check out Wordpad (Word's little cousin). It comes FREE with every version of Windows. You'll find it under Programs \Accessories in your Start menu. Internet - Receive a "strange" Windows error? In Internet Explorer, pull down the "Help" menu and choose "Online Support." Type the error message (word-for-word) into the blank and find out what it REALLY means (and more importantly, how to fix it).. Word - Need a quick English-to-Spanish (or vice-versa) translation of a document? In the newest version of Word, pull down the Tools menu, choose Language, and then Translate. Nifty! Excel - Work on the same workbook with someone else simultaneously! Pull down the Tools menu and choose "Share Workbook...". Talk about "group collaboration!"  Workplace Topics   Are you feeling blah about your work and life? Does the experience of boredom make you unmotivated and unexcited? You can promote your own growth, motivation, and career development to overcome this inertia. Here are ideas and tools that will help you explore personal growth, plant some seeds for thought, and reap more rewards from your life.   Take some time to do the following exercises. The time invested will enable you to focus on the positive and the possible for your life. List everything you’d like to do in your lifetime. These lists can run several hundred items. Your chosen lifestyle must allow the accomplishment of these dreams. Write down your ten favorite activities, the ones without which your life would feel empty. (Mine included reading, writing, creating new recipes, traveling, walking and more.) No life choice is suitable unless you get to do your favorite activities at least weekly, and preferably, daily. If you are like many of us, you rarely take time to be alone with yourself. Schedule quiet, thinking time for yourself every single day. Spend time alone with yourself doing nothing. The key is to spend time in your head going gently wherever your thoughts take you. If those thoughts turn negative or self-deprecating, kindly change the subject.     Do something that is totally new to you once each week. Get out of your comfort zone and try on new people, places and activities! When was the last time you fed your brain? Come to ETR and learn something new!  Contact ETR at 208.525.8813  etr@etrdirect.com