Computer Training Programs in Chicago, Illinois

AACTT - American Academy Of Computer Training & Technology:
American Academy of Computer Training & Technology (AACTT) in Palatine, Illinois, was founded in 1991, by Joseph S. Abbate, a state of Illinois certified educator with over 25 years of computer experience. His innovative philosophy and approach to computer education result from years of practical, real-world experience as a certified computer trainer & consultant. As such, he has surrounded himself with the finest computer educators the industry has to offer.

Desktop Publishing

Adobe
Learn how to use Acrobat Pro to create, modify, and review PDF documents. Create PDF documents from within Acrobat as well as other programs. Work with headers, footers, bookmarks, and links. Learn to ensure that PDF documents are accessible. Apply password security, digitally sign, validate and encrypt PDF files, initiate a review, and create a comment summary file.

QuarkXPress
Explore the QuarkXPress interface. Work with tools and palettes; add text and pictures; modify text and picture boxes; learn how to create automatic and manual text links.

Adobe FrameMaker
This course covers the fundamentals of using Adobe FrameMaker. Students will learn how to create documents, apply character and paragraph formats, create lists, use the Spelling Checker and the Thesaurus, print documents, and print to a PostScript file. Course activities also cover drawing and editing objects, creating anchored frames, importing files, embedding objects, creating and formatting tables, and converting text to tables. Finally, students will learn how to control the page layout by using master pages, and how to use and create templates.

Web Design & Publishing

Macromedia Dreamweaver
Discover how to use Dreamweaver to create and publish Web sites. Learn how to define a Web site, format text, apply images, tables, and styles, create links, and publish a Web site.

FlashLearn how to use Flash Professional to create Flash applications for delivery on the Web. Draw and manipulate objects in Flash, apply colors, styles, and effects, create rollover buttons and simple animations, and apply basic ActionScript.

Freeway Pro
Learn how this unique Web design tool works, about its built-in site management, and intuitive interface. Learn the basics of how to plan and create a Web site. Work with Freeway's precision tools. Create pages, and flexible layouts. Work with items, and learn best practices of HTML v. graphic text. Work with graphic images, and create tables.
 
NetObjects Fusion
Create and update every aspect of your Web site without HTML coding. Learn to use the SiteStructure & PageDraw editors. Gain global control of graphic elements with the SiteStyles Manager. Automate navigation and linking.

Databases

FileMaker Pro
Learn the core features and functions of FileMaker Pro. View, edit, sort, and search for records, create databases, import data, and design layouts. Work with table relationships, simple scripts, and complex find requests. Save data and reports as PDF and Microsoft Excel files.

Microsoft Access
This course covers the basic functions and features of Access. Learn how to design and create databases; work with tables, fields, and records; sort and filter data; and create queries, forms, and reports.

We also offer computer training in the following: Computer Training (including Private Courses) in the latest versions of the following: Graphics (Adobe), Web Graphics, Web Fundamentals, OS Fundamentals (Intro to Macintosh, Windows), Presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint), Spreadsheets (Excel), Word Processing (Microsoft Word).