Free computer training tutorials are available at the Microsoft site. Learn a little about PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Outlook and the Microsoft Office Suite. Many computer training tutorials can be taken directly on the site and some are even available for download. There are downloadable training modules for Microsoft Office 2007, Access 2007, Live Meeting, Outlook and Microsoft Project. These downloadable trainings are excellent resources. By taking this type of training, you may notice your skills improving greatly.
There are websites such as www.lynda.com where training is available on a variety of software. This is a membership site but the site also offers free training modules on almost every type of software available, including Microsoft and Adobe. If you want more extensive training than the free modules allow, the membership rates are reasonable. Purchasing a membership will allow you to have access to exercises that you can perform throughout the training.
If a computer certification is what you're after, look into various tutorials that will cover the content necessary to receive certifications through Microsoft or CompTIA. These certifications are usually required to advance in the computer industry. These classes can be taken in person or online. The training tutorials will teach students advanced computer skills such as repairing computers, and diagnosing and troubleshooting computer issues. Although courses are not usually necessary before sitting for a Microsoft Certification exam, taking computer training like this may increase your ability to pass the exam on the first try.
Some sites offer computer tutorials through a webcast. Microsoft offers webcasts such as Tips and Tricks for creating a graphics presentation in PowerPoint. Simply click on the name of the computer training tutorial you want to view and choose the media viewing format and the download begins. The webcasts are offered at no charge.
Video computer training tutorials are also available through YouTube and these are excellent computer tutorial resources. Videos are a great way to learn about using software that is unfamiliar as you can watch someone knowledgeable use the software correctly. The instructor will use a webcam and software such as Adobe Captivate to record themselves and also record the tasks they are performing on the computer. Then they add audio to the content that they recorded, edit it all together, add necessary text and resource information and then publish the video.