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Free Online Courses - HP Learning Center

This one is for any of you who have struggled with technology and software issues.

The HP Learning Center offers FREE online courses, some of which are ideal for real estate agents and/or their assistants. I've taken several of these courses over the years and have found them to be helpful. Most classes are about 6 weeks long, but they also offer a few that are "quick lessons". They even allow you to sign up to be notified whenever one of the courses you'd like to take will be offered. Upon completion of each course they provide you with a certificate in PDF format.

Examples of their regular courses include:

Search Engines 101: Using Search Engines to Market Your Business
MS Windows XP 101: Routine Maintenance
MS Windows XP 201: Basic Customization
MS Windows XP 301: Advanced Customization
Running Your Small Business with Intuit QuickBooks 2006
MS Outlook 2003: Tips and Tricks
MS Publisher 2003: Introduction
MS PowerPoint 2003: Introduction
Digital Photography and Your Business
Real Estate Marketing Made Easy
Adobe Acrobat: Creating PDFs
Combating Spam and Spyware
How to Build Your First Website
MS FrontPage 2003: Building Websites
Project Management Made Simple
Wireless Networking for Your Home Office
PC Troubleshooting

Examples of their "quick lessons" include:

Business Etiquette
Six Steps to Computer Security
The Art of Networking

Posted by South Florida Real Estate • Leanne Paynter on 09/21/2006 07:52 AM

Comments (18)

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18 Comments on Free Online Courses - HP Learning Center

SEP

2006

Thanks for the info. I knew MS had something like this, but I never bookmarked it & forgot.

Will forward this to our admin thanks..should be helpful.

Hey Leanne, thanks for the info! I've gotten their e-newsletter and it always has links to their online classes, but I just never took a look at what they actually offer. Great classes!

Thanks for the reminder!

Ann Cummings
www.AnnCummings.com

My son, the techie, long ago "hooked me up" with the online stuff from Microsoft. There actually are templates and things for real estate agents that are quite helpful if you don't want to make your own. It a great resource.

SEP

2006

Let me just say that the Outlook class is exceptional, particularly if your planning on using that software for contact mangement. It is also even more powerful when you add on the business manager add on.

SEP

2006

This is a good tip. It is amazing how much good stuff there is out there.

SEP

2006

If anyone is interested, here's a link to the Microsoft Office Online Training page where you can find useful information and take online training courses for many of their products.

SEP

2006

Thanks for the information, I will pass link on to other agents.

OCT

2006

For anyone interested, the HP Learning Center has now opened the following free online courses for enrollment:

Digital Photography & Your Business
Wireless Networking for Your Home Office

There was someone one RT today that wanted instruction in MS Outlook. I wish I had thought to give her the link here.

OCT

2006

I am going to this show to the agents i network with thanks.

OCT

2006

Leanne, Thanks for the tip - I'll be checking into those courses.

NOV

2006

This will be on my to do list for this week.

Thanks for the free tip!

NOV

2006

I hope you find their courses as useful as I have, Michele. Here's a link to a list of all their classes that are currently in session - you can sign up even after the class has started. Although most of their online courses last 6 weeks, they do have a few that are "quick lessons". Here's a link to other class offerings that are not in session but you can sign up to be notified the next time the class is in session.