AUBURN – The Corporate and Community Services Department at Central Maine Community College will offer a Microsoft Office XP Preview (CPT 001-01) from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Kirk Hall. The cost is $25.

The preview will cover the basic programs in Microsoft Office XP (2002), including Excel, Word and Access.

“Most people don’t understand how they can save time by creating a spreadsheet in Excel versus a table in Word or the benefits of a database in Access. This preview will explain the differences and provide answers to your questions about the programs,” said Michelle Lefebvre, corporate training coordinator.

The class will be taught by Ken O’Brien. O’Brien owns a computer consulting company in Woolwich and specializes in Quickbooks, Microsoft Office and Web design.

For more information or to register for the workshop, contact the Central Maine Community College Corporate and Community Services Department at 755-5280 or 1-800-891-2002, extension 280; email [email protected] or visit www.cmcc.edu/training.

The college Corporate and Community Services provides custom training programs for business, government, nonprofit and other organizations throughout Androscoggin, Oxford, Franklin and Lincoln counties.

It also provides non-credit classes and certification programs to individuals in those communities. Training ranges from management skills and specific occupational skills, to computer skills utilizing the department’s computer labs in Auburn and South Paris.

Its mission is to build long-term partnerships to meet individual and organizational development and workforce training needs. For more information about offerings, or how they can help meet specific training needs, call 755-5280.