Bloomington, IN  -- October 27, 2003 -- StaffingTools.com, the leading provider of personalized, affordable and comprehensive online testing and training for graphic arts, today unveils its new online training course, Introduction to Mac OS X.  The 24/7 accessible course, which is automatically customized to continually correlate with individual progress, is available through www.StaffingTools.com at an introductory cost of $99.95 until November 30th. “Mac OS X adoption within the industry is growing rapidly, but some of our clients have told us their employees are having a difficult time making the switch. This course will dramatically impact the speed of OS X integration by familiarizing users with the new features and options in OS X,” says Julie Jankowski, Director of Business Development, StaffingTools, Inc. Mac OS X Course Details This course is designed to help students master the basics of working in Mac OS X including navigating in OS X, new features, new locations of familiar items, using the Dock, and common system preferences. Students will learn about: ·  Navigational functions of OS X, (i.e. the Finder menu, Finder items and new features) ·  The Desktop and General Preferences ·  The new Dock (Functions, how to customize and use efficiently) ·  New locations of items such as fonts, network drives, printers and applications ·  The System Preference application and the most commonly used Preference Panels ·  ColorSync use and profile locations ·  Display resolutions, colors, calibration and multiple display arrangement ·  Network locations and options ·  Available options for working in Classic mode 24/7 Unlimited Access, 365 Days Training modules are offered online and are available from any computer with an internet connection.  With a unique ID and password, students can access their account for training and review, 24/7 for an entire year.  To maximize their training experience, students perform a series of steps that quantify initial product knowledge and improvement derived from training.   ·  Step 1: Students take a pre-test with multiple-choice and practical questions that require them to perform actual job tasks in the simulated application. ·  Step 2: Based on test results, the StaffingTools Learning Management System  (LMS) creates a custom curriculum for each user, providing training only in areas unfamiliar to the user. ·  Step 3: Students take a post-test. Those who achieve 70% or higher on the post-test receive a printable certificate of completion. Those who do not receive a certificate can retrain and retest until proficiency is reached. Limited Time Discount & Full Prepress Training Solutions Library Access Full year access to the Mac OS X course is only $99.95 per user through November 30, 2003. Regular price for the course is $149.95. The new course will also be available through StaffingTools‚ ever expanding prepress and graphics library. Annual 24/7 access to the prepress and graphics library is available at $300 per user, with volume discount rates available. For more information or to take the Introduction to Mac OS X course visit: http://www.StaffingTools.com