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Learning to Use a Computer. How to use a mouse and keyboard. Agenda. What is a computer Introducing the Keyboard Introducing the Mouse Mouse Tutorials Scrolling practice Further study. What is a personal computer. screen box, tower, etc. motherboard hard drive floppy drive cdrom
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Learningto Use a Computer How to use a mouse and keyboard Instructor: Shayna Keces 236-0302, ext. 441
Agenda • What is a computer • Introducing the Keyboard • Introducing the Mouse • Mouse Tutorials • Scrolling practice • Further study
What is a personal computer • screen • box, tower, etc. • motherboard • hard drive • floppy drive • cdrom • keyboard and mouse • peripherals
Operating system • program used to control computer, link between user and internal working of computer and programs • Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux
Windows • Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP? • Desktop and icons • Task bar • Start button • Programs
Delete Key Backspace Key
Keyboard keys • Enter • Page up, Page down • F1-F12 • Esc • Shift key • CTL, ALT • Arrows • Backspace, Delete • Any key
Mouse • pointing device that moves pointer or cursor • point and click (tip of the arrow is the point) • left and right buttons • start programs - 1 click vs 2 clicks • highlight text (click and drag) • practice makes perfect
Mouse, Step by Step • Anchor by holding with thumb on left side and last two or three fingers on right side • Click lightly with index finger • Keep mouse upright with cord away from you and move side to side and up and down • Keep mouse on mousepad
Pages to practice mouse control • Mousercise http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html • Gopher game http://games.glowport.com/gopher.html
Scrolling pages • Mouse • Click on up and down arrows • Click on top of and below that darker box without touching the box • Click and drag the darker box • Keyboard (make sure cursor is on page) • Use arrow keys • Use page up, page down, home and end
Further study - Books • Stokes, Abby. It’s never too late to love a computer. 004.16 S874 • Colmer, Rebecca Sharp. The Senior’s guide to easy computing 004.16 C715 • Russ, Walter. The secret guide to computers : the world's top-rated computer tutorial 004.16 W233 2001 • Gookin, Dan. PCs for dummies 004.16 G659pc 1998
Further study – Internet sites • Computer training tutorials http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/index.html • How to use a computer keyboard http://www.realtyserver.com/help/Keyboard.htm • EasyType online typing course, free registration required only available evenings and weekends http://www.easytype.com/ • Typing Pal online also provides a free course at http://www.typingpal.com/Exercises/