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Computers for Newbies

Computers for Newbies. For people who don’t know. anything. about computers. The Course. Introduction. The keyboard. The mouse. Windows desktop. Browsing basics. E-mail Explorer. Organizing and finding files and folders.

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Computers for Newbies

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  1. Computers for Newbies For people who don’t know anything about computers

  2. The Course Introduction. The keyboard. The mouse. Windows desktop. Browsing basics. E-mail Explorer. Organizing and finding files and folders. The World Wide Web (searching, travel, reservations, shopping, banking, etc.) Word processing (Word) Internet providers Also????

  3. March 27 • Sign in • Hardware/ Software • The keyboard • The mouse • The Windows desktop • Some vocabulary • Using a browser

  4. Login: xsoar1 [Tab or mouse] Password: so12ar [Enter] How to Sign in

  5. Hardware

  6. Qwerty Keyboard

  7. Using a Mouse • How to hold • Left & right buttons

  8. More Mousing • Left click, right click • Click and drag (drag and drop) • Double click • Slide, don’t lift • Scrolling

  9. The Windows Desktop • Wallpaper • Taskbar • Quick Launch • System Tray • Start Menu • System Icons

  10. Navigating Windows Opening the Start Button Opening a program on the desktop Closing, minimizing, maximizing or moving a window Moving between open windows / applications Scrolling in a window Manipulating and moving through text Right clicking an icon or other element of Windows

  11. Vocabulary • PC / Mac • Operating system (Windows XP, Vista) • CPU • Processor (Pentium…) • Icon • Cursor • Web (World Wide Web) – Browser • E-mail • Word Processing • Message boards, newsgroups

  12. Questions? Comments? Rita Goldberg 45 Judson Street Canton, NY 13617 386-3693 ritagoldberg@stlawu.edu

  13. Remember… • Mistakes are necessary if we want to learn. • Rome wasn’t built in a day. • You won’t break it! • Everyone needs a friend. To access this complete PowerPoint online, go to: http://it.stlawu.edu/~rgol/newbies1.ppt

  14. Homework!! • If you have access to a computer and the Internet, open your browser and type the following link in the address space. Then hit [Enter].and do the activities. They will help you learn to use the mouse. http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/class/seniors/link.html • Here is another basic mouse tutorial. See if you can do all the activities. http://www.unc.edu/depts/recreate/spot/activity/computer/mouse/mouse.html • Open the browser on your computer (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape…) Type in usairways or http://www.usairways.com and find out what flights are available from Massena to Pittsburgh on April 12. What are the prices?

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