One Day Course
This course is ideal for beginners to computing. It is intended to provide an introduction to IT for those who have little or no experience of using a computer.
After attending this course, participants should have the confidence and skills to use computers in the workplace or at home. Delegates should also be able to progress onto subject specific courses, such as Microsoft Word.

 

 

Contents:

Basics

 

Hardware, software and using a mouse

The Desktop

 

Desktop properties
The taskbar
Date and time
The Start button

My Computer

 

View options
Managing windows, resizing and moving
Scroll bars
Working with multiple windows
Managing Files

The Recycle Bin

 

 

 

 

 

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Windows Explorer

 

The tree pane
The toolbar
Sorting documents
Moving/copying files
Using folders

Word Processing

 

Creating a New Document
Entering text
Saving, closing and opening a document
Scrolling using the Mouse
Moving using the Keyboard
Selecting, removing, deleting and replacing text
Moving, copying and pasting text
Undoing/redoing commands
Using the spelling checker
Formatting text – font style, size and format

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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