An Introduction to Windows, Email and the Internet
Some other useful tricks
- Windows Explorer and
organizing your files.
- Size, minimize and maximize windows.
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Cut, copy, paste.
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Customizing your desktop.
Where to learn more about Windows:
-
Mouserobics - If you're new to
using a mouse and aren't clear about the various things you can do with it
or need practice aiming it, this is the place for you!
- SeniorNet -
Not just for seniors, with information and
instruction
about computer technologies.
- Tech Tutorials has
Windows XP and
Vista tutorials
Some other useful tricks
- Text size - make it easy on your eyes with Control +/-.
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Favorites and organizing them.
- Find with a page with Control F
- Options - Home and how to choose it.
- Right click on image- Set as wallpaper. Here is a
background you can use.
- Right click on link- Open in new window or tab.
- View options - full screen (F11) and toolbars.
More things you should know about the Internet
- How to search, but that's another
program.
- Invisible Internet and the Librarian's Index
to the Internet.
- Discussion groups, such as TimesFour and Google
Groups.
- Blogs, which can range from
very serious to much less so.
- Genealogy, such as Cyndi's List,
Social
Security Death Index, but that is another
program.
- Social sites:
MySpace,
Facebook, Flickr
(for photos), YouTube
(for video). Now more popular than porn.
Where to learn more about the Internet and Browsers
- net.TUTOR - Excellent interactive
Internet instruction program. Once you've registered (free), there
are 10 lessons you can take covering such topics as: Getting Started on the
Web; E-Mail Basics; Make the Most of Your Browser; Searching 101; Evaluation
of Web Sites; and Smart Net Research Strategies.
An Introduction to Email
- Address books.
- cc: and bcc:
- Attaching files and photos.
- Junk mail and how to avoid it.
- Mailboxes for storing email and filters to put it there automatically.
- E-mail preference service
- When free e-mail makes sense.
- Viruses and how to prevent them (Norton, McAfee and
AVG).
Where to learn more about e-mail
Additional Tutorials
- In Pictures - Computer tutorials based
on pictures. - Word and office, not Windows or Internet
- Tech
Tutorials - A good compilation of tutorials from a variety of sources.
- Net Tutor - Good basic
information, but intended for college students.
This page is located at: http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/programs/intro.html