Computer Baby Steps for Adults (a manual)
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1. In the main white box in the A To a lower 2 3 of the New Message Me Subject ff window type in any message a ss ft BP UA See that you choose since this is just a test Move your pointer to the Fig 2 2 Outlook Express New Message screenshot Message window and click the Send button which has an envelope with an extreme upper left of the New arrow icon This may bring up a Spelling window If so click the Ignore All button until the Spelling box disappears Now follow the steps for Checking for Received Email Messages Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 37 CREATING AND SAVING A DOCUMENT INSTRUCTIONS Introduction to MS Word Microsoft Word is the most common word processing program Knowing how to use this software is necessary in today s job market and home office It operates very similar to the old stand alone word processors and indeed much like a typewriter until the ribbon needs to be changed In this section you will learn how to create a document save a document and retrieve an existing document Review the glossary terms highlighted in yellow And refer back to the diagrams in the Internet Instructions section for upcoming steps that you have already performed Launching MS Word 1 Move your pointer to the Start button at the extreme lower left corner of your desktop see Fig 1 1 NOTE When you hover2. Titlebar Minimize W pointer to the close a program button pjan py olele aQ j i el 3j Toolbar Pas E eae sis eh with the X icon at the extreme upper right corner of Internet Explorer then left click it see Fig G 3 Status bar samme 7 Fig 1 10 Minimize maximize buttons Summary Tips Congratulations We knew you could do it As you conduct search engine Google searches and visit different websites experiment with clicking different links to see where they take you Remember You won t break the computer But don t download anything yet In rookie hands that COULD gum up the works If you get lost you can always backtrack with the back arrow button and the forward arrow button or simply start over by accessing one of your saved bookmarks favorites Many of the same steps you used for operating Internet Explorer also apply to most other programs for example finding a program with the Start button launching a program accessing the upper left drop down buttons for further options inputting text to text windows and closing a program As you learn how to perform additional computer tasks you will see how many of the procedures overlap Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults From this point we will shorten a few terms with which you are now familiar 1 Left click will be simply be referred to as click and eft double click
3. a SEARCH ENGINE it is probably the most well known on the INTERNET GOOGLE also has other functions besides operating as a SEARCH ENGINE see Fig 1 7 NOTE to Google is NOT a proper verb form meaning to Internet search There many other SEARCH ENGINES that work just as well You wouldn t call all facial tissues Kleenex would you well maybe that s a bad example graphic noun a photo drawing logo graph etc Usually refers to any visual item that is not standard TEXT though TEXT may be incorporated into a GRAPHIC hard drive an area of the computer that holds large amounts of DATA often including an OPERATING SYSTEM and many FOLDERS each holding a group of FILES analogous to the office filing cabinet Your main DRIVE if not your only DRIVE will usually be named C DRIVE SEE MEMORY HARD DRIVES can be internal most common installed inside the computer and is semi permanent or external sits outside of the computer in its own case needing a cable data connection to the computer and its own power connection to an AC outlet Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 12 hardware any physical computer component inside or outside the computer which you can actually touch help file the information found in the DROP DOWN MENU under the HELP BUTTON that gives instructions or TUTORIALs on how to use that PROGRAM Almost all PROGRAMS
4. Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 1 theCriticalThought com an online magazine back to HOME PAGE Computer Baby Steps for Adults A tech manual with a plot and a heart Tom Ersin 2008 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults Computer Baby Steps for Adults Tom Ersin 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS section page Introduction 4 Glossary 6 The Internet Instructions 23 Introduction to the Internet 23 Launching Your Browser 23 Accessing a website 25 Saving a Bookmark Favorite 27 Accessing a Bookmark Favorite 27 Accessing a Search Engine 28 Choosing and Evaluating Search Results 30 Closing Internet Explorer 31 Summary Tips 31 Email Instructions 33 Introduction to Email 33 Launching Your Email Program 33 Checking for Received Email Messages 34 Sending an Email Message 36 Creating amp Saving a Document Instructions 37 Introduction to MS Word 37 Launching MS Word 37 Creating a Word Document 38 Saving a Word Document 39 Retrieving a Word Document 40 Conclusion 41 References 42 N Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults sectio n Figures Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig G 1 G 2 G 3 G 4 G 5
5. email short for ELECTRONIC MAIL EMAIL is the sending and receiving of electronic messages over the INTERNET This is performed with an EMAIL PROGRAM such as MS OUTLOOK EXPRESS or MS OUTLOOK Many people prefer using a WEB BASED EMAIL PROGRAM such as Yahoo Mail or Hotmail WEB BASED PROGRAMS allow the user to access their EMAIL from any computer on the INTERNET not just from their home host computer see Fig 2 1 error message a message that appears on your screen to indicate that the action you just tried to perform will not work for some reason This could be a mistake on your part the usual cause or a problem with the computer or its connection s But don t worry about hurting the computer they are very difficult to break favorites Microsoft s term for BOOKMARKS SEE BOOKMARK see Fig 1 6 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 11 file individual piece of DATA such as a single MS WORD document analogous to a paper document folder collection of FILES that are usually related analogous to a manila file folder in a filing cabinet forward arrow button the right pointing ARROW at the top of your BROWSER When CLICKED the FORWARD ARROW BUTTON will direct your BROWSER to the WEB PAGE s that you were previously on one at a time in forward chronological succession see Fig G 1 gigabyte GB 1000 megabytes MB SEE BYTE Google
6. G 6 G 7 G 8 G 9 G 10 G 11 G 12 G 13 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 Back arrow button on Internet Explorer Internet Explorer screenshot Minimize maximize buttons MS Windows desktop Drop Down box iTunes screenshot Mouse and its buttons Mouse pointer Scroll bars and arrows Start button and Start menu Sub Menu Task bar URL address window Start button and Start menu All Programs box and menu Internet Explorer screenshot URL address window File drop down box Add a Favorite screenshot Google screenshot Scroll bars and arrows Google search results screenshot Minimize maximize buttons Outlook Express screenshot Outlook Express New Message screenshot MS Word screenshot Save As screenshot page CoN OD 13 14 15 16 18 19 19 20 23 24 24 25 27 27 28 29 30 31 34 36 38 39 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 4 Computer Baby Steps for Adults INTRODUCTION In every corporate office and government agency there are intelligent people who have not yet grasped basic computer skills It can be some form of mental block for them Like many adults who can t read the computer illiterates often develop tricks and excuses to hide their illiteracy Il don t use email it s too impersonal or I think better when write with a pen The longer they hide their condition the more t
7. INTERNET EXPLORER Firefox Safari etc see Fig G 2 Fig G 2 Internet Explorer screenshot searen burn to record to a CD or a DVD button a LINK on your computer screen that is usually in the image of a literal BUTTON rectangular or circular shaped An example is the START BUTTON at the extreme lower left corner of your MS WINDOWS DESKTOP ALSO SEE MOUSE byte a unit of digital computer MEMORY or resources It takes approximately 1 byte to store 1 letter of the alphabet byte B 1 byte 1B approx 1 letter of text kilobyte KB 1000 bytes 1KB approx 165 words of text megabyte MB 1000 kilobytes 50 MB approx 10 MP3 or 1 CD song gigabyte GB 1000 megabytes 1GB approx 1 4 of a DVD movie terabyte TB 1000 gigabytes 1TB approx 250 DVD movies CD disc drive the mechanism HARDWARE in a computer that plays or reads CDs Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 8 case sensitive indicates that a term must be typed exactly as it is shown capital letters typed in uppercase capitals and lowercase letters typed in non capitals click place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over the item FILE location BUTTON or ICON that you want to ACTIVATE then press and release usually the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON SEE LEFT CLICK or RIGHT CLICK On some computer systems you may have to DOUBLE LEFT CLICK SEE DOUBLE CLICK see Fig G 7 c
8. This should open up a small rectangular window called the Start menu see Fig G 10 NOTE You may have to double click If so you will probably have to double click all other icons or buttons in your MS Windows system 3 Hover your pointer over the All Programs gt box see Fig G 10 This should open up another rectangular window with a list of the Programs installed on your computer 4 Hover your pointer over the Outlook Express icon label see Fig G 10 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 34 This icon label should now be highlighted 5 Click or double click this icon label You should now have a completely new window which is your Outlook Express email program see Fig 2 1 NOTE If the Outlook Express window does not cover most of your computer screen move your pointer to the extreme upper right corner of Outlook Express and click the maximize window button Your Outlook Express window should increase in size to cover most or all of your screen see Fig G 3 Checking for Received Email Messages 1 You may have one of W Outlook Express Alternate Identity File Edit View Tools Message Help G 3 S s several different views Create Mail of Outlook Express 0 Local Folders for Alternate Identity Inbox Find a Message K3 Outbox A Sent Items Deleted Items aes are no unread Mail messages in your In the Co
9. have a HELP FILE highlight noun the setting off or emphasis of a SELECTION of TEXT For example a white background may change to navy blue or the TEXT color may change for the SELECTED TEXT highlight verb place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER at the beginning of TEXT you wish to SELECT HIGHLIGHT DRAG press and hold down LEFT MOUSE BUTTON while moving MOUSE POINTER to the end of the desired TEXT you wish to SELECT then release LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 home page the main PAGE of a WEBSITE Think of the HOME PAGE usually as a book s cover combined with its table of contents hover placing the MOUSE POINTER over a LINK without CLICKING without pressing and releasing any MOUSE BUTTON A LINK usually becomes HIGHLIGHTED while the MOUSE POINTER is HOVERING over it hyperlink SEE LINK hypertext the specialized TEXT used on the INTERNET and individual computers to form HYPERLINKS When LEFT CLICKED HYPERLINKS automatically bring up the document or WEB PAGE that it refers points to SEE LINK icon a symbol or small picture that opens LAUNCHES an item of SOFTWARE ora FILE or FOLDER This is accomplished by HOVERING your MOUSE POINTER Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 13 over the ICON then LEFT CLICKING it ICONS are found on your DESKTOP in the START MENU on WEB PAGES and other places Internet a global digital communications n
10. i Outlook Express Q RealOne Player start 2 GY 4D Remote Assistance yrwwrowreoywrewrewrewreyreyryYy Fig 1 2 All Programs box and menu 24 This should open up another rectangular window with a list of the Programs installed on your computer 4 Move your mouse pointer to hover over the Internet Explorer icon label see Fig 1 2 This icon label should now be highlighted 5 Left click or left double click this icon label It might take 10 30 seconds to launch open but then you should have a completely new window which is your Internet Explorer browser NOTE If the Internet Explorer window does not cover most of your computer screen move your mouse pointer to the extreme upper right corner Page Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 6 gt E hitp fen nkapedia org niteMain Page ze ES gt p Microsoft Corporation g Main Page Wik X ip Internet Explorer of Internet Explorer and left click the maximize R D we cbpwe Otros main page discussion view source history Welcome to Wikipedia ad the tree encyclopedia that anyone can edit WIKIPEDIA 1 440 101 artcies in Engish The Free Encyclopedia navigation Overview Searching Editing Questions Help Main Page Community Portal Featured articles Current events Recent changes Random article Help Contact Wikipedia Donations Today s featured article Nirvana was a popular
11. once underneath sub sub categories indented once more underneath and so on 3 Move your pointer to the top middle of the Outlook Express window and click the Send Rec v box which contains a etter with sideways arrows icon 4 Inthe larger window on the right of your screen choose an email message to open by double clicking on its label f there are no messages wait until later to proceed with this task You should now see a smaller window that has opened to show the contents of this email message 5 After reading the email message move your pointer to the close program button the X icon at the extreme upper right corner of the smaller message window then click it see Fig G 3 6 Proceed to open click on any other incoming email messages that you choose Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 36 Sending an Email Message 1 Move your pointer to the upper left corner of the Outlook Express window to the Create Mail button which contains a piece of paper and envelope icon Click it see Fig 2 1 This should open up a smaller New Message window see Fig 2 2 In the To text box type in your own email address This is how we test to see if our email system is working properly In the Subject text box type in File Edit View Insert Format Tools aa G wl email test amp A n Gut G apy Paste Undo a aes
12. play the piano when you re finished It is a primer for the digitally timid designed to start you on the road to learning how to learn computers We have included a comprehensive glossary Make this glossary your best friend Put aside time for it When it is speaking to you give it your full attention as if it were the most important glossary on earth Compliment it now and then on a new outfit Surprise your glossary occasionally send the kids to Grandma s and plan an intimate rendezvous at home just the two of you But never EVER dispute your glossary s word when the two of you are with friends We ll be dealing with the Microsoft MS versions of programs aka software or applications including MS Windows XP their operating system program Internet Explorer their browser program MS Word their word processing program and Outlook Express their basic email program If you are using different software than featured here the steps will probably be similar though the look of the screen might be different Our diagrams probably won t be exact duplicates of what your screen views look like Try to find the similarities rather than focusing on differences You know take what you can use and leave the rest Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 5 These instructions assume the following e Your computer is already powered up turned on e Your computer has a desktop di
13. will mean double click If you need to right click this term will be specified 2 Mouse pointer will simply be referred to as pointer 3 When we tell you to move your pointer to a particular spot you will assume that we mean to use your mouse to place the pointer at that spot and hover until further instructions 4 When we tell you to type text into a text box you will assume that you need to left click inside the box to activate the cursor which indicates that the text box is ready to accept text 32 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 33 EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS Introduction to Email The entire world communicates by email today It s free almost instant and worldwide More importantly you can communicate in your underwear without worrying about fixing your hair and makeup In this section you will learn how to check for new email messages sent to you and you will send an email message to someone Review the glossary terms highlighted in yellow Refer back to the diagrams in the Internet Instructions section for upcoming steps that you have already performed Launching your Email Program 1 Move your pointer to the Start button at the extreme lower left corner of your desktop see Fig G 10 NOTE When you hover your pointer over a link or a graphic a descriptive message will often appear 2 Click or double click the Start button
14. 9000000 see Fig 1 9 You should now be viewing that s Shop Ool Smali Business o particular dictionary website If you like this website follow the previous steps for Saving a Bookmark Favorite see Fig 1 5 amp 1 6 A maa S ez a Ht ER ees ee Fig 1 9 Google search results screenshot Results 1 50 of sbout 777 990 000 for ati Feedster Wikipedia Bloddpes Al hot o s Cheap Com jingows Y To return to the Google search results page see Fig 1 9 move your mouse pointer to the extreme upper left corner of Internet Explorer and left click the back arrow button which is the arrow pointing left see Fig G 1 You should now be viewing your list of dictionary hypertext links Move your mouse pointer to the second entry in the list of search result links then left click You should now be viewing that particular dictionary website If you like this website follow the previous steps for Saving a Bookmark Favorite see Fig 1 5 amp 1 6 If you wish to see part of the Web page that seems to cut off at the bottom of your screen use the scroll bar or the scroll arrows to move the screen view up or down and sometimes sideways see Fig 1 8 Rinse and repeat as desired Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 31 Closing Internet Explorer 1 Move your mouse Maximize Close button
15. Amencan rock band from Aberdeen Washington With the lead single Smells Like Teen Spint from their 1991 album Nevermind Nirvana exploded into the mainstream bringing along with it an offshoot of punk and alternative rock referred to as grunge As Nirvana s frontman Kurt Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the spokesman of a generation with Nirvana the flagship band of Generation X Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention and placed his focus on the band s music challenging the band s audience with their third studio search Go Search toolbox What links here Relate anges e Upload file Fig 1 3 Internet Explorer screenshot Your continued donatons keep Wikireaia running Voting to select the next elected member of In Ecuador results from the general X Sign in create account a window button Your Internet Explorer window Ats History Biography Geography Sodety Mathematics Technology All portals Sence Categories Featured content A Z index In the news should increase in size to the United Nations Security Council from Latin America and the Canbbean remains a stalemate cover most or all of your The govemment of Sudan flag pictured and the Eastern Front rebels sign a peace treaty in Asmara Eritrea screen see Fig G 3 election indicate that Alvaro Noboa wall likely face Rafael Correa in a run off
16. BASED that allows you to SEARCH for information on the INTERNET using key words Once the key words are entered the SEARCH ENGINE brings up a list of WEB PAGES related to those words With practice you will learn to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant SEARCH RESULTS see Fig 1 7 search results the list of WEBSITES that are produced by inputting key words to a SEARCH ENGINE see Fig 1 9 select usually means to SELECT HIGHLIGHT TEXT SEE HIGHLIGHT shortcut an ICON that is placed on your DESKTOP for quicker access to a PROGRAM FILE or FOLDER site short for WEBSITE or WORLDWIDE WEBSITE small window button the middle one of 3 small horizontal gray BUTTONS labeled with 2 very small squares overlapping each other and located at the extreme upper right corner of a PROGRAM This BUTTON decreases the size of the PROGRAM S viewing WINDOW see Fig G 3 software PROGRAMS or APPLICATIONS that run on a computer which is HARDWARE SOFTWARE consists only of DATA ZEROS AND ONES ona HARD DRIVE or a DISC or on the INTERNET These are the different tools that do such a wide variety of tasks using the computer to power them Some examples are MS WORD WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER SOFTWARE ITUNES music player PROGRAM and MS Excel spreadsheet SOFTWARE Many business analysts praised Microsoft MS for Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer B
17. HTED while the MOUSE POINTER is HOVERING over it A TEXT LINK is usually underlined though not always load the act of LAUNCHING an item of SOFTWARE and having it ready to operate This generally takes 10 30 seconds or more from the moment of LAUNCHING MS Microsoft the large SOFTWARE company that makes the products outlined in this document including MS WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MS Windows Microsoft s OPERATING SYSTEM Examples of different versions are MS WINDOWS 98 MS WINDOWS 2000 MS WINDOWS XP and MS WINDOWS Vista MS Word Microsofts WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM see Fig G 3 maximize window button the middle one of 3 small horizontal gray BUTTONS labeled with one square and located at the extreme upper right corner of a PROGRAM WINDOW This BUTTON increases the size of the PROGRAM s viewing WINDOW to fill the entire screen see Fig G 3 megabyte MB 1000 kilobytes KB SEE BYTE memory there are 2 primary types of computer MEMORY 1 RAM RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY which holds FILE and PROGRAM DATA that is in use at the moment and which only lasts while the computer is powered on and 2 Semi permanent MEMORY which stores DATA on a HARD DRIVE CD DVD JUMP DRIVE etc and which remains in tact even after power is turned off Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 15 menu a list of LINKS any one of which can be LEFT CLICKED
18. HYPERLINKS or LINKS WORLDWIDE WEB WWW or WEB is often used as a synonym for INTERNET though there is a technical difference WORLDWIDE WEB or WEB and INTERNET are proper names which explains the capitalization of the first letter s zeros and ones a playful synonym for DATA This refers to the fact that all computer DATA is constructed of ZEROS AND ONES billions and trillions of ZEROS AND ONES Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 23 THE INTERNET INSTRUCTIONS Introduction to the Internet Accessing the Internet has become a major activity of the private personal computer user It s one of those things you never knew you needed for the last ten years Once you begin to use it and see its benefits however it becomes hard to imagine going back to the library or ever handwriting a letter again kind of like dumping your telephone for a carrier pigeon In this section we ll walk you through some of the basic steps for using the Internet including Jaunching your browser finding a website saving bookmarking websites accessing bookmarks favorites and using a search engine Review the glossary terms highlighted in yellow Fig 1 1 Start button and Start menu o Administrator Launching Your Browser 1 Move your mouse pointer by moving your mouse to the Start button at the extreme lower left PEE aaa lee E mail i My Recent Doc
19. STEM arrow SEE MOUSE POINTER see Fig G 8 SEE BACK or FORWARD ARROW BUTTON see Fig G 1 back arrow button the left ARROW at the top of your BROWSER When CLICKED Z Welcome to Microsoft s Homepage Microsoft Internet Explorer Seika the BACK ARROW File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sxx X gt x a A E Personal Bar JO search J Favorites 4 A A a BUTTON will direct your Ey w Go Links Customize Links H 3 History Ctri H i Support Search microsoft com Guide BROWSER to the PAGE s Welcome to MSN com isoft comjms htm j About Microsoft Downloads Worldwide MSN that you were previously 2 Save 50 a on Buying a new 2 A r Advanced Search Office XP restr on one at a time in Fig G 1 Back arrow button on Internet Explorer backward chronological succession see Fig G 1 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 7 bookmark a LINK to a WEBSITE that you save in your BROWSER s BOOKMARK or FAVORITES FOLDER The term BOOKMARK is synonymous with FAVORITES see Fig 1 6 browser the SOFTWARE you use to view 2mm GS p Meresoft Corporation e Main Page Wiik X ip Internet B wife x amp a 7 Sign in T cre in ag a main page discus new Source history sn 3 om j ie Welcome to Wikipedia Hi the tree encyciop at anyone can edit B 1440 1 n Engan The vehopedis hing t i tegi in the n WEBSITES
20. SUITE which contains MS WORD MS Excel Searches gt A Todo Attachments gt 23 Mail back Mailing lists gt 3 Call back MS PowerPoint MS Outlook etc ee ee Fig G 11 Sub menu S48 0 unread 0 total APPLICATIONS in one package An example is MS surfing or SURFING THE NET the act of randomly Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 20 accessing different WEBSITES The concept of LINKS is the key here one WEB PAGE will have LINKS to another and so on which supplies a virtually unlimited trail of SITES to visit task bar the vertical bar along the bottom of MS WINDOWS that displays the START BUTTON as well as BUTTONS for any other Microsoft Windows Server 2003 PROGRAMS that are OPEN see Fig G 12 Cast wS Tile Windows Horizontally Tile Windows Vertically Show the Desktop Task Manager Lock the Taskbar Properties OSA SL 10 07 am E kabase E cibtarweriinbar 2 most Woudrostro B maronesa ore BODAS mesey F O G1 Task bar Installing the Address Tool Bar terabyte TB 1000 gigabytes GB SEE BYTE text selection the section of TEXT that you have HIGHLIGHTED text window any usually small and horizontal WINDOW similar to a URL ADDRESS WINDOW that accepts TEXT see Fig G 13 tutorial a step by step demonstration or narrative about how to operate a particular PROGRAM Take advantag
21. WINDOWS has LOADED but before any PROGRAMS SOFTWARE are LAUNCHED started Yours will look different see Fig G 4 Fig G 4 MS Windows desktop double click two LEFT CLICKS performed quickly and close together like a quick knock knock on a door disc a CD like disc that holds SOFTWARE and other DATA to be accessed by inserting it into the computer s CD or DVD DRIVE DISCS can be factory produced or recorded BURNED by an individual Examples are CD ROM DISC DVD ROM DISC SOFTWARE DISC MUSIC CD DISC and MOVIE DVD DISC download the act of obtaining an item of SOFTWARE or a digital FILE from a location on the INTERNET and having it transferred to your computer DOWNLOAD is also a noun that refers to the SOFTWARE or FILE you DOWNLOADED or that is available to be DOWNLOADED Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 10 drag place HOVER MOUSE POINTER over an item that you want to move DRAG then press and hold down the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON while you move DRAG the MOUSE POINTER and thus the chosen item to wherever you want the item to go then release the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 drop down box a BUTTON that you LEFT CLICK or HOVER over to display a menu in a column box just below the BUTTON of additional choices see Fig G 5 Fig G 5 Drop down box Imports and exports your favorites and bookmarks
22. aby Steps for Adults 19 predicting early on that the SOFTWARE industry would be much bigger than the computer HARDWARE industry Start button the small rectangular BUTTON at the extreme lower left corner of your SCREEN that is labeled Start This is where most of your computer activity will begin see Fig G 10 Start menu a MENU that contains most of the PROGRAMS and LINKS to specific W computer locations that are available for use on your Administrator computer It is accessed by LEFT CLICKING the Erie E ynam a L My Recent Documents D Sik emre 2 My Pictures START BUTTON located at the extreme lower left of EE Fax console 23 my music opi Sz Sete Transfer I my computer your screen This is where your computer activity Vizare ny rk Windows Media Player Be contol pana usually starts see Fig G 10 3 Windows Messenger Set Program Access and Defaults Tour Windows XP amp 3 Printers and Faxes a Notepad Help and Support P Search Fig G 10 Start button and Start menu All Programs gt I Run E Log Off o Turn Off Computer sub menu a secondary MENU that opens when a primary MENU item is LEFT CLICKED or HOVERED over This is usually in the form of a vertical BOX see Fig G 11 suite a collection of several PROGRAMS or mT unread 1 aly al orwar All messages ar Views gt Active contacts gt Active threads gt OFFICE
23. e of these whenever they present themselves usually in the HELP section URL UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR address of a WEBSITE Fig G 13 URL address window Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 21 usually starts with http or www No two are identical see Fig G 13 URL address window narrow horizontal window located almost at the top of your BROWSER This is where you type in a WEBSITE ADDRESS e g http www eBay com see Fig G 13 update similar to an UPGRADE though usually consists of a lesser amount of change or improvement and thus DATA upgrade the adding of new features or improvements in the form of a digital FILE to an existing item of SOFTWARE These can be either DOWNLOADED from the INTERNET to your computer or LOADED from a DISC to your computer UPGRADE is also a noun that refers to the SOFTWARE improvement the FILE you DOWNLOADED or the FILE that is available to be DOWNLOADED username a name you create when you sign up to use a WEBSITE ACCOUNT such as eBay A USERNAME is usually used in conjunction with a PASSWORD Web short for WORLDWIDE WEB SEE WORLDWIDE WEB Web based refers to SOFTWARE that resides on a computer somewhere on the INTERNET rather than on your own computer Some examples are Yahoo Mail a WEB BASED EMAIL PROGRAM TurboTax on the Web income tax SOFTWARE as opposed to bu
24. e your answers in the form of a question MEAN answer them as best you can and you ll probably be fine Half of your problems can be overcome just by following this simple rule Well it s more of a guideline than a rule thanks to Bill Murray If you really get stuck simply start over by restarting your computer This may cause you to lose changes to a document or file that you have been working on You can t break the darn thing Use your newfound skill of searching for answers to computer questions on the Internet You ll be amazed at what you can find simply by typing your entire question into the search window Learn to use the Help file that resides in all of your programs This has most all of the solutions you ll need when you are stuck The Help drop down button is usually found at the top middle left of any given program s main window Besides being there for Help you can also find tutorials step by step instructions on how to get started using that program Visit the University of Minnesota Duluth Student Handbook website for further information You can assess your skill level and choose what you would like to work on next http Awww d umn edu kmc student loon acad ComputLit htm Soon the label of computer geek will be a badge of honor Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 42 References Computer literacy homepage 2006 University of M
25. er com website NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the right pointing arrow immediately to the right of the URL address window 6 Move your mouse pointer near the top of the Web page viewing window to the text window that says Enter ZIP or US Intl city 7 Left click in this window The existing text should disappear and the cursor should be blinking indicating that the window is ready to accept text 8 Type in your ZIP code 9 Press the Enter key You should now be viewing the weather page for your ZIP code NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the Go button immediately to the right of the text window 10 If you wish to see part of the Web page that seems to cut off at the bottom of your screen use the scroll bar or the scroll arrows to move the screen view up or down and sometimes sideways see Fig G 3 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 37 Saving a Bookmark Favorite 1 On Internet Explorer at the near upper left corner is a row of terms which are Fe Eat Ven Fortes tee He drop down menus These are labeled File Edit View New gt Open Ctrl 0 Edit with Microsoft Office Word 5 Chrl s Favorites Tools and Help Place your mouse pointer over S Sees the Favorites button and left click see Fig G 5 Print Ctrl P Work Offline n ae Fig 1 5 File drop dow
26. es amongst us Electronic version National Journal 33 49 3741 Retrieved August 8 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Metaphors R Us 2008 The American academy of nonexistent reference sources Fake website Retrieved 2008 August 30 from Academic Search Premier Fake Database
27. etwork that connects smaller computer networks and individual computers to each other for accessing information INTERNET is often used as a synonym for WEB or WORLDWIDE WEB though there is a technical difference INTERNET the computers WORLDWIDE WEB all of the websites on those computers Internet Explorer Microsoft s WEB BROWSER see Fig G 2 iTunes Apple s music player SOFTWARE oOo a Rs ITUNES is one of the most common music E of RE players and it can be used for recording BURNING CDs containing your choice of songs that reside in your ITUNES FOLDER see Fig 6 jump drive a small portable HARD DRIVE usually pocket sized which can be easily moved between computers It holds approx 1 10 GB GIGABYTES of DATA and needs no power cable kilobyte KB 1000 bytes B SEE BYTE launch to start up an item of SOFTWARE For instance we LAUNCH a BROWSER to begin accessing SURFING the INTERNET NET left click place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over an item that you want to ACTIVATE then press and release the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 LEFT CLICK is often referred to as simply CLICK Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 14 link short for HYPERLINK it s a section of TEXT a GRAPHIC or a photo that you LEFT CLICK to take you to another WEBSITE or another PAGE on the same SITE A LINK usually becomes HIGHLIG
28. ewriter see Fig 3 1 NOTE As you start to try new things such as setting tabs paragraphs lists etc MS Word will probably start acting like it has a mind of its own and will do some things that you don t want it to do This is MS Word s attempt to predict what it thinks you want to do The main advice here is to keep trying to Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 39 correct it to the way you want things MS Word will eventually figure out what you want Each time you use MS Word try to make a point of learning one new thing about how it works Saving a Word Document 1 On MS Word at the near upper left corner is a row of terms which are drop down buttons These are labeled File Edit View Insert Format Tools etc Place your pointer over the File button and click see Fig 1 5 This should open up a short vertical Menu of additional choices see Fig 1 5 NOTE Many of these same drop down buttons will generally be displayed on most other programs that you will use 2 Place your pointer over Save As and click Save in B My Documents fj EJ Tools B aen History El My Pictures my Received Files imy Webs Favorites a5 Page title My company Change Title Fie name My Network Places Save as type Web Page htm html as Cancel 2 Fig 3 2 Save As screenshot Copyright 2008 A
29. for the presidency The chemical element with the atomic _ Internet 10 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 25 6 Internet Explorer should now display a website in its window The site it displays will depend upon which website is set to be your Home Page NOTE If an error message appears saying Page cannot be found or something similar this may mean that your computer is not properly connected to the Internet Accessing a website 1 Move your mouse pointer to the horizontal URL address window at the extreme top of prea mr see Fig 1 4 Year Length i8298 Finger 2 Highlight whatever text is in a ie oe ae N the URL address window pointer across the text The white background should now be navy blue 3 Press the Delete key on your keyboard The cursor should now be blinking at the left side of a blank address window ready to accept text NOTE An alternate way to erase the existing text is to a Place your mouse pointer at the far right of the text line Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 26 b Left click which will activate the blinking cursor c Press and hold the Backspace key on your keyboard until the text has been erased 4 Type the following www weather com 5 Press the Enter key on your keyboard You should now be viewing the Weath
30. heir embarrassment stops them from seeking help Presidential candidates have been scrutinized for their lack of computer savvy Attorneys can no longer use the excuse of computer illiteracy to withhold evidence Losey 2007 Heads of high tech government agencies are being pressed to explain their attachment to old low tech methods pen and paper of administration and communication Maggs 2001 If any of this sounds familiar it s time for you to bite the bullet get your feet wet and stop overusing metaphors Remember how you eventually learned to ride your first two wheeler bike as hard as that seemed at the time This exciting read a tech manual with a plot is a learning program for the intelligent person who has yet to grasp basic computer skills We understand You may have been hiding this sordid little secret But you re with family now We know you have little prior knowledge of computers so we ve laid out the terms and concepts in plain everyday language You won t be judged or belittled here We specialize in a unique category of student mature adults who missed the initial computer wave We ll spoon feed the material in small bites so you won t choke on it And when you graduate we ll lovingly nudge you out of the nest brimming with the newfound confidence you ll have in your ability to search for and find almost any information you ll ever need This program is not a comprehensive user manual No you won t be able to
31. innesota Duluth Student handbook Retrieved August 8 2008 from http www d umn edu kmc student loon acad ComputLit html DiNovella E 2008 June 23 Does computer illiteracy disqualify McCain Electronic version The Progressive Retrieved August 8 2008 from http www progressive org mag wxld062308 Gates Bill amp Melinda Foundation 2006 May 22 Training tips for novice users Web Junction Retrieved August 7 2008 from http webjunction org 601 articles content 433237 Goldsborough R 1999 October How to teach the computer novice Electronic version Techniques Making education and career connections 74 7 12 Retrieved July 31 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Hollis Sawyer L A amp Sterns H L 1999 October November A novel goal oriented approach for training older adult computer novices Beyond the effects of individual difference factors Electronic version Educational Gerontology 25 7 661 685 Retrieved July 31 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Kennedy M M 1997 September October My advice is Electronic version Executive Female 20 5 30 31 Retrieved July 31 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Losey R 2007 December 8 Court rejects attorney s computer illiteracy as excuse for non production Electronic version E Discovery Team Retrieved August 8 2008 from http ralphlosey wordpress com about Maggs J 2001 December 8 Luddit
32. l be a list of folders and files that have been saved in the My Documents folder Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 41 7 Find the document you are looking for and double click it see Fig 3 2 Your document should now be open and ready to be added to corrected or printed see Fig 3 1 To save your changes to this document follow the instructions for Saving a Word Document CONCLUSION See Now you re wondering why you waited so long Obviously there are a lot more functions available on these and other programs installed on your computer And granted many of them are complicated But a 1000 mile journey to Rome was not built in a day the first brick was a single email message Sorry Every time you fire up your computer make a point of learning one or two new things It s like learning to read and write the more you do it the better you get and the more enjoyable it is Here are a few things to remember 1 2 There are often several different ways to perform the same task or function Gradually you will learn more than the one way you know Many tasks performed on one program are performed almost the same or the same way on other programs Look for these similarities When in doubt always carefully read the instructions showing on your screen lf the computer is playing Jeopardy with you asking questions always make sure to giv
33. l message e Word Processing o You will launch open MS Word o You will create a document o You will name and save that document as a file on your computer o You will retrieve an existing document in MS Word e Learning how to Learn o You will learn some of the basic logic of figuring out unfamiliar tasks on a computer and how many procedures transfer or overlap to other tasks Many thanks to Leo Marvin and Bob He probably would have graciously permitted us to paraphrase the name of his landmark breakthrough in psychological talk therapy baby steps had we asked him Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 6 GLOSSARY Words that are ALL CAPITAL letters refer to other glossary entries account short for WEBSITE ACCOUNT this is where you have to sign up to use a WEBSITE You sign up by entering some personal information and creating a USERNAME and PASSWORD Upon future visits to the SITE you enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD to access the site address URL the string of letters and symbols that make up the name of a WEB SITE location Like home addresses no two WEB ADDRESSES are exactly alike address window SEE URL ADDRESS WINDOW see Fig G 13 application an item of SOFTWARE synonymous with PROGRAM Some examples are MS WORD WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER SOFTWARE ITUNES music player PROGRAM and MS WINDOWS OPERATING SY
34. lick and drag SEE DRAG see Fig G 7 click and hold place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over the item FILE location BUTTON or ICON that you want to ACTIVATE then press and hold down the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 close program button the right one of 3 small horizontal gray BUTTONS labeled Maximize Close button With an X and ae utton Title bar Minimize Set S located at the extreme upper right Menu bar Ee te Yen Pos foe Okela alj A el J Tones Sow Poona J sivig sjsj E Toolbar FSS Beee E Er corner of a PROGRAM WINDOW This BUTTON closes the PROGRAM Status bar mmswan wm meaning the Fig G 3 MS Word screenshot PROGRAM is no longer LOADED and ready to be operated see Fig G 2 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 9 cursor the small blinking usually vertical line that indicates text is ready to be input at this spot If you typed something and it did not show up or it appeared in the wrong place it is probably because your CURSOR was not positioned properly This is accomplished by moving your MOUSE POINTER to the spot you want to input text then LEFT CLICKING your MOUSE DVD disk drive the mechanism HARDWARE in a computer that plays or reads DVD s DVD s hold about 6 times more DATA information than a CD desktop the initial view of your computer screen with ICONs after MS
35. ll Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 40 This should open up a new small Save As window see Fig 3 2 3 The Save in window should read My Documents This is the name of the folder where your documents will be saved Near the bottom of the Save As window is a text box that is labeled File Name There will already be some highlighted text in this box such as Doc1 or something similar Push the Delete key on your keyboard and type in whatever name you want for this document see Fig 3 2 4 Move your pointer directly to the right to the Save button and click it Your document file is now saved in your My Documents folder Retrieving a Word Document 1 Follow the instructions for Launching MS WORD 2 On MS Word at the near upper left corner is a row of terms which are drop down buttons These are labeled File Edit View Insert Format Tools etc Place your pointer over the File button and click see Fig 1 5 This should open up a short vertical Menu of additional choices see Fig 1 5 NOTE Many of these same drop down buttons will generally be displayed on most other programs that you will use 5 Place your pointer over Open and click This should open up a new small Look in window 6 The Look in window should read My Documents This is the name of the folder where your documents have been saved In the white box of the Open window there wil
36. llowing dictionary 9 Press the Enter key You should now be viewing a list of dictionary hypertext links which when left clicked will take you to that website see Fig 1 9 NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the Google Search button immediately below the text window If you wish to see part of the Web page that File Edit View Favor ae seems to cut off at the bottom of your screen use the scroll bar or the scroll arrow to move the screen view up or down and sometimes Qa 5 G Files Stored on This Computer Scroll up arrow Shared Documents la sideways Hard Disk Drives see Fig 1 8 lt z HARD DISK C oft Fig 1 8 Scroll bars and arrows Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults Choosing and Evaluating Search Results 1 Move your mouse pointer to the mats po OTORO E honoron sean first entry in the list of search result links then left click web Try IG neto www googie com search mimma Sate enas ates otage co Google ne m Video News ch on Yahoo Ask ANThoWeb Live ni dleom I Lycos Technor O O amp now Sumy v s os more 5 Strses tarme Search Strt 30 azs B warr LY mesero EY Oc Si swe cemmne gmail com My Account San out Wood Aew and marnage rew wuh history computer definition 14 seconds 19
37. n box This should open up a short vertical Menu of additional choices NOTE Many of these same drop down menus will generally be displayed on most other programs that you will use 2 Place your mouse pointer over Add to Favorites and left click see Fig 1 5 This should open up a new small Add a Favorite window with additional buttons see Fig 1 6 You have now saved a bookmark favorite for Add a Fevonte Add this webpage as a favorite To access your favorites visit the Favorites Center quick access to this website in the future Name Hest Midlands Local News UK News Express amp Stari Create in ve Favorites p Fig 1 6 Add a Favorite screenshot Accessing a Bookmark Favorite 1 Place your mouse pointer over the Favorites button and left click This should open up a short vertical menu of additional choices including your Weather com bookmark favorite see Fig 1 5 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 28 2 Place your mouse pointer anywhere over the Weather com icon or text name then left click You should now be viewing the weather page for your ZIP code Accessing a Search Engine 1 Move your mouse pointer to the horizontal URL address window at the extreme top middle of Internet Explorer see Fig G 13 2 Highlight whatever text is in the URL address window by dragging your mouse pointer acro
38. ntacts yours is set up On the Drafts Inbox area a green icon means the i Spam Set up a Mail account Seri eoma EEE era ee left side of the Outlook instant Contacts bd Set up a Newsgroups account messaging F Vane Myers Myers Contacts a a name with a Express screen there green icon to depending upon how E mail Tip of the day X Open the Address Book start an instant message to that EQ Find People person should be a vertical IT When Outlook Express starts go directly to my oo 4 Previous Next m Working Online Fig 2 1 Outlook Express screenshot box with the following choices Outlook Express and Local Folders Directly to the left of Local Folders will be a tiny box with either a sign or a sign in it If itis a sign click it see Fig 2 1 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 35 This will open a sub menu which is a vertical list for Local Folders see Fig G 11 2 In the sub menu of Local Folders there will be a vertical list with the following choices Inbox Outbox Sent Items Deleted Items and Drafts Click Inbox You should now have your mailbox or inbox showing along with any incoming email messages if there are any NOTE Think of menus and sub menus as being similar to the physical structure of an outline main categories at the far left sub categories indented
39. rt for INTERNET ones and zeros SEE ZEROS AND ONES open a PROGRAM is OPEN if it has been LAUNCHED and is ready to be operated operating system OS the item of SOFTWARE that allows a computer to operate The OPERATING SYSTEM forms a digital PLATFORM for all other SOFTWARE to run on The most well known OPERATING SYSTEM is MS WINDOWS Outlook Microsofts advanced EMAIL PROGRAM Outlook Express Microsoft s basic EMAIL PROGRAM see Fig 2 1 page the individual parts or PAGES of a WEBSITE Microsoft s WEBSITE consists of thousands of WEB PAGES each exhibiting a different screenful of information password a secret term you create when you sign up to use a WEBSITE ACCOUNT such as eBay APASSWORD is usually used in conjunction with a USERNAME platform usually refers to the OPERATING SYSTEM that is running your computer Examples are MS WINDOWS the most common Macintosh Linux etc pointer SEE MOUSE POINTER see Fig G 8 program an item of SOFTWARE synonymous with APPLICATION Some examples are MS WORD WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER SOFTWARE ITUNES music player PROGRAM and MS EXCEL spreadsheet PROGRAM RAM random access memory SEE MEMORY right click place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over an item that you want to activate then press and release the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Compu
40. splayed on your screen that indicates you have MS Windows installed on your computer e Your computer is already online connected to the Internet e You are already somewhat familiar with the operation of a mouse e Your email program is already set up for you and you have an email address Seriously familiarize yourself with the glossary definitions The accurate use of terms is important for communication and a large portion of your computer competence will come from understanding their meanings All of the relevant glossary terms for each procedure are highlighted in yellow upon their first appearance Review those terms thoroughly before you start each task We suggest printing the glossary as a separate document and keeping it handy You will be referring to it frequently Remember This is not rocket science it s more like brain surgery Just kidding it s like falling off a horse You will get this stuff and have fun doing it Together we ll be accomplishing the tasks that follow Soon you ll be flying solo e Internet o You will launch open your website browser o You will access view several specific websites o You will create and save bookmarks favorites so you can easily return to these websites o You will access a search engine and conduct an Internet search on a specific subject e Email o You will launch open an email program o You will check for new email messages sent to you o You will create and send an emai
41. ss the text The white background should now be navy blue 3 Press the Delete button on your keyboard The cursor should now be blinking in a blank address window ready to accept text NOTE An alternate way to erase the existing text is to a Place your mouse pointer at the far right of the text line b Left click which will activate the blinking cursor c Press and hold the Backspace key on your keyboard until the text has been erased 4 Type the following www Google com e ee Google ex of 8 5 Press the Enter key on your keyboard LERRO http ee comm go Lvetome Page ape Apple Support Apple Store mac mac os x gt NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the right pointing arrow immediately to the 46ed X yooqdeiss N aieas S Avni right of the URL address window Advertising Programs Business Solutions About Google 2004 Googie Searching 4 285 199 774 web pagos Fig 1 7 Google screenshot Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 29 You should now be viewing the Google website see Fig 1 7 6 Follow the previous instructions for Saving a Bookmark Favorite see Fig 1 5 amp 1 6 7 Move your mouse pointer near the top of the Web page viewing window to the blank text window If the cursor is not there and blinking left click in this window 8 Type the fo
42. ter Baby Steps for Adults 17 This action often presents a MENU of choices one of which would generally then be LEFT CLICKED screenshot a picture of a typical screen view of a given part of a PROGRAM scroll to move UP or DOWN a WEB PAGE lolx to bring other parts of the WEB PAGE f Edt wew Favor AP Qe gt s bi into view see Fig G 9 To do this Files Stored on This Computer Scroll up arrow Scroll bar 1 Place HOVER the MOUSE a Shared Documents POINTER over the SCROLL BAR Hard Disk Drives vertical bar at the far right of the SCREEN press and hold down Ze aia the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON then a 86s objects My co 5 move the MOUSE POINTER and thus the SCROLL BAR up or down or 2 Place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over the SCROLL UP ARROW top right of screen or the SCROLL DOWN ARROW bottom right of screen press and release or press and hold down the SCROLL UP ARROW or the SCROLL DOWN ARROW to move SCROLL the WEB PAGE up or down or 3 Turn the SCROLL WHEEL on top of your MOUSE if your MOUSE has a wheel scroll bar SEE SCROLL see Fig G 9 NOTE length of scroll bar will vary scroll down arrow SEE SCROLL see Fig G 9 scroll up arrow SEE SCROLL see Fig G 9 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 18 search engine an item of software that resides on the INTERNET WEB
43. to take you to another WEB PAGE or the next in a succession of steps minimize window button the left one of 3 small horizontal gray BUTTONS labeled with one short horizontal line at the bottom and located at the extreme upper right corner of aPROGRAM WINDOW This BUTTON takes the PROGRAM off your screen without CLOSING the PROGRAM You know it is still open by its BUTTON remaining visible on the TASK BAR at bottom of your DESKTOP see Fig G 3 NOTE To get an OPEN PROGRAM back on the SCREEN LEFT CLICK its rectangular BUTTON at the very bottom of your screen on the TASK BAR see Fig G 12 mouse hand held controller that you slide around in a small area on your desk The movement of Left mouse Right mouse button button the MOUSE controls the location of the MOUSE POINTER on your computer screen Whenever your MOUSE seems to runs out of space on your desk pick it up and move it back to the center of its area There are 2 BUTTONS at the forward or top side of the MOUSE a LEFT MOUSE BUTTON and a RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON SEE LEFT CLICK and RIGHT CLICk AMOUSE may also have a small SCROLL WHEEL between the BUTTONS for SCROLLING SEE SCROLL see Fig G 7 mouse pointer the ARROW or other symbol that indicates where you are on the screen as you move your MOUSE see Fig G 8 Fig G 8 Mouse pointer Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 16 net sho
44. uments gt corner of your desktop see Fig 1 1 Se Son pe Fax Console eo My Music p Files and Settings Transfer My Computer NOTE When you hover your mouse g isa er P E My network Places O Windows Media Player R Control Panel pointer over a link or a graphic a G minae Defaults En Oo Windows XP E Printers and Faxes descriptive message often appears ocean a Notepad Hep and Support 2 Left click or left double click the Start button p seach see Fig 1 1 All Programs gt 7 Run 2 Log Off g Turn Off Computer This should open up a small rectangular window called the Start menu NOTE You may have to double click If so you will probably have to left double click most all other icons or buttons on your MS Windows system 3 Move your mouse pointer to hover over the All Programs gt box see Fig 1 2 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults IF HP ScanJet Software LeoN IF iPodder ERE an Juice e rahe Explor IF Microsoft Office Tools A Powertoys for Windows XP E mail Outlook Expres 2 QuickTime IF Readerware IF Real A Replay 7 0 A Replay Radio IF Startup 2 Symantec WinFax PRO an Winamp B Firehand Ember Max amp Firehand Ember Slideshow Player E Internet Explorer Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel GH Microsoft FrontPage Microsoft Outlook g Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word MSN Explorer
45. ying the package with the DISC and all SEARCH ENGINES Web browser SEE BROWSER see Fig G 2 Web page short for WORLDWIDE WEB PAGE a single PAGE on the INTERNET A PAGE is one computer screen s worth of information though you may have to SCROLL up down or sideways to see it all see Fig G 9 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 22 website short for WORLDWIDE WEBSITE a group of related PAGES on the INTERNET For instance GOOGLE is a WEBSITE that consists of many WEB PAGES such as their search SITE shopping SITE news SITE etc window a particular screen view of a part of a PROGRAM As you perform different tasks different WINDOWS may open up to show succeeding steps in a process or choices to make ALSO SEE TEXT WINDOW ALSO SEE URL ADDRESS WINDOW Windows SEE MS WINDOWS Windows Explorer the PROGRAM within WINDOWS that allows you to see everything that is on your computer in WINDOWS outline form WINDOWS EXPLORER is also useful for organizing and moving FOLDERS and FILES Word SEE MS WORD see Fig 3 1 word processing program a program used to create save and edit TEXT documents The most common of these is MS WORD see Fig 3 1 Worldwide Web WWW the collection or system of interlinked documents that are accessed on the INTERNET These documents or WEB PAGES are connected to each other using
46. your pointer over a link or a graphic a descriptive message often appears 2 Click or double click the Start button This should open up a small rectangular window called the Start menu see Fig 1 1 NOTE You may have to double click If so you will probably have to double click all other icons or buttons in your MS Windows system 3 Hover your pointer over the All Programs gt box see Fig 1 2 This should open up another rectangular window with a list of the programs installed on your computer see Fig 1 2 4 Hover your pointer over the Microsoft Word icon label This icon label should now be highlighted Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved written by Tom Ersin Computer Baby Steps for Adults 38 5 Click or double click this icon label You should now have a completely new window which is your MS Word word processing program see Fig 3 1 NOTE If the MS Word window does not cover most of your y computer screen Pai i H kr ni Gi oA move your pointer to the extreme upper right corner of MS Word and click the maximize window button Your MS Word window should increase in size to cover most or all of your screen see Fig G 3 Creating a Document You should have a blinking cursor at the top left corner of the large white box This is the area where you will begin typing your document 1 Begin typing something Type just as if you were typing on a typ
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