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Smartphones – What is an Iphone ?

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What is an iPhone? This is a short video aimed as an introduction to one of the most popular smartphones, the Apple iPhone. The iPhone has been around since 2007 and now we have the sixth generation the iPhone 5 but for many seniors and beginners new to computing, trying to keep up with technology is difficult, especially when many have only just mastered cell phones or mobile phones and now the world has smartphones. The computer lesson explains that an iPhone may be used as a normal cell phone but has lots of additional features made possible through apps or applications, demonstrating email, music, maps, games news and social media.

The lesson is elementary and suitable for beginners or seniors not yet aware of smartphones.

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How to use Excel – Editing cells in Excel computer lesson

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How to use Excel

Editing Excel Cells

We continue our computer course showing how to use Excel with a computer lesson demonstrating editing cells in Excel. The lesson talks about how you can set permissions and passwords to protect your work in Excel without going in to too much detail at this time, before showing three ways of editing Excel cells, firstly double clicking the selected cell, secondly using the Excel formula bar and then explaining how key F2 can be used. The computer lesson for excel beginners goes on to demonstrate the status bar at the bottom of the Excel worksheet.

Computer skills

The course for how to use Excel is suitable for anybody looking to improve their computer skills and understand about spreadsheets for work or home. Those people looking to qualify in the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) will also find this computer lesson helpful for obtaining their qualification.

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How to use Excel – What is Excel – A First Look at Excel

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How to use Excel – What is Excel – A First Look at Excel

We start a fresh computer course for beginners by asking What is Excel ? This computer lesson about Microsoft Excel will take a first look at excel answering the question of what is excel? It starts by giving a definition and then demonstrating the type of tasks undertaken with Microsoft Office Excel by looking at the types of templates available through your Microsoft Office software. The online video computer lesson talks through the similarities between Excel and Word with the layout and The Ribbon, the excel tutorial then introduces beginners to the workbook, worksheets, columns, rows and cells.

Our computer course on how to use Excel has easy to follow step by step video computer lessons making it particularly suitable for those learning Excel for work.

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Basic Computer Training – Using My Email Part 2

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Basic computer training

This basic computer training tutorial continues on from our lesson called using my email. The computer lesson for seniors and beginners demonstrates the reply to email, forward emails and print email commands frequently used when using webmail and an email client.

The tutorial is one of our basic computer lessons and shows, using a Gmail account and Hotmail account, how to use firstly, the reply to e-mail command followed by how to forward emails and finally points out the print icon for printing emails, the beginners lesson also demonstrates the seperate menus where all three basic computer commands can be found.

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Basic Computer Training – Filling Forms and Logging In

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We move on in our basic computer training for seniors and beginners with an online learning tutorial about filling forms and logging in to websites. As you move on and gain more confidence and better computer skills you will want to register on websites, whether for social networking, reading media or shopping, whatever the reason at some point you will need to fill out an online form. This computer lesson for beginners takes a look at two well known websites and just runs through the information you need to provide, in order to log in, along with talking about providing computer passwords.

The lesson is suitable for any beginners or seniors learning online and for those looking to qualify in the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), this lesson covers elements 7.7 and 7.10. [Read more…]

Basic Computer Training – Identifying Parts of an Application Window

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Basic computer training

When learning anything new there is always new terminology and as with all new things it is essential when learning about computing that you understand terminology as part of learning your computer skills and this basic computer training tutorial helps by identifying the parts of an application window. The basic computer lesson is suitable for any beginner, senior, novice and for anyone looking to qualify in The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) the lesson covers elements 3.1 and 3.3 of the Equal skills section.

The computer lesson shows an ordinary WordPad document and explains the various parts of the WordPad window, the title bar, the menu bar, WordPad toolbar (also known as the Ribbon), scroll bars and the status bar.

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Basic Computer Training – The Taskbar

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Basic computer training

Our basic computer training course continues with a lesson explaining about the taskbar and some of the features of the task bar. The tutorial is suitable for any beginners and for anyone looking to learn online and qualify in The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), this tutorial will cover Equal skills elements 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6.

The lesson uses screen capture software to demonstrate the taskbar, icons associated with the task bar and how to pin favourite programmes to the taskbar, as well as opening applications from your desktop. Seniors, beginners and computer novices will benefit from this basic computer training tutorial which also demonstrates how programmes remain running and available for use from the task bar. Understanding about the taskbar is essential for improving computer skills. [Read more…]

Basic Computer Training – Personalising Your Computer Desktop

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Basic computer training

In this basic computer training lesson we demonstrate how easy it is to personalise your computer desktop if you know the right commands for your computer. The tutorial, aimed at seniors, beginners and computer novices, shows the three main areas to personalise on your desktop, the background picture, icons and gadgets. We demonstrate in this basic computer training lesson that with a few simple commands you can easily change the appearance of your desktop to make your computer much more personal to you and at the same time develop your computer skills.

The lesson starts be showing an easy way to change the back ground picture before creating an icon for a piece of work and then selecting a gadget. The basic computer training lesson is an ideal starter lesson for seniors and beginners showing how to use commands and menus that make a visible difference.

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Basic Computer Training – Your Keyboard

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Basic Computer Training

We continue our basic computer training for beginners, seniors and novices with a tutorial demonstrating you can use your computer keyboard for much more than just typing. The basic computer lesson is suitable for anyone worldwide and for those looking to learn about computers and qualify in the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) the basic computer training covers Equal Skills computer basics 1.9 and 1.10.

The tutorial explains how your keyboard is divided and demonstrates different keys and their functions, a core part of elementary computer skills.

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Computer Basics – The Start Menu – Meganga First Click Courses for Seniors

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Computer Basics

The main navigation for all windows computers is through the start button in the bottom left of the computer screen, this computer lesson for beginners and seniors talks through the basic navigation of your computer.

As part of Meganga’s first click courses for seniors we have provided a tutorial demonstrating the elements that make up the start menu in Windows 7, the central navigation to any computer. The online learning tutorial for beginners shows you how to use the search box, where to find your programmes and shows you where your frequently used computer applications can be found. Learning to navigate around your computer avoids frustration when trying to find programmes and applications later on.

Level: Beginner

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World Wide Web – What is a Search Engine – Using Google to Search the Web

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Seniors & Beginners Computer Lesson – What is a Search Engine?

In this seniors computer lesson we ask what is a search engine? For the answer we take a look at the search engine Google, currently the most popular search engine and we see how we can use Google to search the web. We use the UK Google site in this online tutorial however Google does have many regional sites around the world as explained in a later online tutorial for beginners. If you click on the “About Google” link on any Google search page you can find out lots more information about Google.

This tutorial is of use to anyone learning online worldwide and for those looking to gain computer skills and qualify in The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) this lesson covers elements 7.11 and 7.12.

Level: Beginner

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Desktop – Computer Lesson for Seniors – Adding Desktop Gadgets to your Desktop

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Computer lessons for seniors and beginners

In this computer lesson for seniors and beginners we demonstrate how to customise your desktop display by adding desktop gadgets such as a clock, news feeds and weather from around the world. The computer tutorial uses the windows 7 operating system although gadgets can also be displayed using Window Vista.

Gadgets are the handy little applications that let you know the time, the weather for home or your next holiday destination, exchange rates, latest news items and lots more. This online learning tutorial for beginners and seniors will demonstrate about gadgets, making your computer desktop much more personal to you and helping to enhance your own computer skills. The computer lesson is suitable for anyone worldwide wishing to learn about computers.

Level: Beginner/Intermediate

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Internet – World Wide Web – What Are Hyperlinks Lesson

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Basic Computer Training – What Are Hyperlinks Lesson

Continuing our basic computer training for beginners and seniors we have a short online lesson explaining what are hyperlinks and how to recognise a link or hyperlink. The world wide web is navigated by clicking on hyperlinks to take the user from webpage to webpage. The seniors and beginners computer lesson goes on to cover how webpages can be opened in a new window, so as not to leave the webpage being viewed.

This online tutorial demonstrates how the world wide web is navigated which is essential for beginners starting out on the internet and by understanding how hyperlinks or links work anyone can understand how the world wide web is bound together. [Read more…]

Internet – World Wide Web – Using The Browser Address Bar Computer Lesson

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Online Computer Lessons for Beginners – Using The Browser Address Bar Computer Lesson

The next of our online computer lessons for seniors shows you how to get the most from your browser address bar. The address bar can be found toward the top of the browser and it can be used for searching or going directly to a website. This sneiors and beginners computer lesson follows on from our basic computer training tutorial about web browser basics as the lesson explains what a Uniform Resource Locator or URL is and how to navigate to your chosen websites using the address bar.

This computer lesson is ideal for the complete beginner who is new to using the Internet and the WWW (World Wide Web) and helps to get beginners using different parts of the web browser.

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Your Computer – Desktop – Using The Recycle Bin Online Lesson

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Computer lessons for seniors and beginners

Using The Recycle Bin And Deleting Desktop Icons Free Online Computer Lesson For Seniors and Beginners

Recycle Bin and Icons

Learning Objectives

  • How to delete
  • How to restore deleted items
  • Understanding Desktop icons

Target Audience:
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