Course details

OVERVIEW

A hands on programme covering all that is needed to begin taking advantage of the Internet and E-mail. The course assumes a basic knowledge of computers and use of a mouse and a keyboard. It is essentially a starting point (or at least a structured introduction) for non-technical and inexperienced computer users.

SUMMARY CONTENT

The Internet:

  • Terms and concepts
  • How the Web works
  • Search engines
  • Downloading information
  • Internet Explorer basics
  • Main browser window
  • Main explorer toolbar
  • Basic browsing
  • Viewing documents while not on the Web
  • Printing web documents
  • Tips for doing Web searches
  • Speeding up your browsing
  • Management of Favorites
  • Customising Preferences
  • Effective Internet Explorer use

The E-mail:

  • Using Microsoft Outlook
  • Finding your e-mail address
  • Connecting, checking for and receiving mail
  • Creating messages in Microsoft Outlook
  • Revising messages
  • Sending messages & queued messages
  • Attaching files to messages
  • Using folders & filtering incoming messages into folders
  • Managing disk space by compacting messages
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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