PC Courses for Beginners
Windows Vista
Courses available to suit the beginner or someone simply wanting to know the differences between Vista and XP.
Windows XP
Course Content
Lesson 1: Understanding the principles of using Windows XP, The Start menu, The Taskbar menu, Opening the WordPad and Notepad programs, Common elements of a windows screen, Arranging windows on the desktop.
Lesson 2: Using Windows XP Help and Support, Creating folders, Copying, moving and deleting files, Permanently deleting files from the Recycle Bin, Locating files using Search.
Lesson 3: Changing the date and time using the Windows clock, Using Display in the Control Panel to change the appearance of the screen, Using WordPad and Paint to create, save and print a document, Creating and using shortcuts, Using the Recycle Bin to permanently delete a shortcut.
Lesson 4: Using Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, Entering a URL and loading the corresponding web site, Using hyperlinks to navigate a web site, Identifying the main items on the Outlook Express screen, Composing and printing messages, Sending and receiving messages.
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Internet Skills
Course Content
Lesson 1: Understanding the background of the Internet, using Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, using links in the Pitman Training Web Site, using the Back, Forward and Home toolbar buttons
Lesson 2: Recognising the structure of Internet Addresses (URLs), entering a URL and load the corresponding web page, editing a URL, understanding the use of search engines to find information, performing simple searches using a variety of search engines, using the internal search facility on the BBC web site, using Edit/Find command to find a specific item on a web page
Lesson 3: Using the Favorites feature, creating a folder in Favorites, using the History feature, saving a Web page, saving a Web Picture, printing a web page, understanding the benefits of shopping online, knowing how to shop securely on the Internet
Lesson 4: identifying the main items on the Outlook Express screen, using the four main folders: Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items and Deleted Items, composing and printing messages, sending and receiving messages, organising messages by creating a new folder, attaching a file to a message, saving an attached file, copying a URL into an e-mail message, using the Address Book, using Spell Check |
