This course is ideal for anyone with little or no computer experience. It will provide participants with an introductory overview of Microsoft Word and the Internet and Email. It will also provide an overview of computers in general.

Course Outline

• Basic skills
  
• - MS Windows
  - The keyboard
  - Using the mouse
  - The Desktop
  - Menus, icons etc
  - Overview of File Management
  - Overview of MS Office Applications
  
• Microsoft Word
  
• - Starting Word
  - The Word screen
  - Creating new documents
  - Saving, opening and closing documents
  - File management (within Word)
  - Editing text (inserting and deleting)
  - Formatting text (e.g. bold, font)
  - Spell Check
  - Cut, copy and paste
  - Margins
  - Page Breaks
  
• E-mail
  
• - Creating new mail
  - Using the Address Book
  - Receiving mail
  - Replying to mail
  - Forwarding mail
  - Attaching files to messages
  - Opening attached files
  - Creating folders
  - Managing messages
  
• Internet
  
• - Starting Internet Explorer
  - Accessing web sites
  - Using the Toolbar
  - Using links
  - Setting the Home Page
  - Favourites
  - Secure sites