COMPUTER BASICS FOR THE PC

November 10, 2000 – 1-4 PM

PCC Tele-Technology Center, Cortez

Offered by  SWBOCS Adult Education Program and Pueblo Community College
Leecy Wise – Trainer/Facilitator

You have permission to use these materials for educational purposes only as long as you credit the sources.

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1.     Your Hard Drive: http://www.help2go.com/5MinGuide/HardDrives.cfm

2.     Glossary of Helpful Terms: http://www.help2go.com/5MinGuide/Glossary1.cfm

3.     Customize Desktop: http://www.help2go.com/5MinGuide/Win98Wallpaper.cfm

4.     Screen Savers: http://www.help2go.com/5MinGuide/Win98Screensaver.cfm
Copy/Paste in Windows:  http://www.help2go.com/5MinGuide/WinCopyPaste.cfm

5.     Shortcuts in Windows: http://www.help2go.com/5MinGuide/OfficeShortcuts.cfm

6.     MS Office Intro: http://www.help2go.com/5MinGuide/OfficePrimer.cfm

7.  Crossword: Computers

Microsoft Tutorial on Windows Explorer

 

For a complete list of free Miscrosft-Products tutorials and materials, go to http://microsoft.com/education/tutorial/default.asp. Materials can be downloaded and used for educational purposes.

 

Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to use the most basic features of Windows ’98, including file management, create a basic MS Word document, and become familiar with the purpose of other Office 2000 programs.

 

When you have completed each segment in the Exercise Tables below, check the box to its right.

 

Introductions and Your PC – Basic terminology

 

Complete the crossword puzzle.

 

 

 

The Windows ’98 Platform

·        Desktop options and right clicking

·        Start button

1.     Program options

2.     Run

3.     Find

4.     Settings (printer options)

5.     The taskbar

6.     Time

7.     Maintenance

8.     Control panel

 

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  1. Change the background of you computer.

 
  1. Find a folder called “XXX” on your computer.

 
  1. Change the time and the date on your machine, and then change it back.

 
  1. Add an item to your toolbar if your machine allows it.

 

 

 

Window Explorer

·        File views

·        Folders/directories/files

·        Drag and drop

·        Extensions

 

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  1. From Explorer, create two new folders on your desktop.

 
  1. Drag one folder and drop it in the other.

 
  1. Delete both folders.

 

 

Browsers

 

·        Internet Explorer and open their home site

·        Netscape and open their home site

 

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Comment on differences..

 

Email programs (not available at Tele-Techonogy Center)

 

 

Office 2000 and Acrobat

·        Software and shortcuts

·        Word, Power Point, Excel, Access, Publisher, and Outlook

·        Acrobat Reader/Writer

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  1. Create a folder with your name on the desktop.

 
  1. Open two documents in Word and save them with different names in your folder on the desktop.

 
  1. Write two paragraphs in one document. Center one of them.

 
  1. Highlight/Select the first paragraph and change the color, font, and other attributes of that paragraph.

 
  1. Cut one paragraph and paste it in the other document.

 
  1. Change the page size and margins of on of the documents.

 
  1. Add header and footer information.

 
  1. “Print Screen” from the desktop and paste it in one document.

 
  1. Open a new document in Power Point.

 
  1. Paste the same information in that document.

 
  1. Insert a graphic into Power Point.

 
  1. Copy that graphic and paste it into Word.