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Course Notes
Course Syllabus - This page is currently under construction - notes will be added very soon
1. Basic Computer Usage
1.10 Common Computer Terminology
2. Basic File Management
2.1 Folders and Files
2.2 Create New Folder & Delete Folder
2.3 Name & Rename Folder
2.4 “Save as..” and Saving
2.5 Drag and Drop
2.6 Windows Explorer
3. Basic Word Processing
3.1 Opening a document
3.2 Editing a document
3.3 Cut & Copy and Paste methods
3.4 Adding an image
3.5 Printing a Document
4. Email
4.1 Safety and security – Dangers of Junk mail / Spam / Viruses
4.2 Explanation of email
4.3 Different email accounts (ISP/Webmail)
4.4 Email addresses
4.5 How to open, write and send a message
4.6 Netiquette
4.7 Copying, pasting and editing your text
4.8 Formatting
4.9 Use of the CC and BCC fields
4.10 Receiving, Replying, Forwarding, Replying to all to an incoming message
4.11 Organising “Subject”, “Message” and “Date” columns
4.12 Attachments
4.13 Address Book
4.14 Searching for a message
4.15 Organising folders
4.16 Spell checking
4.17 Back up & Archiving
5. Internet
5.1 Explanation of the Internet
5.2 Internet Window
5.3 Web Address/URL
5.4 Personal Safety Issues
5.5 Home page
5.6 Web browser
5.7 Search Engines
5.8 Search techniques
5.9 Navigation Back and Forward
5.10 Favourites/Bookmarks
5.11 History
5.12 Downloading Files
5.13 Hyperlinking
5.14 Saving a Web Page
5.15 Web Page validation
5.16 Refresh
6. Optional Extras
6.1 E-commerce
6.2 E-banking
6.3 Social Networking
6.4 Podcasts
6.5 Digital Photography
6.6 Downloading music
6.7 Chatrooms
6.8 Newsgroups
Other Useful Notes and Instructions
Keyboard and Mouse
Using Sticky Keys and Mouse Keys
Jaws
JAWS Desktop Keystrokes
