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1. O GD Q Cre wow googecom ecn nmesism maste onano C gt G a m a I roworomm seam z teem I S Ss disme Geneve first entry in the list of Search _ E 3 Google a ae et ewe eee and manage row muh history result links then left click na A 3 Try your search on Yahoo Ask AlTheWeb Live Lycos Technorati Feedeter Wikipedia Blodpes Arsis AGO O OOOO Dolt ci bi Cheap Com se Shap Dell Smal Business online for hot deals on business see Fig 1 9 You should now be viewing that particular dictionary website If you like this website follow Benem ae SS ae p P Fig 1 9 Google search results screenshot the previous steps for Saving a Bookmark Favorite see Fig 1 5 amp 1 6 To return to the Google search results page see Fig 1 9 move your mouse pointer to the extreme upper left corner of Internet Explorer and left click the back arrow button which is the arrow pointing left see Fig G 1 You should now be viewing your list of dictionary hypertext links Move your mouse pointer to the second entry in the list of search result links then left click You should now be viewing that particular dictionary website If you like this website follow the previous steps for Saving a Bookmark Favorite see Fig 1 5 amp 1 6 If you wish to see part of the Web page that seems to cut off at the bottom of your screen use the scroll bar or the scroll arrows to2. Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 1 Tom ERSIN professional portfolio Feature Business amp Technical Writer Web Editor Author Computer Baby Steps for Adults A tech manual with a plot and a heart 2008 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults Computer Baby Steps for Adults TABLE OF CONTENTS section page Introduction 4 Glossary 6 The Internet Instructions 23 Introduction to the Internet 23 Launching Your Browser 23 Accessing a Website 25 Saving a Bookmark Favorite 27 Accessing a Bookmark Favorite 27 Accessing a Search Engine 28 Choosing and Evaluating Search Results 30 Closing Internet Explorer 31 Summary Tips 31 Email Instructions 33 Introduction to Email 33 Launching Your Email Program 33 Checking for Received Email Messages 34 Sending an Email Message 36 Creating amp Saving a Document Instructions 37 Introduction to MS Word 37 Launching MS Word 37 Creating a Word Document 38 Saving a Word Document 39 Retrieving a Word Document 40 Conclusion 41 References 42 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults section page Figures Fig G 1 Back arrow button on Internet Explorer 6 Fig G 2 Internet Explorer screenshot 7 Fig G 3 Minimize maximize buttons 8 Fig G 4 MS Win
3. SEE ZEROS AND ONES open a PROGRAM is OPEN if it has been LAUNCHED and is ready to be operated operating system OS the item of SOFTWARE that allows a computer to operate The OPERATING SYSTEM forms a digital PLATFORM for all other SOFTWARE to run on The most well known OPERATING SYSTEM is MS WINDOWS Outlook Microsofts advanced EMAIL PROGRAM Outlook Express Microsoft s basic EMAIL PROGRAM see Fig 2 1 page the individual parts or PAGES of a WEBSITE Microsofts WEBSITE consists of thousands of WEB PAGES each exhibiting a different screenful of information password a secret term you create when you sign up to use a WEBSITE ACCOUNT such as eBay APASSWORD is usually used in conjunction with a USERNAME platform usually refers to the OPERATING SYSTEM that is running your computer Examples are MS WINDOWS the most common Macintosh Linux etc pointer SEE MOUSE POINTER see Fig G 8 program an item of SOFTWARE synonymous with APPLICATION Some examples are MS WORD WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER SOFTWARE ITUNES music player PROGRAM and MS EXCEL spreadsheet PROGRAM RAM random access memory SEE MEMORY right click place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over an item that you want to activate then press and release the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for A
4. Web based refers to SOFTWARE that resides on a computer somewhere on the INTERNET rather than on your own computer Some examples are Yahoo Mail a WEB BASED EMAIL PROGRAM TurboTax on the Web income tax SOFTWARE as opposed to buying the package with the DISC and all SEARCH ENGINES Web browser SEE BROWSER see Fig G 2 Web page short for WORLDWIDE WEB PAGE a single PAGE on the INTERNET A PAGE is one computer screen s worth of information though you may have to SCROLL up down or sideways to see it all see Fig G 9 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 92 website short for WORLDWIDE WEBSITE a group of related PAGES on the INTERNET For instance GOOGLE is a WEBSITE that consists of many WEB PAGES such as their search SITE shopping SITE news SITE etc window a particular screen view of a part of a PROGRAM As you perform different tasks different WINDOWS may open up to show succeeding steps in a process or choices to make ALSO SEE TEXT WINDOW ALSO SEE URL ADDRESS WINDOW Windows SEE MS WINDOWS Windows Explorer the PROGRAM within WINDOWS that allows you to see everything that is on your computer in WINDOWS outline form WINDOWS EXPLORER is also useful for organizing and moving FOLDERS and FILES Word SEE MS WORD see Fig 3 1 word processing program a program used to create
5. disc a CD like disc that holds SOFTWARE and other DATA to be accessed by inserting it into the computer s CD or DVD DRIVE DISCS can be factory produced or recorded BURNED by an individual Examples are CD ROM DISC DVD ROM DISC SOFTWARE DISC MUSIC CD DISC and MOVIE DVD DISC download the act of obtaining an item of SOFTWARE or a digital FILE from a location on the INTERNET and having it transferred to your computer DOWNLOAD is also a noun that refers to the SOFTWARE or FILE you DOWNLOADED or that is available to be DOWNLOADED Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 10 drag place HOVER MOUSE POINTER over an item that you want to move DRAG then press and hold down the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON while you move DRAG the MOUSE POINTER and thus the chosen item to wherever you want the item to go then release the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 drop down box a BUTTON that you LEFT CLICK or HOVER over to display a menu soft Internet Explorer Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help als in a column box just below the BUTTON of additional gt choices see Fig G 5 Fig G 5 Drop down box a Imports and exports your favorites and bookmarks email short for ELECTRONIC MAIL EMAIL is the sending and receiving of electronic messages over the INTERNET This is performed with an EMAIL PROGRAM such as MS OUTLOOK
6. Create Mail button which contains a piece of paper and envelope icon Click it see Fig 2 1 This should open up a smaller New Message window see Fig 2 2 In the To text box type in your own email address This is how we test to see if our email system is working properly In the Subject text box type in email test In the main white box in the lower 2 3 of the New Message window type in any message that you choose since this is just a test Move your pointer to the extreme upper left of the New arrow icon wo Y Check Spelling 0 Attach Git Copy Paste Undo G To bob hawaii rr com isc eee Subject i SSSCSCSCSC SSSSSS Arial lt joz BI BZ UAE EE Fig 2 2 Outlook Express New Message screenshot Message window and click the Send button which has an envelope with an This may bring up a Spelling window If so click the Ignore All button until the Spelling box disappears Now follow the steps for Checking for Received Email Messages Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 37 CREATING AND SAVING A DOCUMENT INSTRUCTIONS Introduction to MS Word Microsoft Word is the most common word processing program Knowing how to use this software is necessary in today s job market and home office It operates very similar to the old stand alone word processors and indee
7. www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 19 predicting early on that the SOFTWARE industry would be much bigger than the computer HARDWARE industry Start button the small rectangular BUTTON at the extreme lower left corner of your SCREEN that is labeled Start This is where most of your computer activity will begin see Fig G 10 Start menu a MENU that contains most of the PROGRAMS and LINKS to specific o Administrator Internet Internet Explore N Cy E mail ies My Recent Documents gt he Outlook Express L My Pictures Pub Fax console 23 My music Dy Files and Settings Transfer gs Oy Computes Wizard oo g My Network Places O Windows Media Player AT E Control Panel computer locations that are available for use on your TROE computer It is accessed by LEFT CLICKING the START BUTTON located at the extreme lower left of your screen This is where your computer activity usually starts see Fig G 10 3 Windows Messenger Set Program Access and Defaults Tour Windows xP Printers and Faxes fa Notepad Help and Support Search Fig G 10 Start button and Start menu All Programs gt Run B Log Off o Turn Off Computer sub menu a secondary MENU that opens when a primary MENU item is LEFT CLICKED or HOVERED over This is usually in the form of a vertical BOX see Fig G 11 suite a collection of several PROGRAMS or All messages x
8. Views a Active contacts gt Active threads gt Labels jr APPLICATIONS in one package An example is MS OFFICE SUITE which contains MS WORD MS Excel Serenes Tio Mailing lists gt amp Call back MS PowerPoint MS Outlook etc aeee eee Fig G 11 Sub menu 28 surfing or SURFING THE NET the act of randomly Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 20 accessing different WEBSITES The concept of LINKS is the key here one WEB PAGE will have LINKS to another and so on which supplies a virtually unlimited trail of SITES to visit task bar the vertical bar along the bottom of MS WINDOWS that displays the START BUTTON as well as BUTTONS for any other Microsoft Er Windows Server 2003 PROGRAMS that are Show Text Show Title Close Toolbar OPEN see Fig G 12 Windows Tile Windows Horizontally Tile Windows Vertically Show the Desktop Task Manager Lock the Taskbar Properties OSA SL 10 07 am btabase LO C BrokerWeb htmlhelp EJ Microsoft Visual FoxPro PD Macromedia Dreamw Bovgs Tuesday Fig G 1 2 Task bar Installing the Address Tool Bar v Quick Launch New Toolbar terabyte TB 1000 gigabytes GB SEE BYTE text selection the section of TEXT that you have HIGHLIGHTED text window any usually small and horizontal WINDOW similar to a URL ADDRESS WINDOW that accepts
9. extreme lower left corner of your MS WINDOWS DESKTOP ALSO SEE MOUSE byte a unit of digital computer MEMORY or resources It takes approximately 1 byte to store 1 letter of the alphabet byte B 1 byte 1B approx 1 letter of text kilobyte KB 1000 bytes 1KB approx 165 words of text megabyte MB 1000 kilobytes 50 MB approx 10 MP3 or 1 CD song gigabyte GB 1000 megabytes 1GB approx 1 4 of a DVD movie terabyte TB 1000 gigabytes 1TB approx 250 DVD movies CD disc drive the mechanism HARDWARE in a computer that plays or reads CDs Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 8 case sensitive indicates that a term must be typed exactly as it is shown capital letters typed in uppercase capitals and lowercase letters typed in non capitals click place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over the item FILE location BUTTON or ICON that you want to ACTIVATE then press and release usually the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON SEE LEFT CLICK or RIGHT CLICK On some computer systems you may have to DOUBLE LEFT CLICK SEE DOUBLE CLICK see Fig G 7 click and drag SEE DRAG see Fig G 7 click and hold place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over the item FILE location BUTTON or ICON that you want to ACTIVATE then press and hold down the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 close program button the right one of 3 small horizontal gray B
10. figuring out unfamiliar tasks on a computer and how many procedures transfer or overlap to other tasks Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 6 GLOSSARY Words that are ALL CAPITAL letters refer to other glossary entries account short for WEBSITE ACCOUNT this is where you have to sign up to use a WEBSITE You sign up by entering some personal information and creating a USERNAME and PASSWORD Upon future visits to the SITE you enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD to access the site address URL the string of letters and symbols that make up the name of a WEB SITE location Like home addresses no two WEB ADDRESSES are exactly alike address window SEE URL ADDRESS WINDOW see Fig G 13 application an item of SOFTWARE synonymous with PROGRAM Some examples are MS WORD WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER SOFTWARE ITUNES music player PROGRAM and MS WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM arrow SEE MOUSE POINTER see Fig G 8 SEE BACK or FORWARD ARROW BUTTON see Fig G 1 back arrow button the left ARROW at the top of your BROWSER When CLICKED A Welcome to Microsoft s Homepage Microsoft Internet Explorer DER the BACK AR ROW File Edit View Favorites Tools Help gt Q sax Q2 x a EA H Personal Bar Pi Search Je Favorites amp 47 Se BUTTON will direct your Welcome to MSN com B oft comims
11. for Adults 35 2 In the sub menu of Local Folders there will be a vertical list with the following choices Inbox Outbox Sent Items Deleted Items and Drafts Click Inbox You should now have your mailbox or inbox showing along with any incoming email messages if there are any NOTE Think of menus and sub menus as being similar to the physical structure of an outline main categories at the far left sub categories indented once underneath sub sub categories indented once more underneath and so on 3 Move your pointer to the top middle of the Outlook Express window and click the Send Rec v box which contains a etter with sideways arrows icon 4 Inthe larger window on the right of your screen choose an email message to open by double clicking on its label If there are no messages wait until later to proceed with this task You should now see a smaller window that has opened to show the contents of this email message 5 After reading the email message move your pointer to the close program button the X icon at the extreme upper right corner of the smaller message window then click it see Fig G 3 6 Proceed to open click on any other incoming email messages that you choose Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 36 Sending an Email Message 1 Move your pointer to the upper left corner of the Outlook Express window to the
12. from seeking help Presidential candidates have been scrutinized for their lack of computer savvy Attorneys can no longer use the excuse of computer illiteracy to withhold evidence Losey 2007 Heads of high tech government agencies are being pressed to explain their attachment to old low tech methods pen and paper of administration and communication Maggs 2001 If any of this sounds familiar it s time to get started Remember how you eventually learned to ride your first two wheeler bike as hard as that seemed at the time This manual is for the intelligent person who has put off learning basic computer skills We understand You may have been keeping this secret But you re with friends now We know you have little prior knowledge of computers so we ve laid out the terms and concepts in plain everyday language You won t be judged or belittled here We specialize in a unique category of student mature adults who missed the initial computer wave We ll spoon feed the material in small bites so you won t choke on it And when you graduate we ll lovingly nudge you out of the nest brimming with the newfound confidence you ll have in your ability to search for and find almost any information you ll ever need This program is not a comprehensive user manual It is a primer for the digitally timid designed to start you on the road to learning how to learn computers We have included a comprehensive glossary Make this glossary
13. move the screen view up or down and sometimes sideways see Fig 1 8 Rinse and repeat as desired Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 31 Closing Internet Explorer 1 Move your mouse Maximize Close button a tton Minimize q Title bar pointe to the lose aa Menu bar Bsteiien pect freee plela alj i gt e 3 Toolbar P SF aivialeiie sis ef with the X icon at the extreme upper right corner of Internet Explorer then left click it see Fig G 3 a Fig 1 10 Minimize maximize buttons Summary Tips Congratulations We knew you could do it As you conduct search engine Google searches and visit different websites experiment with clicking different links to see where they take you Remember You won t break the computer But don t download anything yet In rookie hands that COULD gum up the works If you get lost you can always backtrack with the back arrow button and the forward arrow button or simply start over by accessing one of your saved bookmarks favorites Many of the same steps you used for operating Internet Explorer also apply to most other programs for example finding a program with the Start button launching a program accessing the upper left drop down buttons for further options inputting text to text windows and closing a program As you learn how to perform additional computer tasks you will
14. see how many of the procedures overlap Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 32 From this point we will shorten a few terms with which you are now familiar 1 Left click will be simply be referred to as click and eft double click will mean double click If you need to right click this term will be specified 2 Mouse pointer will simply be referred to as pointer 3 When we tell you to move your pointer to a particular spot you will assume that we mean to use your mouse to place the pointer at that spot and hover until further instructions 4 When we tell you to type text into a text box you will assume that you need to left click inside the box to activate the cursor which indicates that the text box is ready to accept text Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 33 EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS Introduction to Email The entire world communicates by email today It s free almost instant and worldwide More importantly you can communicate in your underwear without worrying about fixing your hair and makeup In this section you will learn how to check for new email messages sent to you and you will send an email message to someone Review the glossary terms highlighted in yellow Refer back to the diagrams in the Internet Instructions section for upcoming steps
15. source history Welcome to Wikipedia a the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit WIKIPEDIA 1 440 101 articles in Engish The Free Encyclopedia navigation Overiew Searching Editing Questions Help Main Page Community Portal Featured articles Current events Recent changes Random article Help Contact Wikipedia Donations Today s featured article Nirvana was a popular Amencan rock band from Aberdeen Washington With the lead single Smells Like Teen Spirit from their 1991 album Nevermind Nirvana exploded into the mainstream bringing along with it an offshoot of punk and alternative rock referred to as grunge As Nirvana s frontman Kurt Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the spokesman of a generation with Nirvana the flagship band of Generation X Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention and placed his focus on the band s music challenging the band s audience with their third studio search Go Search toolbox Whatlinks here e Related changes Upload file Fig 1 3 Internet Explorer screenshot left click the maximize window button Your Internet Explorer window z Sign in create account a Your contnued donatons seep Wikipeara running Ads History Society Biography Mathematics Technology Geography Science All portals Categories Featured content A Z index In the news Voting to select the ne
16. that you have already performed Launching your Email Program 1 Move your pointer to the Start button at the extreme lower left corner of your desktop see Fig G 10 NOTE When you hover your pointer over a link or a graphic a descriptive message will often appear 2 Click or double click the Start button This should open up a small rectangular window called the Start menu see Fig G 10 NOTE You may have to double click If so you will probably have to double click all other icons or buttons in your MS Windows system 3 Hover your pointer over the All Programs gt box see Fig G 10 This should open up another rectangular window with a list of the Programs installed on your computer 4 Hover your pointer over the Outlook Express icon label see Fig G 10 This icon label should now be highlighted Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 34 5 Click or double click this icon label You should now have a completely new window which is your Outlook Express email program see Fig 2 1 NOTE If the Outlook Express window does not cover most of your computer screen move your pointer to the extreme upper right corner of Outlook Express and click the maximize window button Your Outlook Express window should increase in size to cover most or all of your screen see Fig G 3 Checking for Received Email Mes
17. tutorials step by step instructions on how to get started using that program Visit the University of Minnesota Duluth Student Handbook website for further information You can assess your skill level and choose what you would like to work on next http Awww d umn edu kmc student loon acad ComputLit html Soon the label of computer geek will be a badge of honor Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 43 References Computer literacy home page 2006 University of Minnesota Duluth Student handbook Retrieved August 8 2008 from http www d umn edu kmc student loon acad ComputLit html DiNovella E 2008 June 23 Does computer illiteracy disqualify McCain Electronic version The Progressive Retrieved August 8 2008 from http www progressive org mag_ wxld062308 Gates Bill amp Melinda Foundation 2006 May 22 Training tips for novice users Web Junction Retrieved August 7 2008 from http webjunction org 601 articles content 433237 Goldsborough R 1999 October How to teach the computer novice Electronic version Techniques Making education and career connections 74 7 12 Retrieved July 31 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Hollis Sawyer L A amp Sterns H L 1999 October November A novel goal oriented approach for training older adult computer novices Beyond the effects of individual difference
18. your best friend Put aside time for it When it is speaking to you give it your full attention as if it were the most important glossary on earth Compliment it now and then on a new outfit Surprise your glossary occasionally send the kids to Grandma s and plan an intimate rendezvous at home just the two of you But never EVER dispute your glossary s word when the two of you are with friends We ll be dealing with the Microsoft MS versions of programs aka software or applications including MS Windows XP their operating system program Internet Explorer their browser program MS Word their word processing program and Outlook Express their basic email program If you are using different software than what s featured here the steps will probably be similar though the look of the screen might be different Our diagrams probably won t be exact duplicates of what your screen views look like Try to find the similarities rather than focusing on differences Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 5 These instructions assume the following e Your computer is already powered up turned on e Your computer has a desktop displayed on your screen that indicates you have MS Windows installed on your computer e Your computer is already online connected to the Internet e You are already somewhat familiar with the operatio
19. EXPRESS or MS OUTLOOK Many people prefer using a WEB BASED EMAIL PROGRAM such as Yahoo Mail or Hotmail WEB BASED PROGRAMS allow the user to access their EMAIL from any computer on the INTERNET not just from their home host computer see Fig 2 1 error message a message that appears on your screen to indicate that the action you just tried to perform will not work for some reason This could be a mistake on your part the usual cause or a problem with the computer or its connection s But don t worry about hurting the computer they are very difficult to break favorites Microsoft s term for BOOKMARKS SEE BOOKMARK see Fig 1 6 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 11 file individual piece of DATA such as a single MS WORD document analogous to a paper document folder collection of FILES that are usually related analogous to a manila file folder in a filing cabinet forward arrow button the right pointing ARROW at the top of your BROWSER When CLICKED the FORWARD ARROW BUTTON will direct your BROWSER to the WEB PAGE s that you were previously on one at a time in forward chronological succession see Fig G 1 gigabyte GB 1000 megabytes MB SEE BYTE Google a SEARCH ENGINE it is probably the most well known on the INTERNET GOOGLE also has other functions besides operating as a SEARCH ENGINE see Fig 1 7
20. NOTE to Google is NOT a proper verb form meaning to Internet search There many other SEARCH ENGINES that work just as well You wouldn t call all facial tissues Kleenex would you well maybe that s a bad example graphic noun a photo drawing logo graph etc Usually refers to any visual item that is not standard TEXT though TEXT may be incorporated into a GRAPHIC hard drive an area of the computer that holds large amounts of DATA often including an OPERATING SYSTEM and many FOLDERS each holding a group of FILES analogous to the office filing cabinet Your main DRIVE if not your only DRIVE will usually be named C DRIVE SEE MEMORY HARD DRIVES can be internal most common installed inside the computer and is semi permanent or external sits outside of the computer in its own case needing a cable data connection to the computer and its own power connection to an AC outlet Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 12 hardware any physical computer component inside or outside the computer which you can actually touch help file the information found in the DROP DOWN MENU under the HELP BUTTON that gives instructions or TUTORIALs on how to use that PROGRAM Almost all PROGRAMS have a HELP FILE highlight noun the setting off or emphasis of a SELECTION of TEXT For example a white background may chang
21. TERNET WEB BASED that allows you to SEARCH for information on the INTERNET using key words Once the key words are entered the SEARCH ENGINE brings up a list of WEB PAGES related to those words With practice you will learn to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant SEARCH RESULTS see Fig 1 7 search results the list of WEBSITES that are produced by inputting key words to a SEARCH ENGINE see Fig 1 9 select usually means to SELECT HIGHLIGHT TEXT SEE HIGHLIGHT shortcut an ICON that is placed on your DESKTOP for quicker access to a PROGRAM FILE or FOLDER site short for WEBSITE or WORLDWIDE WEBSITE small window button the middle one of 3 small horizontal gray BUTTONS labeled with 2 very small squares overlapping each other and located at the extreme upper right corner of a PROGRAM This BUTTON decreases the size of the PROGRAM S viewing WINDOW see Fig G 3 software PROGRAMS or APPLICATIONS that run on a computer which is HARDWARE SOFTWARE consists only of DATA ZEROS AND ONES ona HARD DRIVE or a DISC or on the INTERNET These are the different tools that do such a wide variety of tasks using the computer to power them Some examples are MS WORD WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER SOFTWARE ITUNES music player PROGRAM and MS Excel spreadsheet SOFTWARE Many business analysts praised Microsoft MS for Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved
22. TERNET is often used as a synonym for WEB or WORLDWIDE WEB though there is a technical difference INTERNET the computers WORLDWIDE WEB all of the websites on those computers Internet Explorer Microsofts WEB BROWSER see Fig G 2 iTunes Apple s music player SOFTWARE 229 ITUNES is one of the most common music E players and it can be used for recording BURNING CDs containing your choice of songs that reside in your ITUNES FOLDER see Fig G 6 Fig G 6 iTunes screenshot jump drive a small portable HARD DRIVE usually pocket sized which can be easily moved between computers It holds approx 1 10 GB s GIGABYTEs of DATA and needs no power cable kilobyte KB 1000 bytes B SEE BYTE launch to start up an item of SOFTWARE For instance we LAUNCH a BROWSER to begin accessing SURFING the INTERNET NET left click place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over an item that you want to ACTIVATE then press and release the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 LEFT CLICK is often referred to as simply CLICK Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 14 link short for HYPERLINK it s a section of TEXT a GRAPHIC or a photo that you LEFT CLICK to take you to another WEBSITE or another PAGE on the same SITE A LINK usually becomes HIGHLIGHTED while the MOUSE POINTER is HOVERING over it A TEXT LINK is usually u
23. TEXT see Fig G 13 tutorial a step by step demonstration or narrative about how to operate a Film database Avemarck 3007 12 16 Test for HTML detaile on dema Ster particular PROGRAM Take advantage of these whenever they present themselves usually in the HELP section URL UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR address of a WEBSITE Fig G 13 URL address window Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 21 usually starts with http or www No two are identical see Fig G 13 URL address window narrow horizontal window located almost at the top of your BROWSER This is where you type in a WEBSITE ADDRESS e g http www ebay com see Fig G 13 update similar to an UPGRADE though usually consists of a lesser amount of change or improvement and thus DATA upgrade the adding of new features or improvements in the form of a digital FILE to an existing item of SOFTWARE These can be either DOWNLOADED from the INTERNET to your computer or LOADED from a DISC to your computer UPGRADE is also a noun that refers to the SOFTWARE improvement the FILE you DOWNLOADED or the FILE that is available to be DOWNLOADED username a name you create when you sign up to use a WEBSITE ACCOUNT such as eBay A USERNAME is usually used in conjunction with a PASSWORD Web short for WORLDWIDE WEB SEE WORLDWIDE WEB
24. UTTONS labeled Maximize Close button with an X and ae utton Title bar Minimize RA located at the extreme upper right Menu bar amp amp rn fob Digi alj Aj zimel Bf Toolbar fe SS fe wi zig eile aia is AaS eoe A a Love eat ete corner of a PROGRAM WINDOW This BUTTON closes the PROGRAM Status bar KASAS TTS TTL MN meaning the Fig G 3 MS Word screenshot PROGRAM is no longer LOADED and ready to be operated see Fig G 2 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 9 cursor the small blinking usually vertical line that indicates text is ready to be input at this spot If you typed something and it did not show up or it appeared in the wrong place it is probably because your CURSOR was not positioned properly This is accomplished by moving your MOUSE POINTER to the spot you want to input text then LEFT CLICKING your MOUSE DVD disk drive the mechanism HARDWARE in a computer that plays or reads DVD s DVD s hold about 6 times more DATA information than a CD desktop the initial view of your computer screen with ICONs after MS WINDOWS has LOADED but before any PROGRAMS SOFTWARE are LAUNCHED started Yours will look different see Fig G 4 Fig G 4 MS Windows desktop double click two LEFT CLICKS performed quickly and close together like a quick knock knock on a door
25. d much like a typewriter until the ribbon needs to be changed In this section you will learn how to create a document save a document and retrieve an existing document Review the glossary terms highlighted in yellow And refer back to the diagrams in the Internet Instructions section for upcoming steps that you have already performed Launching MS Word 1 Move your pointer to the Start button at the extreme lower left corner of your desktop see Fig 1 1 NOTE When you hover your pointer over a link or a graphic a descriptive message often appears 2 Click or double click the Start button This should open up a small rectangular window called the Start menu see Fig 1 1 NOTE You may have to double click If so you will probably have to double click all other icons or buttons in your MS Windows system 3 Hover your pointer over the All Programs gt box see Fig 1 2 This should open up another rectangular window with a list of the programs installed on your computer see Fig 1 2 4 Hover your pointer over the Microsoft Word icon label This icon label should now be highlighted Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 38 5 Click or double click this icon label You should now have a completely new window which is your MS Word word processing program see Fig 3 1 NOTE If the MS Word window doe
26. dit View Insert Format Tools etc Place your pointer over the File button and click see Fig 1 5 This should open up a short vertical Menu of additional choices see Fig 1 5 NOTE Many of these same drop down buttons will generally be displayed on most other programs that you will use 5 Place your pointer over Open and click This should open up a new small Look in window 6 The Look in window should read My Documents This is the name of the folder where your documents have been saved In the white box of the Open window there will be a list of folders and files that have been saved in the My Documents folder Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 41 Find the document you are looking for and double click it see Fig 3 2 Your document should now be open and ready to be added to corrected or printed see Fig 3 1 7 To save your changes to this document follow the instructions for Saving a Word Document CONCLUSION See Now you re wondering why you waited so long Obviously there are a lot more functions available on these and other programs installed on your computer And granted many of them are complicated But take your time have fun and be patient Every time you fire up your computer make a point of learning one or two new things It s like learning to read and write the more you do it the better you
27. dows desktop 9 Fig G 5 Drop Down box 10 Fig G 6 iTunes screenshot 13 Fig G 7 Mouse and its buttons 14 Fig G 8 Mouse pointer 15 Fig G 9 Scroll bars and arrows 16 Fig G 10 Start button and Start menu 18 Fig G 11 Sub Menu 19 Fig G 12 Task bar 19 Fig G 13 URL address window 20 Fig 1 1 Start button and Start menu 23 Fig 1 2 All Programs box and menu 24 Fig 1 3 Internet Explorer screenshot 24 Fig 1 4 URL address window 25 Fig 1 5 File drop down box 27 Fig 1 6 Add a Favorite screenshot 27 Fig 1 7 Google screenshot 28 Fig 1 8 Scroll bars and arrows 29 Fig 1 9 Google search results screenshot 30 Fig 1 10 Minimize maximize buttons 31 Fig 2 1 Outlook Express screenshot 34 Fig 2 2 Outlook Express New Message screenshot 36 Fig 3 1 MS Word screenshot 38 Fig 3 2 Save As screenshot 39 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 4 Computer Baby Steps for Adults INTRODUCTION In nearly every business office government agency or family home there are intelligent people who have not yet grasped basic computer skills It can be some form of mental block for them Like many adults who can t read the computer illiterates often develop tricks and excuses to hide their illiteracy Il don t use email it s too impersonal or I think better when write with a pen The longer they hide their condition the more their embarrassment stops them
28. dults 17 This action often presents a MENU of choices one of which would generally then be LEFT CLICKED screenshot a picture of a typical screen view of a given part of a PROGRAM scroll to move UP or DOWN a WEB PAGE DI x to bring other parts of the WEB PAGE Be Ea vow far amp Qix gt Be S into view see Fig G 9 To do this Files Stored on This Computer Scroll up arrow 1 Place HOVER the MOUSE R Ea Shared Documents Scroll bar POINTER over the SCROLL BAR Hard Disk Drives vertical bar at the far right of the SCREEN press and hold down E ARESE the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON then PE a Bobjects My Co 5 move the MOUSE POINTER and thus the SCROLL BAR up or down or 2 Place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER over the SCROLL UP ARROW top right of screen or the SCROLL DOWN ARROW bottom right of screen press and release or press and hold down the SCROLL UP ARROW or the SCROLL DOWN ARROW to move SCROLL the WEB PAGE up or down or 3 Turn the SCROLL WHEEL on top of your MOUSE if your MOUSE has a wheel scroll bar SEE SCROLL see Fig G 9 NOTE length of scroll bar will vary scroll down arrow SEE SCROLL see Fig G 9 scroll up arrow SEE SCROLL see Fig G 9 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 18 search engine an item of software that resides on the IN
29. e to navy blue or the TEXT color may change for the SELECTED TEXT highlight verb place HOVER the MOUSE POINTER at the beginning of TEXT you wish to SELECT HIGHLIGHT DRAG press and hold down LEFT MOUSE BUTTON while moving MOUSE POINTER to the end of the desired TEXT you wish to SELECT then release LEFT MOUSE BUTTON see Fig G 7 home page the main PAGE of a WEBSITE Think of the HOME PAGE usually as a book s cover combined with its table of contents hover placing the MOUSE POINTER over a LINK without CLICKING without pressing and releasing any MOUSE BUTTON A LINK usually becomes HIGHLIGHTED while the MOUSE POINTER is HOVERING over it hyperlink SEE LINK hypertext the specialized TEXT used on the INTERNET and individual computers to form HYPERLINKS When LEFT CLICKED HYPERLINKS automatically bring up the document or WEB PAGE that it refers points to SEE LINK icon a symbol or small picture that opens LAUNCHES an item of SOFTWARE ora FILE or FOLDER This is accomplished by HOVERING your MOUSE POINTER Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 13 over the ICON then LEFT CLICKING it ICONS are found on your DESKTOP in the START MENU on WEB PAGES and other places Internet a global digital communications network that connects smaller computer networks and individual computers to each other for accessing information IN
30. enu of additional choices see Fig 1 5 NOTE Many of these same drop down buttons will generally be displayed on most other programs that you will use 2 Place your pointer over Save As and click Save in E My Documents 7 f Q x ei E Toos my Chat Logs a My Music ere my Pictures My Received Files a my Webs if My Documents Favorites a Page title My company Change Title My Network Places Save as type web Page htm html Cancel A Fig 3 2 Save As screenshot Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 40 This should open up a new small Save As window see Fig 3 2 3 The Save in window should read My Documents This is the name of the folder where your documents will be saved Near the bottom of the Save As window is a text box that is labeled File Name There will already be some highlighted text in this box such as Doc1 or something similar Push the Delete key on your keyboard and type in whatever name you want for this document see Fig 3 2 4 Move your pointer directly to the right to the Save button and click it Your document file is now saved in your My Documents folder Retrieving a Word Document 1 Follow the instructions for Launching MS WORD 2 On MS Word at the near upper left corner is a row of terms which are drop down buttons These are labeled File E
31. factors Electronic version Educational Gerontology 25 7 661 685 Retrieved July 31 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Kennedy M M 1997 September October My advice is Electronic version Executive Female 20 5 30 31 Retrieved July 31 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Losey R 2007 December 8 Court rejects attorney s computer illiteracy as excuse for non production Electronic version E Discovery Team Retrieved August 8 2008 from http ralphlosey wordpress com about Maggs J 2001 December 8 Luddites amongst us Electronic version National Journal 33 49 3741 Retrieved August 8 2008 from Academic Search Premier Database Metaphors R Us 2008 The American academy of nonexistent reference sources Fake website Retrieved 2008 August 30 from Academic Search Premier Fake Database
32. for Windows XP Cal Outlook Expres K QuickTime IF Readerware IF Real FR Replay 7 0 A Replay Radio IF Startup IF Symantec WinFax PRO an Winamp 3 Firehand Ember Max amp j_ Firehand Ember Slideshow Player E Internet Explorer Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft FrontPage Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word MSN Explorer i Outlook Express Q RealOne Player E start 2 Gy f Remote assistance gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Fig 1 2 All Programs box and menu 24 This should open up another rectangular window with a list of the programs installed on your computer 4 Move your mouse pointer to hover over the Internet Explorer icon label see Fig 1 2 This icon label should now be highlighted 5 Left click or left double click this icon label It might take 10 30 seconds to launch open but then you should have a completely new window which is your Internet Explorer browser NOTE If the Internet Explorer window does not cover most of your computer screen move your mouse pointer to the extreme upper right corner Main Page Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Windows Internet Explorer 6 gt http en wlepedia org witayMain_ Page amp e igi Mcosoft Coporston Main Page Wik X Internet Explorer of Internet Explorer and x A D amp r One O mainpage discussion view
33. get and the more enjoyable it is Print out the following A Few Things to Remember and keep them by your computer Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 42 A Few Things to Remember 1 There are often several different ways to perform the same task or function Gradually you will learn more than the one way you know Many tasks performed on one program are performed the same or almost the same way on other programs When in doubt always carefully read the instructions showing on your screen Follow them as best you can and you ll probably be fine Half of your problems can be overcome just by following this simple rule Well its more of a guideline than a rule thanks to Bill Murray Ifyou really get stuck simply start over by restarting your computer This may cause you to lose changes to a document or file that you have been working on You can t break the darn thing Use your newfound skill Search engine search for answers to computer You ll be amazed at what you can find simply by typing your entire question into the search window Learn to use the Help file that resides in all of your programs This has most all of the solutions you ll need when you are stuck The Help drop down button is usually found at the top middle left of any given program s main window Besides being there for Help you can also find
34. hem _ i 7 N 8 Go Links al Customize Links a History Ctrl H Support Search microsoft com Guide BROWSER to the PAGE S Home Training Events Subscribe About Microsoft Downloads Wordwide MSN that you were previously aes Save 50 8 es on Buying a new PC l advanced Search f n Office xP ienet on one at a time in backward chronological succession see Fig G 1 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 7 bookmark a LINK to a WEBSITE that you save in your BROWSER s BOOKMARK or FAVORITES FOLDER The term BOOKMARK is synonymous with FAVORITES see Fig 1 6 browser the SOFTWARE you use to view WEBSITES INTERNET EXPLORER WIKIPEDIA The Free Encyclopedia Firefox Safari etc see Fig G 2 Main Page Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Windows Internet Explore E newer whepeda oranda Pos vax p Sir ie Corporat Page Wik X ip internet Sis m 7 ot E Fem t E Sign in create account ae aun discuss Aew Source miston w a A om Welcome to Wikipedia st Hi the tree encyciop yt anyone can edit M 7 14004 n Engin a hing tons Help leg 1 e n Fig G 2 Internet Explorer screenshot burn to record to a CD ora DVD button a LINK on your computer screen that is usually in the image of a literal BUTTON rectangular or circular shaped An example is the START BUTTON at the
35. isting text is to a Place your mouse pointer at the far right of the text line Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 26 b Left click which will activate the blinking cursor c Press and hold the Backspace key on your keyboard until the text has been erased 4 Type the following www weather com 5 Press the Enter key on your keyboard You should now be viewing the Weather com website NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the right pointing arrow immediately to the right of the URL address window 6 Move your mouse pointer near the top of the Web page viewing window to the text window that says Enter ZIP or US Intl city 7 Left click in this window The existing text should disappear and the cursor should be blinking indicating that the window is ready to accept text 8 Type in your ZIP code 9 Press the Enter key You should now be viewing the weather page for your ZIP code NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the Go button immediately to the right of the text window 10 If you wish to see part of the Web page that seems to cut off at the bottom of your screen use the scroll bar or the scroll arrows to move the screen view up or down and sometimes sideways see Fig G 3 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Step
36. itten by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 29 You should now be viewing the Google website see Fig 1 7 6 Follow the previous instructions for Saving a Bookmark Favorite see Fig 1 5 amp 1 6 7 Move your mouse pointer near the top of the Web page viewing window to the blank text window If the cursor is not there and blinking left click in this window 8 Type the following dictionary 9 Press the Enter key You should now be viewing a list of dictionary hypertext links which when left clicked will take you to that website see Fig 1 9 NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the Google Search button immediately below the text window If you wish to see part of the Web page that B My Computer ox File Edit View Favor z w Qa O 5 3 Files Stored on This Computer seems to cut off at the bottom of your screen use Scroll up arrow the scroll bar or the scroll arrow to move the screen view up or down and sometimes Shared Documents ba sideways Hard Disk Drives see Fig 1 8 SA HARD DISK C a of B objects g My Co 4 Fig 1 8 Scroll bars and arrows Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 30 Choosing and Evaluating Search Results 1 STL Sa Move your mouse pointer tote Eeee gt SCH CRE Pes A
37. n of a mouse e Your email program is already set up for you and you have an email address Familiarize yourself with the glossary definitions The accurate use of terms is important for communication and a large portion of your computer competence will come from understanding their meanings All of the relevant glossary terms for each procedure are highlighted in yellow upon their first appearance Review those terms thoroughly before you start each task We suggest printing the glossary as a separate document and keeping it handy You will be referring to it frequently Remember This is not rocket science You will get this stuff and have fun doing it Together we ll be accomplishing the tasks that follow And soon you ll be flying solo e Internet o You will launch open your website browser o You will access view several specific websites o You will create and save bookmarks favorites so you can easily return to these websites o You will access a search engine and conduct an Internet search on a specific subject e Email o You will launch open an email program o You will check for new email messages sent to you o You will create and send an email message e Word Processing o You will launch open MS Word o You will create a document o You will name and save that document as a file on your computer o You will retrieve an existing document in MS Word e Learning how to Learn o You will learn some of the basic logic of
38. nderlined though not always load the act of LAUNCHING an item of SOFTWARE and having it ready to operate This generally takes 10 30 seconds or more from the moment of LAUNCHING MS Microsoft the large SOFTWARE company that makes the products outlined in this document including MS WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MS Windows Microsoft s OPERATING SYSTEM Examples of different versions are MS WINDOWS 98 MS WINDOWS 2000 MS WINDOWS XP and MS WINDOWS Vista MS Word Microsoft s WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM see Fig G 3 maximize window button the middle one of 3 small horizontal gray BUTTONS labeled with one square and located at the extreme upper right corner of a PROGRAM WINDOW This BUTTON increases the size of the PROGRAM s viewing WINDOW to fill the entire screen see Fig G 3 megabyte MB 1000 kilobytes KB SEE BYTE memory there are 2 primary types of computer MEMORY 1 RAM RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY which holds FILE and PROGRAM DATA that is in use at the moment and which only lasts while the computer is powered on and 2 Semi permanent MEMORY which stores DATA on a HARD DRIVE CD DVD JUMP DRIVE etc and which remains in tact even after power is turned off Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 15 menu a list of LINKS any one of which can be LEFT CLICKED to take you to another WEB PAGE or the next in a succe
39. s not cover most of your i computer screen Paget Sect TS ni CL non T O move your pointer to the extreme upper right corner of MS Word and click the maximize window button Your MS Word window should increase in size to cover most or all of your screen see Fig G 3 Creating a Document You should have a blinking cursor at the top left corner of the large white box This is the area where you will begin typing your document 1 Begin typing something Type just as if you were typing on a typewriter see Fig 3 1 NOTE As you start to try new things such as setting tabs paragraphs lists etc MS Word will probably start acting like it has a mind of its own and will do some things that you don t want it to do This is MS Word s attempt to predict what it thinks you want to do The main advice here is to keep trying to Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 39 correct it to the way you want things MS Word will eventually figure out what you want Each time you use MS Word try to make a point of learning one new thing about how it works Saving a Word Document 1 On MS Word at the near upper left corner is a row of terms which are drop down buttons These are labeled File Edit View Insert Format Tools etc Place your pointer over the File button and click see Fig 1 5 This should open up a short vertical M
40. s for Adults 57 Saving a Bookmark Favorite 1 On Internet Explorer at the near upper left corner is a row of terms which are Fie Edt View Favortes Toos Hee drop down menus These are labeled File Edit View New a Open ctrl 0 i Edit with Microsoft Office Word Favorites Tools and Help Place your mouse pointer over Saye Ctrl 5 Save As lt the Favorites button and left click see Fig G 5 Print Ctrl P Print Preview Send Import and Export Properties Work Offline Close Fig 1 5 File drop down box This should open up a short vertical Menu of additional choices NOTE Many of these same drop down menus will generally be displayed on most other programs that you will use 2 Place your mouse pointer over Add to Favorites and left click see Fig 1 5 This should open up a new small Add a Favorite window with additional buttons see Fig 1 6 3 Left click the Add button Add a Favorite You have now saved a bookmark favorite for aaoo pavone Add this webpage as a favorite To access your favorites visit the Favorites Center quick access to this website in the future Name est Midlands Local News UK News Express amp Stargi Create in we Favorites i New Folder Fig 1 6 Add a Favorite screenshot Gd Accessing a Bookmark Favorite 1 Place your mouse pointer over the Favorites button and left click This should open
41. sages i Outlook Express Alternate Identity i File Edit View Tools Message Help i ja Ww Create Mail B L Local Folders for Alternate Identity F Inbox Q3 Outbox E mail A Sent Items Find a Message Tip of the day X Deleted Items There are no unread Mail messages in your In the Contacts B Drafts Inbox lt i Spam Set up a Mail account Q VOICEMAIL Newsgroups area a green icon means the person is currently online and available for instant Contacts v x Set up a Newsgroups account messaging ANSEES Sn Double click on Contacts a name witha green icon to Open the Address Book start an instant ii Find People I When Outlook Express starts go directly to my oo 4 Previous Next message to that person Fig 2 1 Outlook Express screenshot working Online 1 You may have one of several different views of Outlook Express depending upon how yours is set up On the left side of the Outlook Express screen there should be a vertical box with the following choices Outlook Express and Local Folders Directly to the left of Local Folders will be a tiny box with either a sign or a sign in it If itis a sign click it see Fig 2 1 This will open a sub menu which is a vertical list for Local Folders see Fig G 11 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps
42. save and edit TEXT documents The most common of these is MS WORD see Fig 3 1 Worldwide Web WWW the collection or system of interlinked documents that are accessed on the INTERNET These documents or WEB PAGES are connected to each other using HYPERLINKS or LINKS WORLDWIDE WEB WWW or WEB is often used as a synonym for INTERNET though there is a technical difference WORLDWIDE WEB or WEB and INTERNET are proper names which explains the capitalization of the first letter s zeros and ones a playful synonym for DATA This refers to the fact that all computer DATA is constructed of ZEROS AND ONES billions and trillions of ZEROS AND ONES Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 23 THE INTERNET INSTRUCTIONS Introduction to the Internet Accessing the Internet has become a major activity of the private personal computer user It s one of those things you never knew you needed for the last ten years Once you begin to use it and see its benefits however it becomes hard to imagine going back to the library or ever handwriting a letter again kind of like dumping your telephone for a carrier pigeon In this section we ll walk you through some of the basic steps for using the Internet including aunching your browser finding a website saving bookmarking websites accessing bookmarks favorites and using a search engine Review the glo
43. ssary terms highlighted in yellow Launching Your Browser 1 Move your mouse pointer by moving your mouse to the Start button at the extreme lower left corner of your desktop see Fig 1 1 NOTE When you hover your mouse pointer over a link or a graphic a descriptive message often appears 2 Left click or left double click the Start button see Fig 1 1 Fig 1 1 Start button and Start menu a e Administrator 2 My Documents Internet Internet Explorer lt 4 Recent Documents gt E mail wy ag ae 2 My Pictures Fax Console 2 My Music as My Computer Files and Settings Transfer izard a My Network Places i Control Panel Set Program Access and Defaults a a m p4 ra 4 a ra x a a Printers and Faxes Notepad Help and Support Y Search All Programs gt IZ Run BD Loo off fO tun off computer wererye This should open up a small rectangular window called the Start menu NOTE You may have to double click If so you will probably have to left double click most all other icons or buttons on your MS Windows system 3 Move your mouse pointer to hover over the All Programs gt box see Fig 1 2 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults IF HP ScanJet Software LeoN IF iPodder X an Juice e R A Microsoft Office Tools ewan powertorz
44. ssion of steps minimize window button the left one of 3 small horizontal gray BUTTONS labeled with one short horizontal line at the bottom and located at the extreme upper right corner of aPROGRAM WINDOW This BUTTON takes the PROGRAM off your screen without CLOSING the PROGRAM You know it is still open by its BUTTON remaining visible on the TASK BAR at bottom of your DESKTOP see Fig G 3 NOTE To get an OPEN PROGRAM back on the SCREEN LEFT CLICK its rectangular BUTTON at the very bottom of your screen on the TASK BAR see Fig G 12 mouse hand held controller that you slide around in a small area on your desk The movement of Left mouse Right mouse button button the MOUSE controls the location of the MOUSE POINTER on your computer screen Whenever your MOUSE seems to runs out of space on your desk pick it up and move it back to the center of its area There are 2 BUTTONS at the forward or top side of the MOUSE a LEFT MOUSE BUTTON and a RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON SEE LEFT CLICK and RIGHT CLICk AMOUSE may also have a small SCROLL WHEEL between the BUTTONS for SCROLLING SEE SCROLL see Fig G 7 mouse pointer the ARROW or other symbol that indicates where you are on the screen as you move your MOUSE see Fig G 8 Fig G 8 Mouse pointer Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 16 net short for INTERNET ones and zeros
45. up a short vertical menu of additional choices including your Weather com bookmark favorite see Fig 1 5 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 28 2 Place your mouse pointer anywhere over the Weather com icon or text name then left click You should now be viewing the weather page for your ZIP code Accessing a Search Engine 1 Move your mouse pointer to the horizontal URL address window at the extreme top middle of Internet Explorer see Fig G 13 2 Highlight whatever text is in the URL address window by dragging your mouse pointer across the text The white background should now be navy blue 3 Press the Delete button on your keyboard The cursor should now be blinking in a blank address window ready to accept text NOTE An alternate way to erase the existing text is to a Place your mouse pointer at the far right of the text line b Left click which will activate the blinking cursor c Press and hold the Backspace key on your keyboard until the text has been erased 4 Type the following www Google com aee O coogie 2 5 Press the Enter key on your keyboard a NOTE An alternate way to activate your entry is to left click the right pointing arrow immediately to the right of the URL address window 004 Google Searching 4 285 109 774 web pages Fig 1 7 Google screenshot Copyright 2008 wr
46. xt elected member of the United Nations Security Council from Latin America and the Caribbean remains a stalemate The govemment of Sudan flag pictured and the Eastern Front rebels sign a peace treaty in Asmara Entrea In Ecuador results from the general election indicate that Alvaro Noboa will likely face Rafael Correa in a run off for the should increase in size to cover most or all of your screen see Fig G 3 presidency The chemical element with the atomic bd internet R10 Copyright 2008 written by Tom Ersin All Rights Reserved www tomersin com Computer Baby Steps for Adults 25 6 Internet Explorer should now display a website in its window The site it displays will depend upon which website is set to be your Home Page NOTE If an error message appears saying Page cannot be found or something similar this may mean that your computer is not properly connected to the Internet Accessing a website 1 Move your mouse pointer to the horizontal URL address window at the extreme top of see Fig 1 4 ae raring ert 2 Highlight whatever text is in S919 apso apeo 3900 BO the URL address window pointer across the text The white background should now be navy blue 3 Press the Delete key on your keyboard The cursor should now be blinking at the left side of a blank address window ready to accept text NOTE An alternate way to erase the ex
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