Computers for Beginners and Getting Started with Microsoft Office

1. Introduction to Windows

   Introduction to Windows
   The Desktop, Taskbar and using the Start button
   Starting and quitting programs
   Using the Mouse, the mouse pointer, clicking, dragging & dropping
   Using the Keyboard
   Aspects of a Window, window frame and adjusting the window size
   Moving a windows, and Minimize, Maximising and Close
   Arranging your windows and switching between windows
   My Computer
   Managing files and folders: Finding, renaming, copying, moving and deleting
   
2. Getting Started with Outlook

   Email Basics
   Sending emails
   Reply to an email
   Forwarding an email
   Attach Files to an email
   Open and Save attachments from other people
   Check spelling and grammar
   Print a message
   Delete a message
   Searching for Mail
   Handling your Email Inbox
   Creating Folders
   Adding Folders to the Favourites
   Flagging Messages for Follow-up
   Using the out of office assistant
   The calendar
   Displaying your calendar
   Creating, printing and deleting personal appointments
   Keeping contacts
   Creating, editing, printing and deleting a contact
   Sorting and Finding contacts
3. Getting Started with Word

   Create a new document
   Saving a document
   Entering text in a document
   Opening and closing an existing document
   Selecting text using the Mouse and Keyboard
   Delete text
   Undo and Redo actions
   Inserting a space and a line
   Inserting a new line within the same paragraph
   Overwrite text
   Inserting and remove a manual page break
   Character Formatting
   Remove all manual character formats
   Applying character formats, bold, italics, underline
   Character Formats & Case Changing
   Paragraph Formatting
   Text Alignment
   Increase and decrease the indent of text
   Line and paragraph spacing
   Using the Format Painter
   Paragraph Numbers and Borders
   Cut, Copy and Paste text
   Spell checking and Thesaurus
   Page Set-up & Print Preview
   Selecting paper size and page orientation
   Changing the margins
   Previewing before printing and Printing
4. Getting Started with Excel

   Workbooks
   Create a new workbook
   Saving a workbook
   Opening and Closing a workbook already created
   Screen options
   Zooming in or out
   Navigating a worksheet
   The scroll bars and the GoTo command
   Entering information onto a worksheet
   Entering text or numbers and numbers as text
   Inputting dates and times
   Editing the contents of a cell
   Undo and Redo actions
   Ranges
   Selecting a Range of Input Cells
   Using and Understanding Cell Formats
   Using the Format Cells options
   Number Formatting
   Automatic Number Formatting
   Using the Ribbon to Format Numbers
   Cut, Copy and Paste
   Inserting and deleting columns and rows
   Adjusting column widths and row heights
   Spelling and printing

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