Basic Computing Skills

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Email,WordProcessing

FileS

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Objectives

Identify the basic components which make up a

computer

Compare and contrast the terms internet and

network Create, edit, and manipulate files and folders

Send and receive emails, attach documents to

emails, manage and view emails Change margins, fonts and print from a word

processor

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Basic Computer Hardware

Monitor

Keyboard

Tower

Mouse

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What is a Network?

A network is a group of interconnected computers that cancommunicate with each other. Computers on a local area

network (LAN) are on the same floor or in the same

building, are directly connected to a file server and share

equipment such as printers. Wide area networks (WAN)link computers or LANs over a greater distance. Computers

may be wired directly or wireless.

Why save to the network?

Saving to the network is like having a virtual briefcase that can go anywhere o

campus with you. When you save to the network you also back up your files,

which means if for some reason your computer crashes any work you have

saved to the server will still be there!

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What is the Internet?

The internet is a worldwide collection of computer networks that serves as

a conduit for the transfer of messages and files. It is operated most

commonly from education and research institutions.

The internet is also known as the World Wide Web.

The Internet

connects us all over

the world!

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What is the difference between a

Network and the Internet?

The Internet is a massive network of computers which anyone with access to an

internet connection can view. A network is available to computers set up to view

the network. You cannot view the files on our network from home because your

personal computer is not connected to the network.

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Creating a Folder

Activity: Create a folder on your home directory and name itTechnology Training

Saving to your home

directory also backs

up your files!

What does backing up your files mean?

When your files are saved to your homedirectory they are stored on our server, if

your computer crashes and your files are

on the server you will have access to your

files from any computer.

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How NOT to lose your work!

When you begin a new document save it to your home

directory. As you continue to work on your document

save every so often by pressing Ctrl & S or clicking File

Save or clicking on the little icon of the floppy disk.

Saving your work frequently will eliminate losing yourwork due to computer error.

Shortcut to Save

Activity: Start MS Word, start a new document, save the document as

Practice in your home directory under the folder Technology Training

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Word Processing Basics

Setting Margins

Setting Orientation (Landscape, Portrait)

Using WordArt

Using ClipartUsing AutoShapes

Changing Fonts

Activity: Open the file Practice and change the margins to .5 all

the way around and the orientation to landscape, insert a picture

of your choice from clipart, insert WordArt that says Technology

Training, draw a smiley face and type your name in bold Courier

New point size 20

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Email Basics

Sending/Receiving Mail

Attaching a document to an email

Managing and Viewing EmailsDeleting Emails

Activity: Start a new email message, send it to one person in thetraining, attach the file Practice to the email and send, check the status

of the email