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Catching up with Computing

Catching up with Computing

          
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In the year 2000, 45% of the population are over 50. 7% of people aged 50-64 have tried the Internet (3% in 1996) 2% over 65 have tried the Internet. These numbers are increasing rapidly. Research by Microsoft suggests this is the biggest growth market for new technology and the popularity of the Hairnet organisation in the UK has supported this. Hairnet offers older people the chance to get to grips with computing and cyberspace by offering a range of courses aimed at and taught by the over-50s. The over-50s are far more likely to have had no experience of computers at work, school, college or at home and this is becoming more and more of a disadvantage in our 'information society'. The fact that every other word seems to be www or dot-com only makes things more intimidating. Aimed specifically at the older user this book will take the mystery out of computing and will give users the confidence to use all the common applications.

Table of Contents:
 Contents     1 Getting Started 1  History lesson 2  Living with computers 5  Different types of computer 9  Overview of a PC 11  Software 19  Networks 20  Internet 22  2 Using Windows 23  Start, shut down and restart your computer 24  Desktop icons 26  Working with windows 27  Menus 31  Control Panel 33  Mouse 40  Formatting diskettes 42  Windows Help 44  Accessories 48  Shortcuts 53  3 File management 55  Disks and drives 56  Folders 58  File types 60  Searching for folders or files 64  Backups 65  Computer viruses 66  4 Standard features 67  Opening and closing applications 68  File handling 68  MS Office Help 72  Selection techniques 78  Delete, Cut, Copy and Paste 79  Spelling and grammar 81  Formatting 84  Preview and Print 87  Drawings 88  WordArt 90  Pictures 91  Toolbars 93  5 Word processing 97  Getting started 98  Entering text 99  Font formatting 103  Special characters and symbols 104  Paragraph formatting 105  Print preview and print 111  Find and Replace 113  View options in Word 115  Page Setup 116  Tables 121  6 Spreadsheets 127  Starting a spreadsheet 128  Spreadsheet jargon 129  Entering and editing data 132  Formatting options 134  Formulas 139  Functions 142  Sort 148  Charts 149  Preview, Page layout and print 156  7 Databases 161  Database jargon 162  Table structure 164  Creating a database in Access 165  Creating a new table 167  Entering and editing data 172  Forms 177  Find, sort and filter 179  Printing your tables 186  Reports 187  8 Presentations 189  Creating a presentation 191  Working with slides 194  Changing the template 197  Charts 198  Organization charts 201  Tables 204  The Clip Gallery 205  Masters 206  Slide shows 209  Running a slide show 213  Printing presentations 214  9 Desktop Publishing 217  Introduction to DTP 218  Watch your budget! 221  Creating a publication 222  Specifying your own design 227  Text frames 232  Leading, tracking and kerning 233  Working with objects 234  Adding and removing pages 235  Background objects 236  Sidebars and pull quotes 237  10 Internet and e-mail 239  Getting started 240  Opening your browser 241  Searching 246  Favorites 249  Printing 251  E-mail 252  Address Book 254  11 Buying a PC 261  What do you need? 262  How much will I spend? 263  Where should I buy a computer? 264  Buyers checklist 266  12 Glossary 267  Index 2751 Basic Concepts & IT terminology Getting started Intro/bit of history? Terminology/overview of PC Keyboard layout - Enter/backspace/delete/shift/ctrl/alt/etc Input, Output devices/Storage devices - hard drives, floppy drives, zip drives, CDs, DVDs etc Types of Memory - ROM & RAM Processor type Software - eg Operating System, Application software (discuss different applications/uses) Introduce basic terms they may encounter e.g. GUI, Multimedia PCs, Y2K, and UPS Networks LANs, WANs Computers in every day life - business and home 2 Windows environment Working with windows maximise, minimise, restore, resize, move Properties for customisation of desktop/colour/screensavers etc Accessories calculator, games, paint, wordpad, CD player etc Control Panel Add/Remove Programs Regional settings Date/time Accessibility options Sounds Mouse Add printers Taskbar Shortcuts Re-starting / shutting down 3 File Management/Housekeeping My Computer Windows Expl


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780130908230
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Prentice Hall
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 490 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0130908231
  • Publisher Date: 12 Jul 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 173 mm


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