The student will practice keyboard skills, learn how to log on and off, start and exit programs, learn how to resolve common problems and use the different computer drives. This is intended for the inexperienced Windows 95 user who knows how to log on and open programs, but would like to learn navigation short-cuts and usability tips. Focus is on manipulating windows, customizing the desktop, changing simple system settings, and finding files. Prerequisite is the IT Services Computer Fundamentals class or equivalent experience. User should be comfortable typing and using a mouse.
Students also work with the files in the Recycle Bin.
This course teaches the basic skills necessary to create a simple Word document. The student will create and save a document and will open other documents and apply character, paragraph and list formatting adjust page setup and insert footnotes, header and footer. This is intended for the experienced Windows user who has used the Internet little if at all. Internet terminology is introduced through a discussion of web history. Netscape navigation aids are demonstrated, the different types of search engines are discussed, and searches are taught using two different search engines.