Basic Computers 102 “Equal Opportunity Employer/Program - Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Any individual with a disability may request accommodations by contacting the Disability Resource Coordinator at the Workforce Centers, 316-771-6800, TDD: 711 or 1-800-766-3777, (admin@workforce-ks.com).”

Exploring the Start Menu and Opening Programs Click the START button and select ALL PROGRAMS - What kind of programs do you see? Find and open the calculator Use the search programs and files bar: Type ‘Word’ and open the Microsoft WORD program Exploring the Start Menu and Opening Programs

Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows Close Minimize Maximize/Restore Down Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows

Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows Close out of the calculator Click the maximize/restore down button on the Word window Click the maximize/restore down button again on the Word window Click minimize on the Word window Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows

Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows Where did the Word window go? LOOK HERE Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows

Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows Click the icon once And the window re-opens Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing Windows

Make sure that the window is in the restore down position- visible but not maximized to full screen Resize the window- by locating a corner of the window and when the double headed arrow is visible, click and hold the mouse while dragging the window in and out Then close the Word window completely Re-Sizing Windows

This is our internet browser Click the Microsoft Edge button in the taskbar This is our internet browser The Internet Browser

Other Internet Browsers The Internet Browser

Navigating the Internet Web Address In order to go anywhere on the internet, you first need to know the address…….. You may have been given a website address or already know it If you do not know the address you will need to use a search engine to find it. Navigating the Internet

Navigating the Internet Web Address The 3 parts of a web address www Website/URL Extension World Wide Web (followed by a separator) Universal Resource Locator. Middle section (i.e., Yahoo, Google, Walmart) com = most common net = 2nd most common gov = government edu = education org = organization or non profit Navigating the Internet

Navigating the Internet Search Engine Address Bar Search Bar Navigating the Internet

Instructor Demonstration and Participant Activity KansasWorks Links Back and Forward Button Using the Address Bar Using the Search Engine

Saving to a Storage Device Floppy Disk Flash Drive CD/DVD Cloud Service Saving Documents

Uploading vs Downloading Attach to a website or email message from the computer “Browse” button Paperclip “Upload” button Save from a site or email message to your computer, storage device or the cloud Arrow Cloud Transferring Documents

Email-Uploading and Downloading Type: WWW.GMAIL.COM in the address bar 2. Email Field: wichitaworkforce316@gmail.com 3. Click “NEXT” 4. Password Field: kansasworks Email-Uploading and Downloading

Email-Uploading and Downloading Instructor Demonstration and Participant Activity Creating an email Downloading Attachment Uploading attachment Email-Uploading and Downloading

Additional Computer Resources Typing Instruction Websites www.typingtest.com www.powertyping.com www.learn2type.com Computer Vocabulary Users.rowan.edu/ 7Eau/CompLit/Vocab.htm www.msu.edu/user/ahughes/langandcomp/vocab1.htm Basic Computer Skills www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/computer-basics/ www.ctdlc.org/remediation/indexComputer.html Free Online Education www.gcflearnfree.org www.alison.com

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