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1 Technology for Seniors Introduce the shortcuts Vocabulary and where use Exploring browser - news, email use, chat, and other internet browsers Creating email account Creating youtube account Creating google doc account Basic Microsoft Office Suites

2 Useful Shortcuts Ctrl and X – Cuts the selected text or object Ctrl and C – Copies the selected text or object Ctrl and V – Pastes copied or cut text or object Ctrl and Z – Undoes the previous action F1 - to display help Alt and Tab – Displays a list of currently open applications Prt Scr – Print the screen to the Windows Clipboard

3 What is the Internet? It is a large network WWW – World Wide Web or just web Website – collection of webpage Browser – get around online (IE – Internet Explore, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari for Mac) Hyperlinks - the text or graphic has link

4 Creating Email account Go to any of these links: http://www.google.com http://www.yahoo.com http://www.earthlink.net http://www.hotmail.com http://www.hanmail.net Or Microsoft outlook

5 Creating Email account

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8 Getting into the Email

9 Signing Email

10 Or Google Email

11 Google email account

12 Sign in Google Email

13 Google Email verification

14 Email Netiquette Keep message short and to the point Grammar and spelling Careful with humor and jokes Use less uppercase (yell) Don’t leave blank on subject box Include your email

15 Email Features Compose or write Read message Reply (single or all) Send Forward Save and delete

16 Email Documents Select the message from inbox Open to view message body Page forward/backward long message Attach files Exit and return to the inbox –Set up an alias or nickname for someone –Start up a new message you want to send –Enter a message headers and body –Change the message headers and body –Cancel, spelling checker, insert text, and etc. –Send a message after completed

17 Format Email Message Font drop-down list Font size drop-down list Paragraph style button Bold, Italic, or Underline button Font Color button Increase indentation or Formatting bullets button Align left, center, right or justify buttons Insert Horizontal line button

18 Add Contacts to the Address Book Name and e-mail tab Home tab Work, family, notes, IDs tabs

19 Other Functions Organize folders Delete and clean up spam mail

20 Instant Messenger AIM, Google, or Yahoo Add buddy Delete buddy Organize Set up reference Webcam Voice blogs

21 Reference Lehnert, Wendy G. (1999), Light on the Internet: Essentials of the internet and the world wide web., Reading, Massachusetts, Addison-wesley Muir, Nancy & Moss, Stirling Sir.(2008), Computers for Seniors for Dummies, Hoboken, NJ, Wiley Publishing Inc.


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