2. Computer Basics How to use a computer and not lose your mind

3. CPU Monitor (screen) Mouse Keyboard

4. Looking at the CPU On/off button 3 ½ inch floppy disk drive CD Rom drive Restart button 5 ¼ inch floppy disk drive

5. Monitor Screen Buttons

6. The Mouse Move Left button Right button

7. Icons Icons – are pictorial ways of representing computer programs or files. Shortcuts are “pointers” to files or programs hidden deep in your computer’s insides.

8. Task bar Start button Tray Icons

9. Task Bar Contains: Start button Toolbar (not on all) Program buttons System tray (including the most expensive clock you’ll ever buy)

10. Start Button Another way to open a program Use a single click to select Start button Use a single click to select program

11. Programs Most programs have: Title bar Menu Bar Toolbars Scroll Bars

12. A program

13. Using Word This is a word processing program You use it to create letters, notes, forms, newsletters – anything that requires words.

14. Saving Save using the toolbar Save using the File menu

15. Formatting Formatting is making changes to our text. Size Position Colour

16. Formatting cont. Alignment Bold Italic Underline Print

17. Where has it gone? Remember where you save something to Use the “Find” command Open it again

18. The Magic Button The undo button is your friend It is the most helpful thing ever invented Edit > Undo Many programs have multiple undo options

19. Using the Toolbar You can get many things done using the toolbar New Open Save Print Preview Print Spell check Copy Cut Paste Undo Font Bullets Size Column Etc etc etc