Basic Computer Courses for Beginners

Our Basic Computer Course will provide you with the skills to create and save files in a structured way and understand some of the new technologies including saving files in the cloud. You’ll learn how to create an organised folder system and navigate your way around Windows effortlessly.  This course is for you if: you feel relatively comfortable using a mouse and keyboard but lack confidence and struggle to navigate common programs and want to learn the basics plus a few tips and tricks.

 

Course Outline  

 

Using Microsoft Windows

• General Windows navigation, open, close, restore, resize

Working with Programs

• Add shortcuts to programs for ease of access
• Simple file management with File Explorer
• Saving files and working with folders
• Organising files and folders

Working with Files

• Creating a basic Microsoft Word document
• Formatting a document
• Cut, copy and paste
• Making and saving changes to your document
• Saving a document to your file system
• Saving a document to the Cloud (OneDrive)
• Sharing a file in the Cloud

Printing

• Print preview and print settings

Basic Email  

• Sending a file attachment to an email recipient
• Sharing a file 
• Flagging emails
• Replying and Forwarding
• Attachments
• Managing the Inbox

Basic Internet

• Going to a specific website and bookmarking
• Searching

NOTE: your computer should have Windows and Microsoft Office installed