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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
- Serie: Simply
- Sprache: Englisch
SIMPLY COMPUTING FOR SENIORS Learn something new today - read it, try it and become your own expert with SIMPLY Computing for Seniors! * Plain, jargon-free English * Large, full-colour screenshots/images * Numbered, step-by-step instructions * A fully illustrated, sleek design * Handy tips and tricks New to computers? Not sure where to start? SIMPLY Computing for Seniors teaches you not only all you need to know about working with a computer, but also how to make real-world use of that knowledge. Learn how to: * Get started on Windows¯® 7 * Find your way around Microsoft Office¯® 2010 * Email friends and family * Use Internet banking * Book holidays and shop online * Share photos, view videos and
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Simply Computing for Seniors
Table of Contents
Simply Computing for Seniors
by Linda Clark
This edition first published 2011.
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Publisher's Acknowledgements
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About the Author
Linda Clark has run workshops and created learning materials designed to pass on knowledge of computing in clear, concise and simple language throughout her career. Linda's fascination for computers started around 1985 when she was training to become a college lecturer. She has taught computing skills to many students in further education and, more recently, to librarians throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. On retirement, she joined Inverness & Black Isle U3A and formed two computing groups. In July 2007, Linda joined a steering group determined to set up a virtual U3A based entirely on the Internet. Now fully operational, this proved to be an exciting and stimulating challenge. She professes to be a computer user not an IT specialist and believes that she is learning something new every day. Her philosophy is “if I can do it so can you”.
Author's Acknowledgments
I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I have enjoyed writing it. It has given me immense satisfaction to have the opportunity to write for beginners in a way that I hope will be accessible and will result in a growth in ability and confidence. My thanks therefore must go to Wiley for the wonderful help and support I have been given during the writing process: Birgit Gruber for inviting me to write the book and believing I could do it; Ellie Scott for her continuing support, encouragement and help; and Sara Shlaer for pointing me in the right direction from Chapter 1. In fact, I wish to record my thanks to all at Wiley for the professional way in which they dealt with me, a novice writer. I have learnt a lot. There is no way I could have completed this book without the assistance of Shena Deuchars, Mitcham Editorial Services who has made my writing and ideas come alive and sparkle. Finally, my thanks to Graham for being there, listening, encouraging and keeping me on track, almost.
Visit my website, lindasimplycomputing.com, for additional information and help.
How to Use This Book
Who Needs This Book
SIMPLY Computing for Seniors teaches you not only all you need to know about working with a computer, but also how to make real-world use of it. The simple, yet elegant, design features a multitude of images as well as tips and tricks to make this a perfect reference for the over 50s – just follow the instructions on your own computer.
Chapter Organisation
This book consists of sections, all listed in the book's table of contents. A section is a set of steps that show you how to complete a specific computer task.
Each section, usually contained on two facing pages, has an introduction to the task at hand, a set of full-colour screen shots and steps that walk you through the task and a set of tips. This format allows you to quickly look at a topic of interest and learn it instantly.
Chapters group together sections with a common theme. A chapter may also contain pages that give you the background information needed to understand the sections in a chapter.
Using the Mouse
This book uses the following conventions to describe the actions you perform when using the mouse:
Click
Press your left mouse button once. You generally click your mouse on something to select something on the screen.
Double-click
Press your left mouse button twice. Double-clicking something on the computer screen generally opens whatever item you have double-clicked.
Right-click
Press your right mouse button. When you right-click on anything on the computer screen, the program displays a shortcut menu containing commands specific to the selected item.
Click, Drag and Release the Mouse
Move your mouse pointer and hover it over an item on the screen. Press and hold down the left mouse button. Now, move the mouse to where you want to place the item and then release the button. You use this method to move an item from one area of the computer screen to another.
The Conventions in This Book
A number of typographic and layout styles have been used throughout SIMPLY Computing for Seniors to distinguish different types of information.
Bold
Bold type represents the names of commands and options that you interact with. Bold type also indicates text and numbers that you must type into a dialog box.
Italics
Italic words introduce a new term, which is then defined.
Numbered Steps
You must perform the instructions in numbered steps in order to successfully complete a section and achieve the final results.
Bulleted Steps
These steps point out various optional features. You do not have to perform these steps; they simply give additional information about a feature.
Indented Text
Indented text tells you what the program does in response to your following a numbered step. For example, if you click a certain menu command, a dialog box may open or a window may open. Indented text may also tell you what the final result is when you follow a set of numbered steps.
Notes
Notes give additional information. They may describe special conditions that may occur during an operation. They may warn you of a situation that you want to avoid – for example, the loss of data. A note may also cross-reference a related area of the book. A cross-reference may guide you to another chapter or to another section within the current chapter.
Icons and Buttons
Icons and buttons are graphical representations within the text. They show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.
You can easily identify the tips in any section by looking for the tip icon. Tips offer additional information, including hints, warnings and tricks. You can use the tip information to go beyond what you have learned in the steps.
Operating System Differences
The screenshots were captured using Windows 7. The features shown in the tasks may differ if you are using an earlier operating system. For example, the default folder for saving photos in Windows 7 is named “Pictures”; in Windows XP, it is named “My Pictures”.
Microsoft Office Starter contains cut-down versions of Word and Excel, so you may see some differences between your version and the screenshots and instructions in this book.
Chapter 1: Getting Started
