Computer Tutorials

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Computer Tutorials 

 

General

 

Absolute Beginners Guide to Using a Computer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/abbeg/abbeg.shtml

Introduces the main aspects of using a computer in six parts.

 

Computer Programming, Networking, and Tech Tutorials

http://www.khake.com/page65.html

Links to computer tutorials. Also see this page for additional resources.

 

Computer Tutorials

http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials

From the University of Texas, topics include: the internet and security, graphics and multimedia, email, web development, Microsoft applications, and Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

 

Handouts and Tutorials

http://library.med.utah.edu/ed/eduservices/handouts

A variety of tutorials for Microsoft applications provided by the University of Utah.

 

Tutorials Index

http://getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials

A range of tutorials (word processing, the web, general computing skills, and other software) prepared by Rutgers University.

 

 

Email

 

Beginner's Guide to Effective Email

http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html 

Context, format, layout, etiquette, etc.

 

Email Basics

http://www.imaginarylandscape.com/helpweb/mail/mail.html 

Information regarding etiquette, mailing lists, and spamming.

 

MSN Hotmail

http://tinyurl.com/2oov92 

Learn how to set up a free account, and gain tips on the most effective uses of it.

 

Welcome to Yahoo! Mail

https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?&.src=ym 

Click on "Sign up Now," then choose the free email account, and fill out the form. Note that sometimes we find that others have already taken a user name that you may have wanted; just invent another.

 

Yahoo! Mail Tutorials

http://help.yahoo.com/tutorials/cg

Instructions for opening a free account and implementing its anti-spam and other features.

 

 

Internet

  

Finding Information on the Internet—University of California, Berkeley

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html 

An excellent, extensive introduction to the subject, with suggestions for search strategies, tools, and citing Internet sources in research papers.

 

Internet 101

http://www.internet101.org 

Special features include safe surfing, chat, locating software, viruses, and e-commerce.

 

Internet Tutorials

internettutorials.net/

This collection of web sites on using and searching, browsers, and software contains material on more advanced topics like "the deep web," as well as instructions on copying graphics from web sites to disc.

 

Learn the Net

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html 

Available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian--these pages give you the basics, tell you how to harness email, provide advice about avoiding viruses, and offer elements of web page construction for when you want to develop your own site.

 

Working with the Web: Browser Basics

http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/web/basics/index.html 

A basic guide intended to help users connect to the internet and to navigate web pages.

 

World Wide Web Tutorial

http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/library/tutorial.asp 

This guide gets you started, then helps you to crawl and to search the Web.

 

 

Microsoft Access

 

Access 2000 Tutorial

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access 

This program teaches you how to create tables, records, forms, and more.

 

Access 2007 Tutorial

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/access/index.asp

Offers information about database terminology, table relationships, managing data.

 

Microsoft Access 2003 Tutorial

http://inpics.net/tutorials/access2003/basics.html 

"Microsoft Access in Pictures." Learn how to create a database and how to produce reports by reviewing this step by step slideshow.

 

Microsoft Access 2007 Tutorial

http://inpics.net/access07.html

"Microsoft Access in Pictures." Learn how to create a database and how to produce reports by reviewing this step by step slideshow.

 

 

Microsoft Excel

 

Excel 2000 Tutorial

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/excel 

Move from basics to customization, modification, formatting, formulas, sorting, graphics, charts, and printing worksheets.

 

Excel 2007 Tutorial

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/Excel/index.asp

Learn how to enter data into a workbook, how to perform calculations, and how to sort and filter data.

 

Microsoft Excel 2003 in Pictures

http://inpics.net/excel03.html

Learn how to create spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, how to manipulate data, and how to perform calculations.

 

Microsoft Excel 2007 in Pictures

http://inpics.net/excel07.html

Learn how to create spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, how to manipulate data, and how to perform calculations.

  

Microsoft Excel 2003 Tutorial

http://baycongroup.com/excel.htm 

Step-by-step instructions familiarize you with the program so that you can enter text, set up calculations, and create spreadsheets.

 

Microsoft Excel 2007 Tutorial

http://baycongroup.com/el0.htm

A tutorial arranged in four sections. Examples of lessons include charts and functions.

 

Microsoft Excel Tutorial

http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/ME/MicrosoftExcel.html 

An online tutorial in twelve parts. Includes different techniques and is accompanied by images to help users follow along with the instructions.

 

 

Microsoft PowerPoint

 

Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorial

http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/powerpoint/powerpoint.html 

An online tutorial in three parts. Learn how to make presentations which incorporate images, bullets, transitions, animation, and more.

 

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 in Pictures

http://inpics.net/powerpoint03.html

Learn how to create presentations and how to animate text and graphics.

 

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 in Pictures

http://inpics.net/powerpoint07.html

Learn how to create presentations and how to animate text and graphics.

 

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial

http://baycongroup.com/powerpoint2007/index.htm

This overview teaches how to create a presentation, create animations, and more.

 

PowerPoint 2000 Basics Tutorial

http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html 

Fundamental and more advanced instruction in creating a PowerPoint presentation.

 

PowerPoint 2007 Basics Tutorial

http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2007_basics.html

An overview of the ribbon, tabs, and buttons in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.

 

PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt 

Work with slides, text, colors, and graphics to design a dynamic, informative presentation.

 

 

Microsoft Publisher

 

Microsoft Publisher 2003 Tutorial

http://www.uwec.edu/Help/pub03.htm 

A short overview which explains how to work with text, how to arrange pages, and how to work with graphics.

 

Microsoft Publisher 2007 Tutorial

http://www.uwec.edu/Help/pub07.htm

How to lay out text and graphics, how to use master pages, how to work with rules, etc.

 

Publisher Basics (2003) 

http://inpics.net/tutorials/publisher2003/basics.html 

A step by step tutorial arranged into sections. Learn how to enhance and refine documents and how to create brochures and newsletters.

 

Publisher Basics (2007)

http://inpics.net/tutorials/publisher2007/basics.html

Step-by-step illustrated instructions cover the basics of Microsoft Publisher 2007.

 

 

Microsoft Word for Windows

 

Microsoft Word Computer Course

http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/MW/MicrosoftWord.html 

This online Word course contains ten sections where users can learn basic and more advanced features. Tutorials include different techniques and are accompanied by images to help users follow along with the instructions.

 

Microsoft Word Tutorials – Nail It Now

http://www.nailitnow.com.au/word/index.html 

"Learn Microsoft Word using simple step by step tutorials. Fast, fun, and amazingly easy. You blindly follow simple steps. How easy is that?" Included is a typing tutor.

 

Microsoft Word 2000 Tutorial –Florida Gulf Coast University

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/word 

Simple lessons range from preparing, opening, and saving correspondence through creating your own web pages. Links to other instruction Microsoft facilties like Excel are available here, too.

 

Microsoft Word 2003 Tutorial –BayCon Group

http://www.baycongroup.com/word.htm

Elements of the Word screen; changing fonts and making italics, underlining, and boldface; preparing tables; printing; saving files, etc.

 

Microsoft Word 2003 in Pictures

http://inpics.net/word03.html

Learn how to create a new document, how to format text, and more.

 

Microsoft Word 2007 in Pictures

http://inpics.net/word07.html

Learn how to create a new document, how to format text, and more.

 

Microsoft Word 2007 Tutorial

http://baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm

Basic features, formatting, adding bullets, and other topics.

 

Word 2007 Tutorial

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/Word/index.asp

How to work with documents, formatting text, adding tables, and inserting graphics.

 

 

Typing 

 

Learn to Type Online

http://www.typeonline.co.uk/lesson1.html 

10 exercises are available which will help users improve their typing skills.

 

Peter's Online Typing Course 

http://www.typing-lessons.org/preliminaries_1.html 

A series of 18 lessons for more effective typing. 

 

 

Using a Mouse 

 

Bienvenido a Mousercicio

http://theoceancountylibrary.org/In_House/Tutorials/Mousercise_Espanol/mouse1.html

Mouserobics instruction, translated into Spanish.

 

Mouserobics

http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html 

This friendly and very helpful lesson in using the computer mouse is also recommended as an excellent general introduction to using web sites.

 

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