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.

Butterscotch

http://www.butterscotch.com/index.html

Shows, tutorials, and downloads,. Topics include the internet, blogging, Gmail, Google Docs, and much more.

Computer Programming, Networking, and Tech Tutorials

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

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

Computer Skills - Job & Career Accelerator

http://www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/subject.html#Careers

Self-paced courses cover Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and Access; Windows & Mac Operating Systems; and Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Flash. Requires Adobe Flash Player 8.0 or higher. To use: Enter your Newark Public Library card # and register for free.

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.

Learn the Basics

http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/content/learner

Learn how to use the mouse, keyboard, icons, folders, software applications, the internet, and how to communicate on the web.

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.

Google Docs

Google Docs Tour

http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html

The official Google tour of documents, presentation, and spreadsheets. Help is available here.

Google Docs Tutorial

http://edutech.msu.edu/online/GoogleDocs/GoogleDocs.html

A Google Docs tutorial prepared by Michigan State University.

Google Documents

https://sites.google.com/a/saline.k12.mi.us/wiki---google-documents/

Information about working with spreadsheets, presentations, and documents.

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.

Access 2010 Tutorial

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/make-the-switch-to-access-2010-RZ101791922.aspx

This online course prepares a user from making the switch from Access 2007 to Access 2010.

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 Office Online Interactive Guide - Access 2007

http://tinyurl.com/2d8lmgm

An interactive command reference guide.

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.

Excel 2010 Tutorial

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/make-the-switch-to-excel-2010-RZ101809963.aspx

This online course prepares a user from making the switch from Excel 2007 to Excel 2010.

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 Office Online Interactive Guide - Excel 2007

http://tinyurl.com/ooyxcf

An interactive command reference guide.

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Office Online Interactive Guide - PowerPoint 2007

http://tinyurl.com/2h5ubf

An interactive command reference guide.

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.

PowerPoint 2010 Tutorial

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/make-the-switch-to-powerpoint-2010-RZ101791923.aspx

This online course prepares a user from making the switch from PowerPoint 2007 to PowerPoint 2010.

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 Basics Tutorials

http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html (PowerPoint 2000)

http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2007_basics.html (PowerPoint 2007)

Fundamental and more advanced instruction in creating a PowerPoint presentation.

PowerPoint Tutorials

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt (PowerPoint 2000)

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/ppt/index.asp (PowerPoint 2007)

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

Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Publisher 2003 Tutorial

http://www.uwec.edu/help/Publisher03/basics.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/Publisher07/basics.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

Microsoft Office Online Interactive Guide - Word 2007

http://tinyurl.com/y85r6y

An interactive command reference guide.

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.

Word 2010 Tutorial

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/make-the-switch-to-word-2010-RZ101816356.aspx

This online course prepares a user from making the switch from Word 2007 to Word 2010.

Social Media

Free Social Media Tutorials

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/socialmedia

Covers Facebook, Twitter, blogging, Skype, and more.

Tutorials on Social Media

http://www.socialbrite.org/sharing-center/tutorials/

Educates nonprofits about how to effectively utilize social media. The collection of videos and tutorials presented here will also be helpful to individuals.