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Getting Started on a PC with Windows 7
 
Target Audience:  

This course is designed for people with no working knowledge of Windows who need to learn how to use a computer and Microsoft Windows 7.

 
   
Objectives:  

By the end of the course Users will be able to use the core features of Windows 7, including how to use the start menu, move and resize windows, work with files and folders and perform content searches.

 
   
Prerequisites:  

None.

 
   
 
       
     
  Duration: 1 Day
  Cost: £150 + VAT
     
 
  Course Date Location
     
Demand led
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Introduction

  • What is a PC?
  • Components of a PC
  • Using & Understanding the Keyboard
  • Learning Mouse Skills & Techniques
  • Switch On the PC
  • Log On with a User Name & Password
  • The Windows 7 Desktop
 

The Task Bar & Start Menu

  • The Start Menu & Start Search
  • Opening Programs from the Start Menu
  • What is the Task Bar?
  • Switching Tasks with the Task Bar
  • Jump Lists & Pinned Programmes
 

Windows Essentials

  • Navigate within a Window
  • Open & Close a Window
  • Minimise, Maximise & Restore
  • Moving & Resizing Windows
  • Aero Peak, Snap & Shake
 

Menus, Commands & Dialog Boxes

  • Execute Commands from Menus, Ribbon Tabs, Toolbars & Command Bars
  • Working with Dialog Box Options
 

Windows Help & Support

  • Getting Help in Windows 7
 

Windows 7 Security

  • Locking & Unlocking a Computer
  • Logging Off & Logging On
  • Switch Between Users
  • Shutdown, Restart & Sleep Mode
  • Changing a Log On Password
 
   

Working with Files & Folders

  • What are Files & Folders?
  • File Management Concepts
  • Understanding Hard Drives, Network Drives and Removable Disk Drives
 

Creating, Saving & Printing Files

  • Saving Files with Save & Save As
  • Opening & Closing Files
  • Printing Files
 

Managing Files & Folders

  • Navigate Folders & Subfolders
  • Create, & Rename Files & Folders
  • Move & Copy Files
  • Delete Files & Folders
  • Working with the Recycle Bin
 

Customising Your Environment

  • Creating Desktop & Task Bar Shortcuts
  • Adding & Removing Desktop Gadgets
  • Screen Savers & Backgrounds
  • Customising the Start Menu & Task Bar
 

Printing

  • The Printers Folder
  • Managing Print Jobs
 

Windows 7 Applications

  • Using the Paint Application
  • Using the Calculator
  • Creating Documents in WordPad & Notepad