IT Skills - Essentials

Description

General requirements: Learners must be able to use a mouse and be able to log into their computer.

Benefits: By the end of the day you will have gained confidence in navigating around both your computer and its windows and menus. You will be able to send and receive emails, deal with attachments and use the Internet to find the informationand services you need.

What you will learn

Session One – Introduction to IT

Understand some of the jargon used around computers

Starting and shutting down safely

Using the mouse

Opening and closing programs

Jargon busting! The Windows 10 screen

Minimise, Maximise and Restore windows

Session Two – Working with Windows
Use more than one program at a time and switch between them

Opening and viewing files

Creating folders

Organise files: moving and renaming

Creating a file, saving it and retrieving it

If there’s time...

Create and open zipped files

Deleting files

The Recycle Bin

Session Three – The Intranet

Understand essential web jargon

Navigate around a website and note common features

Visit currently popular sites

Use Google to find information by specific keywords

If there’s time…Create favourites to easily access previously accessed sites

Session Four - Outlook

Send and receive e-mails

Send and receive e-mails with attachments

Save attachments elsewhere

Understand how to use email well

Create a calendar appointment

If there’s time….

Create a meeting and invite people to it

Set up an automatic signature

Set up an Out of Office automatic mess