Transcript Slide 1 - Guernsey Memorial Library

Introduction to Computers
Connie Dalrymple
What is a computer?
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And other devices!
tablets, ereaders,
notebooks, smart phones
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Sources: Burke County Public Library
A good file storage option we’re
going to demonstrate today…
Thumb drive
Flash drive
USB drive
Go ahead and insert it
into a USB Port (you
may need to flip it over
to make it fit.)
Turning it On…
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Communicating with the computer
Some computers will bring
you to a user logon screen
like this one where you’ll
select an option and log in
using a password.
This is the Guernsey Library PC Reservation
System. Click on Available…
Use the mouse to click in the upper white box,
then type in the 13-digit number from your library
card, skipping any letters or spaces.
Click Use this Computer to complete the PC Reservation
process.
You will have 1 hour of computer time. The amount of remaining time is
displayed in a little box. If you run out of time and need more, go to the
desk and ask for a guest pass. There is a limit of 2 hours of computer
time per person per day unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Where to begin?
The desktop
Touchpad Practice
• Touch the touchpad and move your finger
around – note the movement of the arrow on
the screen.
• Move the arrow to the e in the task bar at the
bottom left of the screen
• Click the left button below the touchpad
• You have started a program to access the
Internet!
Touchpad practice continued…
• Find the text box at the top of the screen,
move the arrow to the text box and click once
on the left button below the touchpad
• Now type in the following
www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm
• Note the autofill feature
• Follow the instructions to practice with the
touchpad, then the mouse
Mouse
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Other good mouse practice
• Games like solitaire (Click Start, then All
Programs, then Games to choose from games
preloaded on the computer.)
Start Applications
Most popular Microsoft
Application: WORD
Find MS Word either on the desktop,
in the most frequently used
applications, or under all programs,
then click to open it. Depending on
where you find it, you may need to
click once or click twice in rapid
succession (double-click.)
Application Window
Microsoft Word Application Window
May look a little different depending on the
version of Word loaded on your particular
computer…
To Open a Document, click here
Then here…
This screen gives you the locations where
files are stored on your computer.
If you look on the left under
Computer, you should be able
to figure out which one is your
flash drive – in this case
Removable Disk (D:). Double
click to find out what files are
on the flash drive.
When the list of files on the flash drive
appears, double click on This is a practice
word document.docx.
Congratulations, you know how to open
files. Click on the image of the piece of
paper and do some typing.
To save your work, click here
Then here…
Click in this box and type a name for your
practice word document, then click save.
In the upper right corner:
Click here to
send Word to
the system tray
at the bottom of
the screen,
allowing you to
put Word on
hold and use
other programs.
Click here to
make Word
larger or
smaller. If you
make it smaller,
you can have
two different
programs
viewable at the
same time.
Click here to close
down the program
entirely.
Organize Files
Open the flash drive by doubleclicking
Click New folder to create
folder where we can organize
our documents
Click the New folder box and type a name
for the folder. I’ll call mine Student
Practice Files. Then hit Enter.
Now we will practice “drag and
drop” to move files around.
To drag and drop, click and hold on
the file you want to move. While
holding, drag the file to where you
want it to go. Then release the
mouse button you were holding.
Put all the files into the folder you
created.
To get files out of a folder
• Double-click to open the file you created
• Single-click the file you want to move
• Click Edit, then click Cut
To get files out of a folder, continued…
Go to the place where you want to
put the file and click Edit, then click
Paste
Note that if you click on a file and
then click the right mouse button,
you can also access the cut and
paste functions there
Install Software
• From a CD/DVD – open the CD/DVD drive and
put in the disk and close it again. Usually the
program will begin to auto-install. Just follow
the directions.
• If you put in a CD/DVD and it doesn’t autoinstall, you can go to Start, then Run, then
Browse the CD/DVD drive and click on the
program to start the install.
Install Software, cont.
• From downloads from the Internet – open
your internet browser (Internet Explorer is the
e icon at the bottom left)
• Go to the web site download.com and search
for programs to download, then follow the
instructions
• Note that public computers like the ones
you’re using today are set up to not let anyone
install programs or make other changes.
Turn computer off
Staying Safe!
Internet Security & Antivirus Software
Backup Devices
Source: http://www.google.com/shopping
Buying a computer
Source: http://www.google.com/shopping
Further Help
• Contact me for an appointment – 334-4034,
email [email protected]
• Go to the circulation desk for help
• Come to future classes