Introduction to Computers
This 2-day course is ideal for anyone with little of no computer experience. It will provide participants with an introductory overview of Microsoft Word, Excel, the Internet and Email.
Basic skills
- MS Windows
- The keyboard
- Using the mouse
- The Desktop
- Menus, icons etc
Microsoft Word
- Starting Word
- The Word screen
- Creating new documents
- Saving, opening and closing documents
- File management (within Word)
- Editing text (inserting and deleting)
- Formatting text (e.g. bold, font)
- Spell Check
- Cut, copy and paste
- Margins
- Page Breaks
Microsoft Excel
- Starting Excel
- The Excel screen
- Creating new Workbooks
- Saving, opening and closing Workbooks
- Designing a worksheet
- Widening columns and rows
- Autosum
- Basic Formulas
- Cut, copy and paste
- Naming worksheets
- Charts (if required)
- Printing options
E-mail
- Creating new mail
- Using the Address Book
- Receiving mail
- Replying to mail
- Forwarding mail
- Attaching files to messages
- Opening attached files
- Creating folders
- Managing messages
Internet
- Starting Internet Explorer
- Accessing web sites
- Using the Toolbar
- Using links
- Setting the Home Page
- Favourites
- Secure sites
This course is suitable for individuals with little or no computer knowledge seeking to gain a general knowledge of computers and learn the skills required to begin using the internet, email and microsoft word and excel.
Please call Irish Times Training on 01 472 7101 to register for the course.



