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Windows 10 for Absolute Beginners - An Introduction
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Windows 10 for Absolute Beginners - An Introduction

How To Use Windows 10 For Beginners. Using A PC For The First Time, Desktop Basics, How To Use Email & The Internet
Created byBill Deav
Last updated 11/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn How to use Windows 10
  • Learn How To Use a Keyboard & Mouse
  • Be Able To Browse The Internet For Basic Information
  • Build Confidence in Using A Computer For Basic Tasks
  • Understand The Basics Of Email, And How to Send A Message Using Gmail

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 1h 10m total length

  • Introduction To Windows 105:38

    We will discuss the following in Part 1.


    1. What is the internet?

    2. What is a desktop computer, laptop, tablet?

    3. Why might I want to use a computer?

    4. How to use a mouse and keyboard

  • Desktop Basics. What Does The Start Button Do?13:29

    In this section we will look at:


    1. Desktop Basics

    2. What Does The Start Button Do?

    3. How To Use The Taskbar

  • How To Use A Search Engine, A Browser, & Email Basics23:10

    In this section we will look at:


    Search Engines & Browsers.


    1. What is a browser?

    2. What is a search engine?

    3. How to perform basic searches on the internet, for information and services

  • How To Use Email16:44

    In this section we will look at:


    The basics of using email.


    1. What is email?

    2. How to send and receive email using Gmail


  • Using File Explorer & The Search Box9:34

    In this section we will look at:


    1. Using the Search Box in Windows 10, to find various objects on the PC.

    2. How to use File Explorer to find documents and photographs stored on the PC.

    3. How to change the desktop background

    4. How to Download Google Chrome

  • Security Basics2:17

    In this section we will look at:


    1. Computer security basics.

    2. How to perform an Anti Virus scan

Requirements

  • No experience required
  • Access To A Windows 10 Laptop, Desktop Computer

Description

This computer course has been designed with the absolute beginner in mind.

The course will take you through the basics of using Windows 10, the most commonly used Operating System in the world in 2021.

No previous computer experience is required.

We will take you by the hand, and guide you through the basics of Windows, including:

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1. What is the internet?

2. What is a desktop computer, laptop, tablet?

3. Why might I want to use a computer?

4. How to use a mouse and keyboard

5. The Basics of Windows 10

6. How to use the internet for basic tasks. YouTube, News, Travel, Local Information & Services, Shopping Online

7. Browsers & Search Engines. What's the difference?

8. The Desktop, and how to use it

9. How to Use Email

10. Practising with websites

11. Internet Security Basics - how to perform a virus scan, and the basics of internet safety.


By the end of the course, with practise, the learner should have the confidence to use the internet for simple tasks.

They will understand the basics of using a browser, a search engine, and become familiar with email fundamentals.


This course is designed with the elderly relative in mind, or for those in emerging economies around the world.

Who this course is for:

  • Older people with no computer experience, or people in developing countries who have never used a computer before

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