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Learn Computing with Open Office

Learn to use a computer with Open Office     Learn to use a computer with Open Office

Are you embarrassed by your inability to use a computer?

Do you feel left behind by the computer age?
Do you miss out on communicating with your friends/relatives because you can’t use a computer?                   Are you stuck in a dead end job because you can’t use a computer?

Would you like to learn to use a computer but are afraid to try?

Stop worrying.  This course will allow you to learn at your own pace in the comfort of your own home.

I am an experienced IT teacher.  I have been teaching mature beginners for 11 years.  I wrote this tried and tested course for use with my own classes.  I have developed it to meet the needs of mature students.

It is specially written so that YOU can learn to use a computer.

It is written in an easy to follow style and includes full, step by step instructions to enable you to study in your own home at your own pace.

This course is suitable for COMPLETE BEGINNERS and IMPROVERS.

Here is a selection of what you will learn with this course.

  • How to use the mouse
  • Dragging and dropping
  • Single and double clicking
  • What you can see on the screen
  • Basic Windows terminology
  • How to turn the computer on/off
  • How to open a program
  • How to save your work
  • How to print your work
  • How to edit your text to correct mistakes
  • How to make your text bold/italic/underlined
  • How to change the alignment of your text
  • How to print your work
  • How to change the margins
  • How to highlight text
  • How to “undo” your mistakes
  • How to use all those keys on the keyboard – page up/down, home, end, delete, backspace
  • How to change the font style, size and colour
  • What the arrow keys on the keyboard are for
  • How to change the page from portrait to landscape
  • How to use the spelling and grammar checkers
  • How to cut, copy and paste
  • How to insert clipart
  • How to use WordArt
  • How to use columns
  • How to insert column/page breaks
  • How to design a leaflet
  • How to design a poster
  • How to design and use a document template
  • How to print envelopes
  • How to print labels
  • How to use find and replace
  • This 6 modules course will give you the confidence to use a computer.

    It teaches you all the basics of computing.
    The techniques that you learn in this course will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to progress to learning other areas of computing.

    Scroll down this page for some screen shots from the course you will download. 

    How to change the appearance of your text

    How to change the appearance of your text


    The basics of word-processing are explained in a simple, easy to follow way.

    This screen shot shows the explanation of the icons (pictures on the screen) that you can use to edit your text.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    What do all those icons do?

    What do all those icons do?

     
    There are useful hints about what you can see on your screen.
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Change the colour of your text

    Change the colour of your text

     

    The course covers all the basics of word-processing and includes lots of fun things you can do to liven up your text.

     

     

     

     

    Use Fontworks to liven up your posters and flyers

    Use Fontworks to liven up your posters and flyers

     

    Personalise your posters and documents by using FontWorks to create decorative text.

     

     

     

     

     

    Beginning Computing with Open Office costs just £8 ($11.67 at the time of writing this)

    This is an ebook – you WON’T be sent a hard copy.  You (or a friend) just download the ebook and save it onto your computer.  You can print it out.  You will need Adobe Reader or another pdf reader to read the ebook.